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JESSICA ELDRIDGE

Shot put pentathlon heptathlon 100 Indoor 45-7.00 (13.89) 3,532 - Indoor - Outdoor 42-5.50 (12.94) - 4,737 Outdoor 11.61

women’s profiles Personal: Full name is Amy Nichole Backel ... Daughter of Mike and Kathy Backel ... Personal: Full name is Melissa Dyanne Barnes ... Daughter of Jeffrey and Mary Hobbies include hunting, running, weightlifting, rock climbing, skiing, studying and Anne Barnes ... Born Dec. 12, 1988 ... Has three brothers and two sisters -- Jeffrey volunteering ... Scored a 1400 on the SAT, including a perfect 800 in the math section Jr., Byron, Desmond, Tarah and Jaylan ... Is related to Michael Finley of the NBA’s San and was ranked fourth in her graduating class ... Favorite subject is mathematics Antonio Spurs. ... Member of the National Honor Society and local 4-H program ... Led the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Team with a 4.00 GPA in civil engineering ... 2007 recipient High School: Placed second in the 100 (11.79) and helped Timberview’s 4x200- of OU’s Dan Gibbens Outstanding Scholar Athlete of the Year Award and Athletics meter relay (1:36.37) to victory at the 2007 state championships ... District and Council Service Award. regional champion in the 100 ... Season best of 11.61 ranked third in Texas ... All-area first team byDallas Morning News ... Placed fourth in 100 (11.63) at 2006 state meet 2006-2007: (Indoor) Placed second in the pentathlon with 3,532 points at the J.D. and helped 4x100 and 4x200 to runner-up finishes ... Also played volleyball all four Martin Invitational (Feb. 2-3) ... Total score was second best all-time by a Sooner ... years of high school and was an all-state nominee. Posted an event win in the shot put with a personal-best toss of 45-7.00 (13.89) ... Finished seventh in the open shot put at 44-7.00 (13.59) ... Placed eighth (3,458) in Other: Ran leg on Dallas Gold Track Club’s 4x100 that set the national record (44.56) the pentathlon at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) ... Won the shot put and en route to winning the young women’s division at the U.S. Junior Olympics ... Relay set a personal best (2:27.99) in the 800-meter run. (Outdoor) Redshirted. also placed fourth (47.07) at the 2005 AAU Junior Olympics ... Named the 2007 Texas Track Athlete of the Year. Summer 2006: Placed fourth in the javelin and ninth in the heptathlon at the USA Junior National Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis (June 22) ... Threw the javelin a personal-best 149-4 (45.51 meters) ... Scored heptathlon event wins in the shot put with a 41-9.75 (12.74) throw and javelin with a 136-7 (41.64) ... Was the only athlete other than the champion to win two events ... Set a personal best in the 110-meter hurdles with a 15.84-second run ... Totaled 4,583 points.

2005-2006: (Indoor) Placed ninth in the penthathlon at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24) with 3,385 points ... Ran a season-best 800-meter run of 2:29.89 during the competition ... Posted a season-best long jump of 16-5.00 (5.00 meters) at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) ... Placed second in the pentathlon at the J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 3) with 3,356 points ... Posted a 9.58 in the 60-meter hurdles, 5-3.00 (1.60) in the high jump, 43-11.25 (13.39) in the weight throw and 44-1.50 (13.45) in the shot put ... Competed in high jump and shot put at the season-opening Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 13) ... Jumped 5-0.25 (1.53 meters) and established a PR in the shot with a 42-5.50 (12.94 meters) throw. (Outdoor) Placed sixth in the heptathlon (4,737 points) and seventh in the javelin throw with a personal best of 147-5 (44.93) at the Big 12 Championships (May 12-14) ... Compiled a personal best score of 4,685 in the heptathlon at the Texas Relays (April 5-6) ... Placed 19th, but was one of only two freshmen in the field.

High School: Grew from an average mid-distance runner as a freshman to a record- breaker as a senior ... Owns school records in the 300-meter hurdles, shot put, javelin, high jump and pole vault ... Earned eight medals in the postseason (four in district and four in state) and finished undefeated in dual meet events in her final season ... At the district championships, she earned gold in the shot put and pole vault and silver in the high jump and javelin ... Nagging injuries hindered her at the state meet; however, she placed fifth in the pole vault, sixth in the high jump, eighth in the shot put and fourth in the javelin ... Finished sixth overall in the pentathlon (3212) at the Nike Indoor Nationals including first in the shot put (38-11.5) ... Was 13th in the heptathlon (4327) at the USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships including a win in javelin (129-3) ... Placed second in javelin at the 2005 Penn Relays Leslie Cole ... Named The Sentinel’s 2005 Female Track Athlete of the Year and was runner-up for the outright Athlete of the Year ... Pulled double duty in the fall as a member of both Amy Backel the cross country and field hockey teams.

Pole vault (indoor) pole vault (outdoor) 60 100 200 400 Imperial 12-2.50 12-6.00 Indoor 7.46 - 24.18 55.69 Metric 3.72 3.81 Outdoor - 11.57 23.51 55.70

Personal: Full name is Jessica Ruth Brown ... Born Sept. 15, 1986 ... Daughter of Lee • 2007 NCAA All-American (4x100) and Esther Brown ... Has a twin sister, Joan, and three other siblings -- Jennifer, Jill • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 200, 4x100, 4x400) and Justin ... Elementary education major. • 2007 NCAA All-American (Distance Medley Relay) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 4x400) 2006-2007: (Indoor) Improved at every meet in the regular season ... Opened the • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (100, 200, 4x100, 4x400) season in fourth at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 22) with a pole vault clearance of 11-5.75 (3.50) ... Placed second at the J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 3) at 11-11.75 Personal: Daughter of Patsy Cole and the late Les Mosley ... Born February 16, 1987 (3.65) ... Was sixth at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) at 12-0.75 (3.68) ... Finished ... Has three brothers -- Greg, Gary and Cameron -- and two sisters -- Cassandra second at the Sooner Open (Feb. 17) at a personal-best 12-2.50 (3.72) ... Was 13th and Shakara ... Also has three nephews and one niece ... Recipient of an OHLAP at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) with a clearance of 11-5.75 (3.50). scholarship and the OU Alumni Club Scholarship ... Pharmacy major. (Outdoor) Cleared a personal best of 12-5.50 (3.80), her first time over the regional qualifying standard, to place 10th at the Big 12 Championship (May 12). 2006-2007: (Indoor) Swept the 60- and 200-meter dashes at the adidas Classic (Jan. 27), running 7.50 and 24.18, respectively ... Was third in the 60 at the Sooner 2005-2006: (Indoor) Vaulted 11-7.75 (3.55 meters) at the Big 12 Championships Open (Feb. 17) at 7.56 ... Finished ninth overall (55.69) in the 400 at the Big 12 (Feb. 24), finishing tied for 16th ... Season best vault of 12-0.00 (3.66) came in Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) ... Ran a leg of OU’s 4x400-meter relay that placed Norman on Feb. 17. (Outdoor) Redshirted. fourth at the Big 12 Indoor (Feb. 24) and broke a 17-year-old school record with a 3:35.41 run at the Alex Wilson Invitational (March 3) ... Earned All-America status High School: Competed for Fox (Okla.) High School (Class A) ... Two-time state pole after running the 400-meter leg on OU’s distance medley relay that placed sixth vault champion (2004 and 2005) ... As a senior, her 11-0 vault would have matched at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 9). (Outdoor) Won the 200-meter or beaten the state champion in all classes except 5A ... Shared the second best vault dash (23.66) at the season-opening Tulsa Duels (March 24) ... Posted season bests (11-6) in the state in 2005 with sister Joan and set the class A record ... Placed sixth in the 100 (11.50) and 200 (23.51) at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 21), (8-0) her sophomore year ... Ran the third fastest 100-meter hurdles time in class finishing fourth in both races ... Placed eighth in the 200 (23.76) and ran legs on A (16.24) as a senior ... Also finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the state the second-place 4x400-meter relay (3:34.80) and third-place 4x100 (44.24) at the meet and helped Fox’s 4x100 and 4x200 relays, respectively, to third- and fourth- Big 12 Championship (May 13) ... Ran opening leg on OU’s 4x100-meter relay that place finishes ... Placed sixth at the 2004 Great Southwest Classic (10-4) and first set the two fastest times in school history en route to placing fourth at the Midwest in group B at the 2005 Great Southwest Classic (11-0) ... Helped track team to state Regional (May 26) ... Also ran opening leg on OU’s sixth-place 4x400 relay ... Earned championship in 2002 and state runner-up in 2003 ... Also participated in basketball, All-America honors as a member of OU’s 4x100 relay that placed fifth at the NCAA cheerleading and was a football manager ... Placed sixth (10-4) at 2004 USATF Track Championships ... Also ran a leg on the team’s 17th-place 4x400. and Field Junior Olympics ... Four-year member of National Honor Society ... Ranked No. 3 in graduating class. 2005-2006: (Indoor) Placed ninth in the 60-meter dash (7.52) and 11th in the 200 meters (24.36) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24) ... Ran a personal-best 7.46 in the 60-meter dash prelims at the J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 4) ... Opened the season at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 13) as OU’s second-best sprinter behind junior Yolanda Goff.(Outdoor) Proved to be one of OU’s best freshman sprinters of all-time ... Ran seventh (11.69) in the 100 and sixth (24.02) in 200 at the Big 12 Championships while also running legs on the 4x100-meter and 4x400-yard relays ... Posted regional qualifying marks in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Bobby Lane Arlington Invitational (April 1) ... Placed fourth and third, respectively in the 100 (11.81) and 200 (24.12) at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 15).

