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2012 Tulsa Track And Field Contact: AJ Harrison l Phone: 918.631-3720 l Email: [email protected] l Twitter: @ajharrison1 TulsaHurricane.com l Facebook.com/TulsaTrack l Twitter.com/TulsaTrack Release No. 2 l January 25, 2013 12 All-Americans l Six Conference USA Titles 2013 Schedule/Results The Hurricane Watch Out Of The Blocks: INDOOR SEASON After a week off, the Tulsa track and field teams will divide and conquer this week- JANUARY end. The distance squad will travel to South Bend, Ind., to take part in the Meyo 14 Kansas State Invitational Manhattan, Kan. Invitational on February 1 and 2. The sprinters will head to Lincoln, Neb. to compete at 19 Wildcat Invitational Manhattan, Kan. the Frank Sevigne Invitational on February 1 and 2. FEBRUARY Quick Sprints: 1-2 Meyo Invitational South Bend, Ind. • On the men’s side, freshman Bryce Robinson ranks 30th in the nation in the 60 meter 1-2 Frank Sevigne Invitational Lincoln, Neb. dash. His time of 6.71 set at the Wildcat Invitational shattered the school record. He also 8-9 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. ranks 121st in the 200 meters with a time of 21.75. 23-24 C-USA Championships Birmingham, Ala. • Chase Sammons, the school record holder in the shot put, broke his own school record at the Wildcat Invitational earlier this year. His heave of 57 feet, 7 inches ranks 54th MARCH nationally. 1 Arkansas Last Chance Fayetteville, Ark. • The Tulsa men’s distance group enjoyed a stellar cross country campaign in the fall of 8 NCAA Championships Fayetteville, Ark. 2012 as the team finished seventh at the NCAA Championships and won its third straight league title. OUTDOOR SEASON MARCH Last Time Out (January 19, 2013): In its first meet of the 2013 indoor campaign, the Tulsa track and field teams com- 16 Tulsa Duels Tulsa, Okla. bined to win seven events at the Wildcat Invitational hosted by Kansas State. 30 Razorback Spring Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Leading the way on the men’s side was freshman Bryce Robinson, who in his first APRIL meet for the Golden Hurricane shattered the school’s 60-meter dash record clocking in at 6.71 to win the event. 5-6 John McDonnell Combined Events Fayetteville, Ark. Robinson also finished second in the 200-meter dash where his time of 21.75, 13 Nebraska Quad Lincoln, Neb. which is the fourth-fastest in program history. 18-19 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, Calif. Senior Chris O’Hare won the 1,000-meter run in a meet record time of 2:25.63. 25 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa Fellow senior Andrew Heyes was fourth in 2:27.40. 27 Araknsas Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. In the mile run, freshman Marc Scott won TU’s third event crossing the line in MAY 4:16.13. Sophomore Tim Rackers was close behind placing fourth in 4:16.49. Sophomore Chase Sammons took home the shot put title with a throw of 57 feet, 7 4 Arkansas Twilight Fayetteville, Ark. inches to break his school record of 51 feet, 3.5 inches. 9-12 C-USA Championships Houston, Texas In the weight throw, freshmen Tyrus Conley and Alex Lybarger finished fourth and fifth with throws of 49 feet, 10.5 inches and 45 feet, 9.25 inches, respectively. JUNE On the women’s side, senior Carolin Imhof won the long jump title soaring 18 feet, 4.5 inches, which was not only a personal best, but the fifth best mark in school history. 5-8 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. The Hurricane had three of the top four runners in the women’s mile, as senior Sarah Macpherson won the event clocking in at 5:04.36. Sophomore Brandi Krieg was Meyo Invitational third in 5:06.61, while sophomore Natasha Cockram was fourth in 5:10.07. Dates: Feb. 1 and 2 Senior Jaclyn Rollins won the 3,000-meters with a time of 10:29.14. Start Time: Feb. 1: 4 p.m., Feb. 2: 10 a.m. In the 1,000-meters, senior Melanie Hughes, senior Erin Huddleston and junior Host School: Notre Dame Lauren Collette finished third, fourth and fifth. Hughes clocked in at 2:56.28, Huddleson Location: South Bend, Ind. in 2:59.09 and Collette in 3:01.17. Track: Loftus Center Live Results: N/A Video Streaming: N/A A Year Ago (February 4, 2012): Scoring: No Team Scoring Chris O’Hare and Chase Sammons both shattered their own school records at the Meyo Invitational at Loftus Sports Center in South Bend, Ind. Frank Sevigne Invitational O’Hare won the 1,000m run and broke the facility record in a time of 2:20.99, breaking his school record by more than two seconds (2:24.20). Sammons finished 16th in the Dates: Feb. 1 and 2 weight throw with a toss of 15.42m, besting his previous school record by 0.42m. Start Time: Feb. 1: 12 p.m., Feb 2: 10 a.m. O’Hare’s mark is currently the third-fastest time in the nation this indoor season, and Host School: Nebraska the meet record he broke had stood since 2003. Freshman David Annett also competed Location: Lincoln, Neb. in the 1,000m, finishing 27th in 2:32.92. Track: Bob Devaeney Sports Center Live Results: Via Huskers.Com Kolton Taylor and Alex Sementelli both competed in three events, with Taylor posting a Video Streaming: N/A personal-best in the long jump (6.66m) and Sementelli knotching his season best in the Scoring: No Team Scoring 60m hurdles (8.82). Twitter.com/TulsaHurricane • Twitter.com/TulsaTrack 2013 Golden Hurricane Track And Field Quick Facts Tulsa’s Distance Medley Relay team finished fourth in 10:05.01. The team consisted of senior Tom Marshall, sophomores Andrew Jameson and Danny Location ......................................................... Tulsa, Okla. Thater, and freshman Nathan Barrett. Enrollment .............................................................. 