University of Oklahoma TRACK & FIELD

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008 2008 JOHN JACOBS INVITATIONAL | NORMAN, OKLA.

2008 TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE 2008 John Jacobs Invitational April 12 | John Jacobs Track & Field Complex | Norman, Okla. Jan. 11 Arkansas Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Jan. 25-26 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. The Oklahoma Track & Field Program hosts its first of the season’s Feb. 1-2 J.D. Martin Invitational Norman, Okla. three home outdoor meets, the 2008 John Jacobs Invitational, this Saturday, April 12, at the John Jacobs Track & Field Complex. Feb. 8-9 New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. Feb. 9 Adidas Classic Lincoln, Neb. Twelve schools will bring both their men’s and women’s teams to compete in the prestigious event, which is in its 39th running. Feb. 15-16 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 23 Sooner Open Norman, Okla. Oklahoma is coming off a weekend that saw the majority of the group compete at the Texas Relays while a small group of distance Feb. 29-March 1 Big 12 Indoor Championships Lincoln, Neb. runners traveled to the Stanford Invitational. March 7 NCAA Last Chance Qualifier Fayetteville, Ark. Saturday’s collegiate portion of the event is the second day of ac- March 14-15 NCAA National Championships Fayetteville, Ark. tion at the Invitational as high school athletes compete throughout March 22 Tulsa Duals Tulsa, Okla. the day on Friday. March 29 Arlington Invitational Arlington, Texas Saturday’s action begins at 10 a.m. with the women’s javelin and April 3-5 Texas Relays Austin, Texas men’s and women’s “B” pole vault. Running events begin at 1 p.m. as the women’s 4x100-meter relay takes to the track. April 4-5 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. April 11-12 John Jacobs Invitational Norman, Okla. The hammer throw will take place at 5 p.m. on Friday. April 18-19 John McDonnell Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Results April 24-26 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa Live results for the 2008 John Jacobs Invitational will be available at SoonerSports.com. A complete recap of Oklahoma action will be April 26 Sooner Invitational Norman, Okla. posted on SoonerSports.com shortly after the conclusion of action May 2 Arkansas Twilight Fayetteville, Ark. each day. May 10 Sooner Twilight Norman, Okla. Ranked Teams May 16-18 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Boulder, Colo. No. 15 Arkansas (W), No. 20 Nebraska (W), No. 18 Oklahoma (W), No. 20 Oklahoma (M), No. 24 TCU (M) May 30-31 NCAA Midwest Regional Lincoln, Neb. June 11-14 NCAA National Championships Des Moines, Iowa June 27-July 6 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, Ore.

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In her final year of competition at OU, senior horizontal jumper Toni Smith has started the year with a bang. After not competing indoor due to exhausted eligibility, Smith posted NCAA Regional qualifying marks in both the long jump and triple jump at last weekend’s Texas Relays, her first action in the events of the season. Smith jumped 19-11.5 (6.08) to take third in the long jump on Friday and 43-5.00 (13.23) one day later in the triple jump to finish second. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TRACK & FIELD 2008 JOHN JACOBS INVITATIONAL | NORMAN, OKLA.

