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Sooner Set To Compete For U.S. In Track & Field At World Games
August 26, 2001 | Track and Field
Aug. 26, 2001
NORMAN - University of Oklahoma track and field senior Jimyria Hicks will begin competition Monday in the World University Games in Beijing as a member of the United States' largest team contingent. Hicks will run on the 4 x 100-meter relay which starts preliminary rounds on Monday, and is one of two American entries in the 200-meter dash which begins preliminary action on Tuesday.
All track and field action is taking place at the National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing. The Games opened on August 22 and will conclude on Sept. 1.
Hicks, a native of Arlington, Texas, earned her spot on the American team after finishing fifth in the 2001 U.S. Senior Nationals in the 200-meter dash in June. She also had a strong finish in the semifinals of the 100-meter dash. Hicks, who finished second in the Big 12 in the 200 last May with a 23.13, ran a 23.35 at the U.S. Senior Nationals, the best finish for a collegian in that event.
A multi-talented sprinter, Hicks came into her own this past spring. She finished fourth in the 100 at the Big 12 meet, ran the second leg of OU's fourth-place 400-meter relay, then ran the third leg of OU's 1600-meter relay that finished fifth.
"I talked with Jimyria on the phone late last week and she is ready to go," said Shanon Atkinson, OU's sprint coach. "She's had some adjustments to make related to the training conditions but she seemed to think the relay team was ready. They've got a great chance to medal if they can hit the handoffs."
The U.S. currently holds the meet record for the World University Games in the 400-meter relay with a 42.40 set in 1989. Each of Hicks' events will have four rounds with the track and field competition ending on Sept. 1.
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