Sooner Relays Take The Spotlight On The Final Day Of The Drake Relays

April 27, 2002

DES MOINES, Iowa - On a day when the meet was held up by thunderstorms, the Sooner relay entries took the spotlight in the final day of action at the 93rd annual Drake Relays Saturday.

The women's shuttle hurdle relay finished second with a school record 57.58. Running on that relay were Fallon Carter, Sand Swaby, Chaundra Allard and Tiffany Davis. Davis later finished sixth in the 100-meter hurdles with a 14.33.

The men's sprint tmedley relay was third with a 3:22.72. Running on that foursome were L'eron George, Raoul Harvey, Aldwyn Sappleton and Moses Washington. The men's 1600-meter relay finished fourth with a 3:09.29. That quartet included Ernest Lewis, Harvey, Washington and Sappleton. The women's sprint medley relay also was fourth with a 3:58.35. That relay included Alicia Emanuel, LaKisha Robinson, Kim Thomas and Aisha Stringer.

The remaining highlights for the Sooners on the final day were posted by former Sooner runners. Alesha Peel won the women's special 100-meter hurdles; LaBoris Bean was second in the men's special 400-meter intermediate hurdles and fifth in the special 200-meter dash; and Joey Scott was fifth in the men's special 110-meter high hurdles. All compete for the Pioneer Track Club Elite team.

The Sooners will head to the Texas Invitational Saturday for the final major competition before the Big 12 Championships May 17-19. The Sooner pole vaulters are scheduled to compete in the Abilene Christian Invitational on May 9.

2002 Drake Relays
Women's Results

Sprint Medley Relay
1 Washington, 3:56.29; 4 Oklahoma (Alicia Emanuel, LaKisha Robinson, Kim Thomas, Aisha Stringer), 3:58.35

4x100 Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1 Illinois 53.95; 2 Oklahoma (Fallon Carter, Sand Swaby, Chaundra Allard, Tiffany Davis), 57.58

100 Meter Hurdles
1 Perdita Felicien, Illinois, 13.34 ( -0.4 M/S); 6 Tiffany Davis, Oklahoma, 14.33 ( -0.4 M/S)

High Jump
1 Gina Curtis, Iowa State, 6'02.25"; Sand Swaby, Oklahoma, nh

Special 100 Meter Hurdles
1 Alesha Peel, PTC Elite, 13.84

Special Pole Vault
1 Jillian Schwartz, Unattached, 14'00.00" ; Leslie Dunlap, Oklahoma, no height

Men's Results

Sprint Medley Relay
1 Illinois, 3:22.04; 3 Oklahoma (L'eron George, Raoul Harvey, Aldwyn Sappleton, Moses Washington) 3:22.72

800 Meter Run Finals Results
1 Ryan Huber, Indiana, 1:51.68; Aldwyn Sappleton, Oklahoma, DNF

John L. Griffith Men's Univ. 4x400 Meter Relay
1 Baylor, 3:06.73; 4 Oklahoma (Ernest Lewis, Raoul Harvey, Moses Washington, Aldwyn Sappleton), 3:09.29

Special 400 Meter Hurdles
1 Joey Woody, New Balance, 49.84; 2 LaBoris Bean, PTC Elite, 50.45

Special 110 Meter Hurdles Finals Results 1 Aubrey Herring, Nike, 13.76; 5 Joey Scott, PTC Elite, 14.34

Special 200 Meter Dash
1 Mike Kenyon, Arizona, 21.02; 5 LaBoris Bean, PTC Elite, 21.63