Texas Tech Track and Field Wraps Up Successful Weekend Meets

Women's 4x400 relay team breaks 21-year-old school record at Tom Jones Memorial Invite

Apr. 19, 2026 at 1:50am

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The Texas Tech track and field team concluded its meets across the country on Saturday, highlighted by the women's 4x400 relay team breaking a 21-year-old school record at the Tom Jones Memorial Invite in Gainesville, Florida. The Red Raiders also saw strong performances from their men's and women's 4x100 relay teams, as well as individual event wins in the high jump, triple jump, and shot put at other meets in California and Texas.

Why it matters

Texas Tech's track and field program has a rich history of success, and these record-breaking and top-placing performances at major invitational meets showcase the team's continued excellence and competitiveness on the national stage. The school records broken and high finishes demonstrate the program's depth and talent across multiple events and disciplines.

The details

At the Tom Jones Memorial Invite, the Texas Tech women's 4x400 relay team of Vanessa Balde, Mekenze Kelley, Lovia Ewusi and Collinique Farrington combined for a time of 3:28.64, breaking the previous school record of 3:29.49 set in 2004. Both the men's and women's 4x100 relay teams also placed second overall. In the individual events, Alyssa Colbert ran a time of 11.11 seconds in the 100m, which ranks 6th all-time for Texas Tech. At the Mt. SAC Relays, Temitope Adeshina won the high jump with a mark of 1.95m (6-4.75), which ranks 3rd all-time for the school and is currently the top jump in the NCAA this season. Tamiah Washington also won the triple jump with a leap of 13.41m (44-0). At the Joe Gillespie Invitational, Trey Wilson won the men's shot put, while the women's shot put saw a 1-2-3 finish for Texas Tech, led by Faith Mitchell.

  • The Texas Tech track and field team wrapped up its meets across the country on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

The players

Vanessa Balde

Member of the record-breaking women's 4x400 relay team at the Tom Jones Memorial Invite.

Mekenze Kelley

Member of the record-breaking women's 4x400 relay team at the Tom Jones Memorial Invite.

Lovia Ewusi

Member of the record-breaking women's 4x400 relay team at the Tom Jones Memorial Invite.

Collinique Farrington

Member of the record-breaking women's 4x400 relay team at the Tom Jones Memorial Invite.

Temitope Adeshina

Won the high jump event at the Mt. SAC Relays with a mark of 1.95m (6-4.75), which ranks 3rd all-time for Texas Tech and is currently the top jump in the NCAA this season.

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What’s next

Texas Tech will travel to Waco next weekend for the Michael Johnson Invite.

The takeaway

Texas Tech's track and field program continues to demonstrate its excellence and competitiveness at the national level, with record-breaking performances, event wins, and high finishes across multiple meets this weekend. The depth and talent of the Red Raiders' roster is on full display as they prepare for the next stage of the outdoor season.