FRIDAY & SATURDAY, FEB. 13-14, 2009 2009 TYSON INVITATIONAL | FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. David Bassity | Assistant Director, Media Relations University of Oklahoma Athletics Department University of Oklahoma Suite 2525 | 180 W. Brooks St. | Norman | OK | 73019 O: 405.325.8571 | C: 405.274.1455 | F: 405.325.7623 OKLAHOMATRACK & FIELD e-mail: [email protected] | www.soonersports.com 2009 TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE 2009 Tyson Invitational Jan. 9 Arkansas Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 13-14 | Randal Tyson Track Center | Fayetteville, Ark. Jan. 17 Holiday Inn Invitational Lincoln, Neb. The Oklahoma indoor track team heads to Fayetteville, Ark., this Jan. 23-24 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. weekend for the third time of the 2009 season for its biggest Jan. 31 J.D. Martin Duals Norman, Okla. regular-season test of the year, the 2009 Tyson Invitational. Feb. 6-7 New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. Feb. 6-7 Meyo Invitational South Bend, Ind. The meet features some of the nation’s top collegiate athletes Feb. 7 New Mexico Classic Albuquerque, N.M. along with a selection of the world’s top professional athletes, as Feb. 7 Sooner Open I Norman, Okla. the third event of the Visa Championship Series, at the site of the last nine NCAA Indoor National Championships. Feb. 13-14 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 21 Sooner Open II Norman, Okla. Twenty-seven teams ranked in the nation’s top-25 will be compet- Feb. 27-28 Big 12 Indoor Championships College Station, Texas ing, including both the men’s top-ranked team in host Arkansas. March 6 NCAA Last Chance Qualifier Fayetteville, Ark. The women’s field features four of the nation’s top-five teams. OU March 13-14 NCAA National Championships College Station, Texas will also face four Big 12 foes. March 21 Tulsa Duals Tulsa, Okla. Action kicks off Friday at 10 a.m. with the men’s collegiate pole March 27-28 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. vault. Saturday’s first event is at 10 a.m. with the women’s col- March 28 Bobby Lane Invitational Arlington, Texas legiate high jump. April 2-4 Texas Relays Austin, Texas April 11 John Jacobs Invitational Norman, Okla. Results April 18 John McDonnell Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Live results for the 2009 Tyson Invitational will be available at April 23-25 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Ark. www.ArkansasRazorbacks.com. A complete recap of Oklahoma action will be available on SoonerSports.com shortly after the April 24-25 Oregon Relays Eugene, Ore. conclusion of action each day. April 25 Sooner Invitational Norman, Okla. May 1 Arkansas Twilight Fayetteville, Ark. Ranked Teams May 2 Payton Jordan Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. #1/#12 Arkansas (M/W), #24 Auburn (W), #6/#17 Florida (M/W), May 9 Sooner Twilight Norman, Okla. #5/#16 Florida State (M/W), #11 Georgia (M), #8/#5 LSU (M/W), May 15-17 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Lubbock, Texas #13/#4 Michigan (M/W), #20/#20 Nebraska (M/W), #16 North Carolina (W), #15 Northern Iowa (M), #19 OKLAHOMA (M), May 29-30 NCAA Midwest Regional Norman, Okla. #3/#3 Oregon (M/W), #9 Penn State (W), #14/#13 South Carolina June 10-13 NCAA National Championships Fayetteville, Ark. (M/W), #24/#2 Tennessee (M/W), #7/#7 Texas (M/W), #14 Texas Tech (W). Sooner to Watch Following a weekend at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational that saw senior Leslie Cole break the Oklahoma program record in the 400-meter dash with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark and run the second-fastest 200-meter dash in OU history, the Idabel, Okla., native will attempt to improve her provisional qualify- ing time in the 200. Cole enters the weekend as the only female sprinter in the Big 12 with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, FEB. 13-14, 2009 2009 TYSON INVITATIONAL | FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. NCAA QUALIFIERS LAST WEEK (New Balance Invitational) The men’s 800-meter run saw Scott Cooper run the sixth-fastest With five weeks of action completed, Okla- One day after breaking the school record in the 400-meter dash, time in Oklahoma history and a PR, 1:50.52, just off the NCAA pro- visional qualifying mark of 1:50.50 to finish fourth. Also running a homa athletes have posted 12 provisional Leslie Cole lowered her own record time in the event with a second-place finish in the finals at the New Balance Collegiate PR in the event was Chris Sweeney who took 11th with a time of