Texas Tech loaded up for another Big 12 title chase, adding elite sprinters, jumpers, vaulters and throwers through a deep transfer class.
Texas Tech track and field isn’t rebuilding after another championship sweep. It’s reloading with enough talent to make the rest of the Big 12 uncomfortable.
After capturing both the men’s and women’s conference titles during the indoor and outdoor seasons for the second straight year, Texas Tech has added 12 athletes from the NCAA transfer portal for 2027.
Wes Kittley’s latest roster haul includes four women and eight men, while each program will welcome 21 total newcomers when high school and junior college signees are included.
That isn’t roster maintenance. It’s an arms race.
The Red Raiders spread their portal additions across sprints, jumps, hurdles, throws, pole vault and combined events. Instead of loading one position group, Texas Tech attacked nearly every scoring area on the track.
The men’s class is headlined by two sets of twins.
Jayden and Jaylen Burris arrive from Voorhees after dominating the NAIA level. Jayden won the 2026 outdoor triple jump championship with an NAIA meet-record mark of 53 feet, 6½ inches. His wind-legal personal best is 53-7¾, while he has also reached 25 feet in the long jump.
Jaylen brings even more championship experience. The six-time first-team All-American finished second in the triple jump and third in the long jump at the 2026 NAIA indoor championships. He followed that by finishing second in the long jump and third in the triple jump outdoors.
Then there are Jason and Josh Parrish from Wichita State.
Jason won consecutive American Conference championships in the 400-meter hurdles and posted a career best of 49.17 seconds. He’s also qualified for the NCAA championships three times.
Josh may be even more versatile. He captured conference titles in the 110-meter hurdles and long jump, including a wind-aided 13.17 in the hurdles and a leap of 26-3½. He qualified for the NCAA championships in both events during each of the past two seasons.
Texas Tech also landed serious firepower in the field events.
Former Illinois pole vaulter Cody Johnston is a five-time NCAA championships qualifier and three-time first-team All-American. His personal best of 18-8¼ gives the Red Raiders an immediate national-level scoring threat.
LSU transfer Justine Jimoh adds another high-end option in the high jump. The 6-foot-5 Nigerian cleared 7-3¼ in 2026 and previously finished third at the SEC indoor championships.
Thrower Ethan Elliott joins the program after finishing 12th in the shot put at the 2026 NCAA outdoor championships. His personal best is 62-0¼.
On the women’s side, Victoria Cameron could make an immediate impact in the sprints. The Tarleton State transfer finished third in the 60 meters at the NCAA indoor championships and owns personal bests of 7.08 in the 60, 11.00 in the 100 and 22.51 in the 200.
Pole vaulter Tatum Moku also arrives with national experience. She won the Mountain West outdoor title and has cleared 14-9, while Kansas thrower Maddie Fay and Oklahoma State transfer Kalen Goodman add Big 12 experience and valuable depth.
Texas Tech did lose accomplished athletes, including Olympic semifinalist Antoine Andrews and former Big 12 hurdles champion Naomi Krebs. Those departures matter.
But Kittley’s response was aggressive, balanced and unmistakably championship-minded.
The Red Raiders didn’t wait for their Big 12 dynasty to weaken. They attacked the portal while they were still on top.