4,165 Julian Frazier finished third in the 400m dash with a mark of 47.36. His time Founded .................................................................. 1894 broke his own personal best set earlier this year, and he also ran the third- Nickname ............................................ Golden Hurricane fastest time in school history and the 21st-best mark in the NCAA this year. Colors ............................. Old Gold, Royal Blue, Crimson Junior Andrew Heyes competed in the Meyo Mile and finished fourth with a Affiliation ....................................... NCAA Division I FBS Conference ........................................... Conference USA mark of 4:02.08. His time just missed out on cracking the top five list in school Home Facility ...............Tulsa Soccer and Track Stadium history, but it was good for 22nd-best in the nation this year. Senior Justin Smith Capacity ................................................................. 8,355 finished fifth in the 200m with a time of 21.75. His mark was good for third-best Press Room Phone ............................... (918) 631-5403 in school history. President ............................................ Steadman Upham Junior Sam Masters was sixth in the 3,000m Run Ryan Shay 3K. He also Faculty Athletics Rep ............................ Chris Anderson recorded the third-fastest mark in Tulsa history and the 38th-best mark in the Interim Director of Athletics ........................Kevan Buck nation so far this year. Seniors Bill Martin (12th in 8:12.70) and Paulo Pinheiro Assoc. A.D. for Compliance/SWA ......... Crista Troester (16th in 8:17.73) also posted personal bests in the event. Track SID Contact ......................................... AJ Harrison The 4x400m relay team of Smith, Frazier, Sementelli and freshman Bryce Cason finished eighth in 3:15.58, which was the fourth-best mark in school history. Head Coach .............................. Steve Gulley (13th year) Done Vermaak led the charge for the women with her fifth-place finish in the Alma Mater ....................... Northeastern State, 1983 800m run. She posted a time of 2:10.00, which was the fourth-fastest mark in Gulley’s Office ....................................918-631-2545 school history and the 36th-best time in the NCAA so far this year. Email [email protected] Tulsa’s 4x400m relay placed sixth in 3:45.56. The team consisted of Vermaak Assistant Coach .................. Will Wabaunsee (3rd year) running the anchor, senior Racquell Powell, junior Caroline Schuster and Alma Mater ............................................UMKC, 1998 Wabaunsee’s Office ...........................918-631-5485 sophomore Katherine Camp. Email ............................. [email protected] Sophomore Josie Wilcox (10:02.27) and junior Ashley Scott (10:02.74) Assistant Coach .......................... Clif Mitchell (2nd year) finished 9-10 in the 3,000m run. Alma Mater ............................................. Tulsa, 2006 Mitchell’s Office ..................................918-631-2396 O’Hare To Compete At Millrose Games: Email .................................... [email protected] For the second year in a row, senior Chris O’Hare has been invited Assistant Coach ....................... Taylor Gulley (1st year) to compete in the Wanamaker Mile against some of the elite runners from Alma Mater ............................................. Tulsa, 2012 around the globe on Feb. 16 at the 106th edition of the Millrose Games. Gulley’s Office ....................................918-631-4545 Email [email protected] O’Hare, the 2012 NCAA Champion in the indoor mile, will compete in the Graduate Assistant ..................... Alex Darling (1st year) event, which will take place at 8:50 p.m. CT at The Armory Foundation’s New Alma Mater .................................. New Mexico, 2011 Balance Track & Field Center in New York, N.Y. The race will be shown on Email .......................... [email protected] ESPN3, with a rebroadcast of the meet on Feb. 17 on ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. Last year, O’Hare finished in sixth place and third among collegians in the event clocking in at 3:56.63. First Year of Program ............................................ 1976 The field consists of 12 total runners, three collegiate competitors and 2012 Men’s C-USA Outdoor Finish ............................3rd 2012 Women’s C-USA Outdoor Finish ...................