Jacobs Takes Silver in Long Jump

Feb. 9, 2008

LINCOLN, Neb. -- While the majority of Oklahoma track athletes were in New York City, a small group of Sooners traveled to Lincoln, Neb., for the Adidas Classic Saturday and came away with seven top-five finishes at the event hosted by the University of Nebraska.

Dominique Jacobs led the way, finishing second in the women's long jump with a top mark of 18 feet and eight inches (5.69 meters).

Katherine Johnson tied Rachel Hakk of South Dakota State for fourth in the high jump with a top jump of 5-5.00 (1.65).

Shardae Boutte's personal win streak came to end in Lincoln as the senior jumper finished fourth in the long jump, posting a mark of 23-3.50 (7.10). Coming into the meet Boutte had recorded a win in either the long jump or triple jump in every meet he had competed in this year. Boutte did not compete in the triple jump Saturday.

Tydree Lewis usually competes in the horizontal jumps but switched events Saturday, running in the 60-meter dash where he finished fifth with a time 6.95.

Frankie Green matched his season high of 47-9.00 (14.55) en route to a fifth-place finish in the triple jump.

Kevin Snyder and Paul Gill took fifth and sixth, respectively, in the high jump. Both recorded a top jump of 6-8.75 (2.05) with Gill recording a miss at an earlier height.

Oklahoma's next competition comes next weekend, Feb. 15-16, in Fayetteville, Ark., with the Tyson Invitational.