T&F Headed to Arkansas Twilight

NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma track and field team is sending a limited squad to Fayetteville, Ark. for the Arkansas Twilight, May 5.

Action kicks off on Friday with field events at 10:30 a.m. CT, while track events will begin at 5 p.m. CT.

Live broadcast of the meet will be available on SEC Network+, starting at 5 p.m. CT. Live results can be found here.

CORKY/CROFOOT SHOOTOUT REWIND

The Sooners traveled to Lubbock, Texas for the Corky/Crofoot Shootout last weekend and collected 11 victories and four new school records.

On the west coast, Yazmine Wright competed at the Oregon State High Performance Meet and clocked a 4:15.61 in the 1,500-meter to win first place and take down a school record that stood since 1982.

To kick things off in Lubbock, Kassidy Gallagher cleared 208-10 (63.66m) in the women's hammer throw for first place.

The action moved to the track with Danielle Rinn crossing the finish line at 4:37.52 in the women's 1,500-meter for first place.

Men's javelin throw saw Daniel Doheny clear 188-9 (57.54m) for fourth place, while Kristo Simulask threw for a personal best 169-10 (51.78m) for fifth. On the women's side, Kassidy Sani took the victory with a launch of 148-2 (45.17m).

The men's 400-meter race was won by Zarik Brown who clocked a personal best time of 45.38 to secure the victory for the Sooners.

In the women's 100-meter dash, Kennedy Blackmon ran a personal best time of 11.06 for first place and claimed the new school record. On the men's side, both Josh Bour (10.18) and Carter Cukerstein (10.33) ran personal best times for sixth and 10th place, respectively.

Sierra Williams (2:09.20) and Jordyn Kaplan (2:15.49) ran in the women's 800-meter race and finished second and third, respectively.

Next, Senior Vernon Turner cleared 7-2.5 (2.20m) in men's high jump to take the victory.

The Sooners' success continued with Diego Trevino throwing for 64-9.25 (19.74m) in men's shot put to finish in first place. On the women's side of the event, Abby Moore cleared 56-10 (17.32m) for second place and Payden Montana followed in third with 54-10 (16.71m).

In the women's 200-meter dash, Blackmon clocked a personal-best time of 22.56 for second place, while Mikayla Hayes (23.62) and Eva Kubickova (23.87) finished fourth and eleventh, respectively.

Senior Daneesha Davidson won first place and set a new school record in the women's 400-meter hurdles with a speedy time of 56.69.

Nikaoli Williams leapt to first place in the men's long jump at 25-10 (7.87m). On the women's side, Pippi Lotta Enok cleared a personal-best 20-11.75 (6.39m) for the victory.

To close out the meet, sophomore Olivia Lueking broke her own pole vault school record with a massive clearance of 14-9 (4.50m) to solidify the final win for the Sooners.

ARKANSAS TWILIGHT INFORMATION

Date: May 5

Venue: John McDonnell Field; Fayetteville, Ark.

Live Results: Flash Results

Live Stream: SEC Network+

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Players Mentioned

Kennedy Blackmon

Josh Bour

Zarik Brown

Carter Cukerstein

Daneesha Davidson

Kassidy Gallagher

Mikayla Hayes

Jordyn Kaplan

Eva Kubickova

Pippi Lotta Enok

Olivia Lueking

Payden Montana

Abby Moore

Danielle Rinn

Kassidy Sani

Kristo Simulask

Diego Trevino

Vernon Turner

Nikaoli Williams

Sierra Williams

Yazmine Wright

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