Sooners Qualify 34 for NCAA Prelims

May 17, 2018 | Track and Field

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN – The Oklahoma track and field teams will have 34 qualifiers (11 men, 23 women) competing at the NCAA West Regional in Sacramento, Calif., on the campus of California State University, Sacramento, May 24-26.

To qualify, competitors had to have been ranked in the top 48 in their respective event or be among the top 24 relay teams. Athletes must have the top 12 times or marks in their individual event to advance to Eugene, Ore., and the NCAA Outdoor Championships, held June 6-9 at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. For relay teams, the best 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary round sites qualify.

Of the 34 Sooners selected, 14 are repeat qualifiers and 12 are freshmen who are qualifying for their first outdoor preliminary round. Along with the individual qualifiers, both the OU men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams will be competing at regionals.

Nine Sooner entries are in the top-10 of their event on the regional performance list. Twenty-four qualifying times or marks were recorded at this past weekend's Big 12 Outdoor Championship in Waco, Texas.

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SOONER QUALIFIERS
Event	Name	Mark
100m	Leya Buchanan	11.17
100m	Amanda Van Buren	11.61
200m	Leya Buchanan	23.40
200m	Ja'Leesa Giles	23.61
400m	Ama Pipi	52.26
400m	Mia Mukes	53.41
400m	Evette Blanks	54.20
1,500m	Belle Wallace	4:21.39
3,000m SC	Sarah Scott	9:59.53
100mH	Camri Austin	13.36
400mH	Medinah Spencer	58.03
4x100 Relay	Oklahoma	44.33
High Jump	Falyn Reaugh	1.76m
Pole Vault	Sydney King	4.14m
Pole Vault	Meagan Gray	4.05m
Triple Jump	Essence Thomas	12.78m
Shot Put	Jess Woodard	18.07m
Shot Put	Meia Gordon	16.53m
Discus Throw	Jess Woodard	58.14m
Discus Throw	Meia Gordon	54.70m
Discus Throw	Lauren Jones	53.26m
Hammer Throw	Ashley Bryant	66.67m
Javelin Throw	Gabby Kearney	53.87m
Men
100m	Joseph Sheffield	10.33
100m	Jackson Webb	10.42
110mH	Bryce Douglas	14.02
400mH	Isaiah Levingston	50.51
4x100 Relay	Oklahoma	39.47
High Jump	Vernon Turner	2.28m
Long Jump	Thomas Cheval	7.52m
Triple Jump	Papay Glaywulu	15.65m
Triple Jump	Garry Williams	15.50m
Shot Put	Cooper Campbell	18.04m
Shot Put	Brad Daboub	17.87m