Track and Field Ready for NCAA Preliminary

May 22, 2012

AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Oklahoma track and field teams continue the outdoor season this weekend, May 24-26 at the NCAA West Preliminary at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas. Action begins Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT and concludes Saturday at 9:45 p.m. CT. Oklahoma has 30 entries into the meet. The qualifiers from the West Preliminary meet the qualifiers from the East Preliminary in Jacksonville, Fla., at the NCAA Championships, June 6-9, in Des Moines, Iowa. A link to live results is available below.

NCAA West Preliminary Live Results | NCAA Championship Central

Tia Brooks extended her program record in the women's shot put on April 25 with the best mark in the nation this year. Brooks won the event at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, lengthening her record to 60 feet, seven and a quarter inches on her final attempt. The mark set a Drake Relays record. She met the Olympic A standard with the throw and defended her 2011 title at the meet.

The mark is the third best by an American this year and 11th best throw in the world. It's the 10th best throw ever by a collegian and she ranks sixth on the NCAA all-time list in the event with the mark.

Brittany Borman overtook the No. 1 spot in the javelin after her win in the women's javelin throw at the Sun Angel Classic on April 5. Borman's mark of 194-11 is an Oklahoma program record. The NCAA-leading throw set a Sun Angel Stadium facility and meet record. The throw is the second best by an American this year and ranks 26th on the world list this year.

The mark ranks Borman sixth on the United States all-time outdoor list and ranks her seventh on the collegiate list. Amongst American collegiate women, Borman is fifth. The throw also meets the Olympic B standard for the event.

Luke Bryant took over the top spot in the men's discus throw with a collegiate best throw of 202-4 on April 14 at the John Jacobs Invitational. All three individuals won the Big 12 title in their events.

NCAA West Preliminary Schedule of Events: Thursday, May 24
M/W	Event	Time (CT)	Round	OU Competitors	Advancement Procedures
M	Long Jump	1 p.m.	First Round	Alex Madkins	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
W	Shot Put	1 p.m.	First Round	Tia Brooks Bailey Wagner	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
W	Javelin Throw	4:30 p.m.	First Round	Brittany Borman	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
M	400m Hurdles	4:30 p.m.	First Round	Eric Cray	Top 3 per heat, plus next 9 fastest times to quarterfinal
W	Long Jump	5:30 p.m.	First Round	Ti'Anca Mock	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
M	1500m	5:30 p.m.	First Round	Patrick Casey Eric Harasyn Riley Masters	Top 5 per heat, plus next 4 fastest times to quarterfinal
W	1500m	6 p.m.	First Round	Kelsey Brown Molly Ferguson	Top 5 per heat, plus next 4 fastest times to quarterfinal
M	100m	6:30 p.m.	First Round	Evan Pierson	Top 3 per heat, plus next 9 fastest times to quarterfinal
W	100m	6:55 p.m.	First Round	Shawna Anderson Sherine Wells	Top 3 per heat, plus next 9 fastest times to quarterfinal
M	400m	7:20 p.m.	First Round	Jamel Wood	Top 3 per heat, plus next 9 fastest times to quarterfinal
W	800m	8:35 p.m.	First Round	Shakeeri Cole Natalie Crain	Top 3 per heat, plus next 9 fastest times to quarterfinal
M	10000m	9 p.m.	Semifinal	Bill Kogel Ryan Poland Aaron Sherf	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet

NCAA West Preliminary Schedule of Events: Friday, May 25
M/W	Event	Time (CT)	Round	OU Competitors	Advancement Procedures
W	Discus Throw	11 a.m.	First Round	Brittany Borman Lauren Guerrieri Bailey Wagner	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
W	Pole Vault	1 p.m.	First Round	Alex Acker	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
M	Hammer Throw	2 p.m.	First Round	Holden Mitchell	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
W	High Jump	5 p.m.	First Round	Kristen Rice	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
M	110m Hurdles	5 p.m.	First Round	Tre Lathan	Top 3 per heat, plus next 9 fastest times to quarterfinal
M	Triple Jump	6 p.m.	First Round	Wayne Walls	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
M	400m	6 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Jamel Wood	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
M	100m	6:30 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Evan Pierson	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
W	100m	6:45 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Shawna Anderson Sherine Wells	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
W	800m	7:15 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Shakeeri Cole Natalie Crain	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
M	400m Hurdles	7:30 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Eric Cray	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
W	200m	8:25 p.m.	First Round	Sherine Wells	Top 3 per heat, plus next 9 fastest times to quarterfinal

NCAA West Preliminary Schedule of Events: Saturday, May 26
M/W	Event	Time (CT)	Round	OU Competitors	Advancement Procedures
M	Discus Throw	11 a.m.	First Round	Luke Bryant	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
M	4x100	6 p.m.	Quarterfinal		Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
W	Triple Jump	6:30 p.m.	First Round	Whitney Johnson	Top 12 finishers advance to NCAA Meet*
M	1500m	6:30 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Patrick Casey Eric Harasyn Riley Masters	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
W	1500m	6:45 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Kelsey Brown Molly Ferguson	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
M	110m Hurdles	7:05 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Tre Lathan	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
W	200m	7:50 p.m.	Quarterfinal	Sherine Wells	Top 3 per heat, plus next 3 fastest times to NCAA Meet
M	5000m	8:05 p.m.	Semifinal	George Alex Kevin Williams	Top 5 per heat, plus next 2 fastest times to NCAA Meet

* Top 16 overall advance to on-site three-attempt final; Top 12 finishers in event then advance to NCAA Championship
** Events in italics are contingent on the athlete advancing out of the previous round.

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