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Track Adds 12 as Period Closes
August 01, 2007 | Track and Field
Aug. 1, 2007
NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Oklahoma head track and field and cross country coach Martin Smith announced that 12 student-athletes signed National Letters of Intent to compete for the Sooners beginning with the 2007-08 season.
Six men and six women signed during the period that ends today, Wednesday, Aug. 1. They join six incoming freshman who signed last November during the early period.
"I'm very excited to welcome these men and women to our program," Smith said. "The coaching staff did an excellent job in scouting talent and finding several recruits who could stand out in multiple events.
"Many of these student-athletes will make an immediate impact to our performance on the conference and national levels. They will help us achieve our goals -- defending the men's Big 12 title, continuing to increase in the conference standings with the women and improving both teams nationally."
Joining the reigning Big 12 Conference Men's Outdoor Champions are Tony Clement (Hagerstown, Pa.), Scott Cooper (O'Fallon, Ill.), D'Andre Fisher (Edmond, Okla.), Paul Gill (Glendale, Ariz.), Dominique Johnson (Cedar Hill, Texas) and Sam Kranz (Maple Park, Ill.)
Christina Ferber (Southlake, Texas), Latoya Greaves (Kingston, Jamaica), Latoya Heath (Kingston, Jamaica), Dominique Jacobs (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Demeeka Jones (Lufkin, Texas) and Amanda Mayfield (Norman, Okla.) join the OU women's track and field team.
The cross country team officially reports Aug. 14 while those who compete only in track and field report the next day. Several talented student-athletes are expected to walk on to the team.
The men's and women's cross country teams begin their season Sept. 1 at the Golden Hurricane Festival in Tulsa.
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Tony Clement | Distance
Hagerstown, Pa. | Hagerstown Community College
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Will have two years of eligibility remaining ... Third (4:13.02) in mile run at 2007 NJCAA Indoor Championships (March 3) ... Ran fourth (3:56.13) in 1500-meter run preliminaries at 2007 NJCAA Outdoor Championships (May 18) ... Did not run track until senior year in high school ... State qualifier in two events, finishing eighth in the 1600 and 11th in the 800 ... Public relations major.
Scott Cooper | Distance
O'Fallon, Ill. | DePaul University
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Transferred to Oklahoma after freshman season at DePaul ... Won 800 meters at Mike Poehlein Invitational (March 31) and Redbird Classic (April 28) ... Season best 800 (1:54.01) came with second-place finish at Dave Rankin Invitational (April 21) ... Also ran cross country ... In high school, earned letters in soccer and track ... first-team all-conference, all-section and all-state at O'Fallon Township ... Owns high school records in 800 and 1600 as well as member of school-record holding 4x800, distance medley and sprint medley relays.
D'Andre Fisher | Hurdles
Edmond, Okla. | Santa Fe High School
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State champion as a senior in 110-meter (14.48) and 300-meter hurdles (37.75) ... 2007 state leader in both races ... Owns Santa Fe school records in both events ... Ran leg on 4x400-meter relay that placed seventh at state championships ... As a junior, third in state in 110 hurdles (14.68), 10th in 300 hurdles (40.29) and fourth as part of 4x100 relay ... Swept 110 and 300 hurdles at 2006 and 2007 conference and regional championships.
Paul Gill | High Jump
Glendale, Ariz. | Glendale Community College
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Second (7-0.75/2.15) in high jump at 2007 NJCAA Indoor Championships (March 2) ... Third (6-10.75/2.10) in high jump at 2007 NJCAA Outdoor Championships (May 18) ... Jumped 7-0.75/2.15 at Sun Angel Track Classic (April 14), placing second ...Placed seventh (6-6.75/2.00) at the 2005 U.S. Junior Olympics, after winning Region 10 championship ... Ninth (6-6.75/2.00) in high jump at 2005 and 2006 U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships.
Dominique Johnson | Jumps
Cedar Hill, Texas | Cedar Hill High School
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Season best long jump of 23-9.50 was eighth best by a Texas high school athlete in 2007 ... Ran a leg on Cedar Hill's state finalist 4x100-meter relay ... Finished eighth in long jump (22-6.75) at Class 5A state championships ... Long jump champion (23-9.50) and third in triple jump (46-5.00) at state regional meet ... Runner-up in intermediate boys triple jump (44-9.50/13.65) and 16th in long jump (19-9.00/6.02) at 2005 U.S. Junior Olympics ... Placed fifth in youth boys triple jump (40-11.50/12.48) and 10th in pentathlon (2,576) at 2003 U.S. Junior Olympics.