High School: Three-time state champion in the 200 (2002-04) and two-time state champion in the 100 (2002-03) ... As a senior, runner-up to Idabel High School teammate in the 200 meters (24.74) at the state finals by .02 seconds ... Personal best 200 time of 24.52 ranked third in the state and second in class 4A ... Anchored Idabel’s state championship-winning 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams ... Also anchored on regional-winning 4x400 relay ... Personal-best 100 was 11.59 and 200 was 23.9 ... High school team won the state championship three out of four years. Leslie Cole Other: Played basketball for four years ... Ranked No. 2 in the Top 50 athletes of Amy Backel McCurtain County ... Was all-conference in 2004 and 2005 and all-district in 2005 ... Also a member of the band for four years and cheerleading squad for last three years ... Member of the National Honor Society all four years of high school.

400 600 800 800 1,000 1,500 mile Indoor 58.60 1:24.21 2:08.96 Indoor 2:06.33 2:48.50 - 4:42.87 Outdoor 58.40 - 2:09.24 Outdoor 2:06.86 - 4:17.08 -

women’s profiles • 2007 NCAA All-American (Distance Medley Relay) • 2007 NCAA All-American (1500) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 800, DMR) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (1500) • 2006 Big 12 Distance Medley Relay Champion • 2007 NCAA All-American (Indoor DMR) • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 800, DMR) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Mile, DMR) • 2006 NCAA All-American (Cross Country) Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Mike Uveges ... Born Sept. 14, 1985, in Portland, • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Cross Country) Ore. ... Has an older brother ... Younger sister also runs cross country ... Business • 2006 Big 12 Champion (Indoor Mile, DMR) major ... 2007 Academic All-Big 12 First Team member. • 2005 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Mile, DMR) • 2004 All-Big 12 Conference (Cross Country) 2006-2007: (Cross Country) Placed 19th at the season-opening Hurricane Festival (Sept. 2), running the two-mile course in 12:47 ... Finished 54th (23:06) at the Big • 2004 World Junior Championship Qualifier (1500) 12 Championships (Oct. 27) ... Ended the season 98th (23:23) at the NCAA Midwest • 2004 U.S. Junior National 1500-Meter Run Champion Regional (Nov. 11). (Indoor) Placed fourth in the mile at the Razorback Invitational • 2004 NCAA Midwest Regional 1500-Meter Run Champion (Jan. 20), running 4:59.85 ... Took first in the 600-yard run (1:26.57) at the J.D. Martin • 2004 Big 12 800-Meter Run Champion Invitational (Feb. 3) ... Finished fourth in the 600-yard run (1:24.54) at the Sooner • 2004 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 800) Open (Feb. 17) ... Ran the 800-meter leg of OU’s distance medley relay that placed • 2003 All-Big 12 Conference (Cross Country) second at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) and finished sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 9), earning All-America honors ... Placed second in Personal: Daughter of Arlene and Keith Eldridge ... Born May 9, 1985, in Lafayette, the 800 (2:08.96) at the Big 12 Indoor (Feb. 24). (Outdoor) Sought medical redshirt Ind. ... Has an older sister ... Human relations major ... 2007 Academic All-Big 12 First after illness. Team member.

2005-2006: (Cross Country) Placed 12th overall and first among OU runners at the 2007-08: (Cross Country) Opened the final season of collegiate career by winning Golden Hurricane Festival, running the two-mile course in 12:07 ... Finished 11th the Golden Hurricane Invitational ... Covered the two-mile course in 10:46 ... Did at the Arkansas-Little Rock Open, running the 5K in 19:39.1 ... Was second among not compete in the Roy Griak Invitational ... Returned to action and finished 11th in the Sooners at the Chile Pepper Invitational, running the 6K in 23:15.5. (Indoor) the Penn State National Invitational with a 6,000-meter time of 21:30, 44 seconds Ran the third leg of the women’s distance medley relay that placed ninth at the behind the leader ... Came in seventh overall at the Big 12 Championship to claim NCAA Championships ... Placed seventh in the 800-meter run (2:13.65) at the Big 12 All-Big 12 honors for the fourth consecutive year ... Finished sixth in the NCAA Championships (Feb. 25) ... Also ran the third leg of the conference championship- Midwest Regional to earn All-Region honors and advance to her fourth consecutive winning distance medley relay ... Ran the 800-meter leg of the distance medley relay that broke the school record at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 3) NCAA Championships where she finished 86th. with a run of 11:14.63 ... Ran a season-best 2:13.32 800-meter run at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 21). (Outdoor) Placed 12th in the 800-meter run (2:10.39) at the Summer 2007: Placed 21st (4:23.21) in the 1500 at the U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Big 12 Championships (May 13) ... Opened the season at the Duke Invitational (April Championships (June 21). 8), placing third in the 800-meter run with a regional qualifying time and personal best of 2:09.24 ... Academic All-Big 12 second team selection. 2006-2007: (Cross Country) Earned All-America honors with an 18th-place run (21:13) at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships (Nov. 20) ... Led the 2004-2005: (Cross Country) Did not compete. (Indoor) Did not compete. Sooners with a 19th-place finish (21:54) at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 23) ... (Outdoor) Best performance came during seventh-place run (2:25.15) in the 800 at Placed 12th (20:33) out of 245 at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational Blue Michael Johnson Invitational ... Finished sixth (2:25.55) at the Mean Green Twilight. Race (Oct. 14) ... Her 20:33 run was a career best for a 6K ... Earned All-Big 12 honors with a fourth-place finish (21:09) at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 27) ... Earned 2003-2004: (Cross Country) Ran in six meets ... Finished among the scorers in All-Midwest Region honors and qualified for the national championships for the four of those six ... Established her career-best 5K time at the Southern Stampede third time with her fourth-place finish (20:50) at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. (18:42.5) ... Part of the team that posted an all-time best women’s finish at the Big 11). (Indoor) Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 12 Conference meet. (Indoor) Proved to be a valuable middle distance runner for 9) after anchoring the DMR to sixth-place in a school-record time of 11:13.48 ... the Sooners ... Established the best time on the team in the 600-yard run ... Ran a Finished third in the mile run (4:46.86) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational 1:26.09 at the Big 12 Championships ... Had the third best time on the team in the (Feb. 3) ... Was third in the 800 (2:09.65) at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 20) ... 800-meter run ... Ran 2:16.49 at the Tyson Invitational ... Ran the second leg of OU’s Anchored the DMR to second place at the Big 12 Indoor (Feb. 23) ... Placed third in school record-setting distance medley relay ... Quartet posted an 11:30.53 at the Meyo Invitational ... Also ran on the DMR that finished fifth at the Big 12 ... Ran the the mile run (4:42.87) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 24). (Outdoor) third leg on the quartet that posted an 11:39.81. (Outdoor) Ran on the distance Finished runner-up in the 1500 at the Big 12 Championships (May 13) ...Ran the medley relay that finished fifth at the Texas Relays ... Quartet set a school record with Big 12 Conference and Midwest Region leading mark (4:17.57) in the 1500-meter an 11:31.14. run at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (April 29) ... Placed second in the 800 at the Arkansas Twilight (May 4), clocking 2:07.91 ... Finished fourth at the Other: Named to the U.S. Track Coaches Association All-Academic team as a true Midwest Regional (May 26) to automatically qualify for her ninth NCAA National freshman ... Multiple Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection. Championship meet ... Earned All-America honors in the 1500-meter run with a sixth-place finish (4:17.08) at the NCAA Championships (June 9). High School: Helped lead Marcus High School to two state cross country titles ... Texas 5A state champion in the 800 as a senior ... Also won that race as a senior on 2005-2006: (Cross Country) Redshirted. (Indoor) Anchored the women’s distance the district and regional level ... Earned All-State honors in track and field as a senior medley to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Won the mile run ... Earned all-area honors in track and field as a sophomore, junior and senior ... (4:47.25) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 25) one day after anchoring the distance Lettered in cross country two years and in track and field four times. medley relay to a conference championship victory (11:18.97) ... Eldridge’s 12.5