NCAA QUALIFIERS LAST WEEK (Texas Relays) of 3:37.22 en route to finishing fifth in the event. Just three weeks into the 2008 outdoor After somewhat disappointing ends to the 2008 indoor season, season, Oklahoma athletes have posted 19 triple jumper Shardae Boutte and hurdler Latoya Greaves put to The men’s 4x100-meter relay recorded a regional qualifying mark, regional qualifying marks, 10 by the men’s rest Saturday any doubts of a hangover from the NCAA Indoor Track 40.50, for the second straight day en route to a ninth-place finish team and nine by the women’s team. & Field Championships with their performances at the 81st Clyde in the event. Tydree Lewis, Marcus Pugh, Sheldon Leith and Jacobi Littlefield Texas Relays. Mitchell ran 40.44 on Friday. Sprinter Marcus Pugh has recorded three qualifying times in the 100- and 200-meter Despite winning Big 12 Conference Championships in the their LAST WEEK (Stanford Invite) dash and as a member of the men’s 4x100- respective events, Greaves the 60-meter hurdles and Boutte the Jacob Boone, Jessica Eldridge, Catherine Odell and Rob Sorrell meter relay. triple jump, both finished short of their expectations at the NCAA became Oklahoma’s latest NCAA Regional qualifiers in action at Championships. Greaves finished 10th in her event while Boutte Saturday’s Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. Eldridge and Senior horizontal jumper Toni Smith enters finished seventh, despite entering the meet ranked No. 1 in the Odell both recorded 1,500-meter times below the regional qualify- this weekend having already posted regional nation. ing mark of 4:27.80 while Boone and Sorrell ran under 3:47.80 in qualifying marks in both the triple jump the men’s 1,500. and long jump in just her first action of the Greaves reeled off a time Saturday of 13.19 in the women’s outdoor season in the events at the Texas 100-meter hurdles en route to finishing second. The time not only Eldridge, a three-time All-American, came in second in the event Relays. marked an NCAA Regional qualifying time, but tops the previous with a time of 4:19.06. The time marked the fastest for a collegiate Oklahoma record in the event of 13.27 set by Alesha Peel in 2001. athlete as Morgan Uceny of Reebok finished first overall with a time of 4:17.79. The meet marked the first for Eldridge in her final NCAA QUALIFIERS For Boutte, who has won the last two Big 12 titles in the triple semester of competition after exhausting all of her indoor eligibil- jump (2007 Outdoor & 2008 Indoor), Saturday’s action marked his ity prior to 2008. Men first in the event this outdoor season. The trip was nothing short of Regional Qualifiers impressive for the senior, posting a regional qualifying jump of 52 Odell, an All-American in 2007, took 14th in the event, but more feet and 10.75 inches (16.12 meters) to claim the event’s title. Athlete Event Time/Mark importantly posted a regional qualifying time of 4:26.87. Marcus Pugh 100-meter dash 10.31 One day after finishing third in the long jump with an NCAA Sorrell finished 15th in the men’s 1,500-meter run, but did so with Marcus Pugh 200-meter dash 21.09 Regional qualifying mark, senior Toni Smith took second in the A a time of 3:47.34, just finishing below the NCAA Regional qualify- Rob Sorrell 1500-meter run 3:47.34 section of the women’s triple jump, recording a legal wind-aided