ASU track and field set new records at the Texas Tech Shootout in Lubbock, Texas on Friday and Saturday. Junior Hayley Rayburn broke a program record in women's pole vault, and redshirt junior Turner Washington set a new NCAA record in the men's shot put.
The Sun Devils earned eight top-five finishes at the meet.
Friday
The Sun Devils started the day with junior Ta'nalya Gordon finishing in 11th place in the women's long jump, recording a distance of 5.76 meters.
Rayburn secured a second-place finish in the women's pole vault, successfully clearing six different heights, including 4.32 meters, before failing to clear the 4.37-meter height. Rayburn's clearing of the 4.32-meter height broke the previous program record of 4.30-meters.
Sophomore Sevanna Hanson secured fifth place for the Sun Devils in the women's pole vault, and senior Tommi Hintnaus secured eighth place.
Sophomore Keira Christie-Galloway qualified in the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.40 seconds, earning sixth place. She also placed sixth in the finals, finishing with a time of 8.46 seconds in the event.
Freshman Jamar Marshall Jr. and senior Kentre Patterson both qualified in the men's 60-meter hurdles, finishing in first and second place, respectively. The pair also secured first and second place in the final, with Patterson finishing with a time of 7.76 seconds and Marshall Jr. finishing in 7.81 seconds.
Senior Antonio Mitchell II qualified in the men's 60 meters in seventh place, finishing with a time of 6.73 seconds. He placed third in the final with a time of 6.67 seconds.
In the men's 400 meters, junior Dubem Nwachukwu secured eighth place for the Sun Devils, finishing with a time of 47.28 seconds.
Sophomore Arius Williams secured 12th place in the women's 400 meters, finishing with a time of 55.85 seconds.
Saturday
Graduate student Jorinde van Klinken began the second day for ASU by finishing in second place in the women's shot put, throwing for a distance of 17.67 meters.
Redshirt junior Cole Riddle secured third place in the men's pole vault, clearing the 5.02, 5.17 and 5.32-meter heights but failing to clear the 5.42-meter height. Senior Michael Chadwick secured sixth place in the event, clearing the 4.87, 5.02 and 5.17-meter heights before failing to clear the 5.32-meter height.
Washington won first place in the men's shot put, throwing for a distance of 21.85 meters, which set a new NCAA record in the event.
Williams placed 12th in the women's 200 meters with a time of 24.55 seconds.
Mitchell II placed eighth in the men's 200 meters, finishing with a time of 21.24 seconds.
In the women's triple jump, sophomore Christina Warren placed 11th with a distance of 12.13 meters.
In the last event of the meet for ASU, the women's 4x400 relay team placed eighth, finishing with a time of 3:52.53.
Individual ASU track and field athletes will compete next on March 11-13 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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