LUBBOCK, Texas – The No. 11/3 Texas Track and Field program shined during the opening day of the 2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships on Friday. The Longhorns are currently leading the men's team standings with 33 points (5-of-19 events scored) and sit in fourth on the women's side with 30.5 points (6-of-19 events scored). Texas' strong team effort was highlighted by freshman Kristine Blazevica winning the Big 12 pentathlon title in her first trip to the conference meet.
Blazevica, a Riga, Latvia native, finished first or second in four of the five pentathlon events.