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Leith Finishes Sixth in NCAA Finals

March 14, 2008 | Track and Field

March 14, 2008

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. --  University of Oklahoma hurdler Sheldon Leith finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., as four Sooners competed in a field of the nation's best athletes at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

Leith took sixth with a time of 7.97 in the event's finals. Drew Brunson of Florida State won the NCAA title with a time of 7.53.

Leith was the final qualifier for the finals, advancing with an eighth-place finish in the event's prelims with a time of 7.76.

Leslie Cole narrowly missed advancing to the finals in the women's 400-meter dash, finishing ninth with a time of 53.65. Kenyata Coleman of Mississippi was the last qualifier for the final with a time of 53.61.

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Latoya Greaves finished 10th in the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.22, just off a career best time of 8.21 set at the Big 12 Championships.

Marcus Pugh finished 15th in the men's 60-meter dash with a time of 6.75.

Oklahoma jumpers Shardae Boutte and Tydree Lewis take aim at capturing OU's latest national title as the triple jump kicks off Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the second day of competition at the NCAA Championships. Boutte enters the contest as the nation's top-ranked triple jumper. Lewis is ranked eighth nationally.

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