OU T&F Set To Host 52nd John Jacobs Invitational

Friday, April 22

Norman, OK

University of Oklahoma

John Jacobs Invitational

OU T&F Set To Host 52nd John Jacobs Invitational

April 21, 2022 | Track and Field

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NORMAN - The Oklahoma men's and women's track and field teams are set to host their final home meet of the season, the John Jacobs Invitational on Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, at the John Jacobs Track Complex in Norman, Okla.

The two-day meet is slated to host athletes from 19 teams, with 71 Sooners slated to compete on their home turf.

Friday's competition is set to begin with the men's hammer throw, women's shot put and women's long jump at 5 p.m. CT. Running events will begin at 7:30 p.m., with the women's 5,000-meter run.

Saturday will start with field events at 10 a.m. with the women's javelin throw, while running events are scheduled for 12:20 p.m. with the women's 4x100-meter relay.

Live results can be found via Delta Timing. Admission to the meet is free.

SOONER INVITATIONAL REWIND

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.

UP NEXT

The Sooners will travel to College Station, Texas, for the Alumni Muster on April 30.

JOHN JACOBS INVITATIONAL INFORMATION

Friday, April 22 – Saturday, April 23

Live Results: D elta Timing
Venue: John Jacobs Track Complex; Norman, Okla.
Field: Barton County CC, Butler CC, Cameron, Central Oklahoma, Cowley College, East Central, Kansas State, Langston, Lincoln (Mo.), Midwestern State, North Central Texas College, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Science & Arts, Southern Nazarene, Wichita State

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John Jacobs Invitational Schedule
Friday, April 22
Time (CT)	Event: Sooners
5 p.m.	Men's Hammer Throw: Bayley Campbell, Cooper Campbell, Edward Jeans, Diego Trevino
To Follow	Women's Hammer Throw: Lauren Jones, Abby Moore, Geraldine Udo
5 p.m.	Women's Shot Put: Faith Ette, Lauren Jones, Paige Low, Payden Montana, Abby Moore
To Follow	Men's Shot Put: Cooper Campbell, Will Kubicek, Bryant Parlin, Kristo Simulask, Diego Trevino
5 p.m.	Women's Long Jump: Nicole Ezeoke, Jania Hodges, Adreanna Parlette, Ariel Pedigo, Mikeisha Welcome
To Follow	Men's Long Jump: Kunle Akinlosotu, Rayvon Allen, Cam Peters, Khyland Wallace, Matthew Walsh, Garry Williams
7:30 p.m.	Women's 5,000-Meter Run: Carson Hockersmith
8 p.m.	Men's 5,000-Meter Run: Lucas Badcock, Colin Caso
Saturday, April 23
10 a.m.	Women's Javelin Throw: Kayla Kurtz
11 a.m.	Women's Pole Vault: Abby Bilsbury, Katy Bush, Gabby Carson, Olivia Lueking
12 p.m.	Men's Javelin Throw: Will Kubicek, Kristo Simulask
	Women's Triple Jump: Daneesha Davidson, Nicole Ezeoke, Allanah Lee, Mikeisha Welcome
	Women's High Jump: Ja'Sha Sloan
12:30 p.m.	Women's 4x100-Meter Relay: Kennedy Blackmon, Camri Austin, Ja'Leesa Giles, Mikayla Hayes
12:35 p.m.	Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
12:45 p.m.	Women's 1,500-Meter Run: Gabi Barrera, Carson Hockersmith, Elise Welch
1 p.m.	Women's Discus Throw: Faith Ette, Lauren Jones, Paige Low, Payden Montana
1:05 p.m.	Men's 1,500-Meter Run: Lucas Badcock, Colin Caso, Jordan Gledhill, Peter Makuei
1:25 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Hurdles: Camri Austin, Ariel Pedigo
1:35 p.m.	Men's 110-Meter Hurdles: Will Kubicek
1:50 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Dash: Jenna James, Jai'Lyn Merriweather
2 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Dash: Jaylen Barringer, Gage Hensey, Richard Kuykendoll, Marlowe Mosley
	Men's Pole Vault: Kristo Simulask
2:30 p.m.	Men's High Jump: Chris Banks, Keith Drapeau, Kason O'Riley, Vernon Turner
	Men's Triple Jump: Kunle Akinlosotu, Jelaani Davis, Matthew Walsh, Garry Williams
2:45 p.m.	Men's Discus Throw: Edward Jeans, Bryant Parlin
2:50 p.m.	Women's 100-Meter Dash: Jada Atkinson, Kennedy Blackmon, Kailey Carnine, Kennedy Crutchfield, Ja'Leesa Giles, Mikayla Hayes, Lilan Henderson, Grace Posey, Deja Shaw-Huckaby
3:15 p.m.	Men's 100-Meter Dash: Josh Bour, Karson Kowalchuk, Alajuwan Robinson, Joseph Sheffield
3:25 p.m.	Women's 800-Meter Run: Gabi Barrera, Levi Gladd, Hannah Turner, Elise Welch
3:55 p.m.	Men's 800-Meter Run: Isaac Barrera, Jordan Gledhill, Fernando Morales
4:15 p.m.	Women's 400-Meter Hurdles: Daneesha Davidson, Jania Hodges
4:30 p.m.	Men's 400-Meter Hurdles: Isaiah Levingston
4:45 p.m.	Women's 200-Meter Dash: Jada Atkinson, Kennedy Blackmon, Kailey Carnine, Kennedy Crutchfield, Ja'Leesa Giles, Mikayla Hayes, Lilan Henderson, Jenna James, Jai'Lyn Merriweather Grace Posey, Deja Shaw-Huckaby
5 p.m.	Men's 200-Meter Dash: Josh Bour, Karson Kowalchuk, Richard Kuykendoll, Alajuwan Robinson
5:20 p.m.	Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Madison Acosta
6 p.m.	Women's 4x400-Meter Relay: Jada Atkinson, Jai'Lyn Merriweather, Jania Hodges, Mikayla Hayes
6:15 p.m.	Men's 4x400-Meter Relay: Jaylen Barringer, Richard Kuykendoll, Isaiah Levingston, Marlowe Mosley