88 University of Oklahoma Track & Field | 2008 Oklahoma Sooners woman’s profiles points scored were the third most ever (Laverne Jones scored 16 in 2004 and 14 in 2003) scored by a Sooner woman at the Big 12 Indoor ... Posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the mile run in her first attempt of the season at the Tyson Jessica engel Invitational (Feb. 10), running in 4:44.89 ... Ran the 1600-meter leg of the distance Freshman | Distance medley relay that broke the school record by more than 15 seconds at the New Sturgis, S.D. | Sturgis High School Balance Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 3) with a run of 11:14.63 ... The mark was also the first time in program history that the DMR ran faster than the NCAA provisional qualifying standard ... Placed third in both the 800- (2:12.39) and 1,000-meter run 800 1600 3200 (2:48.50) at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 20-21) ... The 1,000 mark ranked as fifth Indoor - - - best on OU’s all-time performance list. (Outdoor) Redshirted ... Ran unattached at Outdoor 2:14 4:57 10:48 the Stanford Cardinal Inviational, running a personal best 4:17.46 in the 1500. Personal: Daughter of Del and Rhonda Engel … Born April 3, 1989 … Has one 2004-2005: (Cross Country) Finished second in her first race of the season at the Southern Stampede ... Led the women to their first victory since the 2003 opener ... brother, Billy Byfield, and one sister, Jennifer Brinkman. The victory pushed OU into its first-ever national ranking and first-ever No. 1 region ranking ... Was named Big 12 runner of the week for the second time in her career for 2007-08: (Cross Country) Enjoyed the top season of all newcomers, including those efforts ... Finished 12th in a field of 195 runners at the Notre Dame Invitational finishing third in her first collegiate event ... Took the bronze in the Golden Hurricane ... Came in 12th at the conference championships, leading the Sooners to their best Invitational with a two-mile time of 11:19, just 33 seconds behind the leader ... Was ever finish (seventh place) since the conference was formed ... Earned her second second on the team in the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing 69th ... Continued her All-Big 12 cross country selection ... Finished fourth at the NCAA Midwest Regional, season-long streak as the first newcomer to cross the finish line by finishing 62nd at qualified for the national championships and earned All-Midwest Region honors. the Penn State National Invitational, 1:42 behind the leader ... Finished the 6,000- (Indoor) Won her first race of the season at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Captured the 800 title in 2:13.46 ... Placed fourth (4:50.34) in the mile at the conference meter Big 12 Championship course in a time of 22:07, good for 33rd ... Closed out meet ... Ran her fastest mile (4:42.73) of the season at the NCAA qualifier, finishing first collegiate season with a 45th-place finish in the NCAA MIdwest Regional. second ... Placed 11th at the NCAA Championships, running the mile in 4:46.63 ... Also ran the first leg of the team’s DMR which posted a best time of 11:39.70 en High School: 2007 South Dakota state champion (4:57.98) in 1600-meter run and route to a fifth-place Big 12 result. (Outdoor) Posted regional qualifying marks in as a member of the sprint medley relay team … State runner-up (2:14.78) in 800 ... the 800, 1500 and 5000 ... Ran a regional qualifying time of 16:32.45 in the 5000 Runner-up (11:04.93) in 3200 and sixth (5:04.10) in 1600 at 2006 state meet ... Sixth meters at the season-opening Stanford Invitational ... Won the 1500 (4:25.73) at in 1600 (5:08.82) and 3200 (11:13.97) at 2005 state meet ... Placed third at 2006 the John Jacobs Invitational ... Placed 10th in both the 800 (2:07.7) and the 5000 (17:06.49) at the Big 12 Championships ... Placed second in the 1500 (4:20.74) at the Class AA state cross country meet after finishing fourth in 2005 and ninth in 2004. Midwest Regional ... Placed 16th in the 1500 (4:19.94) at the NCAA Championships ... Anchored the school-record breaking (11:22.47) DMR. Other: Placed 15th in 2006 Foot Locker Midwest Regional.

2003-2004: (Cross Country) Earned All-Big 12 and All-Region honors during cross country ... Became OU’s first female to qualify for the NCAA Cross Country Championships since 1996 and the first true freshman to do so since 1994 ... Had top-15 finishes in seven of the eight races she entered ... Lone exception was NCAA Championships when she finished 180th ... Finished 10th at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships ... Earned trip to the NCAA Championship with a third place regional finish ... Performance helped Sooner women to best regional finish since 1993. (Indoor) Finished seventh in the 800 at the Big 12 meet ... Achieved her season best at the NCAA qualifier in the mile with at 4:38.79 ... Broke an OU school record that had been on the books since 1981, beating the old mile mark by more than five seconds ... Also set the school record in the 800 and ran the anchor leg on OU’s DMR ... Ran a 2:06.33 at Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7) for her best in the 800, finishing third overall and breaking the school record by more than a second. (Outdoor) Had one of the most successful freshman seasons in school history ... Won the 1500-meter title at the NCAA Midwest Regional, becoming the first woman in school history to win a regional title ... Became the first true freshman since 1990 to earn a trip to all three NCAA meets ... Posted regional qualifying marks in three different events -- the 800, 1500 and 5000 ... Won the Big 12 title in the 800 with a 2:07.62 ... Named the 2004 Big 12 Outstanding Freshman Woman in outdoor track and field ... Career best in the 800 (2:06.86) was the fourth best in school history and an all-time best by a Sooner freshman.

High School: One of the top runners in the state as a senior while competing for Broken Arrow High School ... Named the Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year for Oklahoma as a junior and senior ... Received the Jim Thorpe Award for track and field as a senior ... Anchored the state champion 4x400-meter relay team her senior year ... Finished third in the state cross country meet as a senior ... Finished second in the 800 at the Golden West meet in California ... Ran on the winning 4x800-meter relay at the Great Southwest meet ... High school best in the 800 (2:10.82) ranked 22nd in the country ... High school best in the 1600 (4:54.72) ranked 20th in the country ... Both marks are Oklahoma state high school records ... Featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd after her senior season.

Other: Won the U.S. Junior National title in the 1500 in June 2004, earning a trip to the World Junior Championships in Italy in July ... Fell in the final 300 meters of the semifinal and did not advance to the final.

