Sooners Prepped for NCAA West Regional

Sooners Prepped for NCAA West Regional

May 25, 2021 | Track and Field

Live Results Wednesday - SECN+Thursday - SECN+Friday - SECN+Saturday - SECN+

NORMAN — Oklahoma's men's and women's track and field teams continue their postseason campaign at the NCAA West Regional in College Station, Texas, May 26-29.

The Sooners qualified 33 individuals and three relay teams to the preliminary competition taking place on the campus of Texas A&M. To advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., qualifiers have to finish in the top 12 of their respective events at the prelims. For relay teams, the top 12 relay teams at both the East and West Preliminary round sites will qualify to nationals.

Action will kick off on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. CT with the men's hammer throw and javelin, while running events will get going at 6 p.m. with the first round of the men's 110-meter hurdles. Thursday will start with the women's hammer throw and javelin at 1:30 p.m. and the first round of the women's 100-meter hurdles is slated to begin at 6 p.m. Men's high jump will get going at 1 p.m. on Friday, while the men's 4x100-meter relay will get running events started at 5:30 p.m. The last day of competition will begin at 1 p.m. with the women's high jump and the women's 4x100-meter relay is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.

Live results can be found via Flash Results. The competition will be streamed through SECN+. Wednesday and Thursday's stream will begin at 6 p.m. CT, while Friday and Saturday's will kick off at 5:30 p.m.

BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS REWIND
Oklahoma's men's and women's track and field teams closed out the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships in Manhattan, Kan., with three Big 12 champions, a school record, a facility record and 34 top-8 finishes. The men's team finished with 105 points to take third, the Sooners' highest finish since the 2015 championships. The women claimed sixth with 76 points.

Senior Lauren Jones earned the Sooners' first championship of the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships, as well as the first title of the meet. Jones impressed en route to the title, throwing a personal best 217-2 (66.20m) and maintained the top spot throughout the duration of the event. The senior is the first Sooner on the women's side to win the title in the hammer throw, dating back to 1978.

On day two, redshirt senior Sydney King claimed the championship title in the women's pole vault, clearing a personal best 13-11.25 (4.25m). The last time a Sooner won the women's pole vault title at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships was in 2001. Additionally, King is just the second Sooner to win the outdoor event title. King was joined by seniors Abby Bilsbury and Colleen Clancy in the event, with both clearing 12-9.5 (3.90m).

OU's 33-year-old school record in the men's long jump was downed, following senior Rayvon Allen's impressive performance. Allen broke the record on his sixth jump, recording a distance of 26-10.5 (8.19m). He finished second overall and earned the No. 8 spot in the world. Senior Garry Williams jumped 23-4.75 (7.13m) in the event.

On the final day, redshirt senior Isaiah Levingston continued his impressive outdoor season, claiming the title in the men's 400-meter hurdles. Levingston, an Okla. native, clocked a personal best 49.12 en route to the title. His time downed the RV Christian Track facility record that was set in 1985. The last time a Sooner won the men's 400-meter hurdles title was Omar Brown in 1998.

UP NEXT
Sooners who finish in the top 12 of their events at the NCAA West Preliminary Round will advance to the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., June 9-12.

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NCAA WEST REGIONAL INFORMATION
Wednesday-Saturday, May 26-29
Live Results: Flash Results
Live Stream: SECN+
Venue: E.B. Cushing Stadium; College Station, Texas

NCAA West Regional Schedule
Wednesday, May 26
Time (CT)	Event - Sooners
1:30 p.m.	Men's Hammer Throw - Bayley Campbell, Edward Jeans
	Men's Javelin Throw - Josh Haus
3 p.m.	Men's Long Jump - Rayvon Allen
6 p.m.	Men's Shot Put - Cooper Campbell, Bradley Daboub
	Men's 110-Meter Hurdles (First Round) - Jasher Foster
7 p.m.	Men's 100-Meter Dash (First Round) - Demarius Smith, Jackson Webb
7:25 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Dash (First Round) - Salim Epps
8:20 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Hurdles (First Round) - Isaiah Levingston
8:45 p.m.	Men's 200-Meter Dash (First Round) - Demarius Smith
Thursday, May 27
1:30 p.m.	Women's Hammer Throw - Lauren Jones
	Women's Javelin Throw - Kayla Kurtz
3 p.m.	Women's Long Jump - Essence Thomas, Symone Washington
	Women's Pole Vault - Abby Bilsbury, Colleen Clancy, Sydney King
6 p.m.	Women's Shot Put - Faith Ette, Lauren Jones, Payden Montana
	Women's 100-Meter Hurdles (First Round) - Camri Austin
7 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Dash (First Round) - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon
7:25 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Dash (First Round) - Jai'Lyn Merriweather
8:20 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Hurdles (First Round) - Erin Huls, Madison Langley-Walker
8:45 p.m.	Women's 200-Meter Dash (First Round) - Kennedy Blackmon, Ja'Leesa Giles
Friday, May 28
1 p.m.	Men's High Jump - Keith Drapeau, Vernon Turner
3:15 p.m.	Men's Triple Jump - Rayvon Allen, Jelaani Davis, Garry Williams
5:30 p.m.	Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Quarterfinals) - Devaniel Dale, Quoi Ellis, Demarius Smith, Jackson Webb
6:45 p.m.	Men's 110-Meter Hurdles (Quarterfinals) - Jasher Foster
7:05 p.m.	Men's 100-Meter Dash (Quarterfinals) - Demarius Smith, Jackson Webb
7:20 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Dash (Quarterfinals) - Salim Epps
7:55 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Hurdles (Quarterfinals) - Isaiah Levingston
8:10 p.m.	Men's 200-Meter Dash (Quarterfinals) - Demarius Smith
9:15 p.m.	Men's 4x400-Meter Relay (Quarterfinals) - Rayvon Allen, Devaniel Dale, Salim Epps, Isaiah Levingston, Demarius Smith
Saturday, May 29
1 p.m.	Women's High Jump - Madison Langley-Walker, Falyn Reaugh
1:30 p.m.	Women's Discus Throw - Lauren Jones, Payden Montana
3:15 p.m.	Women's Triple Jump - Allanah Lee, Essence Thomas, Symone Washington, Mikeisha Welcome
5:30 p.m.	Women's 4x100-Meter Relay (Quarterfinals) - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon, Deborah Giffard, Ja'Leesa Giles, Helena McLeod
6:45 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Hurdles (Quarterfinals) - Camri Austin
7:05 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Dash (Quarterfinals) - Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon
7:20 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Hurdles (Quarterfinals) - Erin Huls, Madison Langley-Walker
8:10 p.m.	Women's 200-Meter Dash (Quarterfinals) - Kennedy Blackmon, Ja'Leesa Giles