Friday, January 29
Lubbock, Texas
2:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
Texas Tech Invitational
Photo by: Trevor Cokley
Falcons Travel to Texas Tech Invitational
1/28/2021 11:04:00 AM | Track and Field
Air Force will face eight nationally-ranked schools at the two-day meet in Lubbock.
The Air Force track and field team heads to Lubbock, Texas, this weekend (Jan. 29-30) to face off against several nationally ranked squads at the Texas Tech Invitational.
MEET INFORMATION
The two-day Texas Tech Invitational, which begins on Friday, Jan. 29, will be held at the Sports Performance Center on the Texas Tech campus. A schedule of Air Force events is listed below. Live results will be available via Prime Time Timing, while the meet will be streamed through Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (direct links to both stats and video are located on the Falcons' schedule page at GoAirForceFalcons.com). In addition, in-meet updates for Air Force will be available on the team's Twitter account (@af_tfxc).
NOTICE FOR SPECTATORS
Due to COVID restrictions and capacity limitations at the Sports Performance Center, tickets and pass lists will not be available.
WHO'S WHO
A total 11 teams are scheduled to compete at the Texas Tech Invitational. In addition to Air Force and the host Red Raiders, the field includes squads from Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas and Texas A&M. Six programs have both their men and women ranked in the nation's top 25 – Baylor (25th/12th), Oklahoma (13th/20th), Texas (15th/4th), Texas A&M (11th/2nd), Texas Tech (6th/8th), while the women from Oklahoma State and Kansas are ranked 14th and 18th, respectively.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | AIR FORCE EVENTS ONLY
FRIDAY – 3:30 p.m.: Women's Weight Throw, followed by Men's Weight Throw; 5:00 p.m.: Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (prelim), Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (prelim), Women's 60-Meter Dash (prelim); 5:00 p.m.: Men's Triple Jump; 6:15 p.m.: Men's 800-Meter Run, Women's 400-Meter Dash, Men's 400-Meter Dash, Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (final), Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (final), Women's 60-Meter Dash (final); SATURDAY – 12:00 p.m.: Women's Shot Put; 12:00 p.m.: Men's High Jump; 12:00 p.m.: Women's High Jump; 1:30 pm.: Men's Pole Vault; 1:30 p.m.: Women's Long Jump; 1:30 p.m.: Men's Shot Put; 1:50 p.m.: Women's 200-Meter Dash, Men's 200-Meter Dash, Women's 4x400-Meter Relay, Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
A total of 12 Falcons hail from the state of Texas, including six members of this week's travel contingent – Zachary Dicken (Coppell), Philip Hundl (El Campo), Zoe Iwu (Houston), Cole Lindhorst (Katy), Aubrey Ridgeway (Arlington), LaShawn Taylor (San Antonio).
A LOOK AROUND THE NATION
Four Falcons are ranked in the top 30 of the national indoor standings this week following strong performances at the Air Force Invitational. In addition to top-20 performances from Cole Lindhorst (19th in the 800-meter run, 1:51.80a) and Tyler Gurchiek (20th in the heptathlon, 4702), Mitch Lipe is tied for 21st in the pole vault (17'0¾") and LaShawn Taylor is listed 26th in the triple jump (49'7¼").
WHEN I GROW UP...
The Falcons' senior class recently received their first job assignment following graduation from the Academy in May. Donna Borer (TBA), Hunter Boyer (pilot training), Addison Brown (pilot training), Meghan Carbiener (logistics readiness officer), Terrell Davis (warfighter communications operations officer), Zachary Dicken (pilot training), Colin Dwyer (combat rescue officer), Tyler Gurchiek (special tactics officer), Scott Johnson (graduate school, then acquisitions officer), Aric Kedge (intelligence officer), Mitch Lipe (pilot training), Kathleen Medill (graduate school, then pilot training), Maria Mettler (logistics readiness officer), Landon Moore (air battle manager), Aubrey Ridgeway (munitions and missile maintenance officer), Alec Schrank (pilot training), Cat Sobus (logistics readiness officer), Konrad Steck (pilot training) and Luke Zuluaga (acquisitions officer) will continue in the U.S. Air Force, while Drew Lester (space operations), Mahala Norris (space operations), Greg Skage (acquisitions officer), Addyson Smith (space operations) will transition into the Space Force.
MEN CLAIM AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL TITLE
The men registered 159.50 points to easily win their third-straight team title at the Air Force Invitational. Bettering the field by nearly 60 points, the Falcons claimed the largest point haul – and largest margin of victory – of their three-year streak of team titles.
ALUMNI ALERT
Former Falcon and current ultra-runner Jim Walmsley (Class of 2012) shattered the American 100km record on Jan. 23, as he recorded a time of 6:09:26 at the Project Carbon X2 in Arizona. Averaging a 5:57 mile for 62 miles, Walmsley knocked nearly 18 minutes off of the previous American record and missed the world record by just 12 seconds.