ing time of 3:47.80. Jacob Boone 1500-meter run 3:47.43 jump of 43-5.00 (13.23), a regional qualifying mark. Zach Dawson 400 Hurdles 52.19 Boone crossed the line just behind Sorrell in 16th, but with a time 4x100-meter relay 40.44 The women’s 4x200-meter relay of Missy Barnes, Leslie Cole, Scot- of 3:47.43. Shardae Boutte Triple Jump 16.12 tesha Miller and Jalesa Walker finished third with a time of 1:34.37, Tydree Lewis Triple Jump 16.01 less than one second behind first-place Texas A&M’s 1:33.46. COMING UP NEXT WEEK Buck Sullivan Hammer Throw 59.60 The Sooners make their first trip of the 2008 outdoor season to fa- Miller also finished sixth in the women’s 100-meter dash, but more miliar Fayetteville, Ark., for the 2008 John McDonnell Invitational. importantly ran a regional qualifying time of 11.58, just off her Women personal best of 11.57. Regional Qualifiers Named after the legendary University of Arkansas head coach, the meet will feature some of the nation’s top teams competing on the Athlete Event Time/Mark Marcus Pugh ran a regional-qualifying time of 10.31 en route to track named after the event’s namesake, John McDonnell Field. Scottesha Miller 100-meter dash 11.58 finishing fifth in the men’s invitational 100-meter dash. Oklahoma alum DaBryan Blanton finished fourth with a time of 10.29. Leslie Cole 400-meter dash 54.35 Competition is slated to begin Friday at 12 p.m. with the second Jessica Eldridge 1500-meter run 4:19.06 day of action kicking off at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Catherine Odell 1500-meter run 4:26.87 The women’s 4x400-meter relay of Ti’Anca Mock, Jasmine Still, Latoya Greaves 100 Hurdles 13.19 Latoya Greaves and Leslie Cole recorded a regional qualifying mark 4x400-meter relay 3:37.22 Toni Smith Long Jump 6.08 USTFCCCA DIVISION I TRACK AND FIELD RANKINGS Toni Smith Triple Jump 13.23 Amy Backel Javelin 50.80 MEN WOMEN Team Points Team Points Team Points Team Points 1. Texas A&M...... 257.54 16. Oregon...... 119.66 1. Arizona State...... 317.50 16. Auburn...... 123.06 2. Florida...... 249.43 17. Tennessee...... 118.94 2. LSU...... 271.09 17. Virginia...... 121.43 3. UCLA...... 246.32 18. Wisconsin...... 117.87 3. Texas A&M...... 252.08 18. OKLAHOMA...... 114.79 4. LSU...... 230.40 19. Texas Tech...... 117.66 4. USC...... 217.56 19. Arizona...... 111.28 5. UTEP...... 184.99 20. Washington State...... 114.11 5. Florida...... 201.79 20. Nebraska...... 109.85 6. Florida State...... 165.93 21. South Carolina...... 113.56 6. Oregon...... 182.40 21. Mississippi...... 107.60 7. Arizona State...... 150.97 22. Texas...... 112.62 7. Miami (Fla.)...... 178.77 22. Minnesota...... 102.40 8. BYU...... 150.64 23. California...... 110.33 8. Florida State...... 174.82 23. Washington State...... 99.36 9. Alabama...... 144.40 24. Texas Christian...... 110.27 9. Baylor...... 150.27 24. New Mexico...... 94.12 10. Mississippi State...... 142.87 25. OKLAHOMA...... 106.89 10. Virginia Tech...... 147.91 25. Penn State...... 92.28 11. Southern Cal...... 141.75 11. Tennessee...... 144.65 12. Auburn...... 139.73 12. UTEP...... 141.20 13. Arizona...... 137.51 13. Texas...... 136.00 14. Liberty...... 126.72 14. Texas Tech...... 132.90 15. Baylor...... 121.16 15. Arkansas...... 129.71 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TRACK & FIELD 2008 JOHN JACOBS INVITATIONAL | NORMAN, OKLA.

