Big 12 Championships Notes

May 14, 2011

Big 12 Conference Championships Records:

Men's 10,000 Meters – Joe Bosshard, Colorado, 28:52.85
Men's Long Jump – Marquise Goodwin, Texas, 26-9¾ (8.17m)
Women's Long Jump (tied) – Ti'Anca Mock, Oklahoma, 21-5¼ (6.53m) [was Mock's second-best jump]

Big 12 Multiple Outdoor Champions:

Men's Pole Vault – Jordan Scott (2007, 2010, 2011)
Men's Long Jump – Marquise Goodwin, Texas (2010)
Men's Shot Put – Mason Finley, Kansas (2010)
Men's Hammer Throw – KP Singh, Oklahoma (2010)
Men's Javelin – Sam Humphreys, Texas A&M (2010)
Women's Heptathlon – Chantae McMillan, Nebraska (2010)

2011 Big 12 Indoor-Outdoor Double Winners:

Men's High Jump – Erik Kynard, Kansas State
Men's Long Jump – Marquise Goodwin, Texas
Men's Weight Throw/Hammer Throw – KP Singh, Oklahoma

Saturday Event-by-Event Recap:

Men's High Jump: Kansas State sophomore Erik Kynard claimed the crown as the only to clear 7-5¼ (2.27m). Kynard won the indoor title in the event as well. ... Kynard is the first from K-State to win the event since Scott Sellers in 2007, breaking a three-year winning streak by Nebraska.

Men's Pole Vault: Jordan Scott became the first athlete in Big 12 history to win three Big 12 titles in the event. Scott claimed the title in 2007 and 2010 as well as Saturday's result.

Men's Long Jump: Texas sophomore Marquise Goodwin won his second-straight Big 12 outdoor crown and his third-straight overall, counting the 2011 Big 12 indoor crown, with a conference-championships record jump of 26-9¾ (8.17m). Goodwin, in the fifth round, topped what was the leading jump from the first round of Nebraska's Nicholas Gordon who took runner-up honors with a wind-aided 26-8½ (8.14m, 3.3 m/s). Goodwin is the first back-to-back winner since Texas' Chris Hercules won three straight from 1999 to 2001.

Men's Shot Put: Kansas sophomore Mason Finley became the first to win back-to-back conference shot crowns since Nebraska's Carl Myerscough with a winning effort of 64-5 (19.63m). Finley claimed his best on the fifth attempt, and had five throws over 19 meters (62-4). Finley held off a late charge by Texas' Hayden Baillio who took over second on his final attempt of 63-6 (19.35m).

Men's Decathlon: Missouri senior Lars Rise won by 225 points with a 7,808-point effort. Missouri has won back-to-back crowns in the event and, with six titles overall, the Tigers have the most titlists in the event's league history.

Women's Long Jump: Nebraska freshman Mara Griva takes the Big 12 indoor-outdoor double with a winning, wind-aided best effort of 21-11¾ (6.70m, 3.6 m/s). Griva's mark is the conference championship's all-time, all-conditions best and improves her NCAA top seed for the 2011 season. Griva is Nebraska's first women's long jump champ since Ineta Radevica in 2004. ... Both Griva's mark and the best runner-up mark by Oklahoma's Ti'Anca Mock would have topped the conference record, but were wind-aided. However, Mock's third-round mark of 21-5¼ (6.53m, 2.0 m/s) will go in the record books as the co-conference record as it was wind legal.

Women's Shot Put: Texas Tech sophomore Ifeatu Okafor took the title by more than a foot with a 58-3¾ (17.77m) winning toss. For Okafor, it is her first title and TTU's third crown in four years in the event. Okafor's mark is the best mark in the meet since 2006 (Michelle Carter, Texas, 59-0, 17.98m). Big 12 indoor champ Tia Brooks (Oklahoma) finished second and defending outdoor champ Karen Shump (Oklahoma) placed fourth.

Women's Heptathlon: Nebraska senior Chantae McMilan claimed her second-straight conference title with a 5,951-point effort, topping runner-up Daphne Fitzpatrick of Texas A&M by 140 points. McMillan's winning score is the second-best in league-championship history and gives Nebraska their seventh-consecutive title in the event. ... McMillan was also the conference's champ in the pentathlon at the indoor championships this year ... Nebraska scored 19 points in the event as freshman Anne Martin claimed fourth and junior Rachel Butler took fifth.

