The Sooners Tony Clement

THE SOONERS XXX oklahoma track & field

TONY CLEMENT

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SHOT PUT DISCUS 800 1,000 1500 MILE Imperical 56-9.00 (HS) 177-0 (HS) Indoor 1:52.63 2:25.91 - 4:06.98 men’s profiles Metric 17.29 (HS) 53.94 (HS) Outdoor 1:52.01 - 3:43.96 -

Personal: Son of Emery and Regina Aaron ... Has one sibling, Chauvin, who also • 2008 All-Big 12 Outdoor Conference (1,500-meter run) attended OU ... Cousin of Oklahoma tight end Jermaine Gresham ... Father played • 2008 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (1,000-meter run) basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. • 2007 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (Distance Medley Relay)

High School: Competed in both the discus and shot put at Oklahoma’s Class 5A 2008: (Cross Country) Redshirted. Ardmore High School ... Took second in the discus at the 2008 Oklahoma Class 5A State Championships with a personal-best throw of 177-0 (53.94) ... Also took fifth 2007-08: (Cross Country) Finished 87th (26:20) out of 207 runners in the Roy Griak in the shot put at the meet with a distance of 54-8.75 (16.68) ... Placed eighth in the Invitational, his first action of the season ... Improved his finish in the Penn State -Na discus with a throw of 166-11 (50.87) and sixth in the shot put at 56-9.50 (17.31) at tional Invitational, finishing 21st (26:51) on the 5.2-mile course.(Indoor) Recorded the 2008 Great Southwest Track and Field Classic ... Took fourth in the discus (161- a time of 2:27.36 to finish seventh in the 1,000-meter run at the New Balance Col- 8/49.27) and sixth in the shot (51-10/15.79) at the 2007 Oklahoma Class 5A State legiate Invitational ... Posted a personal best in 800-meter run, finishing third, with Championship to help team defend team state title ... Finished fourth in the discus a time of 1:52.63 and the mile, finishing seventh, with a time of 4:06.98 at the Tyson (153-6/46.78) as a sophomore at the 2006 Oklahoma Class 5A State Championships Invitational ... Finished fifth in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:29.47 at the Big to help lead team to team title. 12 Championships. (Outdoor) Ran a personal best in the 800-meter run (1:52.01) at the Sooner Open, placing sixth ... Was fourth in the 800-meter run (1:52) at the Sooner Twilight ... Finished sixth in the 1500 (3:51) at the Big 12 Championships ... Ended the season with a sixth place finish in the 1500 (3:45) at the NCAA Midwest Eric Bailey Regional. Sophomore | Sprints/Hurdles 2006-2007: (Cross Country) Missed the first two races of the season with an infection in his leg ... Finished 69th (27:23) at the Penn State National Invitational ... Portland, Ore. | Weber State Placed 73rd (26:52) at the Big 12 Championships ... Ended the season 61st (32:44) at the NCAA Midwest Regional. (Indoor) Took second in the college section of the 110H 400H 800-meter run at the Razorback Invitational with a run of 1:56.04 ... Was second Indoor - - in the collegiate section of the mile run at the Tyson Invitational in 4:12.12 ... Ran Outdoor 14.46 51.62 the first leg on OU’s distance medley relay that took fourth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Posted his season best in the mile (4:11.01) at the Alex Wilson • 2008 Big Sky 400-meter Hurdles Champion Invitational. (Outdoor) Redshirted. • 2008 Big Sky 4x400-meter Relay Champion • 2008 All-Big Sky Conference (Outdoor 400 hurdles, 4x400 relay, 110 hurdles) High School: Three-time state (Class 4) champion at Lee’s Summit North ...Swept • 2008 All-Big Sky Conference (Indoor 4x100 relay) the state titles in the 3200-meter run (9:16.27) and 1600-meter run (4:17.05) as a senior ... As a junior, won the 3200 and was fourth in the 1600 ... As a sophomore, Personal: Son of Jodell and Karen Bailey ... Has two siblings: Jonalee and Janora ... was runner-up in the 3200 ... Named 2006 Kansas City Star all-metro track athlete of Related to Walter Bailey, a cornerback on the University of Washington Rose Bowl the year. teams of the early ‘90s.

At Weber State: (Indoor) Qualified for two events at the Big Sky Championships ... Finished fifth overall in the 400 meters with a career-best time of 48.76 ... Was part of the 4x400-meter relay that finished third, earning All-Conference honors ... Posted a career-best time of 8.43 in the 60 meter hurdles, the eighth best time in Weber State history. (Outdoor) Won the Big Sky title in the 400 meter hurdles ... Posted a career-best time of 51.62 to capture the event ... Was part of the WSU 4x400-meter relay that won first place at the conference championships ... Earned All-Conference honors by finishing third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.46 ... Totaled 18.5 points at the conference meet, the most of any Weber State athlete ... Qualified for the NCAA West Region Championships in the 400 meter hurdles ... Holds the Weber State freshman record in the 400-meter hurdles.

High School: 2007 Oregon 300-meter hurldes state champion with a time of 37.78.

Other: Finished fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2008 U.S. Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 53.94.

68 University of Oklahoma Track & Field | 2009 Oklahoma Sooners men’s profiles the event title at the adidas Classic at 50-8.75 (15.46) ... Jumped a personal indoor Shardae Boutte best of 52-4.75 (15.97) to win the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Was sixth at the Tyson Senior | Horizontal Jumps Invitational with a triple jump of 52-0.00 (15.85) ... Placed 11th in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a best of 49-7.00 (15.11). (Outdoor) Won El Paso, Texas | South Plains College the Midwest Region title with his first and best triple jump of 52-8.00 (16.05) ... Big 12 Champion in the triple jump ... Posted a personal best of 53-3.75 (16.25) to win LONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP ... Season-best long jump of 23-11.50 (7.30) came at Texas Relays ... Triple jumped Imperial 24-11.75 55-0.00 53-8.50 (16.37) with illegal wind (+4.1) at the John McDonnell Invitational ... Triple Metric 7.61 16.76 jumped 52-1.75 (15.89) at the Arkansas Twilight ... Placed ninth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a best of 51-7.25 (15.73). • 2008 NCAA All-American (Triple Jump) • 2008 NCAA Midwest Region Triple Jump Champion At South Plains Junior College: NJCAA All-American ... Runner-up in the triple • 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Triple Jump Champion jump at the 2005 and 2006 NJCAA Outdoor Championships ... Placed 10th in the • 2008 All-Big Conference (Outdoor Long Jump, Outdoor Triple Jump) long jump at the 2006 NJCAA meet ... School record holder in the indoor and outdoor • 2008 NCAA All-American (Indoor Triple Jump) triple jumps. • 2008 Big 12 Indoor Triple Jump Champion • 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Triple Jump) High School: Class 5A state triple jump champion for Andress High School in Texas • 2007 Midwest Region Triple Jump Champion as a senior ... Was sixth as a junior. • 2007 Big 12 Outdoor Triple Jump Champion • 2007 All-Big Conference (Outdoor Triple Jump) • 2006 NJCAA All-American (Outdoor Triple Jump) • 2005 NJCAA All-American (Outdoor Triple Jump)

Personal: Studied film at South Plains Junior College ... Film and video studies major.

