Sooners Add Six NCAA Regional Qualifiers at UTEP, Win One at UTA

EL PASO, Texas -- In the first weekend that found most of the Sooners competing, the OU track and field teams split between the UTEP Springtime Invitational and the UTA Invitational. OU finished fifth in the men's team standings at UTEP and tied for fourth on the women's side. In the process, the Sooners won three events and picked up six NCAA regional qualifiers.

At UTA, freshman Jessica Eldridge, who has had a phenomenal first season, won the 3000 with a 10:07.09. She finished six seconds ahead of Sooner teammate Catherine Odell, who was second with a 10:13.45.

Cory Crosby won the triple jump and Leslie Dunlap won the women's pole vault with a pair of regional qualifying marks at UTEP. Crosby jumped 49-6.50 while Dunlap cleared 12-7.50. DaBryan Blanton was OU's other winner on Saturday in the El Paso meet, taking the men's 400 with a 47.48.

Crosby's mark in the triple jump ranks as the sixth best in school history and is a personal best for the senior by nearly two feet.

OU's other regional qualifiers today included Jon McMillian (7-0.50) in the high jump; Austin Landreth (17-4.50) and Scott Martin (16-4.75) in the pole vault; and Laverne Jones in the 400 (53.39).

McMillian's mark is the eighth best in school history while Jones is the fifth best in school history.

Up next on the Sooner schedule is the Texas Relays for those OU athletes who are invited to compete.

EP Springtime Invitational -- OU results
Men's Team Standings -- 1) Texas Tech, 165; 2) Texas A&M, 131; 3) Texas El Paso, 115; 4) New Mexico, 75; 5) Oklahoma, 54
100 Meter -- 5. Josh Scott, 10.72 (w);8. Cory Crosby, 10.94
200 Meter -- 7. Scott, 21.88
400 Meter -- 1. DaBryan Blanton, 47.48; 6. Dwayne Duhaney, 49.44
800 Meter -- 12. Dax Thomas, 2:03.09
1500 Meter -- 8. Jimmy Buchanan, 4:07.13
110 Meter Hurdles -- 5. David Wright, 15.02
400 Meter Hurdles -- 9. Wright, 59.09; 10. Caleb Turner, 59.67
4x400 Meter Relay -- 5 Oklahoma, (Blanton, Duhaney, Smith, Thomas), 3:23.69
High Jump -- 2. Jon McMillian, 7-00.50* (2.15)
Pole Vault -- T-2. Austin Landreth, 17-04.50 * (5.30); 7. Scott Martin, 16-04.75* (5.00); Jacob Williams, NH
Long Jump -- 3. Cory Crosby, 24-05.00 (7.44) (ew); 10. Robert Smith, 17-10.75 (5.45) (w)
Triple Jump -- 1. Cory Crosby, 49-06.50 * (15.10); 3. Rober Smith, 48-05.50 (14.77)

Women's Team Standings -- 1) Texas Tech, 200.50; 2) Texas A&M, 115.50; 3) Texas El Paso, 85; T-4) Oklahoma and New Mexico, 67
100 Meter -- 6. Ashley Freeman, 12.27; 9. Kelsey Strecker,12.39
200 Meter Dash -- 6. Freeman, 25.63; 7. Strecker, 25.72; 13. Veronica Clayborne, 26.96 (w)
400 Meter -- 2. Laverne Jones, 53.39*; 7. Ashley Johnson, 58.15; 8. Jessica Talton, 58.58; 9. Terrika Warren, 58.67; 10. Elaine Gillmore, 59.96
100 Meter Hurdles -- 3. LaDonna Moore, 14.51 (w); 4. Cicely Williams, 14.55 (w); 7. Clayborne, 15.08 (w) 8. Melissa Shipley, 15.58 (w); 14. Megan Hawkins, 20.33 (w)
400 Meter Hurdles -- 2. Shipley, 1:07.28
4x400 Meter Relay -- 3 Oklahoma, (Gilmore, Johnson, Jones, Warren), 3:54.54
High Jump -- 5. Kelsey Moore, 5-04.25 (1.63); 6. Myria Houlihan, 5-04.25 (1.63); 7. Veronica Clayborne, 5-04.25 (1.63)
Pole Vault -- 1. Leslie Dunlap, 12-07.50* (3.85); 4. Jennifer Plank, 11-05.75 (3.50); 7. Lindsey Bourne, 11-05.75 (3.50)
Long Jump -- 5. Kelsey Strecker, 18-04.25 (5.59) (ew); 7. LaDonna Moore, 17-04.0 (5.28) (w)
Triple Jump -- 2. Lucretia Rimmer, 39-03.75 (11.98)
Shot Put -- 4. Katie Blue, 41-01.50 (12.53)
Discus Throw -- 6. Katie Blue, 136-10 (41.70)
Javelin Throw -- 6. Renea' Burns, 131-07 (40.12); 8. LaDonna Moore, 121-06 (37.03)

UTA Invitational -- OU results
Men
High Jump -- T-6. Kris Glenn, 6-04.75 (1.95); 10. Dan Strong, 6-00.75 (1.85)
Discus -- 19. Dan Strong, 113-03 (34.52)
1500 -- 6. Blake Culp, 4:04.83
110 HH -- 6. Kennan Johnson, 15.12 (ew)
Javelin -- 7. Cale Drumright, 145-01 (44.22); 8. Strong, 143-07 (43.76)
200 -- 35. Strong, 23.67 (w)
800 -- 3. Salah Hussein, 1:53.86; 4. Jason Coleman, 1:56.37; 5. PhilipCain, 1:57.33

Women
High Jump -- Lauren Duel, NH
3000 -- 1. Jessica Eldridge, 10:07.19; 2. Catherine Odell, 10:13.45; 7. Jackie Dubois, 11:07.51; 12. Shannon Wilson, 12:04.36
100 Hurdles -- 18. Chaundra Allard, 15.39 (ew)
Shot Put -- 14. Allard, 32-11.25 (10.04)
Long Jump -- 23. Allard, 16-00.50 (4.89)
100 -- 30. Tiffani Johnson, 12.83 3.4 (w); 33. Eyang Nyambi, 13.07 (w)
400 -- 17. Natasha Franklin, 61.02
400 IH -- 4. Tiffani Johnson, 65.94; 8. Kirbie Burks, 71.14; 11. Alicia Price, 75.55
200 -- 20. Natasha Franklin, 25.89 (w); 41. Nyambi, 27.63 (w)
800 -- 16. Kristi Cook, 2:22.66; 18. Michelle Thomas, 2:27.15
Pole Vault -- Amy Swan, NH
5000 -- 11. Emily Leonard, 20:00.29
1600-meter relay -- 7. Oklahoma, 3:55.60