Texas Relays Live Blog

85th Annual Texas Relays | Austin, Texas

March 31, 2012
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6 p.m. CT | That's a Wrap
Click here for a full recap from the final day of the 85th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

3:20 p.m. CT | Bryant Wins
Luke Bryant makes it a sweep for OU in section A of the men's discus throw. He wins with a throw of 197-9.

2:20 p.m. CT | Men's 4x100
Eric Cray, Ethan Baker, Evan Pierson and Marcus Anderson run 40.45 to finish ninth in the Clyde Littlefiled men's 4x100-meter relay. That's the last track event for OU until the final event of the meet -- the Cleburne Price, Jr. men's invitational 4x400-meter relay.

1:25 p.m. CT | Women's DMR
The women's DMR of Molly Ferguson, Shakeeri Cole, Natalie Crain and Kelsey Brown finished third in 11:28.00. Crain pulled ahead of Baylor to put the Sooners in third at the final exchange. Brown dropped into fourth on the anchor and regained the lead over the Bears with 300 meters left in the race. She closed strong to secure the third-place finish.

12:50 p.m. CT | 4x200-Meter Relay
The Sooners take second in the first heat of the invitational 4x200-meter relay and finish fifth overall. A fantastic job by Marcus Anderson on the anchor leg to close the gap. OU was fourth at the 600-meter mark and Anderson just turned on the jets and almost caught Pittsburgh who won the heat.

12:30 p.m. CT | And We're Back!
Took some time to get up and running today, but it's gorgeous outside. High of 89 expected and the stands are full and the action is heating up. Eric Cray just finished third in the men's 400-meter hurdles final. He ran a collegiate best 51.71 seconds. As long as we have Internet, we'll be here with updates.

March 30, 2012
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7:15 p.m. CT | Adios Until Saturday
Well, that's a wrap from day three of the Texas Relays. Click here for today's release recapping the action. We'll be back tomorrow afternoon for final day coverage.

7 p.m. CT | Borman Wins Discus
Brittany Borman was in the lead heading into the final attempts of the women's discus and even though she fouled on that last attempt, her throw of 181-06 on her third attempt holds up and she wins the event. Lauren Guerreri was 11th.

6:30 p.m. CT | Internet Down
Sorry for the lack of updates but we haven't been able to connect to the Internet for the past two hours. We're still awaiting official results from the women's discus throw, and as soon as we have those, we'll be back with more.

4 p.m. CT | Discus Underway
OU's final event of the day is officially underway. Brittany Borman, Lauren Guerreri and Bailey Wagner are competing in section A of the women's discus throw.

3:10 p.m. CT | View From The Field

2:45 p.m. CT | How Many?
We posed the question on Twitter feed a while ago, but if you didn't see it: How many track athletes can you fit into a van? Answer: All of the sprinters from this morning's session.

Noon CT | Morning Session Done
Alex Acker clears 13-1.50 to finish fourth in the women's pole vault. That wraps up morning action at Myers Stadium. We'll be back after 4 p.m. CT with updates from the women's discus throw.

11:53 a.m. CT | Rice Matches Season Best
Kristen Rice has matched her season best with a clearing of 5-7 in the women's high jump. She finishes seventh overall.

11:30 a.m. CT | Track Events Done
The Sooners are finished on the track for today. None of OU's 100-meter dash specialist will advance. Marcus Anderson ran the best time on the men's side (10.65). Evan Pierson ran 10.74. Sherine Wells ran 11.86 for the best time on the women's side. Ti'Anca Mock ran 11.92, a collegiate best for the senior.

Field events are currently ongoing with Kristen Rice (high jump) and Alex Acker (pole vault) competing. OU has three women in section A of the discus throw, scheduled for 4 p.m. CT -- Brittany Borman, Lauren Guerreri and Bailey Wagner.

11:05 a.m. CT | Aaron Takes Seventh
Conrad Aaron finishes seventh in the men's shot put with a throw of 51-2.25.

10:52 a.m. CT | Almost Made It
Tre Lathan just missed advancing in the men's 110-meter hurdles. Lathan takes 12th, five hundredths of a second behind the ninth-place time. Nathaniel Winfrey finished 21st.

10:42 a.m. CT | 4x100 Is In
Marcus Anderson, Ethan Baker, Evan Pierson and Eric Cray get the final spot in Saturday's Clyde Littlefield 4x100-meter final with their 40.39 seconds time. OU squeaked in past Texas State' 40.43.

10:30 a.m. CT | Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
Tre Lathan runs 14.16, just off his season-best time, to finish third in the second heat of the men's 110-meter hurdles. Nathaniel Winfrey takes third in the third heat (14.64).

10:17 a.m. CT | Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
The sun has officially made its first showing at today's meet. After this morning's overcast skies, it's a welcome addition to the meet.

10:10 a.m. CT | Lots Happening on the Track
Straightaway events are about to begin. Tre Lathan and Nathaniel Winfrey go in the men's 110-meter hurdles, while Ti'Anca Mock and Sherine Wells are in the women's 100. Evan Pierson and Marcus Anderson are in the men's 100. The events alternate on opposite sides of the track.

