Sooners Send 17 Entries To NCAA Outdoor Championships

Wednesday, May 24

Sacramento, CA

University of Oklahoma

NCAA West Prelims

Sooners Send 17 Entries To NCAA Outdoor Championships

May 27, 2023 | Track and Field

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Oklahoma women's track and field team finished the final day of the NCAA West Regional with five national entries and a broken school record.

The women's 4x100-meter relay squad of Eva Kubickova, Mikayla Hayes, Amanda Obijiaku and Kennedy Blackmon clocked a 43.91 to punch their ticket to Austin.

Blackmon earned two more entries to nationals after setting a PR for a new school record and in the 100-meter dash and running a 22.79 in the 200-meter dash.

The Sooners were represented in the 400-meter hurdles by two athletes punching their tickets to NCAA's. Daneesha Davidson clocked a 56.66 and Ashonti Warner ran a 56.75.

Paige Low and Payden Montana competed in the discus throw, with Low marking 168-0 (51.22m) and Montana throwing for 160-10 (49.02m). In triple jump, Agur Dwol leaped 41-3.25 (12.58m) and Symone Washington marked a 40-5 (12.32m).

Also competing in the 100-meter dash, Hayes ran for 11.35. Yazmine Wright barely missed the 1500-meter run cut, crossing the line at 4:13.23. Closing out the day, the 4x400-meter relay squad of Jenna James, Daneesha Davidson, Alyia Green and Ashonti Warner clocked a 3:37.01.

The Sooners will travel to the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas, June 7-10.

OU NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
Event	Name
Women
100-Meter Dash	Kennedy Blackmon
200-Meter Dash	Kennedy Blackmon
400-Meter Hurdles	Daneesha Davidson
400-Meter Hurdles	Ashonti Warner
4x100-Meter Relay	Oklahoma
Pole Vault	Olivia Lueking
Long Jump	Symone Washington
Hammer Throw	Kassidy Gallagher
Heptathlon	Pippi Lotta Enok
Men
200-Meter Dash	Josh Bour
400-Meter Dash	Richard Johnson
400-Meter Dash	Zarik Brown
4x400-Meter Relay	Oklahoma
High Jump	Vernon Turner
Long Jump	Nikaoli Williams
Triple Jump	Brandon Green Jr.
Decathlon	Kristo Simulask