COMING UP
While members of the distance team kick off the spring cross country season on Monday (Feb. 1) in Las Vegas, the track and field team is back in action next Friday (Feb. 5), when it heads to Laramie for the Wyoming Power Meet.
MEET INFORMATION
The two-day Texas Tech Invitational, which begins on Friday, Jan. 29, will be held at the Sports Performance Center on the Texas Tech campus. A schedule of Air Force events is listed below. Live results will be available via Prime Time Timing, while the meet will be streamed through Big 12 Now on ESPN+ (direct links to both stats and video are located on the Falcons' schedule page at GoAirForceFalcons.com). In addition, in-meet updates for Air Force will be available on the team's Twitter account (@af_tfxc).
NOTICE FOR SPECTATORS
Due to COVID restrictions and capacity limitations at the Sports Performance Center, tickets and pass lists will not be available.
WHO'S WHO
A total 11 teams are scheduled to compete at the Texas Tech Invitational. In addition to Air Force and the host Red Raiders, the field includes squads from Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas and Texas A&M. Six programs have both their men and women ranked in the nation's top 25 – Baylor (25th/12th), Oklahoma (13th/20th), Texas (15th/4th), Texas A&M (11th/2nd), Texas Tech (6th/8th), while the women from Oklahoma State and Kansas are ranked 14th and 18th, respectively.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | AIR FORCE EVENTS ONLY
FRIDAY – 3:30 p.m.: Women's Weight Throw, followed by Men's Weight Throw; 5:00 p.m.: Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (prelim), Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (prelim), Women's 60-Meter Dash (prelim); 5:00 p.m.: Men's Triple Jump; 6:15 p.m.: Men's 800-Meter Run, Women's 400-Meter Dash, Men's 400-Meter Dash, Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (final), Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (final), Women's 60-Meter Dash (final); SATURDAY – 12:00 p.m.: Women's Shot Put; 12:00 p.m.: Men's High Jump; 12:00 p.m.: Women's High Jump; 1:30 pm.: Men's Pole Vault; 1:30 p.m.: Women's Long Jump; 1:30 p.m.: Men's Shot Put; 1:50 p.m.: Women's 200-Meter Dash, Men's 200-Meter Dash, Women's 4x400-Meter Relay, Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
A total of 12 Falcons hail from the state of Texas, including six members of this week's travel contingent – Zachary Dicken (Coppell), Philip Hundl (El Campo), Zoe Iwu (Houston), Cole Lindhorst (Katy), Aubrey Ridgeway (Arlington), LaShawn Taylor (San Antonio).
A LOOK AROUND THE NATION
Four Falcons are ranked in the top 30 of the national indoor standings this week following strong performances at the Air Force Invitational. In addition to top-20 performances from Cole Lindhorst (19th in the 800-meter run, 1:51.80a) and Tyler Gurchiek (20th in the heptathlon, 4702), Mitch Lipe is tied for 21st in the pole vault (17'0¾") and LaShawn Taylor is listed 26th in the triple jump (49'7¼").
WHEN I GROW UP...
The Falcons' senior class recently received their first job assignment following graduation from the Academy in May. Donna Borer (TBA), Hunter Boyer (pilot training), Addison Brown (pilot training), Meghan Carbiener (logistics readiness officer), Terrell Davis (warfighter communications operations officer), Zachary Dicken (pilot training), Colin Dwyer (combat rescue officer), Tyler Gurchiek (special tactics officer), Scott Johnson (graduate school, then acquisitions officer), Aric Kedge (intelligence officer), Mitch Lipe (pilot training), Kathleen Medill (graduate school, then pilot training), Maria Mettler (logistics readiness officer), Landon Moore (air battle manager), Aubrey Ridgeway (munitions and missile maintenance officer), Alec Schrank (pilot training), Cat Sobus (logistics readiness officer), Konrad Steck (pilot training) and Luke Zuluaga (acquisitions officer) will continue in the U.S. Air Force, while Drew Lester (space operations), Mahala Norris (space operations), Greg Skage (acquisitions officer), Addyson Smith (space operations) will transition into the Space Force.
MEN CLAIM AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL TITLE
The men registered 159.50 points to easily win their third-straight team title at the Air Force Invitational. Bettering the field by nearly 60 points, the Falcons claimed the largest point haul – and largest margin of victory – of their three-year streak of team titles.
ALUMNI ALERT
Former Falcon and current ultra-runner Jim Walmsley (Class of 2012) shattered the American 100km record on Jan. 23, as he recorded a time of 6:09:26 at the Project Carbon X2 in Arizona. Averaging a 5:57 mile for 62 miles, Walmsley knocked nearly 18 minutes off of the previous American record and missed the world record by just 12 seconds.
COMING UP
While members of the distance team kick off the spring cross country season on Monday (Feb. 1) in Las Vegas, the track and field team is back in action next Friday (Feb. 5), when it heads to Laramie for the Wyoming Power Meet.
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