Sooners Break Records At Home

Friday, April 15

Norman, OK

University of Oklahoma

Sooner Invitational & Multi

April 16, 2022 | Track and Field

2022 Sooner Invite Complete Results

NORMAN — The Oklahoma men's and women's track and field teams broke three school records and set numerous personal bests at the first home outdoor meet of the season.

Friday's action kicked off with a broken school record in women's hammer throw from redshirt senior Lauren Jones, marking 228-6.00 (69.66m) to win her first place and put her first in the Big 12. Following behind, senior Abby Moore took second with a mark at 196-2.00 (59.79m), while junior Geraldine Udo marked 173-10.00 (53.00m) for fourth place.

The throws squad continued to show off in women's shot put, with junior Payden Montana taking first with a PR mark at 57-2.75 (17.44m). Right behind, Faith Ette (15.98m), Abby Moore (15.94m) and Paige Low (PR 15.58m) took second, third and fourth, respectively.

Continuing the pattern, senior Bayley Campbell broke his own school record in men's hammer throw, marking 227-05 (69.33m) for second place, while redshirt senior Edward Jeans threw a PR at 218-04 (66.55m) for third place.

The school records were closed out by redshirt senior Cooper Campbell in men's shot put, marking a personal best 65-5.50 (19.95m), taking first place.

Senior Nicole Ezeoke leaped a personal record at 19-01.25 (5.82m) in women's long jump for fifth place, while Khyland Wallace took fourth in men's long jump, marking a 23-5.25 (7.14m).

Newcomer Colin Caso grabbed second in the men's 5,000-meter run, shaving 28 seconds off his personal record with a time of 15:07.90.

Saturday started off with a first place finish in women's javelin throw from Kayla Kurtz, marking 144-07 (44.07m), while freshman Ariel Pedigo took third with a mark at 127-4.00 (38.81m).

Payden Montana threw for first place, marking 171-7.00 (52.30m) in women's discus throw. Paige Low took third with a PR throw at 168-0.00 (51.56m).

Ariel Pedigo took fourth in women's high jump, tying her PR at 5-5.00 (1.65m), while Chris Banks finished fourth in men's high jump, clearing 6-8.75 (2.05m).

Madison Langley-Walker grabbed second in the women's heptathlon with 5,287 points, as well as setting a PR in 100-meter hurdles.

Kunle Akinlosotu took second in triple jump, marking 48-9.50 (14.87m), while Jelaani Davis leaped to 48-2.50 (14.69m) for fourth place.

On the track the women's 4x100-meter relay squad of Deja Shaw-Huckaby, Jada Atkinson, Grace Posey and Kailey Carnine took second with a time of 47.36. For the men, Karson Kowalchuk, Joseph Sheffield, Alajuwan Robinson and Josh Bour finished third, clocking 40.58.

Junior Elise Welch made her 1500-meter debut with a second-place finish at 4:47.13.

Senior Jai'Lyn Merriweather took first in the 400-meter dash, clocking a 53.62, while newcomer Jenna James ran a 57.66 for fifth place. For the men, junior Richard Kuykendoll also came out with a first-place finish, clocking a 47.24.

Redshirt senior Camri Austin clocked a 13.35 in the women's 100-meter hurdles for first place.

Kennedy Blackmon grabbed first place in the women's 100-meter dash, with a wind-aided time of 11.51 (2.3). Following behind, Mikayla Hayes (11.69), Ja'Leesa Giles (11.89) and Jada Atkinson (11.97) took second, fifth and sixth, respectively.

On the men's side, Josh Bour clocked a PR at 10.28 (1.8 wind) for second and Karson Kowalchuk took third with a 10.38 (1.8 wind) in the men's 100-meter dash.

Jordyn Kaplan clocked a personal best at 2:13.10 in the women's 800-meter run for fourth place.

In the women's 400-meter hurdles, Jania Hodges grabbed second in the women's 400-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 1:01.20.

Josh Bour took fifth in the men's 200-meter dash, with a time of 21.63.

Closing out the meet, the men's 4x400-meter relay squad of Marlowe Mosley, Isaiah Levingston, Jaylen Barringer and Richard Kuykendoll clocked a 3:08.69 for first place.