Summer 2008: Finished 18th in the triple jump with a distance of 51-7.75 (15.74) at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

2007-08: (Indoor) Claimed the Big 12 Indoor triple jump title with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 52-10.00 (16.10) ... Finished seventh at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 52-2.75 (15.92) ... Recorded a jump of 54-1.00 (16.48), an NCAA automatic qualifying mark, at the Tyson Invitational ... Established then-Oklahoma program record, besting the previous record of 16.19 set by Jerome Douglas in 1997 ... Named Big 12 Athlete of the Week for the performance ... Opened the year at the Arkansas Invitational by besting his previous personal record in the long jump by more than eight inches, jumping 24-11.75 (7.61) to claim the event win ... The mark ranks fifth in the Oklahoma record books ... Claimed the Luke Bryant triple jump title at the Razorback Invitational with an NCAA automatic qualifying Redshirt Freshman | Throws mark of 52-11.50 (16.14) ... Recorded a sweep by defending his triple jump crown (51-10.50/15.81) and winning the long jump title (24-2.25/7.37) in front of a home Clearwater, Kan. | Arizona crowd at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Finished fourth in the long jump at the adidas Classic with a best jump of 23-3.50 (7.10). (Outdoor) Became the first person in the DISCUS NCAA to jump over 55 feet for three consecutive season ... Opened his 2008 outdoor Imperial 187-10 season with a triple jump title at the Texas Relays, clearing a distance of 52-10.75 Metric 57.26 (16.12) ... Won the triple jump title at the John McDonnell Invitational with a jump of 52-10.00 (16.10) ... Finished second in the long jump (24-7.25/7.50) at the Sooner Personal: Full name is Luke Andrew Bryant ... Son of Larry and Marge Bryant ... Has Invitational ... Finished second in the triple jump behind teammate Tydree Lewis with one sister, Jill. an NCAA regional qualifying jump of 52-4.50 (15.96) at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Also finished sixth in the men’s long jump with a regional qualifying mark of 24-4.25 At Arizona: Redshirted ... Competed unattached in seven meets ... Had five meets (7.42) at the event ... Finished seventh in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships over 180-0 in the discus ... Tossed collegiate personal best of 187-10 (57.26) at with a distance of 24-3.50 (7.40) ... Won his third straight Big 12 triple jump title Paradise Valley Meet in April of 2008. and successfully defended his 2007 Big 12 outdoor triple jump title with a jump of 54-4.75 (16.58) ... Repeated Big 12 performance with a triple jump title in the High School: Competed for Clearwater (Kan.) High School ... Holds the Kansas 4A NCAA Midwest Regional with a personal-best distance of 55-0.00 (16.76) ... Earned State Meet record with a distance of 205-5 ... Won the 2007 Golden West Invitational NCAA All-America honors in the triple jump with seventh-place finish at the NCAA (205-10), 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals (201-7) and the 2007 Great Southwest Meet Championships, jumping a distance of 53-6.25 (16.31). (197-8) ... Finished second in the 2007 U.S. Junior Nationals ... Joined current Sooner Kevin Snyder as a member of the U.S. team at the 2007 Pan-Am Junior Athletics 2006-2007: (Indoor) Entered the Big 12 Indoor Championships as the conference’s Championships where Bryant claimed the discus title with a throw of 195-0 (59.45) No. 2-ranked triple jumper but was unable to compete after colliding with another ... Also lettered three years in basketball and one year in football. athlete and breaking his nose during his first long jump attempt ... Placed second in the triple jump at the Razorback Invitational with a best of 50-11.00 (15.52) ... Took

LONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP 800 1000 1500 Imperical 24-6.50 52-4.25 Indoor 1:50.10 2:24.08 - men’s profiles Metric 7.48 15.95 Outdoor 1:52.4 - 3:45.79

Personal: Will skip final semester of high school to enroll early at OU ... Son of • 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 1000-meter run, DMR) William Claye Sr. and Saffie Tunis ... Has two siblings: James and Taiyon Smith ... • 2007 NJCAA All-American (Indoor Mile) Brother, James, played football at Cal Berkley. • 2007 NJCAA All-American (1500) • 2006 NJCAA All-American (Indoor Mile) High School: Two-time Arizona state champion in the triple jump ... Named to the 2008 USA Today All-USA Track & Field Team in both the long and triple jump ... Posted Personal: Son of Reynold Clement … Has one sister, Anna Marie … Public the nation’s best jump, 52-4.25, in 2008 high school triple jump action ... Two-time Administration major. U.S. Junior Olympic triple jump champion ... Finished first in the triple jump as a member of Team USA at the 2008 Bank of Scotland Cup with a jump of 50-6.75 2008: (Cross Country) Redshirted. (15.41) ... Holds the Arizona triple jump record ... Became the first ever Arizona high school athlete to triple jump over 50 feet ... Set Arizona state meet record in 2007 2007-08: (Cross Country) Finished second in his first competition as a Sooner, ... Won the triple jump title at the 2008 Great Southwest Classic with a distance of completing the four-mile Golden Hurricane Invitational course in a time of 19:47 51-0.25 (15.55) ... Two-time triple jump winner and one-time long jump winner at ... Finished 70th and 52nd in the Roy Griak Invitational and Penn State National the Arcadia (Ca.) jumps event. Invitational. (Indoor) Began Sooner career with a bang, claiming the 800-meter title at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 1:51.33 ... Ran the opening leg on the

Tony Clement school-record holding distance medley relay that finished second at the Razorback Invitational with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 9:42.35 ... Finished third in the championship 800-meter run with a time of 1:50.55 at the Razorback Invitational ... Posted a season-best time of 2:24.08, second fastest in OU history, in the 1,000-meter run to finish second at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Recorded a personal best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:50.10 to finish second in the 800-meter run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Ran the opening leg on the distance medley relay that finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 9:45.64 ... Took silver in the 1,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 2:27.51 ... Ran the opening leg on the distance medley relay that finished third at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 9:59.70 ... Recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:50.33 in the 800-meter dash at the NCAA Last Chance Qualifier.(Outdoor) Redshirted.

Hagerstown CC: Third (4:13.02) in mile run at 2007 NJCAA Indoor Championships ... Ran fourth (3:56.13) in 1500-meter run preliminaries at 2007 NJCAA Outdoor Championships ... Three-time NJCAA All-American.

High School: Did not run track until senior year in high school ... State qualifier in two events, finishing eighth in the 1600 and 11th in the 800.

800 JAVELIN Indoor 1:52.93 Imperical 188-3 Outdoor 1:51.55 Metric 57.37

Personal: Son of Mel and Mandy Cooper ... Has one older brother, Aaron, and one Personal: Full name is Mark Lawrence Costello ... Son of Larry and Donna Costello ... younger brother, Michael ... Marketing major. Has one sister, Jen.

2007-08: (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted. High School: Claimed the triple jump title (42.10) at the 2008 Mount Caramel Invitational along with finishing third in the javelin with a toss of 174-5 ... Finished At DePaul: Won 800 meters at Mike Poehlein Invitational and Redbird Classic ... third in the discus (145-11) and fourth in the javelin (169-8) and triple jump (42- Season-best 800 (1:54.01) came with second-place finish at Dave Rankin Invitational 9.25) at the 2008 PIAA District IV Track & Field Championship ... Finished eighth in the ... Also ran cross country ... Named Academic All-American in 2006. triple jump at the 2007 PIAA District IV Track & Field Championship ... Also took 11th in the javelin (157-5.00) in the javelin at the event ... Finished ninth (41-6.50) in the High School: Earned letters in soccer and track ... First-team all-conference, all- triple jump at the 2006 PIAA District IV Track & Field Championship ... Teamed with section and all-state in the 800 at O’Fallon Township ... Owns high school records in Dan Picarella to win the triple jump at the 2007 Schuylkill Relays with a combined 800 and 1600 as well as member of school-record holding 4x800, distance medley total of 80-4.00 ... Won the javelin at the 2007 Schuylkill League meet with a throw and sprint medley relays. of 188-3.00 ... Named to the 2007 News Item All Star team ... Holds the Mount Caramel javelin record ... Also lettered in basketball and golf at Mount Caramel.

