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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Track and Field Announces Incoming Class
August 15, 2017 | Track and Field
NORMAN— University of Oklahoma head track and field coach Jim VanHootegem announced the addition of 13 student athletes to the program's roster.
These accomplished athletes signed with the Sooners in the spring, joining 15 signees from November.
VanHootegem commended the incoming student athletes' passion and drive as an important element to their future success.
“The biggest thing that we look for are people who really love the sport,” he said. “I think that might be, hopefully, one of the biggest commonalities in this class—people that really decided that track is the sport that they love. It's going to take a lot more work in college to continue to improve. People that are willing to put in that work are the people that have a passion for it.”
The class will help the program continue to build in the right direction, VanHootegem said.
“We think there's a lot of people that can help out our team in the future,” he said of the incoming class. “We have a number of women's distance runners that we've recruited, and that's been a four-year project of continuing to improve the women's distances, and the last two years, we've had our best finishes at Big 12 Cross Country, so we'd really like to build upon that.
“We've had some recent success in the women's sprints—winning Big 12s last year in the 4x4 and this year in the 4x1—so we want to continue upon that,” VanHootegem continued. “I think also the next level is you see we have some outstanding field eventers, and that's something we've been really strong at and want to remain really strong at.”
Spring Signees — Men
Matthew Arndofer
Frisco, Texas | Carrollton Prince of Peace
Distance
- 2017 TAPPS State Champion in the 1600 meter
- 2017 TAPPS State Champion in the 3200 meter
- 2016 TAPPS State Cross Country runner-up
Eneko Carrascal Korta
Arrasate, Spain
Horizontal Jumps
- Placed seventh at European U20 Championships Triple jump with a personal best of 15.80 meters
Trent Hamner
Hoover, Ala. | Hoover H.S.
Mid-Distance
- 2017 AHSAA State 1A-7A Indoor Champion in the 400 meter and 800 meter
- 2017 AHSAA State 4A-7A Outdoor Champion in the 800 meter
Joshua Haus
Manhattan, Kan. | Manhattan H.S.
Javelin
- National Merit Scholar
Isaiah Levingston
Midwest City, Okla. | Casady School
Hurdles
- 2017 SPC 110H, 300H and high jump champion
- 2017 OTCA Meet of Champions 300H champion
Larry Murray
Manvel, Texas | Manvel H.S.
Sprints
- 2017 UIL 5A State Champion in the 4x4
Lawrence Murray
Manvel, Texas | Manvel H.S.
Sprints
- 2017 UIL 5A State Champion in the 4x4
- Placed ninth at Great Southwest Classic
Garry Williams
Chesapeake, Va. | Western Branch H.S.
Horizontal Jumps
- 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals Champion in Triple Jump
- Placed third at USATF Junior National Outdoor Championships
- 2017 VHSL 5A/6A State Runner-Up Triple Jump, 3rd place 110H
Langdon Williams
Grand Prairie, Texas | Mansfield Lake Ridge H.S.
Horizontal Jumps
- Placed fifth in UIL 5A Championships Long Jump
Spring Signees — Women
Ja'Leesa Giles
Mansfield, Texas | Mansfield Legacy H.S.
Sprints
- 2017 UIL State 5A Champion in the 100 meter and 200 meter
- 2017 TTFCA Meet of Champions runner-up
Sabrina Mason
Montego Bay, Jamaica | Barton Community College
Sprints
- Placed third in the 200 meter at the 2017 NJCAA Indoor
- 2017 NJCAA National Champion in the 4x4
Essence Thomas
Texas City, Texas | Dickinson H.S.
Horizontal Jumps
- 2017 UIL 6A State Runner-Up in triple jump
- 2016 UIL 5A State Runner-Up in triple jump
Abby Williams
McKinney, Texas | Prosper H.S.
Distance
- 2017 UIL 5A State Cross Country third-place finisher
Fall Signees — Men
Cooper Campbell
Katy, Texas | Katy Seven Lakes H.S.
Throws
- 2016 AAU Junior Olympic All-American
- Texas Region 3-6A shot put champion
Papay Glaywulu
Kansas City, Mo. | Park Hill H.S.
Horizontal Jumps
- Ranks second in the Class of 2017 in the triple Jump
- 2016 USATF National Junior Olympic Championship runner-up
Joseph Sheffield
Garland, Texas | Rowlett H.S.
Sprints
- Ranked eighth in the US Class of 2017 in the 100 meter
- US #10 class of 2017 in the 200 meter
- 2016 USATF National Junior Olympic Champion
- 2016 UIL 6A state runner-up
Vernon Turner
Yukon, Okla. | Yukon H.S.
High Jump
- The top-ranked US returning high jumper
- 2016 US Olympic Trials Participant
- Oklahoma State record holder
- Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year 2016
- Two-time state champion
Fall Signees — Women
Camri Austin
Dallas, Texas | Uplift Hampton Prepatory
Hurdles
- Finished fifth at 2016 UIL 4A State Championships
Evette Blanks
Fresno, Texas | Ft. Bend Hightower H.S.
Sprints
- Finished third at 2016 Region 3-6A Meet in 200
- Won 2016 district 23-6A championship
Camilla Broman
Katy, Texas | Katy Seven Lakes H.S.
Distance
- Finished ninth at 2016 UIL 6A-Region 3 XC Championship
Laura Broman
Katy, Texas | Katy Seven Lakes H.S.
Distance
- 2016 UIL 6A Region 3 XC Championship runner-up
Lauren Jones
Garrettsville, Ohio | Garfield H.S.
Throws
- Ranked fifth in the US Class of 2017 in discus
- New Balance Outdoor Nationals finalist
- Two-time OHSAA state champion
Allyssa Miller
Hill City, Kan. | Hill City H.S.
Throws
- Ranked seventh in the US Class of 2017 in the discus
- Three-time Kansas state champion
Nura Muhammad
Pheonix, Ariz. | Mountain Pointe, H.S.
Horizontal Jumps
- Ranked fifth in the US Class of 2017 as a triple jumper
- 76th Chandler (Ariz.) Rotary champion
- Finished fifth at USATF National Junior Olympic Championships
Natalie O'Brien
Flintridge, Calif. | Flintridge Prepatory
Distance
- Finished eighth at 2015 CIF California State XC Championships
Khloe Pointer
Richmond, Va. | Maggie Walker H.S.
Distance
- Two-time VHSL state champion
- Nine-time VHSL state runner-up
- Finished fourth at 2014 USATF National Junior Olympic XC Championships
Falyn Reaugh
Dallas, Texas | Highland Park H.S.
High Jump
- Ranked third returning US in high jump
- 2016 AAU Junior Olympic Games Champion
- 2016 USATF National Junior Olympic Championship runner-up
- Finished first at 2016 TTFCA Meet of Champions
Audrey Springer
Sanger, Texas | Sanger H.S.
Distance
- Finished 10th at 2015 UIL State XC Championships
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