In their past 10 trips to the NCAA indoor track and field championship, the Texas Tech men's track and field team has finished sixth twice and fifth three times, last year being the most recent occasion.

The Red Raiders are ranked second going into this year's meet, which starts Thursday in Boston. Top-ranked Arkansas has 15 entries, and Tech has 14 entries, including five men in the 60 meters. Third-ranked Northern Arizona has 10 entries, six in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters.

"We're going to have to have everyone help us to win the national championship," Tech coach Wes Kittley said, "but it starts right there. The 60 meters is unbelievably important to our success this weekend. ... We've got to get a lot of people in the final in the 60 and then keep doing what we do in the other events."

Tech's Terrence Jones, the NCAA leader in the 60 meters and the 200 meters, is trying to be a repeat champion in the 60 after winning last year in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two weeks ago in the Big 12 championships, Jones false-started in the final of the 60, then ran a Division I-leading time in winning the 200.

Five-time national champion Florida, with 11 entries, and Washington, with 10, are ranked fourth and fifth.

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The Texas Tech women are ranked No. 8, their hopes pinned on sprinters and jumpers. Though they have only seven entries, five are ranked in position to score with Rosemary Chukwuma, Alyssa Colbert and Success Umukoro among the top eight qualifiers in the 60 meters and Temitope Adeshina and Ruta Lasmane ranked second in the high jump and the triple jump, respectively.

"We only are taking six girls," Kittley said. "We've got seven opportunities to score, but they're all really good."

Arkansas, with 17 entries, is ranked No. 1 on the women's side, followed by Florida, Texas, Oklahoma State and Oregon.

How to watch Texas Tech track and field at NCAA championships

When: Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Where: The Track at New Balance, Boston

Live results: Flashresults.com

Online streaming: ESPN+

Texas Tech athletes' schedule

Note: Here are Texas Tech entrants in the NCAA championships with event, time, athlete ranking, name and season best mark or time. All times are CST. All events are finals unless otherwise noted. An "a" means time is converted to account for altitude. An "x" means athlete must qualify for final through previous round.

Thursday

Men

Weight throw, 5 p.m.: 12. Jacob Mechler, 74 feet, 5 inches

Friday

Men

60 meters semifinals, 3:18 p.m.: 1. Terrence Jones, 6.49-a seconds; 3. Don'Dre Swint, 6.51-a; 8. Caleb Dean, 6.54-a; 9. Shawn Brown, 6.55-a; 15. Antoine Andrews, 6.59-a.

400 semifinals, 3:30 p.m.: 14. Shaemar Uter, 45.70-a.

60 hurdles semifinals, 4:05 p.m.: 2. Caleb Dean, 7.57-a; 7. Antoine Andrews, 7.62-a.

200 semifinals, 4:40 p.m.: 1. Terrence Jones, 20.28-a; 15. Shawn Brown, 20.67-a.

Women

60 meters semifinals, 6:18 p.m.: 4. Rosemary Chukwuma, 7.12-a; 6. Alyssa Colbert, 7.17; 7. Success Umukoro, 7.17-a.

200 semifinals, 7:40 p.m.: 16. Rosemary Chukwuma, 22.97-a.

Saturday

Men

High jump, noon: 4. Omamuyovwi Erhire, 7 feet, 3 3/4 inches.

60 meters, 3:10 p.m.: Terrence Jones-x, Don'Dre Swint-x, Caleb Dean-x; Shawn Brown-x; Antoine Andrews-x.

400, 3:20 p.m.: Shaemar Uter-x.

60 hurdles, 3:40 p.m.: Caleb Dean-x; Antoine Andrews-x.

200, 3:50 p.m.: Terrence Jones-x; Shawn Brown-x.

1,600 relay, 4:20 p.m.: 5. Caleb Dean, Carl Hicks, Josh Bour, Shaemar Uter, 3:03.20-a.

Women

Noon, high jump: 2. Temitope Adeshina, 6 feet, 5 inches.

5:30 p.m., triple jump: 2. Ruta Lasmane, 45-10; 11. Anne-Suzanna Fosther-Katta, 44-0.

6:10 p.m., 60 meters: Rosemary Chukwuma-x; Alyssa Colbert-x; Success Umukoro-x.

6:50 p.m., 200: Rosemary Chukwuma-x.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Preview, how to watch Texas Tech track and field in NCAA championships