100 high jump (indoor) High Jump (outdoor) Indoor - Imperical 5-4.25 5-7 Outdoor 13.38 Metric 1.63 (High School Mark)

women’s profiles • 2006 NAIA National Champion (100 Hurdles) Personal: Born May 16, 1988 ... Daughter of John and Sue Hagensick ... Has one • 2006 NAIA National Champion (60 Hurdles) sister, Claire. • 2005 Pan Am Junior Athletics Championships Gold Medalist (100 Hurdles) • 2005 Jamaican Under-20 National Champion (100 Hurdles) 2006-2007: (Indoor) Posted a season-best high jump of 5-4.25 (1.63) at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 20) and adidas Classic (Jan. 27), finishing 11th and Personal: Daughter of Carlton Greaves and Vivinne Ormsby … Born May 31, 1987 ninth, respectively. (Outdoor) High jumped 5-3.00 (1.60) at the Tulsa Duels (March … Has four siblings … Business major. 24) and the Arkansas Twilight (May 4).

At Oklahoma Baptist: Won 2006 NAIA national 100-meter hurdles title with wind- High School: Dominated the 2005 and 2006 Texas Association of Private and aided (+2.9) 13.39-second run ... Owns NAIA Championships records for 60-meter Parochial Schools (TAPPS) State Championships (Class 6A) on the way to winning hurdles (8.42) and 100-meter hurdles (13.61) ... Also ran legs on two-time national two high jump titles ... Helped Bishop Lynch to a team championship as a senior ... champion 4x400 and national runner-up 4x100 relays ... 2006 NAIA indoor champion Was runner-up at the TAPPS State Meet as a sophomore ... Also ran cross country and in 60-meter hurdles (8.42). several other track events during her career.

Other: Gold medalist in 100 hurdles with 13.38 (+2.1) at 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships ... Also took gold at 2005 Jamaican National Championships (under 20 division) ... Back-to-back 100 hurdles champion at 2004 and 2005 CARIFTA (U20) Games ... Earned silver in 100 hurdles at 2003 IAAF World Youth Championships ... Only athlete to sweep 100 and 300 hurdles in CARIFTA (U17) Games history with wins in 2002 ... Silver medalist in 100 hurdles at CARIFTA (U17) Games in 2001 ... Also won two gold medals as part of Team Jamaica’s 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the Central American and Carribbean (CAC) Junior Athletics Championships.

Ashley Hagensick

60h 100H Triple jump long jump triple jump long jump Indoor 8.63 - 13.00 5.94 Imperical 41-10 19-11 Outdoor - 13.77 13.15 6.06 Metric 12.52 5.82

• 2007 NAIA National Champion (Indoor Triple Jump) • 2007 NJCAA Indoor National Champion (triple jump, long jump) • 2007 NAIA All-American (Indoor 60 hurdles, long jump) • 2007 NJCAA All-American (triple jump, long jump) • 2007 HAAC Champion (Indoor 55 hurdles, triple jump) • 2006 NAIA National Champion (Indoor Triple Jump) Personal: Daughter of Larry Wilson and Lula Jacobs … Born March 4, 1986 … Is • 2006 NAIA All-American (60 hurdles, long jump) an only child … Mother competed in track and field at the University of Iowa … Sociology major. Personal: Daughter of George Heath and Hyacinth Lewis … Born August 4, 1987 … One of eight brothers and sisters … Economics major. At South Plains College: NJCAA All-American ... Long jump (19-7.00/5.97) and triple jump (39-10.50/12.15) champion at 2007 NJCAA Indoor Championships At Lindenwood: Won the triple jump (12.10 meters) and placed second in the (March 2) ... Placed second in the long jump (19-4.75/5.91) and third in the triple 60-meter hurdles (8.65) and long jump (18-6.00/5.64) at the 2007 NAIA Indoor jump (41-0.25/12.50) at the 2007 NJCAA Outdoor Championships (May 18) ... Championships ... Won the 55-meter hurdles (8.28) and triple jump (40-2.00/12.24) Was third in the triple jump and 11th in the long jump at the 2006 NJCAA Outdoor and placed third in the long jump (18-1.75/5.53) at the 2007 Heart of American Championships ... South Plains indoor long jump record holder. Athletics Conference (HAAC) Championships ... Placed second in triple jump (42- 1.25/12.83), third in long jump (19-10.75/6.06) and fourth in 100-meter hurdles High School: Pinellas Park High School’s female athlete of the year as a senior ... (13.77) at 2006 NAIA Outdoor Championships ... Was 2006 NAIA indoor champion in Track MVP all four years of high school ... High school record holder in the long jump triple jump with a meet record of 42-8.00 (13.00) ... Also finished fourth in 60-meter and triple jump. hurdles (8.63) and fifth in long jump (19-6.00/5.94).

Mikaela Johansson Junior | Throws Stockholm, Sweden | Southeastern Louisiana

SHOT PUT HAMMER THROW Imperical 46-3 191-5 Metric 14.11 57.00

• 2007 Southland Conference Champion (Hammer)

Personal: Daughter of Ernie and Raija Saari-Johansson … Born Jan. 6, 1984 … Has one brother, Markus.

At Southeastern Louisiana: Claimed Southland Conference title in the hammer throw ... Owns the Southeastern Louisiana school record in the event ... Finished 14th overall in the 2007 NCAA Mideast Regionl in the hammer throw ... Named to the 2007 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Track and Field first team ... Earned third- team All Louisiana in the shot put ... Named to Southeastern Louisiana’s President’s list with a 4.0 G.P.A.

High School: Took first in the shot put in the Swedish Junior Nationals.

High jump (indoor) high jump (outdoor) 1600 3200 5000 Imperical 5-8.75 5-10.00 Indoor - - - Metric 1.75 1.78 Outdoor 5:14.06 11:04.26 18:54.60

women’s profiles • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor High Jump) Personal: Daughter of Damon and Mary Lee Jones … Born June 27, 1989 … Has • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor High Jump) two sisters, Alaina and Autumn … Father played college football … Zoology major. • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor High Jump) 2007-08: (Cross Country) Ran in all regular-season events on the season ... Personal: Full name Katherine Marie Johnson ... Born March 12, 1987, in Detroit, Finished 11th in the Golden Hurricane Invitational, 1:04 behind the leader. Mich. ... Pre-nursing major ... Daughter of Robert and Kathy Johnson ... Has one brother, Robert, Jr. ... 2007 Academic All-Big 12 second team member. High School: Four-time state champion ... As a high school junior, won state cross country title and 1600 (5:14.06) and 3200 (11:04.26) at state track meet ... Also 2006-2007: (Indoor) Opened the season in third place in the high jump, clearing won 3200 (11:54.43) at 2005 state track meet ... Led the state in 1600 and 3200 5-6.00 (1.68) at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 20) ... Finished second at the adidas performances as a junior ... Was third (5:30.85) in 1600, sixth (12:48.54) in 3200 and Classic (Jan. 27) and J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 3) with clearances of 5-8.00 (1.73) eighth (2:32.90) in 800 at state meet as a senior ... Finished third in 800 (2:23.04) ... Won the Sooner Open (Feb. 17) at 5-8.75 (1.75) ... Placed sixth at the Big 12 Indoor at 2006 state meet and third in 1600 (5:32.16) at 2005 state meet ... Was sixth as a Championships (Feb. 23), clearing 5-8.00 (1.73). (Outdoor) Opened the season sophomore at 2004 state cross country meet and eighth as a senior in 2006. with a high jump of 5-10.00 (1.78) at the Tulsa Duels (March 24) ... Placed fourth in section B at the Texas Relays (April 6), clearing 5-8.75 (1.75) ... Won at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 21) with a jump of 5-7.00 (1.70) ... Placed eighth in the high jump at the Big 12 Championship (May 11), clearing 5-8.75 (1.75).

Summer 2006: Placed third in the high jump at the USA Junior National Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis (June 23), becoming the first alternate for the World Junior Championships ... Cleared 5-8.00 (1.73 meters).