Zach Dawson

400 400H 600 60H 110H Indoor 48.54 - 1:10.18 Indoor 8.08 - men’s profiles Outdoor 46.61 50.67 - Outdoor - 14.19

• 2008 All-Big 12 Outdoor Conference (400-meter hurdles, 4x400 Relay) Personal: Son of Carla Fisher and grandson of Barbara Fisher … Has one sister, • 2008 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (4x400, Distance Medley Relay) Meesha, and one brother, Dazohn … Brother played football at Southern Arkansas • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 4x400 Relay) University … Business major. • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 600-yard run, 4x400 Relay) 2007-08: (Indoor) Opened the year with his only action in the 400-meter dash Personal: Son of Steve Dawson and Susan Stout ... Has two sisters -- Tiffany and at the Arkansas Invitational, posting a time of 53.26 ... Took fifth in the 55-meter Christin ... Mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, uncle, great-uncle and sister hurdles at the Texas Tech Invitational with a time of 7.75 after running a 7.69 in all attended OU. the prelims ... Finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.30) consolation final at the Razorback Invitational ... Took second in the 60-meter hurdles at the J.D. Martin 2007-08: (Indoor) Opened the year strong with a seventh-place finish in the Invitational with a time of 8.17 ... Claimed a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter 400-meter dash at the Arkansas Invitational with a season’s best time of 48.57 ... hurdles (8.10) at the Adidas Classic ... Ran a season-best time of 8.08 to finish Also ran the anchor leg on the 4x400 team that took fourth at the same event with a second in the 60-meter hurdles at the Sooner Indoor Open ... Finished 13th in the time of 3:13.94 ... Ran the second leg on the school-record holding distance medley 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships. (Outdoor) Placed sixth in the 110- relay that finished second at the Razorback Invitational with an NCAA provisional meter hurdles (14.95) at both the Bobby Lane Invitational and at the John Jacobs qualifying time of 9:42.35 ... Finished fourth in the 600-yard run (1:12.25) at the Invitational (14.38) ... Took fourth (14.34) at the John McDonnell Invitational ... J.D. Martin Invitational ... Ran the second leg on the distance medley relay that Runner-up (14.56) at the Sooner Open ... Took first (14.19) at the Arkansas Twilight finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational with an NCAA provisional qualifying time ... Finished third (14.30) at the Sooner Twilight ... Finished season with a 10th-place of 9:45.64 ... Posted a season-best time in the 600-yard run (1:11.11) to finish finish (14.28) at the Big 12 Championships. second at the Sooner Indoor Open ... Finished 13th in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 1:11.96 ... Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400 relay High School: State champion as a senior in 110-meter (14.48) and 300-meter that finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 3:13.87 ... Also hurdles (37.75) ... 2007 state leader in both races ... Owns Santa Fe school records ran the second leg on the distance medley relay that finished third at the Big 12 in both events ... Ran leg on 4x400-meter relay that placed seventh at state Championships with a time of 9:59.70. (Outdoor) Runner-up in the 400-meter championships ... Third in state in 110 hurdles (14.68), 10th in 300 hurdles (40.29) hurdles (52.32) at the Bobby Lane Invitational ... Took first in the 400-meter hurdles and fourth as part of 4x100 relay as a junior ... Swept 110 and 300 hurdles at 2006 (51.12) at John McDonnell Invitational ... Finished first in the 400-meter dash (46.61) and 2007 conference and regional championships … Named 2006-07 Track & Field and team placed second in the 4x400 relay at the Sooner Open ... Claimed first-place Athlete of the Year by The Daily Oklahoman and The Edmond Sun. honors in the 400-meter hurdles (51.28) at the Sooner Twilight... Finished fifth in the 400-meter hurdles (50.67) at the Big 12 Championships.

Summer 2007: Ran 11th overall (48.01) in the 400-meter dash at the U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships (June 22). D’Andre Fisher

2006-2007: (Indoor) Finished fifth in the 400-meter dash (48.54) at the adidas Classic ... Took second place in the 600-yard run (1:11.71) at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Placed fifth (1:10.18) in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Championships. (Outdoor) Opened season running 49.03 in 400-meter dash at Tulsa Duels ... Season best of 47.53 came at John Jacobs Invitational ... Finished fourth in the invitational field (48.01) at the John McDonnell Invitational ... Placed 16th in the 400 at the Big 12 Championships, clocking 47.30 ... All-Big 12 honoree as part of the team’s sixth- place 4x400-meter relay ... Ran the opening leg on OU’s 4x400 relay that placed 12th at the NCAA Championships.

High School: State runner-up in the 800-meter run and third in the 400-meter dash in 2006 ... Ran personal bests of 1:54.34 in the 800 and 48.58 in the 400 at the meet, which ranked second and fourth, respectively, among the state’s high school athletes ... Also ran legs on Edmond Santa Fe’s third-place 4x400 relay and fourth-place 4x800-meter relay.

HIGH JUMP LONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP Imperical 7-0.75 Imperial 23-0.75 50-8.0 Metric 2.15 Metric 7.03 15.34

• 2008 All-Big 12 Outdoor Conference (High Jump) • 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor Triple Jump) • 2008 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (High Jump) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor Triple Jump) • 2007 NJCAA All-American (Indoor High Jump) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Triple Jump) • 2007 NJCAA All-American (Outdoor High Jump) • 2004 California Junior College Triple Jump Champion • 2006 NJCAA All-American (Indoor High Jump) • 2006 NJCAA All-American (Outdoor High Jump) Personal: Son of Linda Green ... Human relations major ... First team Academic All-Big 12 in 2008. Personal: Full name is Paul Edward Gill ... Son of John and Leslie Gill ... Has one sister, Margaret, and three brothers - John, Doug and Russell ... Brother Doug 2007-08: (Indoor) Posted a season-best long jump, 21-7.25 (6.58) at the Arkansas competed in cross country at St. Ambrose University ... Sociology/Criminology major. Invitational ... Hit a season-best triple jump, 47-9.00 (14.55), at the Razorback Invitational ... Took second in the triple jump at the J.D. Martin Invitational with 2007-08: (Indoor) Opened the year with a third-place finish in the high jump at a jump of 47-3.75 (14.42) ... Tied a season-best jump, 47-9.00 (14.55) en route the Arkansas Invitational, recording a top jump of 6-8.25 (2.04) ... Improved mark to to finishing fifth at the Adidas Classic.(Outdoor) Took 10th in the triple jump 6-8.75 (2.05) to finish in a tie for fourth at the Razorback Invitational ... Recorded an with a distance of 49-1 at the Texas Relays ... Placed eigth at the John McDonnell identical mark of 6-8.75 (2.05) to finish sixth at the Adidas Classic ... Finished sixth Invitational ... Took third-place finishes at both the Sooner Open and the Arkansas at the Tyson Invitational with a top jump of 6-9.50 (2.07) ... Finished fourth in the Twilight ... Earned eighth place with a jump of 50-2 at the Big 12 Championships ... high jump at the Sooner Indoor Open with a mark of 6-8.25 (2.04) ... Finished eighth Leapt a distance of 48-10 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, to finish 10th. at the Big 12 Championships, clearing a height of 6-9.75 (2.08). (Outdoor) Jumped a season-best height (7-0) to earn a first-place finish at the Sooner Open ... Placed 2006-2007: (Indoor) Placed fifth in the triple jump at 49-4.25 (15.04) at the second at John Jacobs Invitational ... Finished eighth in the Big 12 Championships Razorback Invitational ... Took fourth at 48-9.00 (14.86) at the adidas Classic ... with a jump of 6-10 ... Took ninth (6-11) at NCAA Midwest Regional and qualifed for Earned third place at 48-0.00 (14.63) at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... Placed seventh the NCAA Championships as an at-large selection. in the triple jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a best of 48-4.75 (14.75). (Outdoor) Triple jumped 49-11.25 (15.22) at John McDonnell Invitational At Glendale CC: Four-time Junior College All-American ... Second (7-0.75/2.15) in ... Improved to 50-3.25 (15.32) at Sooner Invitational ... Placed seventh in the triple high jump at 2007 NJCAA Indoor Championships ... Third (6-10.75/2.10) in high jump jump at the Big 12 Championships, jumping 49-11.25 (15.22). at 2007 NJCAA Outdoor Championships ... Jumped 7-0.75/2.15 at Sun Angel Track Classic, placing second. 2005-2006: Redshirted.