Saturday's Preliminaries:

Men's 100 Meters: Oklahoma junior and 2011 Big 12 indoor 60- and 200-meter champ Mookie Salaam took heat three in a wind-aided 10.19 to lead all qualifiers. Texas A&M duo Gerald Phiri and Prezel Hardy, Jr., won heats two and one, respectively.

Men's 200 Meters: Defending champ and 2011 Big 12 indoor champ Mookie Salaam took the top qualifying spot with a 20.46 run to win heat three. Texas A&M's Tran Howell won heat one (20.53) and A&M's Prezel Hardy, Jr., won heat two (21.01).

Men's 400 Meters: Texas A&M senior Demetrius Pinder was the top qualifier in winning heat one in 45.59. Texas Tech's Gil Roberts (2011 Big 12 indoor champ) won heat two in 45.62 as the second qualifier and Texas A&M's Tabarie Henry (defending champ) won heat three in 46.15. Texas A&M led all teams with three qualifiers.

Men's 800 Meters: Texas A&M's Michael Preble was the lead qualifier with a time of 1:48.78. A&M junior and 2011 Big 12 indoor champ Joey Roberts won his heat in 1:49.91.

Men's 1500 Meters: Top qualifier was Kansas' Don Wasinger in 3:48.18 in winning heat two. In heat one, Texas sophomore CJ Jessett had to fight off a group of three challengers to take the tape at 3:48.54. ... Oklahoma State gained three spots in the final which included defending champ Johnathan Stublaski who took the final qualifying spot.

Men's 110 Hurdles: Texas' Keiron Stewart (2011 Big 12 indoor 60-meter hurdle champ) claimed the top qualifier with a 13.62 to win heat one. Texas Tech's Omo Osaghae was one of four Red Raiders to advance to the final, winning heat two in 13.90.

Men's 400 Hurdles: Texas Tech junior Jamele Brown won heat three in 49.94 to lead all qualifiers. Defending champ Bryce Brown (Texas Tech) took heat two and Oklahoma senior Eric Bailey won heat one. Nebraska led all teams with three qualifiers.

Women's 100 Meters: Texa s A&M junior Dominique Duncan led the field with a 11.32 qualifier to win heat three. Oklahoma's Candyce McGrone won heat one and Texas A&M's Jeneba Tarmoh (defending champ) took heat two. Oklahoma and Texas A&M claimed three qualifiers to lead all schools.

Women's 200 Meters: Big 12 indoor champ Candyce McGrone of Oklahoma was the lead qualifier with a 22.94 to win heat four. Baylor's Tiffany Townsend won heat one (22.95), Texas A&M's Jessica Beard took heat three (23.02), and defending champ Jeneba Tarmoh (Texas A&M) won heat two (23.14). Texas A&M moved four to the finals while Texas will have three.

Women's 400 Meters: Three-time defending champ Jessica Beard of Texas A&M led all qualifiers with a 52.19, heat one win. Freshmen Diamond Dixon (Kansas) and Ibukun Mayungbe (Texas A&M) won heats two and three, respectively.

Women's 800 Meters: Kansas State junior Boglarka Bozzay was the top qualifier with a 2:06.65 run. Other heat winners included Elizabeth Tremblay (Colorado), Natalja Piliusina (Oklahoma State), and Shakerri Cole (Oklahoma). Defending champion Sara Stoakes did not qualify.

Women's 1500 Meters: Texas Tech's Carolina Jepleting was the top qualifier with a 4:24.45 effort, nudging out Texas' Betzy Jimenez for the win in heat two. Nebraska's Ashley Miller was the winner of heat one in 4:25.71 ... Texas and Kansas led teams with two qualifiers apiece. Big 12 indoor mile champ Mihaela Susa (Oklahoma State) did not qualify.

Women's 100 Hurdles: Baylor freshman Tiffani McReynolds (2011 Big 12 indoor 60-meter hurdle champ) claimed the top qualifier with a wind-aided 13.09 run in heat two. Texas A&M's Gabby Mayo (2009 champ) clocked 13.70 to win heat one into a 3.5 meter-per-second headwind. ... Texas A&M and Texas Tech qualified three for the final. Defending champ Natasha Ruddock (Texas A&M) and 2008 champ Latoya Greaves (Oklahoma) also qualified for the final.

Women's 400 Hurdles: Kansas State junior Ryann Krais took the top qualifier with a 56.61 run to take heat one. Texas A&M's Andrea Sutherland and Texas freshman Danielle Dowie won heats three and two, respectively. Defending champ Kianna Elahi (Iowa State) was the fifth overall qualifier.

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