OU T&F Concludes Weekend in Nebraska

Friday, February 4

Lincoln, NE

University of Oklahoma

Husker Invitational

February 05, 2022 | Track and Field

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LINCOLN, Neb. – The Oklahoma men's and women's track and field team capped day two of the Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., notching four victories and numerous personal bests.

"Another solid meet for our program," said head coach Tim Langford. "Everything from another school record in pole vault to personal records in shot put, as well as tons of season bests and event wins leaves me feeling optimistic about this weekend."

"I reminded the team that we are training for the championship part of the season. These milestones along the way are perfect little benchmarks of success." - Tim Langford

Action began in the women's 200-meter dash where senior Kennedy Blackmon placed fourth with a time of 24.39, while freshman Mikayla Hayes ran a personal best at 25.28 and finished at the top of her heat.

On the men's side, redshirt senior Demarius Smith took the top spot, clocking a 21.22, while junior Alajuwan Robinson (21.59) and redshirt senior Marlowe Mosley (21.60) took fourth and fifth, respectively.

In the women's 60-meter hurdles, redshirt senior Camri Austin saw major success, clocking a first-place finish and season-best of 8.28, putting her fifth in the conference and 28^th in the NCAA.

For the men, redshirt senior Jasher Foster grabbed second with a time of 7.86.

Four Sooners saw the 60-meter dash finals, but freshman Mikayla Hayes made another big splash in her career, clocking a personal best, 7.56, for the second time at the Husker Invite to take second. On the men's side, redshirt senior Karson Kowalchuk was the only Sooner in the finals, taking fifth with a time of 6.78.

Redshirt junior Jordan Gledhill timed a personal best at 4:15.83 in the men's mile to finish sixth, while senior Jordyn Kaplan also clocked a PR at 4:55.96 for the women's mile to place fifth.

Junior Elise Welch placed fifth in the women's 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:21.70 for a personal best.

In the women's 3000-meter run, Jordyn Kaplan took third with a 9:54.95, while junior Madeline Medina grabbed fourth with a personal best at 9:55.98.

Closing out the meet, the men's 4x400-relay team made up of Marlowe Mosley, Demarius Smith, Isaiah Levingston and Richard Kuykendoll grabbed first place with a time of 3:09.41.

Kicking it off on the field, freshman Kason O'Riley placed second, clearing a 6-10.75 (2.10) in the men's high jump.

In women's shot put, junior Payden Montana threw a personal best of 57-0.25 (17.38m) to take second, while redshirt senior Lauren Jones (51-5.75 (15.69m)) and sophomore Paige Low (PR 49-11 (15.21m)) finished sixth and ninth, respectively.

In triple jump, junior Mikeisha Welcome took the top spot for the women, leaping a 42-1.15 (12.83m), while Allanah Lee (40-2.25), Daneesha Davidson (40-1.50), and Nicole Ezeoke (39-8.50) took third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

For the men, redshirt senior Garry Williams marked a 50-8 (15.44m) in men's triple jump to take third.

UP NEXT

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

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