‘08 MARKS IN OU RECORD BOOKS LAST YEAR AT JOHN JACOBS Former Big 12 champion turned professional star Sheldon Battle The 2007 John Jacobs Invitational proved to be one of the best won the men’s shot put with a best mark of 64-5.00 (19.63). Men in the 38 years of the event as 35 regional qualifying marks were OU’s Kevin Bookout placed second, shot putting for the first time OU Rank Athlete Time/Mark posted in men’s results and 33 in women’s. since injuring his hand during the NCAA Indoor Championships. Bookout’s best of 59-9.75 surpassed the regional qualifying 1,500-Meter Run standard. 6. Rob Sorrell 3:47.34 Toni Smith made her outdoor debut as a Sooner in the women’s 7. Jacob Boone 3:47.43 triple jump, finishing second and trouncing a 17-year-old school record with her best of 43 feet, 1.75 inches (13.15 meters). Smith Battle also won the discus throw at 191-1 (58.25). Bookout was Hammer Throw third at 177-0 (53.96). 1. Buck Sullivan 59.60 made four successful jumps all better than the former school record mark of 41-10.75 (12.77), by Jackie Smiley in 1990, before Javelin passing on her final attempt. Houston’s Ebonie Floyd ran a regional qualifying mark of 53.69 6. Jamie Alexander 46.81 to win the women’s 400-meter dash. Sooners Tijhanni Newton Women Crystal Manning of Kansas was the overall victor in the triple jump, (55.69), Leslie Cole (55.70) and Jasmine Still (55.72) were fourth OU Rank Athlete Time/Mark posting a 43-7.25 (13.29) to set a Kansas school record. through sixth, respectively. OU sophomore Jasmine Pope (56.22) was eighth. 400-Meter Dash 8. Leslie Cole 54.35 Egor Aganofov of Kansas, the Big 12 weight throw champion during the 2007 indoor season, won the hammer throw and estab- 100-Meter Hurdles RECORDS FALLING 1. Latoya Greaves 13.19 lished meet and facility records with his best of 225-10 (68.83). After recording five new program records in the 2008 indoor sea- 10. Scottesha Miller 24.17 son, University of Oklahoma have already rewritten the OU record Four men’s pole vaulters tied for top honors with OU’s Chip Heuser Javelin books on three occasions this outdoor season. 1. Amy Backel 50.80 earning the win by counting least number of attempts. Heuser jumped 17-0.75 (5.20) in his season debut to establish a regional Amy Backel kicked things off in the season-opening Tulsa Duels. In qualifying mark. her first season as a full-time thrower, Backel claimed the event’s javelin title with a throw of 155-4 (47.36) to best the previous Big 12 indoor champion Jordan Scott of Kansas was second, OU school record of 154-8 (47.14) set by Katie Webster in 1998. All-American Scott Martin was third and Northern Iowa’s Jarno Kivioja was fourth. It didn’t take long for Backel to rewrite her own record as one week later at the Bobby Lane Invitational the sophomore finished first by The OU women took the short sprints as freshman Scottesha Miller topping her own school record with a throw of 166-8 (50.80). (11.95) and Larica Urbina (12.06) finished 1-2 in the 100-meter dash and seniors Yolanda Goff (24.09) and Urbina (24.41) were 1-2 Austin, Texas was the site of the next record-breaking performance in the 200. by Oklahoma athletes as Buck Sullivan and Latoya Greaves both placed their names above the historic performance lists in their A fierce competition took place in the men’s long jump as respective divisions at the 81st Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. 2008 Olympic Trials Qualifiers Nebraska’s Arturs Abolins won with a jump of 24-10.00 (7.57) to win by one inch over Northern Iowa’s Cody Eichmeier. Oklahoma’s Sullivan started it off in the hammer throw with an NCAA Regional “A” Standard Frankie Wright (24-8.50 [7.53]) and Dermillo Wise (24-7.00 qualifying mark of 195-6 (59.60). The throw topped Nils Oliveto’s Athlete Event Time/Mark [7.49]) were third and fourth, respectively, as the top four finishers previous program record of 192-2 (58.58). jumped better than the regional qualifying standard. Latoya Greaves continued her streak of impressive performances in “B” Standard The OU women also swept the relays, taking the 4x100-meter relay Athlete Event Time/Mark her first season as a Sooner with a second-place finish in the 100- in 45.25 over Arkansas (45.68) and the 4x400, in their initial run meter hurdles with a time of 13.19. The time bested the previous Amy Backel Javelin 166-8 (50.80) this season, with a regional qualifying run of 3:39.90. Oklahoma program record of 13.27 set by Alesha Peel in 2001. Toni Smith Triple Jump 43-5 (13.23) Shardae Boutte Triple Jump 52-10.75 (16.12) OU’s Portia Nash won the women’s long jump with a season best ONE STEP CLOSER TO BEIJING leap of 19-2.00 (5.84). Nash took top honors by just one-half inch Tydree Lewis Triple Jump 52-6.5 (16.01) Five University of Oklahoma Track & Field athletes have taken one Jessica Eldridge 1,500-meter run 4:19.06 over Nebraska’s Chantae McMillan. step closer to competing in Beijing by eclipsing “B” qualifying standards for the 2008 U.S. Track & Field Olympic Trials. Big 12 60-Meter Champion Marcus Pugh (10.63) won the men’s 100-meter dash in a tight battle with teammate Jacobi Mitchell The event, which will be held June 27 - July 6 in Eugene, Ore., (10.67). has two sets of qualifying standards, an “A” standard and a “B” standard. Oklahoma’s (41.13) men also ran well in the 4x100-meter relay, winning by .01 seconds over the University of Nebraska (41.14). Athletes who attain the “A” standard will automatically be included in the event, provided they enter and declare. Athletes who attain The women’s pole vault came down to a battle between two of the “B” standard will be included in the event only if additional the best in the Big 12 as Kate Sultanova of Kansas (13-1.50 [4.00]) competitors are needed to make the event competitive (i.e., not defeated Nebraska’s Brysun Stately (12-9.50 [3.90]). enough athletes have not attained the “A” standard). Nebraska’s Daniel Roper won the men’s triple jump over OU’s Tydree Amy Backel (Javelin), Shardae Boutte (Triple Jump), Jessica Lewis. Roper’s 51-8.25 (15.75) just surpassed Lewis’ 51-7.75 Eldridge (1,500-meter run), Tydree Lewis (Triple Jump) and Toni (15.74). Smith (Triple Jump) have all recorded “B” standard marks. UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TRACK & FIELD 2008 JOHN JACOBS INVITATIONAL | NORMAN, OKLA.

