T&F Set for Big 12 Outdoor Championships

Friday, May 14

Manhattan, KS

University of Oklahoma

Big 12 Outdoor Championships

T&F Set for Big 12 Outdoor Championships

May 13, 2021 | Track and Field

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NORMAN — Oklahoma's men's and women's track and field teams kick off their post-season campaign in Manhattan, Kan., with the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, May 14-16.

The three-day championships are scheduled to begin with multi events at 11 a.m. CT on Friday, with field events kicking off at noon. Day two competition will get going at 10 a.m., picking up with the remaining multi events. Saturday's field competition will begin at 2 p.m., while the running events will start at 3 p.m. The last day of the championships is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start on Sunday, beginning the day with the women's triple jump. Track events are set to begin at 3 p.m. and will close out with the men's 4x400-meter relay at 6:45 p.m. The team championships presentation is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Fifty-four student-athletes are slated to represent the Sooners at the championships. Live results for the meet can be found via PrimeTime Timing. The championships will be streamed through Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Saturday's stream will be from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., while Sunday's will go from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

DESERT HEAT CLASSIC REWIND

Oklahoma's men's and women's track and field teams closed out the 2021 outdoor regular season with nine wins at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday evening.

The first win of the meet was accredited to senior Essence Thomas in the women's long jump. Thomas jumped a personal best 21-6.25 (6.56m) to secure the win. Her mark places her second on OU's all-time top-10 list. She was joined by junior Symone Washington and senior Helena McLeod in the top 10. Washington jumped 19-8.75 (6.01m) to take sixth, while McLeod went a personal best 19-4.75 (5.91m) to take seventh.

Senior Abby Bilsbury recorded a personal-best performance to take first in the women's pole vault. Bislbury's height of 13-3.5 (4.05m) improved her spot on OU's all-time top-10 list from eighth to a tie for seventh.

The long jump was a sweep for the Sooners following senior Rayvon Allen's first-place finish on the men's side of the event. Allen jumped 25-7.25 (7.80m) to take first. Senior Garry Williams went third with a mark of 23-9.5 (7.25m).

OU's fourth win on the day came from senior Jai'Lyn Merriweather in the women's 400-meter dash. Merriweather recorded a time of 53.37 in the event.

In the women's 1,500 meters, junior Jordyn Kaplan ran a personal best 4:31.41 to secure the win.

Redshirt junior Isaiah Levingston tallied the squad's sixth win on the night, clocking a 49.42 in the men's 400-meter hurdles. Senior Jasher Foster ran a personal best 52.64 to finish fifth.

The Sooners' seventh victory came in the women's triple jump following an impressive performance from sophomore Mikeisha Welcome. Welcome jumped a personal best 45-0.25 (13.72m) to take first. Junior Allanah Lee and redshirt junior Nura Muhammad went back-to-back, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Lee jumped 41-9.25 (12.73m), while Muhammad recorded a personal-best jump of 40-9.75 (12.44m).

Senior Demarius Smith took first in the men's 200-meter dash, running a personal best 20.51. Smith was joined by senior Devaniel Dale in the race, with Dale running a 21.28 for eighth place.

The men's 4x400-meter relay squad closed out the night with the Sooners' ninth win. The team consisting of Salim Epps, Smith, Allen and Levingston ran a 3:05.49 to secure the victory.

UP NEXT
The Sooners wait to find out which student-athletes qualify to compete at the NCAA West Regionals in College Station, Texas, May 27-29.

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BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
Friday-Sunday, May 14-16
Live Results: PrimeTime Timing
Live Stream: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Venue: R.V. Christian Track Complex; Manhattan, Kan.
Field: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia

