Blanton Wins 60 Title in Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The last time he ran the 60 on the track at the Randal Tyson Track Complex, DaBryan Blanton won an NCAA title. He took another step toward defending that title Saturday night, winning the 60 meter dash at the Powered by Tyson Invitational with a season best 6.64.

That time missed the NCAA automatic qualifying mark by .02 seconds.

Sooner freshman Marcus Pugh finished sixth in the 60 and fifth in the 200, recording NCAA provisional qualifying times in both of those events for the first time this season. He had a 6.72 to record the fourth best time in the preliminaries then ran a 21.20 to win his section of the 200.

Scott Martin finished fourth in the championship pole vault with a 17-8.50, another career best and an improved NCAA provisional mark. Jon McMillian improved his season best to 6-11.75 to finish sixth in the high jump.

Kelsey Moore led the OU women, finishing sixth in the high jump after taking first in her flight with a 5-8.75. Lindsey Bourne and Jennifer Plank tied for sixth in the pole vault, clearing 12-2.75

In action late Friday night, former Sooner All-American Laverne Jones returned to the track, competing in the invitational 200 of the Powered by Tyson meet. Jones, who earned All-America honors in the indoor 60 and 200 meters in 2003 and 2004 on the same track, finished third in the 200 invitational final. Running for Nike, Jones finished the race with a 23.83.

Jones finished second in the Big 12 in the 200 as a senior and was eighth in the 200 at the 2004 NCAA Indoor. She set the OU school record in the indoor 200 at 23.16 as a junior while competing in the NCAA Championships. In 2003, Jones became the first Sooner woman to earn All-America honors in two individual events (60 and 200) in one NCAA meet since 1982. When she repeated that feat last March as a Sooner senior, she become the first woman in school history to do it.

Powered by Tyson Invitational Results
Men
60 Meter
Finals
1 DaBryan Blanton, 6.64 [NCAA provisional]; 6 Marcus Pugh, OU, 6.78
Preliminaries
1 DaBryan Blanton, OU, 6.65 [NCAA provisional]; 4 Marcus Pugh, OU, 6.72 [NCAA provisional]; 45 Josh Scott, OU, 7.02
200 Meter Dash
5 Marcus Pugh, OU, 21.20 [NCAA provisional]; 37 Josh Scott, 22.21
High Jump
Finals
6 Jonathan McMillian, OU, 6-11.75, 2.13m; 21 Shea Shelby, OU, 6-8, 2.03m; 25 Kris Glenn, OU, 6-6, 1.98m
Pole Vault
4 Scott Martin, OU, 17-8.60, 5.40m [NCAA provisional mark]; Austin Landreth, OU, NH

Women
Preliminaries
60 Meter Dash
24 Yolanda Goff, OU, 7.58; 47 Larcia Urbina, OU, 7.74; 49 Ashley Harris, OU, 7.75
200 Meter Dash Finals
34 Kerri Ann Mitchell, OU, 24.45; 65 Larcia Urbina, OU, 25.50; 66 Ashley Harris, OU, 25.52
High Jump
6 Kelsey Moore, OU, 5-8.75,1.75m; 32 Myria Houlihan, OU, 5-3, 1.60m
Pole Vault
T-6 Lindsey Bourne, OU, 12-2.75, 3.73m, T-6 Jennifer Plank, OU, 12-2.75, 3.73m

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