Sooner Women Win 400-Meter Relay At Texas Invitational

May 3, 2003

AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Oklahoma track and field teams found Mike Myers Stadium a great place to compete on Saturday as the Sooner women posted a season best time to win the 400-meter relay and sophomore Kelsey Moore met the NCAA regional qualifying standard in the high jump for the first time this season.

The women's relay, Natasha Franklin, Ashley Freeman, LaVerne Jones and Jimyria Hicks, ran a 45.98, dropping the previous season best by almost one tenth of a second. Today marked the first time for Hicks to compete since the quartet ran its previous best, also an NCAA regional qualifying mark, on March 29. The Arlington, Texas, senior has been out with an injury since the UTA Invitational on March 29.

For Moore, her performance in the high jump continues to improve. She finished seventh with a 5-7, a new career best.

Other Sooners who improved previous season bests with NCAA regional qualifying marks today included Tiffany Davis, seventh in the hurdles with a 13.67; Michael Westlund, third in the pole vault with a 17-4.75; Robin Hanna, fourth in the pole vault with a 17-4.75; and Kevin Bookout, who was second in the shot put with a 59-1.50. Bookout's mark moves him to third all-time on the OU career list while Hanna's mark is a outdoor career best and moves him into a tie for eighth on the all-time OU list.

Other Sooners who posted NCAA regional qualifying marks today (but who have better season bests) included Leslie Dunlap and Lindsey Bourne in the women's pole vault; Austin Landreth in the men's pole vault and Kyle Bookout in the discus.

Two other Sooners, Joe McNair in the 1500 and Nicola Mayein the 800, barely missed the qualifying mark. McNair missed by just over a second while Maye missed it by .01 seconds.

A former Sooner, sprinter Michael Blackwood, won the men's 400 and broke his own stadium record in the process.

The Sooner pole vaulters will travel to the Abilene Christian Invitational on Thursday while the rest of the team will continue preparations for the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held in Austin May 17-19.

Texas Invitational
Mike A. Myers Stadium
OU Results Only
Women 100 Meter Dash -- 16, Ashley Freeman, Oklahoma, 12.39, w:3.0.
Women 200 Meter Dash -- 20, Natasha Franklin, Natasha, Oklahoma, 25.15, w:2.1. 33, Lucretia Rimmer, Oklahoma, 27.13, w:2.1.
Women 400 Meter Dash -- 18, Aisha Stringer, Oklahoma, 57.01. 20, Lameisa Thomas, Oklahoma, 58.15. 24, Terrika Warren, Oklahoma, 58.90. 28, Krystle Williams, Oklahoma, 59.66. 30, Amanda Wedel, Oklahoma, 1:02.27.
Women 800 Meter Run -- 7, Nicola Maye, Oklahoma, 2:10.31. 10, Alaina Dearman, Oklahoma, 2:16.07.
Women 1500 Meter Run -- 10, Alaina Dearman, Oklahoma, 4:46.33.
Women 100 Meter Hurdles -- 7, Tiffany Davis, Oklahoma, 13.67, w:0.8. [NCAA regional qualifying mark] 30, Amanda Wedel, Oklahoma, 17.39, w:1.0.
Women 400 Meter Hurdles -- 18, Tiffany Davis, Oklahoma, 1:07.72.
Women 4x100 Meter Relay -- 1, Oklahoma 'A' (Natasha Franklin, Ashley Freeman, LaVerne Jones, Jimyria Hicks), 45.98 [NCAA regional qualifying mark].
Women High Jump -- 7, Kelsey Moore, Oklahoma, J1.70m, (5-07). [NCAA regional qualifying mark] Veronica Clayborne, Oklahoma, NH.
Women Pole Vault -- 4, Leslie Dunlap, Oklahoma, J3.80m, (12-05.50) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]. 9, Lindsey Bourne, Oklahoma, J3.66m, (12-00) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]. 14, Jennifer Plank, Oklahoma, J3.35m, (10-11.75). 15, Devon Fox, Oklahoma, J3.35m, (10-11.75).
Women Long Jump -- 17, Lucretia Rimmer, Oklahoma, 5.30m, w:1.5 (17-04.75). 21, Veronica Clayborne, Oklahoma, 5.11m, w:1.6 (16-09.25).
Women Triple Jump -- 7, Lucretia Rimmer, Oklahoma, 11.54m, w:2.0 (37-10.50).
Women Shot Put -- 6, Megan Crystal, Oklahoma, 13.06m, (42-10.25). 8, Katie Blue, Oklahoma, 12.62m, (41-05).
Women Discus Throw -- 14, Jessica Pekah, Oklahoma, 40.37m, (132-05). 17, Katie Blue, Oklahoma, 38.84m, (127-05). Megan Crystal, Oklahoma, FOUL.
Women Hammer Throw -- 4, Barbara Phillips, Oklahoma, 43.66m, (143-03)
Women Javelin Throw -- 4, Renea'Burns, Oklahoma, 41.45m, (136-00).

Men 100 Meter Dash -- 20, Sean Williams, Oklahoma, 10.85, w:2.3. 29, Cory Crosby, Oklahoma, 11.21, w:2.8. 38, Dan Strong, Oklahoma, 12.16, w:2.0.
Men 200 Meter Dash -- 21, Sean Williams, Oklahoma, 21.87, w:2.4. 23, Josh Scott, Oklahoma, 22.00, w:2.6. 25, L'eron George, Oklahoma, 22.07, w:1.6. 29, Robert Smith, Oklahoma, 22.28, w:2.6. 35, Andrew Crabbe, Oklahoma, 22.66, w:2.2.
Men 400 Meter Dash -- 1, Michael Blackwood, Oklahoma Alumni, 45.41 [Stadium Record, old record 45.59, Michael Blackwood, OU Alumni, 2002]. 11, Dwayne Duhaney, Oklahoma, 47.71.
Men 1500 Meter Run -- 3, Joe McNair, Oklahoma, 3:51.24. 8, Jimmy Buchanan, Oklahoma, 3:56.84. 12, Blake Culp, Oklahoma, 4:02.34.
Men 3000 Meter Run-- 2, Trevor Gillum, Oklahoma, 8:55.21.
Men 4x100 Meter Relay -- 6, Oklahoma 'A' (DaBryan Blanton, David Coombs, L'eron George, Sean Williams), 40.71.
Men High Jump -- 11, Kris Glenn, Oklahoma, J1.95m, (6-04.75). Dan Strong, Oklahoma, NH.
Men Pole Vault -- 3, Michael Westlund, Oklahoma, J5.30m, (17-04.50) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]. 4, Robin Hanna, Oklahoma, J5.30m, (17-04.50) [NCAA regional qualifying mark].14, Austin Landreth, Oklahoma, J4.90m, (16-00.75) [NCAA regional qualifying mark].
Men Long Jump -- 13, Robert Smith, Oklahoma, 6.89m, w:1.8 (22-07.25). 16, Cory Crosby, Oklahoma, 6.79m, w:2.3 (22-03.50).
Men Triple Jump -- 7, Robert Smith, Oklahoma, 14.40m, w:1.0 (47-03).
Men Shot Put-- 2, Kevin Bookout, Oklahoma, 18.02m, (59-01.50) [NCAA regional qualifying mark].
Men Discus Throw-- 4, Kyle Bookout, Oklahoma, 57.00m, (187-00) [NCAA regional qualifying mark]. 8, Kevin Bookout, Oklahoma, 50.00m, (164-00). 23, Dan Strong, Oklahoma, 31.75m, (104-02)

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