Sooners Close Day One In Nebraska

February 04, 2022 | Track and Field

Day One Results (Husker Invite)Live Results Watch

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Oklahoma men's and women's track and field teams completed day one of the two-day Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday night.

The Sooners will return to action for day two at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, beginning with the women's 200-meter dash.

Freshman Olivia Lueking broke the school record in women's pole vault, previously held by Lueking herself, clearing a personal best at 14-4 (4.37m).

Redshirt senior Lauren Jones took second in the women's weight throw, marking 65-8.25 (20.02m).

Junior Mikeisha Welcome placed second by leaping a 19-6 (5.94m) in women's long jump.

Closing out the day for field events, redshirt senior Rayvon Allen leaped to first place with a mark of 24-7 (7.49m) in men's long jump, while redshirt senior Vernon Turner finished fifth, leaping a 23-10.25 (7.27m).

On the track, redshirt senior Camri Austin won her heat in the women's 60-meter hurdles prelims, clocking an 8.40 to advance to the finals tomorrow. On the men's side, redshirt senior Jasher Foster came out victorious in his heat with a time of 7.90 to move on to the finals.

In the 60-meter dash prelims, a total of five Sooners punched their ticket to the finals. For the women, freshman Mikayla Hayes clocked a PR of 7.61, redshirt senior Ja'Leesa Giles (7.63), senior Kennedy Blackmon (7.65) and Camri Austin (7.65). For the men, redshirt senior Karson Kowalchuk clocked a 6.80 to advance tomorrow.

Redshirt senior Jai'Lyn Merriweather took second in the women's 400-meter dash, with a time of 55.34. On the men's side, junior Richard Kuykendoll ran a season-best 47.72 to take first place, while redshirt seniors Marlowe Mosley (47.92) and Isaiah Levingston (PR 47.96) took second and third, respectively.

Closing out the day, junior Madeline Medina ran a personal best at 17:31.29, shaving a minute off her previous record, in the women's 5000-meter run to take first place.

HUSKER INVITATIONAL INFORMATION

Friday, Feb. 4 - Saturday, Feb. 5
Live Results: Delta Timing
Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Neb.
Field: Butler CC, Central Methodist, Cloud Country, Concordia (Neb), Dordt, Drake, Iowa Central, Kansas, Kansas State, Morningside, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, Washington

UP NEXT

The Sooners will travel back to Lubbock for the Texas Tech Shootout on Feb. 11-12.

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Husker Invitational Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 5
Time (CT)	Event - Sooners
11 a.m.	Women's 200-Meter Dash: Jada Atkinson, Kennedy Blackmon, Mikayla Hayes, Jania Hodges
11:15 a.m.	Men's 200-Meter Dash: Quoi Ellis, Karson Kowalchuk, Marlowe Mosley, Alajuwan Robinson, Demarius Smith
11:30 a.m.	Men's High Jump: Chris Banks, Keith Drapeau, Kason O'Riley
11:50 a.m.	Men's 1 Mile Run: Jordan Gledhill
12:40 p.m.	Women's 3000-Meter: Elise Welch
12:55 p.m.	Men's 3000-Meter: Branch Cox, Jordan Gledhill
1 p.m.	Men's Triple Jump: Rayvon Allen, Kunle Akinlosotu, Jelaani Davis, Matthew Walsh, Garry Williams
	Women's Shot Put: Faith Ette, Lauren Jones, Paige Low, Payden Montana
1:45 p.m.	Women's 60-Meter Hurdles: Camri Austin
1:50 p.m.	Men's 60-Meter Hurdles: Jasher Foster
1:55 p.m.	Women's 60-Meter Dash: Camri Austin, Kennedy Blackmon, Ja'Leesa Giles, Mikayla Hayes
2 p.m.	Men's 60-Meter Dash: Karson Kowalchuk
	Women's High Jump: Ja'Sha Sloan
	Men's Shot Put: Cooper Campbell, Bryant Parlin, Diego Trevino
2:10 p.m.	Women's 1 Mile Run: Jordyn Kaplan
2:20 p.m.	Men's 1 Mile Invite: Anass Mghari
2:45 p.m.	Women's Triple Jump: Daneesha Davidson, Nicole Ezeoke, Allanah Lee, Mikeisha Welcome
3:15 p.m.	Women's 3000-Meter: Carson Hockersmith, Jordyn Kaplan, Madeline Medina
3:30 p.m.	Men's 3000-Meter Invite: Anass Mghari