T&F Prepped for Regular Season Finale

Saturday, May 1

Tucson, AZ

University of Oklahoma

Desert Heat Classic

April 30, 2021 | Track and Field

Live Results Live Stream

NORMAN — Oklahoma's men's and women's track and field teams are headed west to compete at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson, Ariz., Saturday, May 1, concluding the regular season schedule.

Competition is scheduled to begin with men's hammer throw at 2 p.m. CT. Running events will get going at 7:40 p.m. with the women's 100-meter hurdles. The meet is expected to end around 11:50 p.m., following the conclusion of the men's 4x400-meter relay. Fifty-two Sooners are slated to compete.

Live results can be found via Finished Results.

JOHN JACOBS INVITATIONAL REWIND

Oklahoma's men's and women's track and field teams closed out the 51st John Jacobs Invitational with 18 victories and a top-national mark in the men's 400-meter hurdles from redshirt junior Isaiah Levingston on Saturday at the John Jacobs Track Complex in Norman, Okla.

"I thought the day was great," head coach Tim Langford said. "In addition to the wins, we had some national-caliber performances. It is always great to win and compete well."

The Sooners' first win on the day came from senior Cooper Campbell in the men's shot put. Campbell recorded a mark of 18.94 meters to earn the victory. The senior was joined by redshirt senior Bradley Daboub in the top three, following Daboub's throw of 17.37 meters.

OU's second win of the meet came from senior Rayvon Allen in the men's long jump. Allen leaped 7.66 meters to secure the victory. The Sooners tallied back-to-back finishes with senior Garry Williams taking second. Williams recorded a mark of 7.10 meters.

In the women's pole vault, senior Abby Bilsbury and redshirt senior Sydney King finished first and second, respectively. Both Sooners cleared a height of 3.90 meters in the event.

On the track, sophomore Jordan Gledhill ran a 4:01.97 to win the men's 1,500-meter run. Gledhill was joined by freshman Fernando Morales and sophomore Lucas Badcock in the race. Morales took second with a time of 4:10.19, while Badcock finished third in 4:10.21. Gledhill's victory was good for the team's fourth.

The Sooners' fifth win on the day came from senior Jai'Lyn Merriweather in the women's 400-meter dash. Merriweather ran a 53.99, while sophomore Nia Sims ran a personal record 56.29 to finish fourth in the race.

Senior Lauren Jones tallied OU's sixth win, throwing 61.37 meters in the women's hammer throw. Sophomore Geraldine Udo finished fifth with a throw of 49.14 meters.

Oklahoma swept the hammer throw, following the men's performance. Junior Bayley Campbell finished first with a personal-best throw of 64.74 meters. Senior Edward Jeans took second with a mark of 63.88 meters.

On the track, redshirt senior Jackson Webb continued his 100-meter dash winning streak, running a 10.49. Webb was joined by junior Quoi Ellis and senior Joseph Sheffield in the top three. Ellis ran a personal best 10.57 to take second, while Sheffield finished in 10.67 to finish third. Sophomore Alajuwan Robinson finished two spots behind Sheffield, running a 10.77.

Senior Falyn Reaugh impressed in the high jump, clearing a personal-best height of 1.83 meters. Reaugh's mark improves from 10^th to a tie for second on OU's all-time top-10 list.

The Sooners swept the shot put following a victory from sophomore Payden Montana on the women's side. Montana threw 16.92 meters to earn the win. Second place went to junior Faith Ette with a personal best 16.72 meters. Jones notched the fourth-place finish, throwing 15.60 meters.

Sophomore Mikeisha Welcome took first in the women's triple jump, leaping 13.60 meters. One spot behind the sophomore was senior Essence Thomas, who jumped a mark of 13.45 meters. Junior Allanah Lee finished fifth with a mark of 12.56 meters.

Okla. native Levingston ran a personal best 49.32 in the men's 400-meter hurdles to secure OU's 12^th win on the meet. Levingston's win places him first in the nation in the event and second on OU's all-time top-10 list. Senior Jasher Foster took second with a personal record 52.29. The event was a sweep when senior Erin Huls ran a 1:00.79 to take first on the women's side of the event. Freshman Destini Jeter took second with a personal-record time of 1:03.66.

The Sooners' wins continued when junior Kennedy Blackmon took first in the women's 200 meters, clocking 24.09. Senior Ja'Leesa Giles finished second, running 24.17. OU swept the 200-meter dash following senior Demarius Smith's time of 21.01, securing him first. Junior Quoi Ellis went second with a 21.46, and senior Devaniel Dale finished fourth in 21.81.

