Four Regional Qualifiers

April 5, 2008

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Jacob Boone, Jessica Eldridge, Catherine Odell and Rob Sorrell became Oklahoma's latest NCAA Regional qualifiers in action at Saturday's Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. Eldridge and Odell both recorded 1,500-meter times below the regional qualifying mark of 4:27.80 while Boone and Sorrell ran under 3:47.80 in the men's 1,500.

Eldridge, a three-time All-American, came in second in the event with a time of 4:19.06. The time marked the fastest for a collegiate athlete as Morgan Uceny of Reebok finished first overall with a time of 4:17.79. The meet marked the first for Eldridge in her final semester of competition after exhausting all of her indoor eligibility prior to 2008.

Odell, an All-American in 2007, took 14th in the event, but more importantly posted a regional qualifying time of 4:26.87.

Sorrell finished 15th in the men's 1,500-meter run, but did so with a time of 3:47.34, just finishing below the NCAA Regional qualifying time of 3:47.80.

Boone crossed the line just behind Sorrell in 16th, but with a time of 3:47.43.

Oklahoma's next action comes at home on Saturday, April 12, with the John Jacobs Invitational. Events at the John Jacobs Track & Field Complex are slated to begin at 10 a.m.. Admission for the event is free.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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