qualifying marks and four automatic qualify- Invitational in New York City. Cole’s time of 52.33 gave OU its fourth 1:51.52, the seventh-fastest time in OU history. ing mark. NCAA automatic qualifying time of the season and second of the day following Jacob Boone’s performance in the mile at Notre Sorrell narrowly missed an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the Long jumper Ti’Anca Mock recorded the Dame. The time also eclipsed Cole’s Oklahoma record, 53.10, set in 3,000-meter run by crossing the line in 8:07.72, off the provisional time of 8:05.00. Sorrell finished within eight seconds of the event’s Sooners first automatic qualifying mark with the event’s prelims Friday night and is the fastest time this season in the Big 12 Conference. winner and sits at No. 3 on the Oklahoma performance list. a distance of 20-11.75 (6.39) in the event at the Razorback Invitational on Jan. 24. On top of the 400-meter dash performance, Cole ran the second- fastest 200-meter dash in OU history, an NCAA provisional qualify- LAST WEEK (Sooner Open I) One week later Mock was joined on the list ing time of 23.60, in the prelims of the event to qualify for the Freshman Colin Quirke became the latest Sooner in 2009 to break a record during the indoor season. While four Oklahoma program by triple jumper Shardae Boutte when he finals as the fourth seed. It was in the finals that Cole continued to improve on her time by crossing the finish line in a time of 23.59. records have been snapped this year, Quirke took it a step further eclipsed the mark with a top jump of 53-0.25 by breaking the Irish junior national record in the men’s indoor shot (16.16) at the J.D. Martin Invitational on Cole was not the only Sooner to qualify for the finals of the put at the Sooner Open I. Quirke, who owns dual Irish-American Jan. 31. 200-meter dash as Scottesha Miller finished 10th in the event’s citizenship, threw a distance of 60-7.75 (18.48) to break the previ- prelims with a time of 24.05. The sophomore’s time marked a ous Irish junior record of 54-8.00 (16.66) set by Eoin Leen in 2003. Feb. 7 saw two Oklahoma athletes add their personal best and the seventh-fastest in Oklahoma history. Despite qualifying, Miller was unable to compete in the finals with a Quirke who is currently redshirting the 2009 indoor season and names to the automatic list with OU records hamstring injury. competing unattached, already held the Irish junior record in as Leslie Cole did so in the 400-meter dash the outdoor shot put, breaking his father Paul’s mark in the 2007 (52.33) followed by Jacob Boone in the men’s Already an NCAA automatic qualifier in the long jump, sophomore Ireland Youth Championships and extending it at the 2007 World mile (3:59.07). Ti’Anca Mock hit a provisional qualifying mark in the triple jump for Youth Championships. the second straight week. Mock’s top jump 42-1.50 (12.84) marked a personal best and moved the promising sophomore up to No. 2 Quirke was not the only Oklahoma competitor making noise in the Both the OU men and women have recorded on the OU all-time performance list for the event. thrower’s circle as Amy Backel unleashed a PR in the women’s shot six provisional marks. put and more importantly, an NCAA provisional qualifying mark with a top toss of 50-6.25 (15.40). The throw is the third-longest LAST WEEK (Meyo Invitational) in Oklahoma program history as Backel finished second behind NCAA QUALIFIERS Oklahoma sophomore Jacob Boone became the first-ever OU run- OU freshman Karen Shump who is currently redshirting. Shump’s ner to run a sub-four minute mile Saturday with his 3:59.07 perfor- throw of 57-1.50 (17.41) is farther than the nation’s top collegiate mance at the Meyo Invitational in South Bend. The NCAA automatic mark of 56-2.00 (17.12) and over the NCAA automatic qualifying Men qualifying mark boosted the Lee’s Summit, Mo., native atop the mark. Automatic Qualifiers Oklahoma performance list in the event ahead of classmate Rob Sorrell’s 4:03.66 run in 2008 and gave Boone an automatic entry to Keeping the throwing theme alive, Mikaela Johansson extended Athlete Event Time/Mark the 2009 NCAA Indoor National Championships. her program record in the women’s weight throw for the third Jacob Boone Mile 3:59.07 consecutive week to take first in the event. Johansson’s distance Shardae Boutte Triple Jump 16.16 Boone opened the race on the 300-meter track towards the back of 57-11.00 (17.65) broke the Swedish native’s personal best of of the pack until the 11-man race split into two groups with Boone 57-7.00 (17.55) by four inches and topped all competitors by more at the back of the lead pack.