OU Top-25 Men in Big 12 Rankings BOUTTE RANKED NO. 1 SOONERS IN NATIONAL RANKINGS In what is a familiar sight from the indoor season, triple jumper 100-Meter Dash Shardae Boutte is the nation’s top-ranked athlete in the event. 1. Marcus Pugh 10.31* Athlete Time/Mark 15. Jacobi Mitchell 10.83 Also a sight that is not unusual is fellow Sooner Tydree Lewis right 100-meter Dash 1. Richard Thompson, LSU...... 10.00 200-Meter Dash behind Boutte in the national rankings at No. 3. 4. Marcus Pugh 21.09* 7. Marcus Pugh, OU...... 10.31 16. Jacobi Mitchell 22.02 18. Shardae Boutte 22.62 Boutte’s jump of 52-10.75 (16.12) at last week’s Texas Relays 200-meter Dash 21. D’Andre Fisher 22.73 placed him atop the national leaderboard with Lewis’ jump of 52- 23. Tydree Lewis 22.82 1.Willie Perry, Florida...... 20.66 6.50 (16.01) just two spots behind. Texas A&M’s Tyron Stewart is at 20. Marcus Pugh, OU...... 21.09 400-Meter Dash No. 2 with a jump of 52-9.50 (16.09). 24. Brayon Brown 50.18 1,500-meter Run 800-Meter Run In all, Oklahoma athletes account for nine top-10 national rankings 1. Stephen Pifer, Colorado...... 3:42.19 1. Brayon Brown 1:50.76 led by Boutte and Lewis. 23. Rob Sorrell, OU...... 3:47.34 20. Chris Sweeney 1:57.32 24. Jacob Boone, OU...... 3:47.43 1,500-Meter Run Marcus Pugh and Chip Heuser round out the Oklahoma men in the 2. Rob Sorrell 3:47.34* top-10 of their respective events. Pugh comes in at No. 7 in the 4x100-meter Relay 3. Jacob Boone 3:47.43* 1. LSU...... 38.74 25. Chris Sweeney 4:00.37 100-meter dash while Heuser is No. 10 in the pole vault. 17. OU...... 40.44 110-Meter Hurdles 13. D’Andre Fisher 14.62 On the women’s side Jessica Eldridge and Toni Smith are currently 400-meter Hurdles 25. Jamie Alexander 16.35 the highest-ranked Sooners at No. 4 in the 1,500-meter run and 1. Jeshua Anderson, Washington State...... 49.68 the triple jump, respectively. 400-Meter Hurdles 34. Zach Dawson, OU...... 52.19 7. Zach Dawson 52.19* The women’s 4x400-meter relay is seventh nationally in the event Triple Jump 4x100 Relay with a time of 3:37.22. 1. Shardae Boutte, OU...... 16.12 3. 4/4/2008 40.44* 3. Tydree Lewis, OU...... 16.01 High Jump Latoya Greaves (100-meter hurdles) and Amy Backel (javelin) are 10. Paul Gill 2.00 both ranked eighth nationally in their respective events. Pole Vault Pole Vault 1. Jason Colwick, Rice...... 5.55 1. Chip Heuser 5.20* 10. Chip Heuser, OU...... 5.20 Triple Jump Hammer Throw 1. Shardae Boutte 16.12* 3. Tydree Lewis 16.01* 1. Jake Dunkleberger, Auburn...... 71.42 11. Frankie Green 14.56 47. Buck Sullivan, OU...... 59.60 Shot Put 24. Jamie Alexander 11.97 100-meter Dash 25. Mitch Henry 11.57 1. Kelly-Ann Baptiste, LSU...... 11.06 21. Scottesha Miller, OU...... 11.58 Hammer Throw 6. Buck Sullivan 59.60* 400-meter Dash Javelin 1. Kenyate Coleman, Mississippi...... 52.54 15. Mitch Henry 58.50 27. Leslie Cole, OU...... 54.35 * - NCAA Regional Qualifying Marks 1,500-meter Run 1. Sarah Bowman, Tennessee...... 4:16.89 4. Jessica Eldridge, OU...... 4:19.06 28. Catherine Odell, OU...... 4:26.97 4x400-meter Relay 1. LSU...... 3:29.72 7. OU...... 3:37.22 100-meter Hurdles 1. Kristi Castlin, Virginia Tech...... 12.81 8. Latoya Greaves, OU...... 13.19 Long Jump 1. Brittany Reese, Mississippi...... 6.89 19. Toni Smith, OU...... 6.08 Triple Jump 1. Kimberly Williams, Florida State...... 13.65 4. Toni Smith, OU...... 13.23 Javelin 1. Ruby Radocaj, Minnesota...... 57.15 8. Amy Backel, OU...... 50.80 UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TRACK & FIELD 2008 JOHN JACOBS INVITATIONAL | NORMAN, OKLA.