2005-2006: (Indoor) Posted a season-best high jump of 5-5.50 (1.64 meters) at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 11) ... Opened the season with a high jump of 5-4.25 (1.63) at the New Mexico Invitational. (Outdoor) Placed fourth at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 5-8.75 (1.75), matching her season best ... Jumped 5-7.00 (1.70) at both Tulsa (March 25) and UT-Arlington (April 1) ... Posted a regional qualifying mark of 5-8.75 (1.75) en route to fourth overall at the Texas Relays (April 7) ... Took fifth in the high jump on attempts at the TCU Invitational (April 22) with a best of 5-7.00 (1.70) ... Also competed in first collegiate long jump competition at TCU, leaping a best of 17-4.75 (5.30).

High School: A multi-sport standout at Birmingham Marian High School ... Lettered in track and field four years and basketball three years ... State high jump champion both her sophomore and senior year ... Finished as the runner-up during her freshman year ... A three-time all-stater ... Selected to the state’s track and field Dream Team two times ... Placed fifth with a jump of 5-7 at the 2004 adidas Outdoor National Championships and was named an adidas National All-American ... A three- time county, district and regional champion in high jump ... Set the school record at 5-8 as a freshman and the Division I state record as a sophomore ... Posted three invitational event records during her freshman, sophomore, and senior campaigns ... High scorer and MVP in 2001 and 2005 ... Served as team captain her senior year ... Helped lead her basketball team to three league championships, two division, and two regional championships while earning all-league and all-county honors ... Also served as captain of basketball team as a senior ... A member of the Spanish Honor Society and a four year letterwinner in band. Katherine Johnson

60H 100H 800 1600 3200 Indoor 8.63 - Indoor - - - Outdoor - 13.96 Outdoor 2:19 5:00.1 11:10

Personal: Daughter of Curtis Jones and Mary Shorter ... Born Oct. 4, 1988 ... Has Personal: Daughter of Larry and Lori Leader … Born Feb. 7, 1989 … Has two three siblings -- DeMargues and DeMetruss Jones and Zaffrey Moore ... DeMarques sisters, Heather and Danielle, and one brother, Justin. played college football at Southeastern Oklahoma State while DeMetruss played volleyball at Wiley College ... Related to former Houston Comet Monica Lamb, High School: Finished third (5:00.17) in 1600 and fourth (11:16.33) in 3200 at 2006 founder of the Monica Lamb Wellness Foundation, a non-profit organization state track meet ... Also helped Yankton’s 4x800-meter relay to state title … Track dedicated to promoting health, wellness and fitness from a holistic approach for and field team won conference championships in both 2004 and 2006 ... Placed women and children. seventh at 2006 Class AA state cross country meet and fifth in 2005, helping Yankton to consecutive team titles … Earned three letters as a varsity cheerleader. High School: As a senior, placed fourth (14.42) in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet ... Was second (14.18) at the regional meet ... Season best of 14.18 ranked No. 8 in Texas in 2007 ... State runner-up (13.96) in 100 hurdles as a junior in 2006 ... Fourth (43.09) in 300 hurdles ... Season best of 13.96 in 100 hurdles and 43.09 in 300 hurdles ranked fifth and seventh, respectively, in Texas in 2006 ... Was second in both the 100 hurdles (14.62) and 300 hurdles (44.00) at the 2006 regional ... Placed fourth in state in the 300 hurdles (43.81) as a sophomore... Took second in 300 hurdles (44.72) and fourth in 100 hurdles (14.74) at 2005 regional.

Katherine Johnson

800 600 100H 400H Indoor - Indoor 1:24.11 - - Outdoor 2:08.45 Outdoor - 14.76 1:00.47

women’s profiles • 2007 NAIA National Champion (Outdoor 800, 4x400 relay) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 4x400) • 2007 NAIA National Champion (Indoor 600) Personal: Born April 29, 1988 ... Daughter of John and Denise Zamot ... Has four Personal: Full name is Amanda Gail Mayfield ... Born Nov. 7, 1986 ... Daughter of siblings -- Shinae, Shanell, Justice and Mitchell. Gary Mayfield and Becky Jones ... Has two siblings -- Paul and Kelly ... Both parents and sister have attended OU ... Brother, Paul, wrestles at the University of Central 2006-2007: (Indoor) Ran second in the 600-yard run (1:25.68) at the adidas Classic Oklahoma. (Jan. 27) ... Member of the 4x400-meter relay that won (3:43.79) at the adidas Classic (Jan. 27) ... Was 10th (1:24.11) in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Indoor At Oklahoma Baptist: Won the 800-meter run (2:09.44) at the 2007 NAIA Outdoor Championships (Feb. 24) ... Ran the first leg of OU’s 4x400-meter relay that placed Championships (May 28) ... Champion of the 600-meter run (1:32.33) at the 2007 fourth at the Big 12 Indoor (Feb. 24). (Outdoor) Ran a season best in the 400-meter NAIA Indoor Championships (March 8)...Also ran leg on OBU’s national outdoor hurdles (1:02.48) at the Arkansas Twilight (May 4) ... Finished 39th overall at the champion 4x400-meter relay. Penn Relays (April 26) after clocking 1:03.78 ... Was fifth (1:02.80) at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 21) ... Placed 12th in the 400-meter hurdles (1:02.75) High School: Was the 2003 4A state champion in the 800 ... As a senior at Norman at the Big 12 Championship (May 12). North High School, placed third in the 800 (2:19.53) at the 2005 state track meet after finishing sixth (2:20.10) in 2004 ... Finished 55th at 2004 state cross country High School: Finished runner-up in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the 2006 meet. New Jersey State High School Championships ... Season-best mark of 1:00.3 in the event ranked third in the state ... Also posted a season-best long jump mark of 18- 0.25 that ranked 12th in the state ... Won the 400 hurdles and placed fifth in the long jump at the state group meet, helping Woodrow Wilson to a team championship ... High school teammate of OU track and field member Jasmine Still.

Brittain Meyer Freshman | Pole Vault Lawton, Okla. | MacArthur High School

Pole vault Imperical 11-0 Tijahnni Newton Metric (high school mark)

Personal: Full name is Brittain Keely Meyer ... Born May 16, 1989 ... Daughter of Robert John and LaDonna Kay Meyer ... Has one brother, Colt ... Dad received his master’s degree from Oklahoma ... Brother, Colt, received a full-ride academic/ football scholarship to Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb.

High School: Finished third in the 2006 Oklahoma State Championships with a personal-best vault of 11 feet ... Also lettered in volleyball ... Named to the 2006 5A All-State volleyball team.

94 University of Oklahoma Track & Field | 2008 Oklahoma Sooners woman’s profiles Scottesha Miller Tijahnni Newton Sophomore | Sprints/Horizontal Jumps Senior | Sprints Port Orange, Fla. | Atlantic High School Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. | Rancho Cucamonga High School

100 200 long jump 200 400 Indoor - - - Indoor - 54.35 Outdoor 11.57 23.98 20-10.50 (6.36) Outdoor 24.10 54.30

• 2007 NCAA All-American (4x100) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 400, 4x400) • 2007 Big 12 Outdoor Long Jump Champion • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 400, 4x400) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Long Jump, 4x100) • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 400) • 2006 Big 12 Distance Medley Relay Champion Personal: Born Jan. 14, 1988 ... Daughter of Scottie Miller. • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 400, DMR)

Summer 2007: Placed 11 th overall in the women’s long jump at the U.S. Junior Personal: Daughter of Paris Roscoe and Daniel Newton ... Born Feb. 11, 1986 ... Has Track & Field Championships (June 21) with a leap of 18-4.25 (5.59). an older brother, Daniel, and younger sister, Tatyana.

