Sooners Set for Vanderbilt Invitational

Friday, January 17

Nashville, Tenn.

University of Oklahoma

Vanderbilt Invitational

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Sooners Set for Vanderbilt Invitational

January 15, 2020 | Track and Field

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NORMAN — The Oklahoma men's and women's track and field teams are set to continue indoor action on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17-18, at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tenn.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. CT on Friday with the field events before the track events kick off at 7 p.m. The meet will be on a rolling schedule beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday. A total of 54 Sooners are scheduled to compete.

"Our team is really excited to compete this weekend in the Vanderbilt Invitational," said OU interim head coach Tim Langford. "We expect to compete against a great field as we look to pick up where we left off in December."

The Sooners began the 2019-20 season at the Kansas State Winter Invitational on Dec. 14, 2019, collecting nine victories, one school record and numerous personal bests. Five of the Sooners' nine victories came on the track, while four came in field events. Mikeisha Welcome broke the OU school record in the indoor women's triple jump in her Sooner debut, with a leap of 43-9.75 (13.35m). The freshman was named the women's Division I National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), the first Sooner to win the award during indoor season in program history.

"I believe that seeing the results of December's meet provided added motivation for our teams to continue their progress over the holiday," continued Langford. "Especially since we changed the record books, our all-time top 10 list and so many personal records in that meet with a limited travel squad. I believe this weekend could be more of the same for us."

Live results from the Vanderbilt Invite will be available through CFPI Timing.

VANDERBILT INVITATIONAL INFORMATION

Friday, Jan. 17 and Saturday, Jan. 18
Live Results: CFPI Timing
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Venue: Vanderbilt Rec Center; Nashville, Tenn.

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Vanderbilt Invitational Schedule
Friday, Jan. 17
Time (CT)	Event - Sooners
4 p.m.	Men's High Jump - Vernon Turner
	Women's High Jump - Lavinja Jurgens, Falyn Reaugh
	Women's Pole Vault - Chandler Branum, Gabby Carson, Abby Bilsbury, Meagan Gray
	Women's Weight Throw - Lauren Jones
5 p.m.	Women's Long Jump - Madison Langley-Walker, Nura Muhammad, Essence Thomas, Amanda Van Buren, Symone Washington
	Men's Long Jump - Rayvon Allen, Jelaani Davis, Golden Eke
	Men's Pole Vault - Eli Darrough, Lucas Kelley, Kristo Simulask
7 p.m.	Men's Weight Throw - Bayley Campbell, Edward Jeans
	Women's 200 Meters - Ja'Leesa Giles, Lavinja Jurgens, Mahendra McWhite, Dai'Lyn Merriweather, Jai'Lyn Merriweather, Madison Langley-Walker, Nia Sims
7:30 p.m.	Men's 200 Meters - Xavier Brown, Quoi Ellis, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith
8:50 p.m.	Men's 5k - Tyler Phillips
Saturday, Jan. 18
10 a.m.	Women's 3k (unseeded) - Elise Boisvert, Carson Hockersmith, Madeline Medina, Elise Welch
10:30 a.m.	Men's 3k (unseeded) - Jordan Gledhill
	Women's Pole Vault (unseeded)- Gabby Carson
11 a.m.	Women's Shot Put - Faith Ette, Meia Gordon, Lavinja Jurgens
11:05 a.m.	Men's Mile (unseeded) - Ackeen Colley, Tucker Desko, Justice Dick
11:20 a.m.	Women's 800 Meters (unseeded) - Levi Gladd
1:20 p.m.	Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (prelims) - Eli Darrough, Bryce Douglas, Isaiah Levingston, Kristo Simulask
1:35 p.m.	Women's 60 Meters (prelims) - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon, Ja'Leesa Giles, Amanda Van Buren
1:50 p.m.	Men's 60 Meters (prelims) - Xavier Brown, Quoi Ellis, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith
2 p.m.	Men's Shot Put - Cooper Campbell, Bradley Daboub, Bryant Parlin, Diego Trevino
	Women's Pole Vault - Abby Bilsbury, Elien Vekemans, Meagan Gray
	Women's Triple Jump - Nura Muhammad, Essence Thomas, Mikeisha Welcome, Allanah Lee
	Men's Triple Jump - Garry Williams
2:30 p.m.	Men's Mile (seeded) - Ackeen Colley, Tucker Desko, Justice Dick
2:55 p.m.	Women's 60-Meter Hurdles (final) - Camri Austin, Madison Langley-Walker, Mahendra McWhite
3:05 p.m.	Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (final) - Eli Darrough, Bryce Douglas, Isaiah Levingston, Kristo Simulask
3:10 p.m.	Women's 60 Meters (final) - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon, Ja'Leesa Giles, Amanda Van Buren
3:15 p.m.	Men's 60 Meters (final) - Xavier Brown, Quoi Ellis, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith
3:40 p.m.	Men's 400 Meters (seeded) - Caleb Johnson
3:55 p.m.	Women's 800 Meters (seeded) - Levi Gladd
4:25 p.m.	Women's 3k (seeded) - Elise Boisvert, Carson Hockersmith, Madeline Medina, Elise Welch
4:40 p.m.	Men's 3k (seeded) - Jordan Gledhill
4:55 p.m.	Women's 4x400 - Kennedy Blackmon, Levi Gladd, Dai'Lyn Merriweather, Jai'Lyn Merriweather, Nia Sims
5:20 p.m.	Men's 4x400 - Xavier Brown, Caleb Johnson, Isaiah Levingston, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith Ackeen Colley, Eli Darrough, Tucker Desko, Justice Dick