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Sooners Collect Three Individual Big 12 Titles on Day One
February 24, 2023 | Track and Field
LUBBOCK, Texas – The University of Oklahoma track and field team wrapped up day one of competition in Lubbock, Texas, at the 2023 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championship.
"The conference championship is an excellent proving ground," said head coach Tim Langford. "This is some of the toughest qualifying rounds in conference history. I was proud to see our team fight for their spots in the finals. In addition, there were some who celebrated their first conference victory."
Today, the Sooners collected three Big 12 individual titles, several podium finishes and numerous personal-best records.
At the conclusion of day one, the women's squad has 47.5 points and sits in second place, while the men's team has collected 10 points for sixth place.
Sophomore Pippi Lotta Enok set the tone for the Sooners in the women's pentathlon garnering 4,207 points for the Big 12 title. Lotta Enok collected six personal bests and set a new school record.
In the men's heptathlon, Kristo Simulask finished day one in first place with 3,390 points. He finished first in both the shot put and long jump competition. The men's heptathlon will resume tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT with 60-meter hurdles.
On the track, Yazmine Wright ran a 4:45.12 in the women's mile preliminaries to advance to tomorrow's final.
Freshman David Warmington clocked a huge personal best in the 60-meter hurdles at 7.88 to qualify for the finals.
Senior Abby Moore claimed her first Big 12 title in weight throw after throwing 68-6 (20.88m).
In the women's pole vault, Olivia Lueking took home third place (4.09m) and Cassidy Bradshaw claimed fourth place (4.09m) to earn a spot on the podium.
Back on the track, Ashonti Warner ran 53.51 in the women's 400m dash for sixth place and qualified for tomorrow's final.
In the 600-yard run, Jenna James crossed the finish line at 1:20.40 to qualify for the final, while Gage Hensey ran a 1:10.78 on the men's side to also advance to tomorrow's final.
Next, Fernando Morales clocked a 2:22.63 in the men's 1,000-meter prelims to move on to the final and secure the second fastest time in school history.
Kennedy Blackmon qualified for the women's 200-meter final after running a personal best time of 23.24. In addition, Blackmon finished fourth in the women's 60-meter dash to advance to tomorrow's final.
The men's 400-meter preliminary round saw Richard Kuykendoll (45.94) and Muzuri Mattar (45.99) qualify for tomorrow's final.
In his first Big 12 Championship, Nikaoli Williams won the title in the men's long jump after clearing 25-4.5 (7.73m).
On the women's side of the long jump, Jasmine Akins finished in fourth (6.14m), Agur Dwol finished in seventh (6.00), and Adreanna Parlette finished eighth (5.94m).
Anass Mghari ran for 1:49.94 in the men's 800-meter prelims and qualified for tomorrow's final.
To finish the day, the women's distance medley relay squad of Sierra Williams, Alyia Green, Edita Sklenska, and Yazmine Wright finished in fourth place with a time of 11:29.03. This performance places them fourth on the OU all-time performance list.
"We salute their performance and look to build on their momentum in tomorrow's finals," said Langford.
Tomorrow the men's heptathlon will start the day at 11 a.m. CT, while field events start at 1 p.m. CT and running events at 2 p.m. CT.
The conference championship will be live streamed via Big 12 Now on ESPN+ starting at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday. Live results can be found on PT Timing.
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