2006-2007: (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Won the 100-meter dash at the John 2006-2007: (Indoor) Finished sixth (56.03) in the 400-meter dash at the Modrall Jacobs Invitational (April 14), clocking 11.95 into a headwind ... Placed third in Sperling Lobo Invitational (Jan. 20) ... Placed fourth (55.38) at the adidas Classic the long jump at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 21) after leaping 19-10.75 (Jan. 27) ... Member of the 4x400-meter relay that won (3:43.79) at the adidas (6.06) ... Ran 24.05 in the 200 at the Arkansas Twilight (May 4) ... Won the Big 12 Classic (Jan. 27) ... Ran the 400-meter leg on OU’s distance medley relay that placed Conference title in the long jump with a personal best leap of 20-10.50 (6.36), second at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) ... Placed second (54.35) in the vaulting her to the top of the world junior list ... Also ran a leg on the third-place 400 at the Big 12 Indoor (Feb. 24). (Outdoor) Ran season bests of 24.10 in the 200 4x100-meter relay (44.24) ... Ran third leg on OU’s 4x100-meter relay that set the and 54.46 in the 400 at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 21) ... Placed sixth in two fastest times in school history en route to a fourth-place finish at the Midwest the 400 (54.72) at the Big 12 Championship (May 13) and ran on the second-place Regional (May 26) ... Earned All-America honors as a member of OU’s 4x100-meter 4x400-meter relay ... Ran a personal best of 54.30 in the 400 preliminaries (May 12) relay that placed fifth at the NCAA Championships (June 8). ... Ran the anchor leg on OU’s 4x400-meter relay that placed sixth at the Midwest Regional (May 26) ... Ran the anchor leg on OU’s 4x400 that placed 17th at the NCAA High School: Two-time Florida state high school champion ... Swept the 100- and Championships (June 7). 200-meter dashes at the 2006 state meet ... Finished second in the 200 and third in the 100 as a junior ... A three-time district and regional champion in the 100 and 200 2005-2006: (Indoor) Ran the second leg of the women’s distance medley relay that ... Won the long jump at the 2005 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships and finished placed ninth at the NCAA Championships ... Placed sixth in the 400-meter dash at second in the 100 and 200 ... Had personal bests of 11.57 in the 100 and 23.99 in the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 25), running a 55.50 in the finals ... Ran the second the 200 ... Was the state long jump runner-up and district and regional champion leg of the conference champion distance medley relay ... Ran a season best in the in 2006 ... Won the 2006 Florida State Relays with a personal-best jump of 19-3.00 400 during the prelims at the Big 12 meet (Feb. 24) ... Ran the 400-meter leg of the (5.86). distance medley relay that broke the school record with its 11:14.63 run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 3) ... Passed the NCAA provisional qualifying standard for the first time in program history ... In her first action of the season, ran the 400-meter dash in 55.08 en route to victory at the New Mexico Invitational (Jan. Tijahnni Newton 28) ... Ranked as fourth best on OU’s all-time performance chart. (Outdoor) Placed eighth in the 400-meter dash (55.21) at the Big 12 Championships (May 14) ... Ran a 54.48 in the 400 en route to victory at the season-opening Tulsa Invitational (March 25), surpassing the NCAA regional qualifying standard.

2004-2005: (Indoor) Posted her best 400 (58.78) en route to a fifth-place finish at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Finished 18th at the Big 12 Championships, running in 1:01.47. (Outdoor) Ran the second fastest 400 (57.47) by a Sooner during her eighth-place run at the UT-Arlington Invitational ... Placed 20th (59.66) at the Big 12 Championships.

High School: Battled with injuries during her senior season at Rancho Cucamonga ... Posted her career best in the 400 as a junior ... One of the nation’s elite sprinters after finishing eighth (24.40) and fourth (56.79), respectively, in the 200 and 400 at the California State Southern Section Championships ... Earned four letters in track and field.

2007 Big 12 Champions | University of Oklahoma Track & Field 95 run in the 800 (2:09.75) at the Michael Johnson Invitational ... Placed seventh Catherine Odell (4:33.84) at the Big 12 meet in the 1500 meters ... Ran third at the Midwest Regional in a career best 4:23.74 ... Placed 23rd (4:26.29) at the NCAA championships ... Ran Senior | Distance the first leg on the school record-breaking (11:22.47) DMR. Enid, Okla. | Enid High School 2003-2004: (Cross Country) Another young Sooner who had a successful cross country season ... Ran in seven meets for OU ... One of OU’s top three finishers 800 1,000 1,500 every time she ran ... Established her career best in the two mile at the Hurricane Indoor 2:12.56 2:51.13 - Invitational ... Finished third with a 12:35 ... Posted career-best marks in the Outdoor 2:09.75 - 4:23.74 5,000 meters in three consecutive meets ... Finished 13th at the Murray Keatinge

women’s profiles Invitational with an 18:02.90 ... Stood as her season best in a 5K race ... Finished • 2007 NCAA All-American (Distance Medley Relay) 56th at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship ... Covered the 6K course in 24:07.4 • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (DMR) ...Was 32nd at NCAA Midwest Regional ... Established a career best in the 6K at that • 2006 Big 12 Distance Medley Relay Champion meet with a 22:36 ... Performances helped Sooner women to an all-time best team • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (1000, DMR) finish in the Big 12 and the best regional finish since 1993.(Indoor) Finished third • 2005 All-Big 12 Conference (1500) in the 1,000 at the Big 12 meet with a career best of 2:49.83 ... Had her career best • 2004 All-Big 12 Conference (1500) in the mile at the Iowa State Qualifier, finishing fifth in 4:48.87 ... Member of the • 2004 All-Big 12 Conference (1000, DMR) school-record setting DMR ... Ran the opening leg for the quartet that ran 11:30.53 ... Ran the anchor leg of the DMR that finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships. Personal: Daughter of Cynthia and Brian Odell ... Born Jan. 27, 1985 ... Has an older (Outdoor) Finished seventh in the 1500 at the Big 12 Championships ... Posted brother, Justin, and a younger brother, Stephen, and sister, Kimberly ... English a 4:27.61, a regional qualifying mark ... Also qualified for the regional in the education major ... 2007 Academic All-Big 12 first team member. steeplechase ... Finished 10th at regionals in the steeplechase ... Ran the opening leg of the DMR that set a school record at the Texas Relays, finishing fifth in 11:31.14. 2007-08: (Cross Country) Teamed with classmate Jessica Eldridge to bring senior leadership to young Oklahoma team ... Finished second behind Eldridge in the High School: Named to the all-state cross country team as a senior ... Named season-opening Golden Hurricane Invitational, running the two-mile course in 11 Northwest Athlete of the Year while competing for Enid High School ... Ended prep minutes ... Was the top Sooner in the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing 31st on the career as the school record holder in the 800, mile and two mile ... Lettered four years 6,000-meter course in 22:12 ... Came in 40th in the Penn State National Invitational, in track and field and two years in cross country ... Also lettered in soccer, swimming dropping her 6,000-meter time by 13 seconds. ... Continued to improve her 6,000- and volleyball three times ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated meter time at the Big 12 Championship, finishing 24th (21:51) ... Closed out her col- with distinction and honors. legiate cross country career with a 48th-place finish in the NCAA Midwest Regional. Other: Competed for the Jenks America Track Club ... Won 2002 AAU national cross 2006-2007: (Cross Country) Placed 16th at the season-opening Hurricane Festival country team title ... Won USATF national title as a member of 4x800-meter relay ... (Sept. 2), running the two-mile course in 12:46 ... Finished 83rd of 288 (23:03) at Won the Great Southwest title as a member of the 4x800-meter relay ... Individual the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 23) ... Placed 103rd (21:43) of 245 at the Indiana runner-up at the AAU national cross country championship ... Named to the U.S. State Pre-National Invitational Blue Race (Oct. 14) ... Finished 25th (22:17) at the Track Coaches Association All-Academic team as a true freshman ... Multiple Big 12 Big 12 Championships (Oct. 27). (Indoor) Earned All-America honors after running Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection. the opening leg of the distance medley relay that placed sixth overall at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 9) ... Placed first in the 800-meter run (2:16.35) at the J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 3) ... Finished second in the 800 (2:15.52) at the Sooner Open (Feb. 17) ... Finished ninth in the 1,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor (Feb. 23) ... Ran the opening leg on the DMR that placed second overall at the Big 12 Indoor (Feb. 23). (Outdoor) Opened the season at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 14), running 4:41.15 in the 1500 ... Clocked 4:37.65 at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 21) ... Placed 14th in the 1500 (4:38.20) at the Big 12 Championship (May 13).