High School: Arizona 5A runner-up in the high jump. At Mesa Junior College: The 2004 California Junior College champion in the triple jump ... Recorded a mark of 50-8.0 (15.34 meters) ... Established a personal best of D’Andre Fisher Other: Placed seventh (6-6.75/2.00) at the 2005 U.S. Junior Olympics, after winning 23-0.75 (7.03 meters) in the long jump. Region 10 championship ... Ninth (6-6.75/2.00) in high jump at 2005 and 2006 U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships. Other: Placed fifth in the triple jump at the 2004 USATF Junior Olympics ... Placed eighth at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

High School: Placed sixth in the triple jump at the California state championships ... High school All-American. Paul Gill

LONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP LONG JUMP Imperical 25-1 51-6 Imperical 26-0 men’s profiles Metric 7.64 15.69 Metric 7.92

• 2008 California Junior College Triple Jump Champion • 2008 NCAA All-American (Indoor Long Jump) • 2008 All-SEC Conference (Outdoor Long Jump) Personal: Full name is Neelon Thaddeus Greenwood ... Son of Esteben and Pam • 2008 All-SEC Conference (Indoor Long Jump) Greenwood ... Has one brother, Esteben Jr., and one sister, Destiny ... Brother played • 2007 All-SEC Conference (Outdoor Long Jump) collegiate basketball at Solano Community College. Personal: Full name is Justion Timothy Gunn ... Son of Henry and Elaine Gunn ... Has At Sacramento City College: Leapt a personal-best 51-6 (15.69) in the triple jump one brother, Henry III, and one sister, Shanelle ... Cousin Harland Gunn is a redshirt to claim a state title at the 2008 California State Championships ... Swept the long freshman offensive lineman at the University of Miami. (24-10/7.56) and triple (49-10/15.18) jumps at the 2008 Nor-Cal Championships, defending his 2007 titles in both ... Named 2008 Big 8 Conference Field Athlete of the At Mississippi: Finished fifth in the long jump at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Champion- Year after winning the long jump and triple jump with distances of 23-6 (7.16) and ships with a personal-best distance of 26-0 (7.92) ... Claimed second at the 2008 SEC 47-11 (14.60), respectively ... Named 2007 SCC Freshman of the Year and 2007 Big 8 Indoor Championships with a jump of 24-9.25 (7.55) ... Leapt a distance of 24-11.0 Conference Field Athlete of the Year ... Leapt a personal-best 25-1 (7.64) in the long in the long jump for a fourth place finish at the 2007 SEC Outdoor Championships ... jump at the 2008 Mt. Sac Relays ... Finished fourth in the long jump (22-8.50/6.92) Placed 12th in the long jump at the 2007 SEC Indoor Championships with a distance and fifth in the triple jump (47-5.00/14.45) at the 2007 California State Champion- of 22-6.5 ... Recorded a personal best time of 14.68 in the 110-meter hurdles at the ships ... Claimed Nor-Cal Championship titles in both the long jump (23-4.50/7.12) Drake Relays ... Advanced to the 2007 NCAA Championships with a second-place and triple jump (48-9.25/14.86) ... Helped lead team to 2007 and 2008 Nor-Cal Finish in the long jump with a distance of 24-10.50 at the 2007 Mideast Regional ... Championships and 2007 California State Championships ... Also played basketball at Finished 14th at the 2007 NCAA Championships with a distance of 24-6.5 in the long Sacramento City College. jump.

High School: Competed at Fairfield High School (Fairfield, Calif.) ... Recorded a High School: Competed at Midwest City High School, in Oklahoma’s largest class of 50-foot triple jump during his high school career ... Took fifth in the triple jump at the competition, Class 6A. 2006 California State Championships with a distance of 49-3.50 (15.02) ... Finished second in the triple jump at the 2006 Stanford Invitational with a distance of 46-4.25 (14.12) ... Holds the CIF-San Joaquin Section Division II meet record in the triple jump with a distance of 48-7.50 (14.82) ... Also competed in basketball for Fairfield High School.

Frankie Green

JAVELIN 1,600 3,200 Imperical 208-3 Indoor - - Metric 63.49 Outdoor 4:18.20 9:17.20

• 2007 California Junior College Javelin Champion Personal: Full name is Bill Lee Kogel ... Son of Jeff and Cinda Kogel ... has two siblings, Pam and Lynn. Personal: Son of Gary Lee Jeffrey Sr. ...Has two sisters, Kimiko Ritter and Jennifer Jeffrey. 2008: (Cross Country) Redshirted.

2007-08: (Outdoor) Redshirted after suffering a severe injury from a bicycle- High School: Named the most valuable performer for the second straight year in automobile collison. the Class A competition in the 2008 Dan Lennon Invitational after winning both the 1600 (4:32.32) and the 3200 (9:27.25) ... Named the 2007-08 Gatorade Cross At Moorpark: California college level state champion in the javelin. Country Men’s Runner of the Year for the state of South Dakota ... Finished second in the 1,600-meter run at the 2008 South Dakota Class AA State Championship with a time of 4:26.10 ... Won the 2007 South Dakota Class AA State Championship in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:28.87 ... Also finished second in the 1600 at the same meet ... Awarded the South Dakota Activities Association “Gold Medal” award for fastest time of all South Dakota classes in the 3,200-meter run ... Took the title in the 2006 South Dakota Class AA Cross Country Championships in a 5K time of 15:26 ... Finished third in the 2007 South Dakota Class AA Cross Country Championships despite battling mono ... Helped lead cross country team to second-place finishes in both 2006 and 2007 ... Won the 1,600-meter run in 4:40.01 and the 3,200-meter run in 9:34.74 and received the Boys’ Class A MVP honors at the 2007 Dan Lennon Invitational ... Won the 5K in the 2007 Mack Butler Invitational with a time of 16:53 ... Ran a personal best mile of 4:19.51 at the Nike Outdoor Nationals ... Recorded 5K times of 15:52 and 15:42, respectively, at the 2007 Nike Team Heartland Regional and the 2007 Footlocker Midwest Regional ... Finished 13th in the two-mile run, 9:27.18, at the 2008 Nike Indoor Nationals ... Holds high school program records in both the 1600- and 3200-meter run.

