WVU Heads to Lubbock for Big 12 Championships
February 23, 2023 12:20 PM | Track & Field
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University track and field team travels to Lubbock, Texas, to compete in the 2023 Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 24-25, at the Sports Performance Center hosted by Texas Tech University.
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Friday and Saturday's action begins at 11 a.m. ET, with field and running events. Live results and streaming can be found at wvusports.com.
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Last season, then-sophomore Jo-Lauren Keane set the WVU program record in the 800-meter with a time of 2:04.49. The Mountaineers claimed seven Big 12 honors over the two-day competition last season, including then-senior Hayley Jackson, who claimed her tenth conference award.
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Three women's Big 12 track and field teams rank in the top 25, with Texas at No. 1, Texas Tech at No. 14 and Oklahoma State at No. 23.
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Friday's field events include long jump, pole vault and weight throw. On the track, runners will compete in the 800-meter, mile, 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash, 600-yard run, 400-meter sprint, 1000-meter run, 200-meter sprint, 5000-meter run and the distance medley relay. The pentathlon and heptathlon also take place on Friday.
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Action continues Saturday with shot put, triple jump and high jump in the field. Competition on the track wraps up with the finals of the 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash, mile, 600-yard run, 400-meter sprint, 100-meter run, 800-meter, 200-meter sprint, 3000-meter run and 4x400 relay.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Friday and Saturday's action begins at 11 a.m. ET, with field and running events. Live results and streaming can be found at wvusports.com.
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Last season, then-sophomore Jo-Lauren Keane set the WVU program record in the 800-meter with a time of 2:04.49. The Mountaineers claimed seven Big 12 honors over the two-day competition last season, including then-senior Hayley Jackson, who claimed her tenth conference award.
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Three women's Big 12 track and field teams rank in the top 25, with Texas at No. 1, Texas Tech at No. 14 and Oklahoma State at No. 23.
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Friday's field events include long jump, pole vault and weight throw. On the track, runners will compete in the 800-meter, mile, 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash, 600-yard run, 400-meter sprint, 1000-meter run, 200-meter sprint, 5000-meter run and the distance medley relay. The pentathlon and heptathlon also take place on Friday.
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Action continues Saturday with shot put, triple jump and high jump in the field. Competition on the track wraps up with the finals of the 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash, mile, 600-yard run, 400-meter sprint, 100-meter run, 800-meter, 200-meter sprint, 3000-meter run and 4x400 relay.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUXCTF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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