Jones, Blanton, Stringer & Davis Win At UTA Invite

March 29, 2003

ARLINGTON, Texas - It was a successful outdoor season opener for a pair of NCAA All-Americans and another Sooner picked up her second NCAA regional qualifying mark in as many meets at the UTA Invite today.

Junior LaVerne Jones opened her 2003 outdoor season with a win and a regional qualifying time in the 100-meter dash and ran on OU's third place 400-meter relay that also posted a regional qualifying mark. DaBryan Blanton won the men's 100-meter dash with an NCAA regional qualifying time in his first outdoor meet of the season. Senior Tiffany Davis won the women's 100-meter hurdles, lowering her regional qualifying mark by nearly .20 seconds.

Aisha Stringer also posted a win for the Sooners, finishing the 1500-meter run in 4:38.57.

Other Sooners who posted qualifying marks included Kyle Bookout, who recorded his third regional qualifying mark in as many meets, and women's 400-meter relay. Jimyria Hicks, Natasha Franklin and Ashley Freeman joined Jones to post a 46.05.

OU career bests were recorded by a number of returning Sooners including Barbara Phillips in the hammer; Darren Hutchins in the 5000; Alaina Dearman in the 1500; and Emily Leonard in the 5000.

Those student-athletes who are invited will head to the Texas Relays next weekend. OU will host its only home meet of the 2003 outdoor season, the John Jacobs Invitational, on Saturday, April 12.

UTA Invite
OU Results Only
Women
100-Meter Dash -- 1. Jones, LaVerne, 11.64 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 3. Hicks, Jimyria, 11.84; 20 Franklin, Natasha, 12.45; 30. Hope, Briana, 13.12 (w); 32. Nyambi, Eyang, 13.26
200-Meter Dash -- 14. Franklin, Natasha, 25.52 (w); 33. Allard, Chaundra, 26.99 (w); 38. Hope, Briana, 27.45 (w); 39. Wedel, Amanda, 27.47(w); 45. Nyambi, Eyang, 28.38 (w)
400-Meter Dash -- 4. Warren, Terrika, 58.44; 8. Thomas, Lameisa, 59.92
800-Meter Run -- 25. Justice, Sara, 2:32.62; (exhibition) Thomas, Michelle, 2:22.87
1500-Meter Run -- 1. Stringer, Aisha, 4:38.57; 7. Dearman, Alaina, 4:48.19; 11. Thomas, Kim, 4:55.04; 15. Dubois, Jackie, 5:12.01
3000-Meter Run -- 4. Maye, Nicola, 10:20.70; (exhibition) Johnson, Tiffany, 11:58.40
5000-Meter Run -- 7. Luksetich, Amanda, 19:40.10; 9. Leonard, Emily, 21:32.01
100-Meter Hurdles -- 1. Davis, Tiffany, 13.83 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 13. Allard, Chaundra, 15.32; 14. Williams, Cicely, 15.49
400-Meter Int. Hurdles -- 7. Davis, Tiffany, 1:06.29
4 x 100 Relay -- 3. Oklahoma (Franklin, Freeman, Hicks, Jones), 46.05 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]
High Jump -- 5. Moore, Kelsey, 5-04.25; 6. Houlihan, Myria, 5-02.50; 9. Clayborne, Veronica, 5-00.25; 19. Allard, Chaundra, 4-08.25
Pole Vault -- 3. Plank, Jennifer, 10-06.00
Triple Jump -- 8. Clayborne, Veronica, 34-04.00; Moore, Kelsey, FOUL
Discus -- 4. Blue, Katie, 131-09; Crystal, Megan, FOUL
Hammer -- 3. Phillips, Barbara, 131-07
Javelin -- 6. Burns, Renea', 132-00
Shot Put -- 3. Crystal, Megan, 42-11.00; 5. Blue, Katie, 40-10.25

Men
100-Meter Dash -- 1. Blanton, DaBryan, 10.30 (w) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 10 George, L'eron, 10.77 (w); 20. Crosby, Cory, 11.02; 30. Strong, Dan, 12.18
200-Meter Dash -- 20. Crabbe, Andrew, 22.93 (w)
400-Meter Dash -- 7. Smith, Robert, 49.74; 15. Scott, Josh, 51.64
800-Meter Run -- 17. Duhaney, Dwayne, 2:00.00; 23. Stephens, Freddie, 2:04.05
1500-Meter Run -- 2. McNair, Joe, 4:01.12; 3. Buchanan, Jimmy, 4:03.52; 19. Cain, Phillip, 4:25.76
5000-Meter Run -- 2. Hutchins, Darren, 15:14.80; 3. Culp, Blake, 15:16.85; Gillum, Trevor, DNF
400-Meter Relay -- 2. Oklahoma (Blanton, George, Smith, Crosby), 40.79
110-Meter Hurdles -- 14. Johnson, Kennan, 15.90; 21. Strong, Dan, 16.95
Discus -- 4. Bookout, Kyle, 176-04 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 20. Strong, Dan, 94-10
High Jump -- 5. (tie) Butler, Joe, 6-03.50 and Glenn, Kris, 6-03.50
Triple Jump -- 5. Brabham, Devon, 44-08.25

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Jones, Blanton, Stringer & Davis Win At UTA Invite

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