Boutte Smashes OU Triple Jump Record

Feb. 16, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Oklahoma triple jumper Shardae Boutte became the latest Sooner to put his name atop the OU record books in the second and final day of competition at the 2008 Tyson Invitational in the Randal Tyson Track Complex.

Boutte's jump of 54 feet and one inch (16.48 meters) bested the previous OU record of 53-1.50 (16.19) set by Jerome Douglas in 1997. Boutte's jump also marked the second time of the season to eclipse the NCAA automatic qualifying mark at the event that featured some of the nation's top collegiate athletes at the site of the NCAA Indoor National Championship.

The triple jump mark became the fifth OU program record to fall during the 2008 indoor season. Coming into the weekend Rob Sorrell, Sheldon Leith, Mikaela Johansson and the men's distance medley relay had all claimed program records.

RESULTS

In other OU action, Marcus Pugh recorded an NCAA provisional mark of 21.12 in the 200-meter dash prelims, good for fourth. Pugh did not compete in the event's final.

Sophomore Jacob Boone came in third in the men's 800-meter championship finals with a time of 1:52.63, good for eighth all-time at OU.

Kevin Snyder finished second in the open high jump with a top mark of 6-10.75 (2.10).

Tydree Lewis finished fifth in the triple jump, but more importantly recorded an NCAA provisional mark of 52-7.25 (16.03).

Latoya Greaves finished fifth in the consolation finals of the women's 60-meter hurdles with an NCAA provisional qualifying time and personal best of 8.27. The time ranks second at OU behind Alisha Peel's 8.19 in 2001.

Sheldon Leith took second in the men's 60-meter hurdles consolation finals with a time of 7.84.

The women's distance medley relay team just missed an NCAA provisional qualifying mark by one-hundreth of a second with a fifth-place time of 11:30.01.

Toni Smith, who has exhausted her indoor eligibility and was competing unattached, finished second in the women's open triple jump with a mark of 42-0.50 (12.81).

OU alums Michael Blackwood and Aldwyn Sappleton finished 1-2 in the open 800-meter run with times of 1:49.72 and 1:49.74, respectively.

Oklahoma returns home to Norman for its next action, the 2008 Sooner Indoor Open, Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Mosier Indoor Facility. The meet marks the team's final tune-up before the 2008 Big 12 Indoor Championships, Feb. 29 - March 1, in Lincoln, Neb.

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