Miller Clocks Second PR of Weekend

Feb. 13, 2010

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- An increased focus on the sprint events after dropping the long jump this season continued to pay off Saturday for Scottesha Miller as the junior recorded a personal best for the second consecutive day, this time in the 200-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational. Miller was one of nine Sooners to record NCAA provisional qualifying marks as three athletes won event titles.

Miller's time of 23.28 was fourth overall among professional athletes and the fastest among collegiate competitors. The time is also the third-fastest collegiate time in the nation this season and the second fastest in OU history. The PR comes a day after the Daytona Beach, Fla., native recorded a personal best of 7.33 in the 60-meter dash on Friday. Miller also ran the anchor leg of the women's 4x400-meter relay that recorded the ninth-fastest time in OU history, 3:42.99, as she was joined by Marlena Wesh, Jalesa Walker and Sherine Wells.

Karen Shump won her second title of the season as the redshirt-freshman won the women's shot put with a throw of 54-6.50 (16.62). Shump led the event wire-to-wire with her top throw coming on her fifth attempt. All six of Shump's throws eclipsed the NCAA provisional qualifying standard. Shump was one of three Sooners to hit NCAA qualifying marks in the event as Tia Brooks finished fifth with a throw of 51-3.75 (15.64) and Amy Backel eighth with a throw of 50-4.00 (15.34).

Neelon Greenwood picked up a win in the men's triple jump with his best as mark as a Sooner. Greenwood's NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 51-3.50 (15.63) is the sixth best in OU history Greenwood led the event wire-to-wire with the winning jump coming on his second attempt after recording a mark of 50-9.50 (15.48) on his first jump. Greenwood teamed with classmate Marco Moon to sweep the top two spots in the event as Moon leapt a distance of 50-7.25 (15.42) on his third attempt. Moon's jump is the eighth best effort in program history.

Mookie Salaam followed Miller's lead in the men's 200-meter dash as he lowered his season best to an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 21.09 to finish eighth overall. Salaam owns the fourth-fastest time in OU history, as he clocked a 21.04 in 2009.

The men's 4x400-meter relay of Remuro Henry, Jarell Warren, Eric Bailey and Zach Dawson recorded the 10th-fastest time in program history as it finished fourth with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:07.76. The time is the seventh-fastest in the nation.

In the women's invitational triple jump, Jasmine Simmons finished fifth with a personal best of 42-11.50 (13.09) as she was fourth among collegiate competitors. The mark is the second best in OU history as Simmons bested the NCAA provisional qualifying standard on four of her six jumps.

K.P. Singh eclipsed the NCAA provisional qualifying mark threshold in the men's weight throw as the junior finished sixth in the event with a throw of 65-11.75 (20.11). Singh bested the 63-11.75 (19.50) provisional mark on four of his six attempts.

Jonathan Webb continued his improvement as he claimed a pole vault title for the second straight week, winning the collegiate division of the event with a personal-best height of 16-6.75 (5.05). Saturday was also the second straight week that Webb cleared a PR after winning last week's Oklahoma Christian Invitational II with a height of 16-0.75 (4.90).

The women's distance medley relay of Molly Ferguson, Natalie Crain, Tati Ogan and Lauren Watson used a balanced race to finish second in the event with a time of 11:45.90. The Sooners spent most of the race in fourth including at the beginning of the bell lap. Watson, who recorded a PR in the 3,000-meter run Friday night, made her move in the final 50 meters of the race including a final strong push with five meters remaining to edge Georgia (11:45.97) for the second-place finish. Watson's mile leg of 4:54.95 was the fastest among all competitors.

OU senior Clay Mayes, competing unattached, finished second in the men's 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:28.23.

Oklahoma alum Shardae Boutte won the men's invitational triple jump with a top distance of 53-8.50 (16.37).

The Sooners return to action next weekend when they host the Sooner Open on Saturday, Feb. 20, inside the Mosier Indoor Facility.