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The Sooners Jessica Eldridge THE SOONERS oklahoma track & field woman’s profiles JESSICA ELDRIDGE 2007 Big 12 Champions | University of Oklahoma Track & Field 85 Amy Backel Missy Barnes Sophomore | Throws Freshman | Sprints Dillsburg, Pa. | Northern High School Arlington, Texas | Timberview High School 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 by Dallas 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. 86 University of Oklahoma Track & Field | 2008 Oklahoma Sooners woman’s profiles Jessica Brown Leslie Cole Sophomore | Pole Vault Junior | Sprints Ratliff City, Okla. | Fox High School Idabel, Okla. | Idabel High School 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 ..
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