1,600 JAVELIN Indoor - Imperical 212-0 men’s profiles Outdoor 4:13.79 Metric 64.61

Personal: Full name is Ross David Larimer ... Son of David and Linda Larimer ... Has Personal: Full name is Benajmin William Latham ... Son of Mark and Jackie Latham one sister, Andrea. ... Has four siblings: Jen, Sarah, Aubrey and Tyler ... Sister Sarah played basketball at Bucknell. 2008: (Cross Country) Redshirted. High School: Three-time Connecticut Class L state champion in the javelin High School: Named to the St. Louis Post Dispatch 2008 all-metro third team … (2006/177-2, 2007/190-5, 2008/200-1) and two-time Connecticut State Open champion ... Unleashed Fitch record in the javelin (212-0) to take first at the 2008 Ran a season-best 4:13.79 to take third place in the 1,600 at the 2008 Missouri Irv Black High School Invitational ... Finished third (176-0) in the 2007 Connecticut Class 4 meet … 2007 Missouri all-state in cross country … Also named all-district, State Open ... Won 2007 Eastern Connecticut Conference meet with a throw of all-sectional and all-conference … High school team took second in 2007 Missouri 190-2 ... Finished fifth in both the shot put (47-3.00) and discus (131-8) at the 2008 Cross Country State Championships … Came in 15th individually with time of Connecticut State Championships ... Helped high school team to a third-place finish 16:28 … Finished second in the 2007 Northwest Stan Nelson Invitational … in 2006 Connecticut Class L State Championships and a fourth-place finish in 2008 ... Finished fifth in the 1,600-meter run (4:15.62) in the 2007 Missouri Track & Field Also finished 16th in the discus in the 2006 state championship (108-6) ... National State Championships … Received St. Louis Post Dispatch all-metro team honorable Honor Society member. mention … Holds high school’s record in the 1600 (4:13.79). Other: Finished second at the 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals with a throw of 200-11 (61.23) ... Finished eighth (181-2) in the 2007 Nike Outdoor National Championships.

HIGH JUMP LONG JUMP SHOT PUT DISCUS Imperical 6-8 24-11 Imperical 56-7.50 (HS) 159-0 (HS) Metric 2.03 7.59 Metric 17.25 (HS) 48.46 (HS)

Personal: Full name is Alex James Madkins II ... Versatile athlete, having claimed Personal: Full name is Holden Thomas Mitchell ... Did not start competing in the state titles in high jump and long jump, along with running the 300-meter hurdles in shot put until junior year of high school ... Son of Ray and Sue Mitchell ... Has three high school ... Son of Alex and Lenora Madkins. siblings: Tyler, Sam and Riley ... Brother Tyler attended OU ... Brother Sam plays basketball at the University of Tulsa. High School: Competed at Midwest City High School in Oklahoma’s largest class, 6A ... Claimed titles in both the long jump and high jump at the 2008 Oklahoma Class 6A High School: Competed at Bartlesville High School (Class 6A) ... Took third in the State Championships ... Posted one of the nation’s top marks in the long jump with shot at the 2008 Oklahoma State Championships ... Also qualified for state in the a distance of 24-11 (7.59) ... Established a personal best in the high jump en route discus ... Finished fourth in the shot and eighth in the discus at the 2007 Oklahoma to the state title with a height of 6-8 (2.03) ... Also ran the 300-meter hurdles at the state championships, placing fourth at state with a time of 40.87 ... Scored 24 of State Championships ... Also competed in football at Bartlesville ... Named to 2008 team’s 80 points as the program finished second in state ... NamedThe Oklahoman’s Class 6A All-Star Team by the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association ... Played in boys track athlete of the year ... Also named first team Big All-City in the high jump the 2008 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State football game as a member of the and long jump ... Finished third in the long jump and sixth in the high jump at the Large East Team. 2008 Great Southwest Track and Field Classic ... Named all-state ... Took first in the long jump at the 2008 John Jacobs Invitational with a distance of 22-3.50 (6.79).

Marco Moon Junior | Horizontal Jumps San Francisco, Calif. | Sacramento City College

TRIPLE JUMP Imperial 50-8.50 Metric 15.45

Personal: Full name is Marco Julius Moon ... A versatile athlete, competed in combined events on the junior college level ... A cornerback in high school, originally signed with Cal-Poly to play football ... Son of Luke and Rachel Moon ... Has one brother, Kendrick.

At Sacramento City College: Took fourth in the triple jump at the 2008 California State Championships with a jump of 48-4.75 (14.75) ... Also finished fifth in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.79) and 400-meter hurdles (54.00) at the event ... Finished second in the triple jump with a jump of 48-8 (14.83) and in the decathlon with 5,890 points at the 2008 Nor-Cal Championships ... Also took second in the 400-meter hurdles (53.60) and fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.12) at the meet ... Finished third in the triple jump at the 2008 Big 8 Championships with a jump of 46-3.25 (14.10) ... Also claimed fourth in the long jump at the event with a distance of 21-11.0 (6.68).

High School: Competed at Archbishop Riordan High School (San Francisco, Calif.) ... Finished 10th in state in the triple jump ... Ran on program’s 4x400-meter relay that claimed seventh in state ... Also a highly recruited football player coming out of high school at the cornerback position.

800 MILE SHOT PUT DISCUS Indoor - - Imperical 50-0.00 (HS) 179-0 (HS) men’s profiles Outdoor 1:55.00 4:21.06 Metric 15.24 (HS) 54.55 (HS)

Personal: Son of Scott and Peggy Moreland ... Brother, Dane, competed at Personal: Son of Ron and Leah Mulkey ... Has two sisters, Alissa and Meridith, and Minnesota State-Moorhead and is now a volunteer coach at Oklahoma ... Has one brother, Greg ... Both father and brother attended OU. another brother, Brody. High School: Placed third in the discus at the 2008 Oklahoma State High School At Minnesota State-Moorhead: (Cross Country) Finished 18th at the 2007 NSIC Championships with a throw of 173-6 (52.88) as a senior ... Claimed the discus Cross Country Championships and helped program capture the NSIC Championship title with a toss of 170-10 (52.07) at the 2008 John Jacobs Invitational ... Took crown ... (Indoor) Finished sixth in the 1,000-meter run at the 2008 NSIC Indoor sixth in the discus and eighth in the shot at the 2007 Oklahoma State High School Championships ... (Outdoor) Helped program’s 4x800-meter relay to a third-place Championships ... Also played football at Duncan High School. finish at the NSIC Outdoor Championships.

High School: Three-sport captain, earned 12 varsity letters ... Finished fourth in the mile at the Wisconsin State Championship with a time of 4:21.06 ... Three-time Most Valuable Runner in cross-country, earned all-conference, all-region and all-section honors ... Three-time all-area basketball pick, two-time MVP and All-Heart O’ North Conference choice ... Four-time Wisconsin all-state runner, 11 time regional champ ... Finished 33rd at 2007 NSIC Cross-Country Championships ... School record holder in the mile at Northwestern.

Evan Pierson Freshman | Sprints Olathe, Kan. | Olathe South High School

100 200 Indoor - - Outdoor 10.45 21.80

Personal: Full name is Evan Scott Pierson ... Son of Randy and Susan Pierson ... Has one brother, Corbin.