2005-2006: (Cross Country) Redshirted. (Indoor) Ran the opening leg (1,200 meters) of the women’s distance medley relay that placed ninth at the NCAA Championships ... Placed third in the 1,000-meter run (2:53.17) at the Big 12 meet (Feb. 25) ... Ran the opening leg of the Big 12 championship-winning DMR ... On the DMR that broke the school record at the New Balance Invitational (Feb. 3) with a Toni Smith run of 11:14.63 ... Also ran faster than the NCAA provisional qualifying standard for the first time in program history ... Finished second (top collegian) in the 800 at the season-opening Arkanas Invitational (Jan. 13) in 2:12.56 ... Academic All-Big 12 first team selection. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

2004-2005: (Cross Country) Was a top runner for OU all season ... Placed ninth in her first race of the season at the Southern Stampede ... Tied her career best 5K of 18:02 at the race ... Placed 85th at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Won the Red River Relays with teammate Aja Clark ... Placed 49th at the Chile Pepper Invitational ... Came in 31st at the Big 12 Championships ... Finished the season placing 50th at the NCAA Midwest Regional where she set a new career best in the 6K, running a 21:58.48 ... Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team.(Indoor) Posted an 11th- place run (9:47.91) in the 3000 at the Big 12 meet ... Also placed 12th in the 1,000 (2:57.22) at the Big 12 meet ... Ran the mile three times with a best performance of Catherine Odell 4:56.33 at the NCAA qualifier.(Outdoor) Won her first race of the season at Stanford, finishing the 5000 in 17:06.2 ... Posted a regional qualifying time with a fifth-place

200 400 long jump (in) long jump (out) triple jump (in) triple jump (out) Indoor 24.42 - Imperical 19-11.75 20-10.25 44-3.00 44-5.25 Outdoor 23.99 54.44 Metric 6.09 6.35 13.18 13.54

• 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (4x400) • 2007 NCAA All-American (Outdoor Triple Jump) • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (4x100, 4x400) • 2007 Midwest Region Triple Jump Champion • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor Long Jump, Triple Jump) Personal: Born August 15, 1987, in Oklahoma City ... Daughter of Eric and Floritta • 2007 NCAA All-American (Indoor Triple Jump) Pope ... Has three siblings, Erica, Hannah and Rebekah ... Father played on OU’s 1985 • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Triple Jump) national champion football team ... Enjoys watching TV, listening to music, and • 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Triple Jump) sleeping ... Hopes to be a physical therapist for athletes. Personal: Daughter of Kaaryn and the late Tony Smith ... Has one brother, Tony ... Born Oct. 13, 1984. 2006-2007: (Indoor) Placed eighth in the 200 (25.24) at the adidas Classic (Jan. 27) ... Member of the 4x400-meter relay that won (3:43.79) at the adidas Classic (Jan. Summer 2007: Finished 18 th overall in the women’s triple jump at the U.S. Outdoor 27) ... Ran a season-best 24.42 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10) ... Ran the third Track & Field Championships (June 21) with a best of 41-6.50 (12.66). leg of the 4x400-meter relay that placed fourth at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 24) ... Ran the first leg of the 4x400 that broke a 17-year-old school record with a 2006-2007: (Indoor) Earned All-America honors after placing fourth in the triple 3:35.41 run at the Alex Wilson Invitational (March 3). (Outdoor) Ran 55.70 in the jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 10) ... Was the runner-up at the Big 400 at the John McDonnell Invitational (April 21) ... Clocked a personal best of 23.99 12 Indoor (Feb. 24) after leaping a school record 43-3.00 (13.18) ...Posted a triple in the 200 at the Arkansas Twilight (May 4) ... Ran the second leg on OU’s second- jump of 43-1.00 (13.13) to win the Sooner Open (Feb. 17) ... Placed first in the triple place 4x400-meter relay (3:34.80) and placed ninth in the 400 (55.41) at the Big 12 jump (41-5.00, 12.62) and second in the long jump (19-6.00, 5.94) at the Razorback Championship (May 12-13) ... Ran a leg on OU’s 4x400 relay that placed 17th at the Invitational (Jan. 20) ... Second in the long jump (19-4.25, 5.90) at the adidas Classic NCAA Championships (June 7). (Jan. 27) ... First in the triple jump (42-5.50, 12.94) and third in the long jump (19-1.50, 5.83) at the J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 3). (Outdoor) Hit season best in the long jump with a 20-10.00 (6.35) leap to win the Sooner Invitational (April 28) 2005-2006 (At Texas Tech): (Indoor) Ran in the 200 five times, posting a ... Jumped a wind-aided 44-5.25 (13.54) at the Sooner Invitational and broke the personal-best time of 25.27 at the Big 12 Championships ... Clocked a personal-best school record with a wind-legal jump of 43-7.50 (13.30) at the same meet ... Placed time of 57.97 in the 400 at the Wes Kittley Way ... Ran a leg of the 4x400 that clocked third in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championship (May 13), rewriting her own a time of 3:59.20 at the Wes Kittley All-Comers. (Outdoor) Received all-conference school record with a best of 43-9.25 (13.34) ... Also placed seventh in the long jump honors in two events, running times of 45.77 in the 4x100 and 3:43.37 in the 4x400 at 19-11.00 (6.07) ... Won the triple jump at the Midwest Regional (May 26) after at the Big 12 Championships ... Clocked personal-best times in both the 200 with posting a mark of 43-6.50 (13.27) ... Earned All-America honors with 10th-place a 24.52 at the Big 12 Championships and a 57.83 in the 400 at the TCU Invite ... finish at the NCAA Championships (June 9), jumping a best of 42-6.00 (12.95). Participated in the DMR at the Texas Relays with a team time of 11:56.08, placing seventh ... Was a member of the 4x100 relay team that clocked an NCAA regional 2005-2006: (Indoor) Placed second in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships qualifying time at the UTEP Invite of 45.51 ... Clocked a regional qualifying time in (Feb. 25) with a leap of 42-0.50 (12.81 meters) ... Broke the school’s triple jump the 4x400 relay at the TCU Invite of 3:39.47. record twice in as many weeks with a 41-9.25 (12.73) leap at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10), placing third, and a 42-8.00 (13.00) jump en route to victory at the Sooner Indoor (Feb. 18) ... Also won the long jump the day before with a mark of 19-10.25 High School: A 2005 graduate of Putnam City High School in Oklahoma City ... (6.05) ... Season-best long jump (19-11.75, 6.09) came at the J.D. Martin Invitational Participated in track and basketball ... State champion in the 100, 200 and 400 in (Feb. 4) ... Long jump mark ranks third on OU’s all-time performance list ... Opened 2004. her Sooner career with an impressive performance at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 13) ... Jumped 18-11.75 (5.78 meters) to place fifth.(Outdoor) Injuries suffered Toni Smith during indoor season forced her to redshirt.

At Cal State Northridge: Was the Matador’s top long and triple jumper in 2005 ... Posted regional qualifying marks in both events ... Improved her personal-best long jump from 18-0.25 to 20-10.25 between her freshman and sophomore seasons ... Placed 14th (18-9.75) in the long jump at the NCAA West Regional ... Triple jump ranked 17th nationally ... Long jump ranked 13th.

High School: 2002 and 2003 Colorado state (class 5A) high school champion in the long jump and triple jump ... As a senior, recorded a 18-11.75 long jump and 42-0 triple jump ... Season-best triple jump of 42-0 ranked No. 7 among the nation’s preps ... As a junior, recorded a 18-8 (19-6.25 in preliminaries) long jump and 40-5.5 triple jump ... Holds the Colorado state triple jump record.

