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Sappleton Records Career Best in 400 at Stanford
March 26, 2005 | Track and Field
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Senior Aldwyn Sappleton recorded a career best in the 400 to finish fifth with a 47.82 on Saturday at the 31st annual Stanford Invitational. His performance was one of three for the Sooners in action on the second day of the meet.
Freshman Brayon Brown finished 19th in the 800 with a 1:51.95 in the outdoor season opening meet for OU. Sophomore Salah Hussein recorded a 3:50.07 in the 1500 and finished 30th. All three of the OU runners were competing in the top sections of their events on Saturday.
Late Friday, sophomore Jason Coleman finished 22nd in the 5000, running a career best 14:32.41 in the 5000. The time is the ninth best in school history.
Other Friday results saw Catherine Odell make the most of her outdoor season opening race, winning section 3 of the 5000 with a 17:06.18. The time is a career best for Odell and ranks as the eighth best time in school history.
Sophomore Jessica Eldridge became the first Sooner to qualify for the NCAA Regional to be hosted by OU on May 27-28. She finished sixth in section 2 of the 5000, running a 16:32.45. The mark is a career best for Eldridge by more than 14 seconds and beat the NCAA Regional qualifying mark by 20 seconds. It also ranks as the fifth best time in school history.
Junior Blake Culp finished ninth in the 3000 meter steeplechase, recording a 9:09.54. The mark was just over his career best and missed the NCAA Regional qualiying time by just over a second. Redshirt freshman Tyler Schmiedeberg finished 15th in his first outdoor college 5000, posting a 15:05.06. Freshman T.J. Newton returned home and finished ninth in her division of the 400 with a 59.37.
Stanford Invitational -- OU Results Only
Men's 400, Top Section -- 5. Aldwyn Sappleton, 47.82
Men's 800, Top Section -- 19. Brayon Brown, 1:51.95
Men's 1500, Top Section -- 30. Salah Hussein, 3:50.07
Men's 5000, Section 3 -- 22. Jason Coleman, 14:32.41
Women's 5000, Section 3 -- 1. Catherine Odell, 17:06.18
Women's 400, Section B -- 9. T.J. Newton, 59.37
Women's 5000, Section 2 -- 6. Jessica Eldridge, 16:32.45 (NCAA Regional qualifying mark)
Men's 3000 meter steeplechase, Section 2 -- 9. Blake Culp, 9:09.54
Men's 5000, Section 4 -- 15. Tyler Schmiedeberg,15:05.06.
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