OU Top-25 Women in Big 12 Rankings TWENTY-EIGHT TOP-THREE MARKS SOONERS TOP-THREE FINISHES Through the first three weeks of the 2008 outdoor track & field 100-Meter Dash season, 17 University of Oklahoma individual athletes and three Athlete 1 2 3 TOTAL 6. Scottesha Miller 11.58* relays have accounted for 28 top-three finishes including eight 15. Jalesa Walker 12.07 Amy Backel 2 2 4 18. Missy Barnes 12.28 first-place finishes. Latoya Greaves 1 1 2 200-Meter Dash Amy Backel leads all Sooners with four top-three finishes, includ- 4. Scottesha Miller 24.00 Scottesha Miller 1 1 2 9. Tijahnni Newton 24.36 ing two first-place finishes. Latoya Greaves, Scottesha Miller and Toni Smith all have two top-three finishes on the women’s side Toni Smith 1 1 2 400-Meter Dash 1. Leslie Cole 54.35* with Greaves and Miller both claiming individual titles. Jessica Brown 1 1 2. Tijahnni Newton 55.10 Leslie Cole 1 1 4. Jasmine Still 56.16 Leslie Cole and the women’s 4x400-meter relay both have indi- 11. Amanda Mayfield 57.29 Jessica Eldridge 1 1 vidual titles on their early-season resume. 800-Meter Run Tijahnni Newton 1 1 2. Kristi Cook 2:10.67 7. Catherine Odell 2:14.02 On the men’s side, Marcus Pugh and Buck Sullivan lead the way Catherine Odell 1 1 with two top-three finishes each. Pugh owns individual title to go Jasmine Still 1 1 1,500-Meter Run along with a second-place finish. 3. Jessica Eldridge 4:19.06* 4x100-meter Relay 1 1 6. Catherine Odell 4:26.87* 18. Kelly Waters 4:39.11 Shardae Boutte lays claim to Oklahoma’s only other men’s event 4x200-meter Relay 1 1 100-Meter Hurdles title of the year. 4x400-meter Relay 1 1 1. Latoya Greaves 13.19* TOTAL 6 9 4 19 12. Latoya Heath 14.12 FAYETTEVILLE IS FAMILIAR 4x100 Relay Travel 244 miles northeast of Norman and you’ll find what is 5. 3/29/2008 45.81 becoming a home-away-from-home for the Oklahoma Track & Athlete 1 2 3 TOTAL 4x400 Relay Field program. Marcus Pugh 1 1 2 3. 4/5/2008 3:37.22* Buck Sullivan 2 2 High Jump Fayetteville, Ark., home of the University of Arkansas, is the site of 19. Ashley Hagensick 1.52 Oklahoma’s next outdoor meet, the 2008 John McDonnell Invita- Shardae Boutte 1 1 tional, and is the site of two outdoor meets of the 2008 outdoor OU Pole Vault Zach Dawson 1 1 11. Jessica Brown 3.65 season, the Arkansas Twilight (5/2) being the other. Chip Heuser 1 1 Long Jump Mitch Henry 1 1 3. Toni Smith 6.08* It was the 2008 indoor season though that Oklahoma athletes 9. Scottesha Miller 5.76 began to learn the ins-and-outs of Fayetteville, traveling to Tydree Lewis 1 1 12. Dominique Jacobs 5.67 Northwest Arkansas on five different occassions for indoor meets, 14. Latoya Heath 5.65 TOTAL 2 5 2 9 including the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Triple Jump March. 1. Toni Smith 13.23* Shot Put The Randal Tyson Track Center was a friendly welcome to some OU 10. Amy Backel 14.28 athletes including triple jumpers Shardae Boutte and Tydree Lewis Javelin as both broke Oklahoma program records in the facility. 2. Amy Backel 50.80* Boutte first broke the Oklahoma program record on Feb. 15 at the * - NCAA Regional Qualifying Marks Tyson Invitational with a jump of 54-1.00 (16.48) to become the nation’s top-ranked athlete in the event, a claim he would hold until the NCAA Championships.

