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Friday, February 23
Lubbock, Texas
10 a.m. / 11 a.m.
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Friday will start with the combined events at 10 a.m., Saturday starts at 11 a.m.
LUBBOCK, Texas – The K-State track and field teams will compete in the two-day Big 12 Championship on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 23-24) at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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The combined events will start off Friday morning at 10 a.m. CT with the women's pentathlon 60 meter hurdles. Field events will kick off at 3 p.m. with the women's weight throw and pole vault, track events at 3:10 p.m. with the women's preliminary mile. The days events will be live streamed on ESPN+.
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The Championship was hosted by the Red Raiders last year as well, K-State's men and women both finishing 8th, the men with 29 points, the women with 38.
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Three school record holders sit in the Big 12 top-10 rankings, looking for a spot on the podium. Junior Monique Hardy leads the women in the weight throw at 22.13m/72-7.25, senior Kade McCall in the men's weight throw at 21.75m/71-4.25 at no. 4, and the men's 4x400 relay team made up of seniors Eugene Omalla, Kyle Gale, Jaimie Omalla and freshman Tavon Underwood, at no. 2, behind only Texas, at 3:04.84.
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Other notable 'Cats are featured in both the men's and women's conference rankings. For the women, sophomore Sharie Enoe is at no. 3 in the women's high jump with a season's best height of 1.88m/6-2, junior Shalom Olotu is tied at no. 7 in the long jump with a distance of 6.20m/20-4.25 and senior Urte Bacianskaite is in the women's pentathlon at no. 4 with 4,094 points.
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For the men, Gale has another top spot in the 400 meter dash at no. 5 in 46.15 seconds. Sophomore Aaron Antoine is no. 5 in the high jump with his height of 2.19m/7-2.25. Junior Emil Uhlin is no. 4 in the heptathlon with 5,595 points.
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In the last meet of the regular season, the Steve Miller Invitational, multiple Wildcats set new personal bests, including high jump juniors Madelyn McCabe and Bryce Collins. McCabe cleared a height of 1.75m/5-9, Collins over 2.10m/6-10.75, both new bests since competing in 2021.
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How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Threads, Facebook and Instagram.
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The combined events will start off Friday morning at 10 a.m. CT with the women's pentathlon 60 meter hurdles. Field events will kick off at 3 p.m. with the women's weight throw and pole vault, track events at 3:10 p.m. with the women's preliminary mile. The days events will be live streamed on ESPN+.
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The Championship was hosted by the Red Raiders last year as well, K-State's men and women both finishing 8th, the men with 29 points, the women with 38.
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Three school record holders sit in the Big 12 top-10 rankings, looking for a spot on the podium. Junior Monique Hardy leads the women in the weight throw at 22.13m/72-7.25, senior Kade McCall in the men's weight throw at 21.75m/71-4.25 at no. 4, and the men's 4x400 relay team made up of seniors Eugene Omalla, Kyle Gale, Jaimie Omalla and freshman Tavon Underwood, at no. 2, behind only Texas, at 3:04.84.
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Other notable 'Cats are featured in both the men's and women's conference rankings. For the women, sophomore Sharie Enoe is at no. 3 in the women's high jump with a season's best height of 1.88m/6-2, junior Shalom Olotu is tied at no. 7 in the long jump with a distance of 6.20m/20-4.25 and senior Urte Bacianskaite is in the women's pentathlon at no. 4 with 4,094 points.
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For the men, Gale has another top spot in the 400 meter dash at no. 5 in 46.15 seconds. Sophomore Aaron Antoine is no. 5 in the high jump with his height of 2.19m/7-2.25. Junior Emil Uhlin is no. 4 in the heptathlon with 5,595 points.
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In the last meet of the regular season, the Steve Miller Invitational, multiple Wildcats set new personal bests, including high jump juniors Madelyn McCabe and Bryce Collins. McCabe cleared a height of 1.75m/5-9, Collins over 2.10m/6-10.75, both new bests since competing in 2021.
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How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Track and Field and Cross Country Teams, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Threads, Facebook and Instagram.
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