10:05 a.m. CT | 4x100 Takes Second in Heat
The Sooners ran in the fourth heat of the men's 4x100-meter relay, finishing second behind LSU in 40.39 seconds.

9:20 a.m. CT | 4x100 Up Next
Oklahoma's first event of the day is the Clyde Littlefield men'x 4x100-meter relay prelims. OU's scheduled to go with Evan Pierson, Ethan Baker, Tre Lathan and Eric Cray. The race's namesake is also the namesake of the meet. Littlefield was Texas' track coach from 1920-61.

8:45 a.m. CT | Good Morning!
Good morning from the Mike A. Myers Stadium. Track events begin at 9:30 a.m. and field events get underway at 10 a.m. CT. The lights are on in the stadium on an overcast morning in Austin. It's expected to reach 88 degrees today.

March 29, 2012
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8 p.m. CT | Day Two Concludes
That's a wrap on the second day of the 85th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Today's full recap is available here. We'll be back at 9:30 a.m. CT with live updates from Friday action.

7:40 p.m. CT | Krein Takes Second
Hilary Krein breifly held the lead in the women's 1,500-meter run but finishes second with a collegiate best 4:34.87. Kelly Waters (4:39.97) also runs a collegiate best and finishes in 12th.

6 p.m. CT | Waiting Game
There's a break in the action for the Sooners with the next event scheduled at 7:30 p.m. CT. It's also the last event of the day for OU. Friday action resumes at 9:30 a.m. CT.

5:40 p.m. CT | Women's 4x800
After some crazy confusion, Oklahoma's women finish second in the 4x800-meter relay. The scoreboard showed the team as a DNS but Shakeeri Cole, Natalie Crain, Kelsey Brown and Molly Ferguson did in fact take second in 8:46.92.

5:40 p.m. CT | Cray in Action
Eric Cray finished second in the sixth heat of the men's 400-meter hurdles (seventh overall). His time of 51.71 seconds is a collegiate best and advances him Saturday's event final.

5:20 p.m. CT | Live from Myers Stadium
We're finally live from Myers Stadium as the second day of action is underway at the Texas Relays. The remainder of the arrived to Austin around 4 p.m. local time and have arrived for practice. Scheduled for tonight are the men's 400-meter hurdles (Eric Cray), the women's 4x800-meter relay and section B of the women's 1,500-meter run (Hilary Krein and Kelly Waters).

Claire McConnell finished 10th in the heptathlon with a collegiate best 5,204 points. She's just the third Sooner to reach the 5,000-point mark in the event.

March 28, 2012

4:30 p.m. CT | McConnell Through Day One
The first day of competition in the women's heptathlon has concluded. Junior Claire McConnell is in 12th place with 3,136 points. McConnell won her heat of the 200-meter dash, finishing sixth overall in 25.16 seconds. She tied for fourth in the high jump, clearing five feet, six and a half inches. She was ninth in the shot put (32-10.25) and 13th in the 100-meter hurdles (14.62). Action resumes Thursday at noon CT. We'll have updates as soon as we arrive in Austin.

March 27, 2012

2 p.m. CT | Sooners Face Tough Competition at Texas Relays
The University of Oklahoma track and field teams face the toughest competition to date at the 85th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays this weekend, March 28-31. The Sooners begin competition Wednesday with the women's heptathlon. Action concludes Saturday afternoon. Live results and a live blog from the meet are available at SoonerSports.com. The sixth-ranked women's team has 10 individuals competing, as well as two relay teams, while the men have eight individuals scheduled to compete along with three relay teams.

Eric Cray (400-meter hurdles) and the women's 4x800-meter relay get the track events underway Thursday afternoon. The Sooners close out the first day of track events with section B of the women's 1,500-meter run at 7:30 p.m. CT featuring Hilary Krein and Kelly Waters.

Friday events begin at 9:30 a.m. CT and include the men's Clyde Littlefield 4x100-meter relay preliminaries, men's 110-meter hurdles where Tre Lathan and Nathaniel Winfrey are scheduled to compete, the women's 100-meter dash with Ti'Anca Mock and Sherine Wells and the men's 100 with Evan Pierson and Marcus Anderson.

Also getting underway early Friday morning are field events with five Sooners scheduled to compete throughout the day. Kristen Rice competes in section B of the high jump, while Alex Acker and Katie Adair participate in section B of the pole vault. On the men's side, Conrad Aaron (shot put) is scheduled to compete in section B of that event.

During Friday's afternoon session, Brittany Borman along with Lauren Guerrieri and Bailey Wagner are scheduled to participate in section A of the discus throw.

The final of day of field events begins at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with Luke Bryant in section A of the men's discus throw. Wagner (women's shot put), Mock (women's long jump) and Alex Madkins (men's long jump) also compete in section A of those events. Track events begin at 12:35 p.m. with the men's 4x200-meter relay and the women's distance medley relay runs at 1:10 p.m. CT.

Oklahoma closes out the meet with the Clyde Littlefield men's 4x100-meter relay at 2:05 p.m. CT should the team advance from Friday's prelims. The event finals for the 110-meter hurdles and men's and women's 100-meter dash follow should those athletes advance. The final event of the meet is the Cleburne Price, Jr. men's invitational 4x400-meter relay.

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