It was at the NCAA Championships though that Lewis leapfrogged Boutte for the top spot in the OU record book. A jump of 54-2.50 (16.52) not only gave Lewis a second-place finish, but the Okla- homa program record. 2008 Oklahoma Sooners Outdoor Track & Field Performance List (Updated: April 7, 2008) Men Women

100-Meter Dash (Regional Qualifying Standard: 10.55) 100-Meter Dash (Regional Qualifying Standard: 11.75) 10.31-Q Marcus Pugh, Sr. Austin, Texas April 5 11.58-Q Scottesha Miller, So. Austin, Texas April 5 10.83 Jacobi Mitchell, Sr. Austin, Texas April 4 12.07 Jalesa Walker, Fr. Arlington, Texas March 29 12.28 Missy Barnes, Fr. Austin, Texas April 4 200-Meter Dash (21.35) 21.09-Q Marcus Pugh, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 200-Meter Dash (23.96) 22.02 Jacobi Mitchell, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 24.00 Scottesha Miller, So. Arlington, Texas March 29 22.62 Shardae Boutte, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 24.36 Tijahnni Newton, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 22.73 D’Andre Fisher, Fr. Arlington, Texas March 29 26.15 Missy Barnes, Fr. Arlington, Texas March 29 22.82 Tydree Lewis, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 27.04 Carli Wester, RS-Fr. Arlington, Texas March 29 23.25 Kevin Snyder, So. Arlington, Texas March 29 27.05 Toni Smith, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 23.40 Adrian Wiltshire, Jr. Arlington, Texas March 29 29.33 Katherine Johnson, Jr. Arlington, Texas March 29 23.66 Jamie Alexander, Jr. Arlington, Texas March 29 30.68 Ashley Hagensick, So. Arlington, Texas March 29 23.74 Mitch Henry, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 23.84 Paul Gill, So. Arlington, Texas March 29 400-Meter Dash (54.61) 23.93 Frankie Green, Jr. Arlington, Texas March 29 54.35-Q Leslie Cole, Jr. Arlington, Texas March 29 400-Meter Dash (47.20) 55.10 Tijahnni Newton, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 50.18 Brayon Brown, Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 5 56.16 Jasmine Still, So. Arlington, Texas March 29 57.29 Amanda Mayfield, Jr. Tulsa, Okla. March 22 800-Meter Run (1:50.40) 1:50.76 Brayon Brown, Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 4 800-Meter Run (2:09.80) 1:57.32 Chris Sweeney, RS-Fr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 4 2:10.67 Kristi Cook, Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 4 2:14.02 Catherine Odell, Sr. Tulsa, Okla. March 22 1,500-Meter Run (3:47.80) 3:47.34-Q Rob Sorrell, RS-Fr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 5 1,500-Meter Run (4:27.80) 3:47.43-Q Jacob Boone, RS-Fr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 5 4:19.06-Q Jessica Eldridge, Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 5 4:00.37 Chris Sweeney, RS-Fr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 5 4:26.87-Q Catherine Odell, Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 5 4:39.11 Kelly Waters, Fr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 5 Mile Run (4:06.00) 4:48.01 Kristi Cook, Sr. Palo Alto, Calif. April 5

3,000-Meter Steeplechase (9:07.00) Mile Run (4:49.30)

5,000-Meter Run (14:12.00) 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (10:50.25)

10,000-Meter Run (NCAA Auto: 28:45.00; Prov: 29:30.00) 5,000-Meter Run (16:52.00) 110-Meter High Hurdles (14.30) 14.62 D’Andre Fisher, Fr. Austin, Texas April 4 10,000-Meter Run (NCAA Auto: 33:30.00; Prov: 35:00.00) 16.35 Jamie Alexander, Jr. Arlington, Texas March 29 100-Meter High Hurdles (13.92) 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles (52.51) 13.19-*QW Latoya Greaves, So. Austin, Texas April 5 52.19-Q Zach Dawson, So. Austin, Texas April 3 14.12 Latoya Heath, So. Austin, Texas April 4