Sam Kranz | Pole Vault
Maple Park, Ill. | Kaneland High School
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Owns Kaneland's freshman, sophomore and varsity school records in pole vault ... Placed fourth in Class 2A state championship as a senior and third as a junior ... Ended 2007 ranked as the nation's No. 12 high school senior pole vaulter with a season best of 16 feet, 4 inches ... Placed sixth in intermediate boys pole vault (13-11.25/4.25) at 2005 U.S. Junior Olympics.
Kevin Schwab | Distance
Mustang, Okla. | Mustang High School
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Signed with OU in November 2006 ... Graduated Mustang High School as one of the most decorated distance runners in Oklahoma history ... Named Oklahoma Runner 2007 Male Athlete of the Year ... Finished runner-up (30:56.75) in 10,000-meter run at the U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships (June 22) ... Finished third (5:57.55) in the 2,000-meter steeplechase at the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals (June 16) ... Fourth (9:21.60) in 3200-meter run at Great Southwest Meet (June 1) ... Six-time Oklahoma Class 6A state champion ... As a senior, won state titles in 1600-meter run (4:18.81) and 3200-meter run (9:23.25) ... One of only four males ever to win three straight individual state cross country titles (2004-2006) ... Holds course records for the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater and Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. ... 2006 state champion in 3200 and runner-up in 1600 ... A two-time winner (2004 and 2005) of the Oklahoma/Arkansas All-Star Cross Country Championships ... Also had runner-up finishes in the 3200 at the 2006 Texas Relays and the 5000 at the 2006 Nike Outdoor Nationals ... Placed third in the 3200 at the 2006 Great Southwest Meet ... Finished 20th at the 2005 Foot Locker South Region Cross Country Championships.
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Missy Barnes | Sprints
Arlington, Texas | Mansfield Timberview High School
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Placed second in the 100 (11.79) and helped Timberview's 4x200-meter relay (1:36.37) to victory at the 2007 state championships ... District and regional champion in the 100 ... Season best of 11.61 ranked third in Texas ... All-area first team by Dallas Morning News ... Placed fourth in 100 (11.63) at 2006 state meet and helped 4x100 and 4x200 to runner-up finishes ... Ran leg on Dallas Gold Track Club's 4x100 that set the national record (44.56) en route to winning the young women's division at the U.S. Junior Olympics ... Relay also placed fourth (47.07) at the 2005 AAU Junior Olympics.
Jessica Engel | Distance
Sturgis, S.D. | Sturgis High School
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Signed with OU in November 2006 ... 2007 state champion (4:57.98) in 1600-meter run and runner-up (2:14.78) in 800 ... Runner-up (11:04.93) in 3200 and sixth (5:04.10) in 1600 at 2006 state meet ... Sixth in 1600 (5:08.82) and 3200 (11:13.97) at 2005 state meet ... Placed third at 2006 Class AA state cross country meet after finishing fourth in 2005 and ninth in 2004.
Christina Ferber | Distance
Southlake, Texas | Carroll High School
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Finished 26th, individually, at the 2007 state cross country championships after placing 31st in 2006, helping Southlake Carroll to the back-to-back team titles ... Finished 41st in 2004 ... Placed 15th at the 2006 Nike Team Nationals ... Finished 39th at the 2006 Foot Locker South Regional Cross Country Championships ... Was 28th at 2005 Nike Team Nationals and 25th in 2004 ... Finished 59th at 2005 Foot Locker South Regional.
Latoya Greaves | Hurdles
Kingston, Jamaica | Oklahoma Baptist University
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Will have three years of eligbility remaining ... Won 2006 NAIA national 100-meter hurdles title with wind-aided (+2.9) 13.39-second run ... Owns NAIA Championships records for 60-meter hurdles (8.42) and 100-meter hurdles (13.61) ... Also ran legs on two-time national champion 4x400 and national runner-up 4x100 relays ... 2006 NAIA indoor champion in 60-meter hurdles (8.42) ... Gold medalist in 100 hurdles with 13.38 (+2.1) at 2005 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships ... Also won gold at 2005 Jamaican National Championships (under 20 division) ... Back-to-back 100 hurdles champion at 2004 and 2005 CARIFTA (U20) Games ... Earned silver in 100 hurdles at 2003 IAAF World Youth Championships ... Only athlete to sweep 100 and 300 hurdles in CARIFTA (U17) Games history with wins in 2002 ... Silver medalist in 100 hurdles at CARIFTA (U17) Games in 2001 ... Also won two gold medals as part of Team Jamaica's 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the Central American and Carribbean (CAC) Junior Athletics Championships.
