September 2007 Edition

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Texas Tech Offers First Wind Science and Engineering Doctorate

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Family Therapy Helps Recovery of Seriously Ill Children

High School Accomplishments Pay Off at Texas Tech

Texas Tech Music Student Joins Broadway Cast of 'Phantom'

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Chess Heads Elected Officers of U.S. Chess Federation

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Top Rankings Are Par for This Course

Texas Tech Football Elects Captains for 2007 Season

Former Texas Tech Linebacker to Receive Heritage Award

Offensive Lineman Sets Texas Tech Football's Bench Press Record

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Offensive Lineman Sets Texas Tech Football's Bench Press Record

Red Raider Offensive Tackle Rylan Reed raises the bar, builds new record.

Written by Chris Cook

Rylan Reed

Rylan Reed bench pressed 565 pounds, passing former lineman Manny Ramirez’s record of 550 pounds.

Texas Tech offensive tackle Rylan Reed of Dallas set a new school record before the season even started by bench pressing 565 pounds during a max session. The junior shattered the old mark by 15 pounds.

Former offensive guard Manny Ramirez, now in his first season with the Detroit Lions, set the previous mark of 550 last year. Additionally, Reed squatted 640 pounds, 60 shy of the record of 700 set by former defensive tackle Ken Scott.

Reed, a former pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization, enrolled at Tech in 2005 after four seasons in the minor leagues. He began his career at Texas Tech as a 260-pound tight end and has grown to his current height and weight of 6-foot-7 and 315 pounds.

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Jan 15, 2020