High School: Entered the 2008 outdoor season ranked ninth nationally in the 100-meter dash ... four-year Kansas State Championships qualifier ... anchored school’s 4x100-meter relay to a third-place finish in the 2008 Kansas State Championships despite a sore left hamstring that kept him out of the 100 and limited him in the 200 ... recorded the fastest 2007 100-meter dash time for the state of Kansas with a 10.45 and the third-fastest 200 with a time of 22.02 ... claimed the 100-meter dash title (10.90) and finished second in the 200 (22.77) at the USATF Missouri Valley Association Track and Field Championships ... finished second in the 100 at the 2007 Kansas Relays with a time of 10.69 after running a 10.65 in the prelims ... owns five second-place Kansas state medals ... 2007 regional champion in both the 100- and 200-meter dash ... named All-Sunflower, all-city and second team all-metro ... finished second in the 100 (10.67) at the 2006 Kansas State Championships and ran on school’s 4x100 relay that also claimed silver ... finished third in the 100-meter dash (10.71) and fourth in the 200-meter dash (22.52) at the 2006 Sunflower League Championships ... owns high school’s program records in both the 100 (10.3) and 200 (21.8) and is a member of program’s fastest 4x100- meter relay (42.3) and 4x200-meter relay (1:29.32).

SHOT DISCUS JAVELIN Imperical 63-6 (HS) 188-11 (HS) Imperical 239-8 Metric 19.35 (HS) 57.58 (HS) Metric 73.06

Personal: Full name is Colin Paul Quirke ... Holds dual Irish-American citizenship • 2007 NCAA All-American (Javelin) ... Has suffered a number of injuries throughout high school including a severe • 2007 SEC Javelin Champion concussion that hospitalized him for a month, a torn groin and surgery on the labrum • 2007 All-SEC Conference (Javelin) and rotator cuff in his right shoulder ... Son of Paul Quirke ... Has two sisters, Jessica and Ashleon ... Father competed in the shot put at Manhattan and competed in the Personal: Full name is Chad Patrick Radgowski ... Son of Richard and Cecelia 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games for Ireland ... Mother competed in track and cross Radgowski ... Has two siblings; Taylor and Conner country at the University of Connecticut. At LSU: (2008) Was an NCAA Championships participant in the javelin for the High School: Competed at Los Gatos High School (Calif.) where he was the varsity second-straight season ... Just missed qualifying for the national final with a 13th- track & field MVP all four years of competition ... Recorded the top high school shot place finish in his specialty at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Recorded a mark put throw of 2008 for the state of California ... Finished second in the shot put at the of 210-11 in qualifying at the NCAA meet ... Automatically qualified for the national 2008 California State Championships with a throw of 62-0 (18.89) after throwing a meet with a third-place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regional (220-4) ... Just missed personal-best 63-6 (19.35) in the event’s prelims ... Also finished third in the discus earning all-conference honors after finishing fourth in the javelin at the SEC Outdoor at the event with a personal-best toss of 188-11 (57.58) ... Finished second in both Championships, recording a distance of 215-8 at the conference meet ... Won javelin the shot and discus at the 2008 Great West Invitational ... Took third in the shot put titles at the LSU Tiger Relays (224-3), Tiger Invitational (237-2) and Penn Relays at the 2007 California State Championships ... Coached by Mike Buncic ... Also was a (228-8) ... His mark at the Tiger Invitational was a seasonal best ... Also threw the member of the Los Gatos High School football team. javelin a the Willie Williams Classic (213-6) and Texas Relays (222-7) ... Recorded a regional qualifying mark in all six meets leading up to the NCAA Mideast Regional Other: Shattered his own father’s national youth records in the shot put and discus Championships ... Did not compete during the indoor season for the third year in a at the 2007 Ireland National Youth Championships with throws of 62-9.25 (19.13) row.. (2007) Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season for the Tigers in 2007 ... Earned and 173-2 (52.80), respectively ... Won the Irish national under-23 age-group title ... his first career All-America honor in the javelin with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Competed in the 2007 World Youth Championships as a member of the Irish National Outdoor Track and Field Championships in June ... Recorded a throw of 225-11 in Team where he finished eighth in the shot put and extended his own Irish youth the national final ... Helped lead the Tigers to a national runner-up finish during the record with a distance of 63-5 (19.33). outdoor season ... Won his first career SEC title in the event with a personal best toss of 239-8 at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ... Closed in on the school record in the javelin as he ranked No. 2 on LSU’s all-time outdoor performance in the event ... Automatically qualified for the national meet with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (228-4) ... Won javelin titles at the LSU Tiger Classic (217-11) and LSU Alumni Gold (236-0) ... Also threw the javelin at the Louisiana Classics (224-1), LSU Tiger Relays (222-11), Texas Relays (229-9), Sun Angel Classic (231-1) and Penn Relays (224-9) ... Set a PR in his specialty five times in 2007 ... Posted a team-high eight regional qualifying marks during the season. (2006) Enjoyed a successful first season with the Tigers, earning a spot in the NCAA Mideast Regional with a qualifying mark of 206-7 set at the Miami Elite Invitational on April 15 ... Finished third at the Miami Elite ... Recorded a season-best throw of 211-1 at the NCAA Mideast Regional to finish the meet in seventh place ... Finished second at the Tiger Classic on April 1 with a distance of 198-5 ... Nearly missed earning all-conference honors by finishing the SEC Outdoor Championships in fourth place with a throw of 203-0 ... Also competed in the Louisiana Classics (190-6), LSU Tiger Relays (200-2), Texas Relays (189-11), LSU Alumni Gold (205-11) and Penn Relays (203-5) ... Did not compete during the indoor season.

High School: Four year letterwinner in track and field for coach Chuck Villa at South Park High School ... Earned All-America honors in javelin as a junior ... Was the Region 2 champion and record holder in the event that same year recording a personal-best throw of 213-9 ... Distance is also a South Park school record and a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) record ... Won the Western Pennsylvania championship three straight years (2003-05) ... Was a two-time all-state selection ... Won both the tri-state county and PIAA state javelin titles during his junior season ... Helped his team to the district championship in 2004.

100 200 LONG JUMP 1600 3200 5000 10,000 Indoor - - - Indoor - - - - men’s profiles Outdoor 10.32 20.90 23-4.00 (7.11) Outdoor 4:18.81 9:20.68 15:00.56 30:56.75

Personal: Full name is Rakieem “Mookie” Mustafa Allah Salaam ... Son of Geno and Personal: Son of Kenneth and Delyn Schwab ... Has one brother, Ronnie, and one Marcy Land ... Foster parents: Kevin and Lisa Peterson ... Has six siblings: Shafiyqi and sister, Heather ... Social studies major. Rashad Salaam, Vanstia and Gemareo Land, and Kelby and Margo Peterson. 2008: (Cross Country) Redshirted. High School: Comepted in track for two years at Edmond North High School in Oklahoma’s largest class, 6A ... Finished third in both the 100 (10.68) and 200 (21.60) Summer 2008: Finished third in the 10,000-meter run at the U.S. Junior National at the 2008 Oklahoma State Championships ... Also finished fourth in the long jump Championships with a time of 31:07.28. and was a member of program’s 4x100-meter relay that took third at the meet ... Took first in the 100 (10.83) and 200 (21.39) at the 2008 John Jacobs Invitational ... 2007-08: (Cross Country) Opened collegiate career with an eighth-place finish in Recorded times of 10.54 in the 100 and 21.17 in the 200 in 2008 Oklahoma Regional the Golden Hurricane Invitational, finishing the four-mile course in 19:57 ... Finished action ... Received honorable mention All-City Boys Track and Field honor in the 45th out of 207 (25:41) in the 8,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational ... Was one of three 100- and 200-meter dash from The Oklahoman ... Swept the Great Southwest Classic Sooners to finish in the top 10 in the Penn State National Invitational, finishing 10th in the 100 and 200. with a time of 26:31 ... Top OU finisher in the Big 12 Championship, coming in 30th ... Finished 21st in the NCAA Midwest Regional to earn All-Region honors. (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High School: Graduated from Mustang High School as one of the most decorated distance runners in Oklahoma history ... Named Oklahoma Runner 2007 Male Athlete of the Year ... Finished runner-up (30:56.75) in 10,000-meter run at the U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships ... Finished third (5:57.55) in the 2,000-meter steeplechase at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals ... Fourth (9:21.60) in 3200-meter run at Great Southwest Meet ... Six-time Oklahoma Class 6A state champion ... Won state titles in 1600-meter run (4:18.81) and 3200-meter run (9:23.25) as a senior ... One of only four males ever to win three straight individual state cross country titles (2004-2006) ... Holds course records for the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater and Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. ... 2006 state champion in 3200 and runner-up in 1600 ... A two-time winner (2004 and 2005) of the Oklahoma/Arkansas All-Star Cross Country Championships ... Also had runner-up finishes in the 3200 at the 2006 Texas Relays and the 5000 at the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals ... Placed third in the 3200 at the 2006 Great Southwest Meet ... Finished 20th at the 2005 Foot Locker South Region Cross Country Championships.

