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Bookout Ends Sooner Career in Style
June 21, 2007 | Track and Field
June 9, 2007
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Three Sooners earned All-America honors on the final day of the NCAA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships as the Sooners concluded a spectacular season in style.
In all, the OU men had seven All-Americans and the women added seven, matching the Sooners' combined program record set in 1997 when 10 men and four women earned the honor.
Kevin Bookout earned his third All-America distinction in the men's shot put, finishing fifth with a best put of 62 feet, 9.50 inches (19.14 meters).
"I had some big warm-up throws, but I couldn't really carry them over when it mattered," Bookout said. "I didn't feel bad. I was ranked sixth coming in and finished fifth, so not too bad."
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Title favorite Noah Bryant of USC handily won the event with a best of 65-9.00 (20.04), nearly one foot better than the best effort of second-place Mitchell Pope of N.C. State, who threw 64-9.75 (19.75).
The OU men tied for 15th in the team standings after scoring 16 points. The Sooner women scored seven points for a 39th-place tie.
Florida State (54) won the men's national title and Arizona State (60) won the women's championship.
Jessica Eldridge ran sixth in the women's 1500-meter run, earning her third All-America honor this season after doing so in both cross country and indoor track and field.
"I'm very excited, very happy to get to finals and be an All-American," Eldridge said.
Eldridge ran a season best 4:17.08.
North Carolina's Brie Feinagle won the women's 1500 in 4:09.93.
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All-America Shot Putter Kevin Bookout All-America 1500-Meter Runner Jessica Eldridge
Shardae Boutte finished ninth in the men's triple jump. Boutte's first jump of 51-7.25 (15.73) was his best.
Cornell's Ray Taylor took the national title with his final effort of 53-8.50 (16.37).
Toni Smith placed 10th in the women's triple jump at 42-6.00 (12.95). Smith earned All-America honors as one of the top eight Americans.
Hampton's Yvette Lewis won with her final attempt of 45-0.50 (13.73).
Though the official collegiate season has ended, several Sooners, including All-Americans Bookout, Eldridge and Smith, are scheduled to compete at the U.S. Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., June 20-24.
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