Big 12 Outdoor Championships Schedule
Friday, May 14
Time (CT)	Event - Sooners
11 a.m.	Men's Decathlon (100-Meter Dash) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
11:45 a.m.	Men's Decathlon (Long Jump) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
12 p.m.	Women's Hammer Throw - Lauren Jones, Geraldine Udo
12:45 p.m.	Men's Decathlon (Shot Put) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
2:30 p.m.	Men's Hammer Throw - Bayley Campbell, Edward Jeans
3:45 p.m.	Men's Decathlon (400-Meter Dash) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
4 p.m.	Women's Javelin Throw - Kayla Kurtz
6:30 p.m.	Men's Javelin Throw - Josh Haus
Saturday, May 15
10 a.m.	Men's Decathlon (110-Meter Hurdles) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
11 a.m.	Men's Decathlon (Discus) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
12:30 p.m.	Men's Decathlon (Pole Vault) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
2 p.m.	Men's High Jump - Chris Banks, Keith Drapeau, Vernon Turner
	Women's Long Jump - Helena McLeod, Nura Muhammad, Essence Thomas, Symone Washington, Mikeisha Welcome
	Women's Shot Put - Faith Ette, Lauren Jones, Payden Montana
3 p.m.	Men's Decathlon (Javelin) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
	Women's 1,500-Meter Run (Prelims) - Jordyn Kaplan
3:40 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) - Camri Austin
3:55 p.m.	Men's 110-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) - Jasher Foster
4:15 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Dash (Prelims) - Jai'Lyn Merriweather, Nia Sims
4:30 p.m.	Men's Decathlon (1,500-Meter Run) - Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
	Women's Pole Vault - Abby Bilsbury, Colleen Clancy, Sydney King
4:35 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Dash (Prelims) - Devaniel Dale, Salim Epps
4:55 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Dash (Prelims) - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon, Deborah Giffard
5 p.m.	Men's Long Jump - Rayvon Allen, Jelaani Davis, Garry Williams
	Men's Shot Put - Cooper Campbell, Bradley Daboub, Diego Trevino
5:10 p.m.	Men's 100-Meter Dash (Prelims) - Quoi Ellis, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith, Jackson Webb
5:50 p.m.	Men's 800-Meter Run (Prelims) - Jordan Gledhill, Johnelle Joe, Derek King, Graham Santilli
6:10 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) - Erin Huls, Destini Jeter, Madison Langley-Walker
6:30 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Hurdles (Prelims) - Jasher Foster, Isaiah Levingston
6:50 p.m.	Women's 200-Meter Dash (Prelims) - Kennedy Blackmon, Deborah Giffard, Ja'Leesa Giles
7:05 p.m.	Men's 200-Meter Dash (Prelims) - Devaniel Dale, Demarius Smith
Sunday, May 16
1 p.m.	Women's Triple Jump - Allanah Lee, Nura Muhammad, Essence Thomas, Symone Washington, Mikeisha Welcome
	Women's High Jump - Madison Langley-Walker, Falyn Reaugh
2 p.m.	Women's Discus Throw - Faith Ette, Lauren Jones, Payden Montana
	Men's Pole Vault - Lucas Kelley
3 p.m.	Women's 4x100-Meter Relay - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon, Deborah Giffard, Ja'Leesa Giles, Nura Muhammad
3:10 p.m.	Men's 4x100-Meter Relay - Quoi Ellis, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith, Jackson Webb
3:20 p.m.	Women's 1,500-Meter Run (Final) - Jordyn Kaplan
3:30 p.m.	Men's Triple Jump - Kunle Akinlosotu, Rayvon Allen, Jelaani Davis, Garry Williams
3:45 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Hurdles (Final) - Camri Austin
3:55 p.m.	Men's 110-Meter Hurdles (Final) - Jasher Foster
4:05 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Dash (Final) - Jai'Lyn Merriweather, Nia Sims
4:15 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Dash (Final) - Devaniel Dale, Salim Epps
4:25 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Dash (Final) - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon, Deborah Giffard
4:30 p.m.	Men's Discus Throw - Bradley Daboub, Diego Trevino
4:35 p.m.	Men's 100-Meter Dash (Final) - Quoi Ellis, Joseph Sheffield, Demarius Smith, Jackson Webb
4:55 p.m.	Men's 800-Meter Run (Final) - Jordan Gledhill, Johnelle Joe, Derek King, Graham Santilli
5:10 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Hurdles (Final) - Erin Huls, Destini Jeter, Madison Langley-Walker
5:20 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Hurdles (Final) - Jasher Foster, Isaiah Levingston
5:30 p.m.	Women's 200-Meter Dash (Final) - Kennedy Blackmon, Deborah Giffard, Ja'Leesa Giles
5:40 p.m.	Men's 200-Meter Dash (Final) - Devaniel Dale, Demarius Smith
5:50 p.m.	Women's 5,000-Meter Run - Carson Hockersmith
6:35 p.m.	Women's 4x400-Meter Relay - Kennedy Blackmon, Ja'Leesa Giles, Jai'Lyn Merriweather, Nia Sims
6:45 p.m.	Men's 4x400-Meter Relay - Rayvon Allen, Salim Epps, Isaiah Levingston, Demarius Smith