4x100-Meter Relay (40.66) 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles (1:00.82) 40.44-Q Leith, Mitchell, Pugh, Lewis Austin, Texas April 4 40.50-Q Lewis, Pugh, Leith, Mitchell Austin, Texas April 5 4x100-Meter Relay (45.70) 45.81 Barnes, Cole, Miller, Walker Arlington, Texas March 29 4x110-Yard Relay (40.86) 46.37 Barnes, Cole, Miller, Walker Austin, Texas April 4

4x400-Meter Relay (3:10.00) 4x110-Yard Relay (45.90)

Mile Relay (3:11.10) 4x400-Meter Relay (3:42.00) 3:37.22-Q Mock, Still, Greaves, Cole Austin, Texas April 5 High Jump (6-10.75 [2.10]) 3:41.16-Q Cole, Greaves, Newton, Walker Arlington, Texas March 29 6-6.75 (2.00) Paul Gill, So. Austin, Texas April 5

Pole Vault (16-7.00 [5.05]) Mile Relay (3:43.30) 17-0.75 (5.20)* Chip Heuser, Sr. Austin, Texas April 5 High Jump (5-9.00 [1.75]) Long Jump (24-1.00 [7.34]) 5-0.00 (1.52) Ashley Hagensick, So. Arlington, Texas March 29

Triple Jump (49-2.75 [15.00]) Pole Vault (12-7.50 [3.85]) 52-10.75 (16.12)-Q Shardae Boutte, Sr. Austin, Texas April 5 11-11.75 (3.65) Jessica Brown, So. Arlington, Texas March 29 52-6.50 (16.01)-Q Tydree Lewis, Sr. Austin, Texas April 5 49-1.00 (14.96)-Z Frankie Green, Jr. Austin, Texas April 4 Long Jump (19-8.25 [6.00]) 47-9.25 (14.56) Frankie Green, Jr. Austin, Texas April 4 19-11.50 (6.08)-QW Toni Smith, Sr. Austin, Texas April 4 19-10.75 (6.06)-Z Scottesha Miller, So. Austin, Texas April 4 Shot Put (55-1.50 [16.80]) 18-10.75 (5.76)-W Scottesha Miller, So. Austin, Texas April 4 39-3.25 (11.97) Jamie Alexander, Jr. Tulsa, Okla. March 22 18-7.25 (5.67) Dominique Jacobs, Jr. Austin, Texas April 4 37-11.50 (11.57) Matt O’Connor, Sr. Tulsa, Okla. March 22 18-6.50 (5.65)-W Latoya Heath, So. Austin, Texas April 4 37-5.75 (11.42) Mitch Henry, Sr. Tulsa, Okla. March 22 17-4.75 (5.30) Carli Wester, RS-Fr. Arlington, Texas March 29

Discus (169-7 [51.70]) Triple Jump (40-5.25 [12.32]) 135-11 (41.42) Mitch Henry, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 43-5.00 (13.23)-QW Toni Smith, Sr. Austin, Texas April 5 125-9 (38.32) Jamie Alexander, Jr. Arlington, Texas March 29 117-10 (35.91) Matt O’Connor, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 Shot Put (46-11.25 [14.30]) Javelin (202-1 [61.60]) 46-10.25 (14.28) Amy Backel, So. Arlington, Texas March 29 191-11 (58.50) Mitch Henry, Sr. Arlington, Texas March 29 162-6 (49.53) Chase Bridgforth, Jr. Tulsa, Okla. March 22 Discus (155-2 [47.30]) 153-7 (46.81) Jamie Alexander, Jr. Tulsa, Okla. March 22 Javelin (142-7 [43.45]) Hammer (186-4 [56.80]) 166-8.00 (50.80)-Q* Amy Backel, So. Arlington, Texas March 29 195-6 (59.60)-Q* Buck Sullivan, Jr. Austin, Texas April 3 Hammer (177-8 [54.15]) Decathlon (NCAA Auto: 7,500; Prov: 6,900) Heptathlon (NCAA Auto: 5,500; Prov: 5,050)

Key to Codes (-Q) - NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark (A) - Adjusted for Altitude (W) - Wind-Aided Legal Mark (2.1-4.0 meters per second) (^) - Mark Posted in Combined Event (Z) - Wind-Aided Mark (+4.0 meters per second) (*) - Oklahoma Program Record