THE SOONERS XXX oklahoma track & field TONY CLEMENT Conference Champions ..............................11 2007 Big 12 Champions | University of Oklahoma Track & Field 67 Conrad Aaron Jacob Boone Freshman | Throws Sophomore | Distance Ardmore, Okla. | Ardmore High School Lee’s Summit, Mo. | Lee’s Summit North 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) ..