Peak Performances, Records Set at Stanford

Sunday, May 1

Stanford, Calif.

1:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

Payton Jordan Invitational

Peak Performances, Records Set at Stanford

May 01, 2016 | Track and Field

By: Akilah Laster

STANFORD, Calif. - Undoubtedly inspired by the surrounding mountain views, peak performances highlighted the day for the OU track and field teams at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford, Calif.

Sooners Daye Shon Roberson and Sarah Scott rewrote a pair of program records during the first half of the day as Roberson topped the 200-meter list and Scott replaced her own record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Roberson finished in second in the 200 with a time of 22.65 just behind San Diego State's Ashley Henderson, who ran a 22.64 and entered competition ranked 25th on the NCAA qualifying list. The two traded positions several times on the straightaway, but Henderson slightly edged Roberson in the end.

The junior also tallied a season best to win the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.42.

Sarah Scott bested her previous program-record setting performance in the 3K steeplechase in her second steeple competition of her career.

Scott (10:28.29) finished 12th in section three in the second steeple competition of her career and is two-for-two in breaking OU records each time out. She recorded the previous program record (10:31.24) in her steeple debut in Baton Rouge, La., in early April.

"I wish our women's team could get two school PRs in every meet we went to, that'd be nice," said head coach Jim VanHootegem. "It was an amazing doubleheader by Daye Shon in the 400 and 200, with a victory in the 400 and the school record in the 200. We're very proud of Sarah Scott again with two races in the steeple and two school records. She's setting a standard for OU in that event."

The Sooners amassed 16 PRs on Sunday and will return with more potential NCAA qualifying marks.

OU Running Results
Event	Athlete	Mark	Place
3K Steeplechase (M)	Dylan Blankenbaker	8:45.04 (PR)
	Liam Meirow	9:07.11 (PR)
4x100 (W)	Patterson, Simms, Mukes, Rodriguez	46.50	4th
100mH (W)	Olivia Haggerty	13.78	2nd
	Makayla Stephens	14.26	7th
400m (W)	Payton Baker	55.05	5th
	Daunicia Demerson	57.88	16th
	Mia Mukes	55.36 (PR)	7th
	Daye Shon Roberson	51.42	1st
100m (W)	Bianca Brazil	12.04	9th
	Leya Buchanan	11.64	1st
	Olivia Haggerty	12.69	13th
	Ama Pipi	11.74	3rd
100m (M)	Trae Armstrong	10.45	1st
	Bennie Weslely	10.63	4th
200m (W)	Payton Baker	24.57 (PR)	11th
	Leya Buchanan	23.97	5th
	Daunicia Demerson	24.25 (PR)	7th
	Mia Mukes	24.90	13th
	Hailey Patterson	25.81	20th
	Ama Pipi	23.54	3rd
	Daye Shon Roberson	22.65 (OU Record)	2nd
	Brianna Rodriguez	25.19 (PR)	16th
	Baileh Simms	25.13 (PR)	15th
200m (M)	Trae Armstrong	21.08	1st
	Greg Vann	21.98 (PR)	7th
3K Steeplechase (W)	Sarah Scott	10:28.29 (OU Record)
800m (M)	Jacob Goldberg	1:56.20
	Blake Yount	1:50.18 (PR)
1500m (W)	Kelsey McKee	4:22.15 (PR)
	Belle Wallace	4:22.84
1500m (M)	Jacob Burcham	3:45.78
	Allen Eke	3:49.43
5000m (W)	Elena Arriaza	17:29.18
	Brittany Tretbar	16:43.97 (PR)
5000m (M)	Dan Schubert	14:15.32

Junior Dylan Blankenbaker recorded a PR in the men's steeplechase to move to second all-time at OU and possibly jump to a 10th-place position on the NCAA qualifying list pending other results. Liam Meirow also found his stride in the event and subtracted nearly 20 seconds from his previous best of 9:26.34 to run a PR 9:07.11.

"Dylan ran a great time and is now behind his teammate Brandon Doughty on the all-time list," VanHootegem said. "There were lots of PRs so that's a good sign. I was especially proud of the athletes who was able to come to the meet, create their own energy and put themselves in a good place going into the postseason."

In addition to the steeple, several distance events also produced best marks for OU entries. For the women, Kelsey McKee ran a 4:22.15 in the 1,500 meter while Blake Yount finished the men's 800 with a 1:50.18 effort. With that performance, McKee joined OU's elite with the fifth-best program time and Yount added a PR.

Trae Armstrong earned meet titles in the 100- and 200-meter races on Sunday at the Payton Jordan Invitational.

Brittany Tretbar also recorded a PR in the 5000-meter run with a 16:43.97 to remain ninth on OU's all-time list. Elena Arriaza ran a 17:29.18.

In the men's sprints, Trae Armstrong produced solid performances in the 100- and 200-meter races with meet titles coming in both events despite not running personal bests.

Freshman Greg Vann added another PR to the boards for the Sooners in the 200 registering a 21.98.

The 200 was also favorable for Baileh Simms (25.13), Brianna Rodriguez (25.19), Daunicia Demerson (24.25) and Payton Baker (24.57) each recording a PR in the event, while Mia Mukes ran a collegiate-best 55.36 in the 400.

OU Field Results
Event	Athlete	Mark	Place
Javelin (M)	T.J. Noonan	203-9.00	5th
	Tyler Renton	216-3.00	3rd
	Garrett Snow	210-9.00	4th
Hammer (W)	Ashley Bryant	192-5.00	6th
	Julia Reedy	199-6.00	3rd
	Sarah Tolson	193-8.00	5th
Long Jump (W)	Hailey Patterson	17-8.25 (PR)	14th
	Brianna Rodriguez	18-0.50	12th
	Makayla Stephens	18-9.75	7th
Long Jump (M)	Greg Vann	FOUL	--
Javelin (W)	Avione Allgood	167-10.00	3rd
	Liz Herrs	169-2.00	2nd
Hammer (M)	Charles Nguyen	193-6.00	8th
High Jump (M)	Garrison LeRock	6-7.00	2nd
	Carl Williams	6-11.00	1st
Pole Vault (M)	Everette Favor	16-6.50	3rd
	Tanner Williams	NH	--
Triple Jump (M)	Marcus Mitchell	47-11.25	3rd
Discus (W)	Jenny Carmichael	147-6.00	10th
	Kate Foster	163-3.00	8th
	Jess Woodard	175-11.00	3rd
Triple Jump (W)	Nay Strickland	37-6.75	6th
Shot Put (W)	Makayla Stephens	35-10.00	11th
	Jess Woodard	52-5.25	1st
Pole Vault (W)	Meagan Gray	12-10.25	8th
	Mackenzie Shell	13-10.00	2nd

In the field, the Sooners posted two bests with Hailey Patterson finishing with a 17-8.25 in the long jump and Meagan Gray clearing 12-10.25 in the pole vault. Jess Woodard added a meet title to her resume in the shot put on a 52-5.25 effort, short of her PR.

The Sooners head into the postseason next with the Big 12 Championship on May 13-15 in Fort Worth, Texas. While the teams fine tune over the next week, the coaches are still pleased with where they are.

"We feel good about the women's team and what they've achieved so far this year," the VanHootegem added. "I'm looking forward to the type of meet we can have if we perform well at Big 12 and everyone gets after it as a group.

"On the men's side, we're not there yet, but we're close," he continued. "There is strong leadership and I do believe there are some people who are more than capable of having breakout performances."