Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Louisiana Tech will host the annual Mook 4 Invitational at Tech Farm this morning. The women’s 5k will kick off at 8 a.m., followed by the men’s 7k at 8:40 a.m.
Admission to the race is free.
The field of competitors will include runners from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bossier Parish Community College (W), Grambling State, Northwestern State, Southern, TCU and ULM.
Louisiana Tech is coming off fifth and sixth-place finishes at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede.
Landon Byrd finished first for the Bulldog for the second consecutive race. This time, the freshman finished at 20:40.40 in the 4-mile. Arie Linton and Dillon Moree were the only other Tech athletes under the 22-minute mark. Linton finished at 21:15.90, and Moree crossed at 21:42.20.
Rebecca Quebedeaux was the top finisher for the women, with a time of 18:52.56 in the 5k, which was her personal best. Delaney Lopez had another strong showing in her freshman campaign, with a time of 19:31.64. Lexa Thompson crossed at 19:55.83 to be the only other Bulldog under 20 minutes.
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