Catherine Odell Other: Member of the Colorado Flyers Track Club ... Coached by Tony Wells and Charles Dugee.

400 600 200 Indoor 55.77 1:21.90 Indoor - Outdoor 55.24 - Outdoor 24.70

women’s profiles Personal: Born Aug. 3, 1988 ... Daughter of Kathy Still ... Has two sisters -- Latoya Personal: Daughter of Wendell Walker and Debbie Kelly ... Born March 20, 1989 ... and Chanel -- and one brother, Sherron. Has one sister, Kwiceda Kelly, and two brothers, Rashon and Warren Walker.

2006-2007: (Indoor) Ran fifth in the 400 (55.77) at the Modrall Sperling Lobo High School: Finished third in the 200 with a time of 24.70 at the 2007 Oklahoma Invitational (Jan. 20) ... Took sixth (56.52) at the adidas Classic (Jan. 27) ... Member of State Championships ... Anchored the 4x100, 4x200 and the 4x400-relay teams the 4x400-meter relay that won (3:43.79) at the adidas Classic (Jan. 27) ... Finished at Booker T. Washington ... High school team won state two of the four years that fourth in the 600-yard run (1:24.40) at the Sooner Open (Feb. 17) ... Placed seventh Walker competed. in the 600-yard run (1:22.36) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 24) ... Ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay that broke a 17-year-old school record at the Other: Competed two years for the Jenks America track club ... Credits both of her Alex Wilson Invitational (March 10). (Outdoor) Opened the season running 56.17 in Jenks America coaches, Mike Barber and James Cooper, for their teaching techniques. the 400 at the Tulsa Duels (March 24) ... Clocked 55.72 at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 28).

High School: Placed third at the New Jersey High School Meet of Champions in the 400-meter dash in both 2005 and 2006 ... Finished fourth in the 400 at the state group meet to help Woodrow Wilson to a team championship ... As a senior, her season best mark of 55.33 seconds ranked sixth best in the state ... High school teammate of current Sooner Shquanda Meylor.

Jasmine Still

Kelly Waters

800 MILE 3000 5000 Indoor - - Indoor - - Outdoor 2:15.6 4:59.35 Outdoor 10:25 18:26

Personal: Daughter of Rick and Deana Harragarra Waters … Has one sister, Regina Personal: Daughter of Mike and Nina Watson … Born August 24, 1988 … Has two Dawn … Both parents attended OU … Sister is currently attending OU … Father sisters, Aimee and Cherry, and one brother, Mikey … Psychology major. played baseball and basketball at the University of Tulsa … Engineering major. 2007-08: (Cross Country) Finished 117th in first action of the season, the Roy Griak 2007-08: (Cross Country) Finished fourth in the season-opening Golden Hurricane Invitational ... Finished 126th in the Penn State National Invitational despite improv- Invitational, running the two-mile course in 11:22 ... Was the third Sooner to cross ing her 6,000-meter time by 38 seconds ... Came in 59th at the Big 12 Championship the finish line in the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing 114th overall ... Finished 65th to help her team to a sixth-place finish. out of 278 runners in the Penn State National Invitational ... Came in 47th at the Big 12 Championship to help her team to a sixth-place finish ... Ended the season with a At Oklahoma Baptist: Placed 11th (10:32.26) in the 3,000-meter run at the finish of 61st in the NCAA Midwest Regional. 2007 NAIA Indoor Championships … Member of the 2007 NAIA Indoor National Championship team. High School: Four-year letterwinner in both track and field and cross country … Earned first team all-conference honors in both sports all four years … Also named High School: Four-time state and regional champion, sweeping 1600- and 3200- to the first team all-region cross country team all four years and named honorable meter runs in 2005 and 2006 ... Three-time state high school cross country runner-up mention all-state twice … Runner-up (4:59.25) in 1600-meter run at 2007 state (2002-2004) and fourth in 2005 ... Seventh in young women’s 5,000-meter cross track meet ... Also placed fifth (11:12.60) in 3200 ... Finished 34th individually at country run at 2005 AAU National Championships ... Seventh at 2005 Oklahoma/Ar- 2006 state cross country meet ... As a junior, placed fourth (5:10.25) in the 1600 and kansas All-Star Cross Country Meet ... As a junior, placed fourth in 3200, fifth in 1600 seventh (2:16.11) in the 800 at the 2006 state track meet … Also played basketball and sixth in 800 at state meet ... As a sophomore, placed second in 3200, third in 800 for three years, earning all-conference honors her junior year. and fourth in 1600 at state meet.

Kelly Waters

60H 100H Long jump pentathlon shot put discus Indoor 9.10 - 18-2.50 3,168 Imperial 45-3.75 132-1 Outdoor - 14.78 18-7 - Metric 13.81 40.26

women’s profiles Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1987 ... Daughter of Carl Wester and Terri Evans ... Stepdad, Personal: Full name is Carolyn Michele Winchester ... Born in Oklahoma City on Oct. Terry Evans, is a former OU basketball player and current head coach at Central 21, 1986 ... Daughter of Mike and Pam Winchester ... Father played football at OU Oklahoma ... Has two siblings -- Brandi and Tre. from 1984-86 as a punter and played on the 1985 National Championship team ... Has three younger siblings -- James, Rebecca and Emily ... Plans to major in math 2006-2007: (Indoor) Placed sixth (3,010) in the pentathlon at the J.D. Martin education ... 2007 Academic All-Big 12 first team member. Invitational (Feb. 2) ... Placed 11th in the long jump (17-6.75, 5.35) at the Sooner Open (Feb. 17) ... Finished 11th overall (3,168) in the pentathlon at the Big 12 Indoor 2006-2007:(Indoor) Did not participate while playing on OU’s Sweet 16 women’s Championships (Feb. 23) after posting personal bests in all five events.(Outdoor) basketball team that earned a share of the regular-season Big 12 Championship and Redshirted. won the Big 12 Tournament Championship. (Outdoor) Personal best in shot put of 45-3.75 (13.81) came at Sooner Invitational (April 28) en route to fourth-place finish High School: Won the 2005 state (Class 6A) long jump title (18-4.00) and was ... Discus throw best of 132-1 (40.26) came at Sooner Invitational ... Was 17th in the fourth in 2006 ... Also posted back-to-back runner-up finishes at the state meet in shot put at the Big 12 Championship (May 13), recording a best of 42-6.75 (12.97). the 100-meter hurdles ... High school teammate of OU redshirt-freshman Stephanie Stewart ... Helped Edmond Santa Fe to runner-up finishes in the 4x400-meter relay 2005-2006: (Indoor) Did not participate while a member of the OU women’s and team standings at the state championships in 2006 ... Season-best hurdles mark basketball team ... Averaged four minutes in 10 games for the Sooners as they of 14.90 seconds ranked second in the state among Class 6A student-athletes. dominated the Big 12, becoming the first team to post a perfect 16-0 conference record ... Helped OU to conference championships in the regular season and Big 12 Tournament. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High School: Two-time Class 2A state champion (2004 and 2005) in shot put and discus (2005) ... State runner-up in discus in 2004 ... Personal bests came at 2005 state meet -- 41-0.5 (shot put) and 132-6 (discus) ... PRs ranked No. 1 in 2A and third and seventh, respectively, among all classes in 2005 ... Scored 20 of Washington’s 44 points (45 percent) at the state meet, leading her school to a fourth-place team standing her senior season ... Three-time regional champion in both events (2002, 2004 and 2005) ... Was a four-year letterwinner in track & field and basketball and lettered one year in softball ... Jim Thorpe All-State Basketball Player of the Year as a senior ... Also named Canadian Valley Conference Co-MVP during her senior year ... Voted to the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association and Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State teams ... Averaged 17.4 points and 9.5 rebounds during her prep career ... Voted team captain in her final prep season ... Member of the 2003 and 2004 state championship teams ... Led Washington High School to a conference championship in 2005 and to the state semifinals in 2002 ... Was valedictorian and named Academic All-State in 2005.

Carli Wester

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