Latoya Heath | Hurdles/Jumps
Kingston, Jamaica | Lindenwood University
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Will have two seasons of eligibility remaining indoors and three outdoors ... Won the triple jump (12.10 meters) and placed second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.65) and long jump (18-6.00/5.64) at the 2007 NAIA Indoor Championships (March 8) ... Won the 55-meter hurdles (8.28) and triple jump (40-2.00/12.24) and placed third in the long jump (18-1.75/5.53) at the 2007 Heart of American Athletics Conference (HAAC) Championships ... Placed second in triple jump (42-1.25/12.83), third in long jump (19-10.75/6.06) and fourth in 100-meter hurdles (13.77) at 2006 NAIA Outdoor Championships ... Was 2006 NAIA indoor champion in triple jump with a meet record of 42-8.00 (13.00) ... Also finished fourth in 60-meter hurdles (8.63) and fifth in long jump (19-6.00/5.94).
Dominique Jacobs | Jumps
St. Petersburg, Fla. | South Plains College
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NJCAA All-American ... Long jump (19-7.00/5.97) and triple jump (39-10.50/12.15) champion at 2007 NJCAA Indoor Championships (March 2) ... Placed second in the long jump (19-4.75/5.91) and third in the triple jump (41-0.25/12.50) at the 2007 NJCAA Outdoor Championships (May 18) ... Was third in the triple jump and 11th in the long jump at the 2006 NJCAA Outdoor Championships ... South Plains indoor long jump record holder ... Pinellas Park High School's female athlete of the year as a senior ... Track MVP all four years of high school ... High school record holder in the long jump and triple jump.
Chelsea Jones | Distance
Watonga, Okla. | Watonga High School
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Signed with OU in November 2006 ... Four-time state champion ... As a high school junior, won state cross country title and 1600 (5:14.06) and 3200 (11:04.26) at state track meet ... Also won 3200 (11:54.43) at 2005 state track meet ... Let the state in 1600 and 3200 performances as a junior ... As a senior, was third (5:30.85) in 1600, sixth (12:48.54) in 3200 and eighth (2:32.90) in 800 at state meet ... Finished third in 800 (2:23.04) at 2006 state meet and third in 1600 (5:32.16) at 2005 state meet ... Was sixth as a sophomore at 2004 state cross country meet and eighth as a senior in 2006.
Demeeka Jones | Sprints/Hurdles
Lufkin, Texas | Lufkin High School
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As a senior, placed fourth (14.42) in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet ... Was second (14.18) at the regional meet ... Season best of 14.18 ranked No. 8 in Texas in 2007 ... State runner-up (13.96) in 100 hurdles as a junior in 2006 ... Fourth (43.09) in 300 hurdles ... Season best of 13.96 in 100 hurdles and 43.09 in 300 hurdles ranked fifth and seventh, respectively, in Texas in 2006 ... Was second in both the 100 hurdles (14.62) and 300 hurdles (44.00) at the 2006 regional ... As a sophomore, placed fourth in state in the 300 hurdles (43.81) ... Took second in 300 hurdles (44.72) and fourth in 100 hurdles (14.74) at 2005 regional.
Tiffany Leader | Distance
Yankton, S.D. | Yankton High School
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Signed with OU in November 2006 ... Finished third (5:00.17) in 1600 and fourth (11:16.33) in 3200 at 2006 state track meet ... Also helped Yankton's 4x800-meter relay to state title ... Placed seventh at 2006 Class AA state cross country meet and fifth in 2005, helping Yankton to consecutive team titles.
Amanda Mayfield | Middle Distance
Norman, Okla. | Oklahoma Baptist University
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Will have two years of eligibility remaining ... Won the 800-meter run (2:09.44) at the 2007 NAIA Outdoor Championships (May 28) ... Champion of the 600-meter run (1:32.33) at the 2007 NAIA Indoor Championships (March 8)...Also ran leg on OBU's national outdoor champion 4x400-meter relay ... As a senior at Norman North High School, placed third in the 800 (2:19.53) at the 2005 state track meet after finishing sixth (2:20.10) in 2004 ... Finished 55th at 2004 state cross country meet.
Kelly Waters | Distance
Louisville, Colo. | Monarch High School
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Signed with OU in November 2006 ... Runner-up (4:59.25) in 1600-meter run at 2007 state track meet ... Also placed fifth (11:12.60) in 3200 ... Finished 34th, individually at 2006 state cross country meet ... As a junior, placed fourth (5:10.25) in the 1600 and seventh (2:16.11) in the 800 at the 2006 state track meet.
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