The Texas Tech Men's Track and Field team is ranked in the top-10 this week according to the USTFCCCA, which is closing in on the Guinness World Record for longest acronym in the world. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association holds the Texas Tech men in high regard having them ranked 2nd after a great showing in the indoor season and great start to the outdoor season.

The women's team is also ranked in the top-20 sitting at number 19.

The No. 2 men’s team and the No. 19 women's team heads to the Big 12 Outdoor Championships this weekend in Waco, Texas. The three-day meet begins on Friday with the heptathlon and decathlon.

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