Laticia Watson set two new personal record marks and scored 2,801 points in the heptathlon as the first day of action came to a close at the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Kidd Field in El Paso Thursday.

Louisiana Tech begins postseason competition Thursday as the men's and women's track and field teams head to El Paso, Texas for the 2015 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Conference USA officials announced Tuesday that Louisiana Tech sprinter Charla Craddock has been named the league's Female Track Athlete of the Week after she ran a league-leading 23.41 in the 200m at the Horned Frog Invitational last weekend.

Multiple personal records fell and a pair of Conference USA-leading marks were set in the sprints as action wrapped up at the Horned Frog Invitational late Saturday in Fort Worth hosted by TCU.

Tom Stringer missed a personal record time in the 1,500m by less than 0.3 seconds as he led Louisiana Tech on the final day of the Jace LaCoste Invitational hosted by Mississippi State in Starkville late Saturday.

Anthony Plourde led the Bulldogs and finished fifth overall in the 5,000m run late Friday at the Jace LaCoste Invitational hosted by Mississippi State in Starkville.