DISCUS HAMMER THROW HIGH JUMP Imperical 178-8 202-3 Imperial 6-11.75 Metric 54.45 61.64 Metric 2.13

• 2008 California Junior College Hammer Throw Champion • 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor High Jump) • 2008 California Junior College Discus Champion • 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Silver Medalist (High Jump) • 2007 U.S. Junior National Champion (High Jump) Personal: Son of Rashpal Singh and Sukhpal Kaur ... Has one brother, Amritpal, who • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor High Jump) is a member of the golf team at the University of Michigan. • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor High Jump)

At Fresno City College: 2008 California state champion in the hammer and discus Personal: Son of Ted and Della Snyder ... Has two sisters -- Kim and Tiffany -- and ... 2007 California state champion in the hammer. one brother, Derek ... Engineering major.

High School: Took first in the young men’s discus division at the 2006 USA Junior 2007-08: (Indoor) Finished fourth in the high jump at the Arkansas Invitational Olympic Track and Field Championships ... Finished third in the young men discus with a top mark of 6-8.25 (2.04) ... Improved mark to 6-8.75 (2.05) to finish in a tie division at the 2005 USA Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships ... Finished for sixth at the Razorback Invitational ... Claimed the high jump crown at the J.D. sixth in the hammer throw (157-10) at the 2005 USATF National Junior Olympics Martin Invitational with a mark of 6-8.75 (2.05) ... Posted an identical mark of 6-8.75 ... Finished seventh in the Pacific Association USTAF Championships in the hammer (2.05) to finish fifth at the adidas Classic ... Recorded season-best jump of 6-10.75 (150-2) ... Finished ninth (155-0) in the discus at the 2006 Adidas Golden West (2.10) to finish second at the Tyson Invitational ... Picked up second home high jump Invitational. win of the season with a top jump of 6-10.25 (2.09) at the Sooner Indoor Open ... Tied for fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a height of 6-9.75 (2.08).(Outdoor) Redshirted.

Summer 2007: Won the men’s high jump at the U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships, clearing 6-11.75 (2.13) ... Won silver at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships after clearing 6-10.00 (2.08).

2006-2007: (Indoor) Placed fourth in the high jump at 6-9.00 (2.06) in his collegiate debut at the Razorback Invitational ... Was second at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a jump of 6-8.25 (2.04) ... Jumped 6-11.00 (2.11) en route to second place at the Sooner Open ... Finished fifth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships after clearing a personal best of 6-11.75 (2.13). (Outdoor) Won the high jump at the John McDonnell Invitational with a personal-best clearance of 6-11.75 (2.13) ... Took the Sooner Invitational title at 6-10.75 (2.10) ... Cleared 6-11.75 (2.13) to place eighth at the Big 12 Championship ... Placed 12th at the Midwest Regional after clearing 6-9.00 (2.11).

High School: As a senior, was the runner-up at the Oklahoma State High School (Class 6A) Championships ... Won the regional championship ... Owned the top indoor mark in the state in 2005 ... Season-bests outdoor ranked third in state both as a junior and senior.

Kevin Snyder

800 1500 MILE 3000 WEIGHT THROW HAMMER Indoor - - 4:03.66 8:12.17 Imperical 52-0.75 195-6 men’s profiles Outdoor 1:54.11 3:44.29 4:10.71 - Metric 15.87 59.60

• 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Distance Medley Relay) • 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor Hammer Throw) • 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Distance Medley Relay, Mile) Personal: Son of Mike and Kelle Sullivan ... Has one sister, Megan. Personal: Son of Dave and Karen Sorrell ... Aviation major ... Has two sisters, Marcia and Mandy ... First team Academic All-Big 12 in 2008. 2007-08: (Indoor) Finished fourth in the weight throw in his first action as a Sooner at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a mark of 49-7.25 (15.12). (Outdoor) Placed 2008: (Cross Country) Redshirted. second in the hammer throw at the Tulsa Duels and the Bobby Lane Invitational, throwing 183-11 and 185-3, respectively... Took sixth at the Texas Relays with a 2007-08: (Indoor) Took fourth in the championship 3000 at the Arkansas Invita- throw of 195-6 ... Threw the discus 130-4 for a second-place finish at the John Jacobs tional, recording a time of 8:12.17, fourth fastest in OU history ... Ran the anchor Invitational, where he placed fourth in the hammer throw with a 192-2 ... Runner-up leg on the school-record holding distance medley relay that finished second at the in the hammer throw at the John McDonnell Invitational ... Produced a third-place Razorback Invitational with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 9:42.35 ... Broke finish (193-08) at the Sooner Open ... Fifth at the Arkansas Twilight Invitational ... the Oklahoma school record in the men’s mile with a time of 4:03.66 at the New Bal- Earned eighth place at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 190-2 ... Finished ance Collegiate Invitational ... Ran the anchor leg on the distance medley relay that the season with a 12th-place finish and a throw of 192-1 at the NCAA Midwest finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of Regional. 9:45.64 ... Ran the anchor leg on the distance medley relay that finished third at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 9:59.70. (Outdoor) Placed 15th in the 1500 At Moorpark Junior College: Finished second in the California state junior college (3:47) at the Texas Relays ... Finished the 1500 in a time of 3:46, finishing 14th at the meet in the hammer. John McDonnell Invitational ... Claimed a ninth place finish (3:49) at the Arkansas Twilight ... Ran the 800 in a time of 1:55, earning a 10th-place finish at the Sooner High School: Took first in hammer in the California State Championships ... claimed Twilight ... Earned a 10th-place finish in the 1500 (3:53) at the Big 12 Championships gold in hammer in the Junior Olympics. ... Finished the season with a 3:47 in the 1500, claiming a 10th-place finish at NCAA Midwest Regionals.

Summer 2007: Finished third in his heat and 14th (4:06.77) overall in the mile run at the Music City Distance Carnival in Nashville, Tenn.

