Bourne Finishes Third In The Pole Vault At Big 12 Championships

AUSTIN, Texas - Sophomore Lindsey Bourne equalled a season best in the pole vault of 12-6 and, in the process, earned a third place tie during action Sunday of the seventh annual Big 12 Track and Field Outdoor Championships. Action continues Monday at Mike Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas.

Bourne passed on the first height, then cleared her first attempt on the next three heights. She missed three attempts at 12-10 and tied with Yvonne Calzonetti of Kansas for third place. OU junior Mary Waytula tied for seventh at 12-0 and Leslie Dunlap tied for ninth after clearing 12-0. Redshirt junior Jennifer Plank failed to clear the opening height.

The Sooner performance in the pole vault produced seven points and has the OU women eighth after two days of action.

Senior Kyle Bookout finished fourth in the discus with a 184-11 while younger brother, Kevin Bookout, finished eighth with a 171-10. Junior Robert Smith finished fifth in the long jump with a 23-4.5 to give OU a total of 10 points and a tie for eighth place in the team standings.

The Sooner women advanced five athletes to six finals as LaVerne Jones qualified in both the 100 and the 200. The Sooner men advanced four athletes to five finals. DaBryan Blanton posted the best qualifying time in the 200 and had the third best time in the 100 to lead OU's efforts.

Other qualifiers for OU include Aisha Stringer, who won her heat in the 800; Nicola Maye, who had the third best time in the 800; Tiffany Davis, who advanced in the 100 hurdles; Jimyria Hicks, who qualified in the 100; Aldwyn Sappleton, who advanced in the 800 and Joe McNair, who qualified in the 1500.

OU added four first-time regional qualifiers tonight as Maye (800), Kevin Bookout (discus), Dwayne Duhaney (400) and Hicks (100) met qualifying standards for the first time this season in those events.

Several other Sooners who had already posted qualifying marks improved those times tonight. Those who improved their season bests included Jones in the 100 and 200; Davis in the 100 hurdles; Blanton in the 200 and Sappleton in the 800.

The meet concludes on Monday with four relay, 18 running and seven field event finals.

Complete results from the meet are available at www.texassports.com.

Big 12 Track and Field Championships
Mike A. Myers Stadium

Team Standings (After Day 2): 1. Missouri 51; 2. Texas A&M 38; 3. Kansas State 30; 4. Nebraska 29; 5. Texas Tech 26; 6. Texas 18; 7. Kansas 13; 8. Oklahoma and Colorado 10; 10. Iowa State 7; 11. Oklahoma State 2.

OU Results Only
Final Results -- Men
Decathlon -- 10. Dan Strong, 6,169
110 meter Hurdles: Dan Strong - 16.44 (684); Discus: Strong - 108-7 (526); Pole Vault: Strong - 13-5.25 (645); Javelin: Strong - 148-5 (519); 1,500 meters: Strong - 5:17.38 (464)
Discus: 4. Kyle Bookout 184-11 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 8. Kevin Bookout 171-10 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]
Long Jump: 5. Robert Smith 23-4.5; 13. Cory Crosby 22-0.75
High Jump: 10. Joe Butler 6-7.50; Kris Glenn, did not clear opening height
Preliminary Results
1,500 meters: 9. Joe McNair 3:52.08 (advances to final); 18. Jimmy Buchanan 3:55.63
400 meters: 8. Dwayne Duhaney 46.93 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]
100 meters: 3. DaBryan Blanton 10.32 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark], 16. L'eron George 10.74, 21. Sean Williams 10.97
800 meters: 3. Aldwyn Sappleton 1:49.44 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]
200 meters: 1. DaBryan Blanton 20.60 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 19. L'eron George 21.71; 22. Josh Scott 21.87; 23. Sean Williams 21.99

Final Results -- Women
Team Standings (After Day 2): 1. Nebraska 75; 2. Missouri 48; 3. Kansas State 34; 4. Texas A&M 29; 5. Kansas 21.50; 6. Texas 19; 7. Baylor 16; 8. Oklahoma and Colorado 7; 10. Texas Tech 6.50; 11, Iowa State 6; 12. Oklahoma State 4.
Heptathlon -- 11. Chaundra Allard, 4,621
Long Jump: Chaundra Allard - 17-4.75 (643); Javelin: Allard - 1305 (662); 800 meters: Allard - 2:31.59 (673)
Pole Vault: 3. Lindsey Bourne 12-6 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 7. Mary Waytula 12-0 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 9. Leslie Dunlap 12-0 [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 11. Devon Fox 11-6.25; Jennifer Plank - did not clear opening height
Shot Put: 13. Megan Crystal 42-6.25; 15. Katie Blue 39-10.75
Javelin: 12. Renea' Burns 124-5; 13. Chaundra Allard 123-6
Preliminary Results
1,500 meters: 14. Aisha Stringer 4:39.77; 19. Alaina Dearman 4:51.25
100 m Hurdles: 6. Tiffany Davis 13.60 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]
400 meters: 20. Lameisa Thomas 57.56; 23. Natasha Franklin 59.40; 24. Krystle Williams 1:00.69
100 meters: 3. LaVerne Jones 11.37 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 7. Jimyria Hicks 11.70 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 15. Ashley Freeman 12.44
800 meters: 3. Nicola Maye 2:08.87 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 5. Aisha Stringer 2:10.58 (advances to final); 20. Alaina Dearman 2:19.25
400 m Hurdles: 11. Tiffany Davis 1:04.15
200 meters: 6. LaVerne Jones 23.45 (advances to final) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]; 10. Jimyria Hicks 24.02; 20. Natasha Franklin 25.55; 21. Ashley Freeman 25.64; 24. Krystle Williams 26.01

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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