Sophomore Madeline Medina and freshman Branch Cox swept the 5,000 meters, recording the Sooners' 16^th and 17^th wins on the day. Medina clocked a 19:05.86, while Cox ran a 16:19.44.

Senior Garry Williams jumped 15.68 meters to tally OU's 18^th and final win on the day. Allen claimed second with a jump of 15.43 meters.

UP NEXT
The Sooners will take a week off then begin postseason with the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in Manhattan, Kan., May 14-16.

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DESERT HEAT CLASSIC INFORMATION
Saturday, May 1
Live Results: F inished Results
Venue: Roy P. Drachman Stadium; Tucson, Ariz.
Field: Arizona, Arizona State, Grand Canyon, Northern Arizona, New Mexico State, Oregon, UNLV, UTEP, Utah Valley

Sooner Invitational Schedule
Saturday, April 24
Time (CT)	Event - Sooners
2 p.m.	Men's Hammer Throw - Bayley Campbell, Edward Jeans
	Women's Discus Throw - Faith Ette, Lauren Jones
3:30 p.m.	Women's Long Jump - Helena McLeod, Nura Muhammad, Essence Thomas, Symone Washington, Mikeisha Welcome
4:30 p.m.	Women's Hammer Throw - Lauren Jones, Geraldine Udo
	Men's Discus - Bradley Daboub, Bryant Parlin, Diego Trevino
6 p.m.	Women's Pole Vault - Abby Bilsbury, Sydney King
6:30 p.m.	Men's Long Jump - Rayvon Allen, Jelaani Davis, Garry Williams
7:30 p.m.	Women's Shot Put - Faith Ette, Payden Montana
	Women's Javelin Throw - Kayla Kurtz
7:40 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Hurdles - Camri Austin
7:55 p.m.	Men's 110-Meter Hurdles - Jasher Foster, Kristo Simulask
8 p.m.	Women's High Jump - Madison Langley-Walker, Falyn Reaugh
8:25 p.m.	Women's 4x100-Meter Relay - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon, Deborah Giffard, Ja'Leesa Giles, Helena McLeod, Nura Muhammad
8:30 p.m.	Men's 4x100-Meter Relay - Quoi Ellis, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith, Jackson Webb
	Women's Triple Jump - Allanah Lee, Nura Muhammad, Essence Thomas, Symone Washington, Mikeisha Welcome
8:45 p.m.	Men's 800-Meter Run - Johnelle Joe
8:55 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Dash - Jai'Lyn Merriweather, Nia Sims
9 p.m.	Men's Pole Vault - Lucas Kelley, Kristo Simulask
9:05 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Dash - Devaniel Dale, Salim Epps, Johnelle Joe
9:15 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Dash - Camri Austin, Deborah Giffard
9:25 p.m.	Men's 100-Meter Dash - Quoi Ellis, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith, Jackson Webb
	Men's Triple Jump - Kunle Akinlosotu, Jelaani Davis, Garry Williams
9:35 p.m.	Women's 1,500-Meter Run - Jordyn Kaplan
9:45 p.m.	Men's 1,500-Meter Run - Jordan Gledhill
10 p.m.	Men's Shot Put - Cooper Campbell, Bradley Daboub, Bryant Parlin, Diego Trevino
	Men's Javelin Throw - Josh Haus
	Men's High Jump - Chris Banks, Keith Drapeau, Vernon Turner
	Women's 400-Meter Hurdles - Erin Huls, Destini Jeter, Madison Langley-Walker
10:15 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Hurdles - Jasher Foster, Isaiah Levingston
10:30 p.m.	Women's 200-Meter Dash - Kennedy Blackmon, Ja'Leesa Giles, Dai'Lyn Merriweather, Nia Sims
10:45 p.m.	Men's 200-Meter Dash - Devaniel Dale, Quoi Ellis, Demarius Smith
10:55 p.m.	Women's 5,000-Meter Run - Carson Hockersmith
11:35 p.m.	Women's 4x400-Meter Relay - Kennedy Blackmon, Ja'Leesa Giles, Dai'Lyn Merriweather, Jai'Lyn Merriweather, Nia Sims
11:42 p.m.	Men's 4x400-Meter Relay - Rayvon Allen, Salim Epps, Isaiah Levingston, Demarius Smith