2006-2007: (Cross Country) Won the four-mile Hurricane Festival in 20:23 and leading OU to a 3-point victory over host University of Tulsa ... Became the first Sooner freshman in more than 25 years to win in his collegiate debut ... Finished 133rd of 301 (26:30) at the Roy Griak Invitational ... Placed 22nd (26:21) at the Penn State National Invitational ... Finished 39th (25:48) at the Big 12 Championships ... Ended the season in 34th (31:59) at the NCAA Midwest Regional. (Indoor) Placed second in the mile run at the Razorback Invitational, clocking 4:11.29 ... Was fifth in the 1,000-meter run (2:28.05) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational and eighth in the mile (4:06.78) the next day ... Ran the anchor leg of OU’s distance medley relay that placed fourth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships and set the school record (9:42.88) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Placed sixth in the mile (4:09.18) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. (Outdoor) Redshirted ... Ran unattached at the John McDonnell Invitational, finishing ninth in the invitational 1500-meter run at 3:48.44 ... Ran 3:48.20 at the Arkansas Twilight.

High School: A five-time Tennessee high school state champion ... Swept the 1600- and 3200-meter at the state meet in both the 2005 and 2006 seasons ... Also won the cross country state title his senior season and was runner-up as a junior ... Was the state runner-up in the 800-meter run in 2006 and 2005.

Other: Finished 10th at the 2005 Foot Locker Cross Country South Regional and 30th in the Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships.

Rob Sorrell

800 200 400 600 800 Indoor 1:54.32 Indoor - 47.65 1:17.27 - Outdoor 1:51.76 Outdoor 21.6 47.4 - 1:53.0

2008: (Cross Country) Competed in four events ... OU’s highest finisher at season- • 2008 NJCAA All-American (Indoor 600-Meter Run) opening Hurricane Festival. • 2007 Indoor National Champion (600-Meter Run, 4x400-Meter Relay)

2007-08: (Cross Country) Competed in three competitions this season with a high Personal: Son of Donya Branch ... Has one brother, Raymar Davis. finish of 14th in the Golden Hurricane Invitational ... Finished one minute behind the leader with a time of 20:34 on the four-mile course. (Indoor) Ran the 800-meter run At Butler Community College: Will have two years of eligibility remaining after at the adidas Classic, finishing 20th with a time of 1:56.62 in his first action of the transferring from Butler Community College ... Claimed NJCAA national titles in both year ... Took fifth in the 800-meter run (1:56.30) at the Sooner Indoor Open ... Ran the 600-meter run (1:17.27)and 4x400-meter relay (3:12.79) at the 2007 NJCAA 1:54.74 to finish 10th in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Championships ... Recorded National Championships ... Finished second in the 600-meter run at the 2008 NJCAA a season-best time of 1:54.32 in the 800-meter run at the NCAA Last Chance Quali- National Champoinships ... Ran on 4x400 relay that broke the Butler CC program fier.(Outdoor) Finished sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54 at the John record with a time of 3:09 ... A 2006 NJCAA Indoor Regional Champion ... Took first McDonnell Invitational ... Placed 13th (1:51) at the Arkansas Twilight ... Ended the in the 600-yard run (1:10.41) at the 2008 Iowa State Open ... Finished 24th in the season with a 13th place finish and a time of 1:53 at the Big 12 Championships. 400-meter dash (47.65) at the 2008 Tyson Invitational.

Summer 2007: Placed 12th overall in the 800-meter run (1:54.11) at the Music City High School: Finished sixth in the 800 (1:57.26) at the 2006 All-Comers meet at Distance Carnival (June 2) in Nashville, Tenn. the New York City armory ... Member of the Newburgh Elite Track Club’s 4x400 relay that finished fifth in the 2005 Nike Outdoor Nationals ... High school 4x400 relay took 2006-07: (Cross Country) Placed 20th at the season-opening Hurricane Festival second in the 2005 New York State championships. (Sept. 2), running the four-mile course in 21:16 ... Finished 272nd of 301 (28:24) at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept. 23) ... Finished 112th (28:07) out of 209 at the Penn State National Invitational (Oct. 7) ... Finished 92nd (27:40) at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 27). (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High School: Placed third in both the 800- and 1600-meter runs at the 2006 Colorado State High School (Class 5A) Championships ... Ran 1:54.29 in the finals Buck Sullivan of the 800 and 4:20.57 in the 1600 finals ... An all-state honorable mention byThe Denver Post.

1600 TWO MILE LONG JUMP Indoor - - Imperical 25-3 men’s profiles Outdoor 4:14.76 8:51.30 Metric 7.70

Personal: Full name is Kevin Thomas Williams ... Son of Robert and Paula Williams • 2007 NJCAA National Champion (Indoor Long Jump) ... Has two siblings, Reece and Brandon ... Mother played basketball at Washington • 2007 NJCAA All-American (Indoor Long Jump) University in St. Louis, Mo. • 2006 NJCAA All-American (Indoor Long Jump)

2008: (Cross Country) Redshirted. Personal: Full name is Adrian Ricardo Wiltshire ... Son of Martin Wiltshire and Calme Jackson-Malcolm ... Has three sisters -- Jasinth, Kavene and Adrene. High School: Closed out high school career with seven state titles ... Earned All- Colorado honors in both cross country and track and field ... Represented the U.S. in 2007-2008: (Indoor) Finished 17th in the long jump at the Razorback Invitational the 2008 Junior World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland, where with a top jump of 22-5.25 (6.84) in his first action as a Sooner ... Finished fifth he was the third-best American finisher ... Winner of the 2008 Fred Steinmark Award, in the long jump with a jump of 22-10.00 (6.96) at the J.D. Martin Invitational ... presented annually by the Rocky Mountain News for excellence in athletics ... Named Took eighth in the long jump at the adidas Classic with a mark of 22-10.00 (6.96) ... Mile High Newspapers 2007-08 Athlete of the Year ... Named American Track & Posted a season-best mark in the long jump, 23-4.75 (7.13), to finish 13th at the Big Field - Athletes Only Athlete of the Week on Sept. 17, 2007 after breaking the course 12 Championships. (Outdoor) Placed seventh in the long jump at the John Jacobs record at the Liberty Bell Invitational with a time of 14:51.1 ... Named the 2007-08 Invitational ... Placed third in the long jump at the Sooner Open with a distance of Gatorade Colorado Cross Country Runner of the Year ... Won the 2007 Colorado Class 24-2 ... Finished fourth at the Arkansas Twilight ... Claimed a 10th-place finish with a 4A cross country title, finishing 40 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor ... jump of 23-10 at the Big 12 Championships ... Recorded a jump of 25-2 and a third- Won three consecutive state championships in the 3,200-meter run and two titles place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championships. in the 1,600-meter run ... Holds the Colorado Class 4A record in the 3200 with a time of 9:05.89 and set the event’s meet record at the Kansas Relays with a time At Rend Lake College: Won the 2007 NJCAA Indoor long jump crown ... Also of 9:02.29 ... Won in 3200 at the Great Southwest Classic in a time of 9:10.97 ... received All-America honors in the event as a finalist in the 2006 outdoor season. Also won the 3200 at the Golden West Meet with a then-personal best of 9:04.12 ... Named the 2006 and 2007 Jefferson County League Cross Country Runner of the High School: 2003 Jamaican Boys & Girls Athletic Championships long jump Year ... Won the 2007 Jefferson County League championships ... Also won 2007 champion and runner-up in 2004 ... Jamaican National Junior representative. state title in the 1,600-meter run and was a member of state championship-winning 3,200-meter relay team in 2006 ... Finished second in Colorado Class 4A Cross Country State Championships in 2005 and ‘06 ... Ran a 15:18 5K at 2007 Footlocker Midwest Regional, finishing sixth ... Finished 26th at the 2007 Footlocker National meet with a 5k time of 15:52 ... Participated in high school’s student mentoring programs, served as vice president of the Athletic Leadership Council and was a member of the Rotary Interact Club ... Coached by Micah Porter.

Adrian Wiltshire

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