Junior Lady Raider Sharlene Nickle highlighted a successful showing by the Texas Tech distance crew at both the San Francisco State Distance Carnival and the Stanford Invitational Friday.

The Texas Tech track and field program is set to host its first home outdoor meet of the 2014 season with the annual Texas Tech open scheduled for Saturday at the Terry and Linda Fuller Track and Field Complex.

A crop of Texas Tech distance runners will head west for competition at both the San Francisco State Distance Carnival and the Stanford Invitational Friday.

Junior JaCorian Duffield broke a 30-year-old school record in the high jump Saturday at the Texas Relays.

Texas Tech athletes broke two school records Friday during the program's second day of competition at the 87th Texas Relays in Austin

Six Texas Tech athletes recorded season-best marks, while sophomore newcomer Evans Tuitoek took home first place in the men's 1,500-meter run as Tech opened competition Thursday at the 87th Texas Relays in Austin.