Vernon Turner

Photo by: Casey Gower

Position:
High Jump
Position:
HJ
Height:
6-3
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Kansas City, MO
High School:
Yukon HS

Program Indoor Record Holder (High Jump, 7-7.75 (2.33m)), 2018
Program Outdoor Record Holder (High Jump, 7-6.5 (2.30m), 2022
2023 Big 12 Performer of the Year
2023 NCAA Outdoor Runner-Up (High Jump)
2023 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (High Jump)
2023 NCAA Indoor Runner-Up (High Jump)
2022 NCAA Indoor Champion (High Jump)
2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships First Team All-American (High Jump)
2022 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims (High Jump, Long Jump)
2022 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (High Jump)
2022 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (Long Jump)
2022 Big 12 Indoor Champion (High Jump)
Qualified for the 2021 Olympic Trials (High Jump)
2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships First Team All-American (High Jump)
2021 NCAA Outdoor West Prelims Qualifier (High Jump)
2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (High Jump)
2021 NCAA Indoor Championships First Team All-American (High Jump)
2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (High Jump)
2020 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (High Jump)
2018 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (High Jump)
2018 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (High Jump)
2018 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (High Jump)

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests
High Jump: 7-7.75 (2.33m), 2018
Long Jump: 23-10.25 (7.27m), 2022

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests
High Jump: 7-6.5 (2.30m), 2022
Long Jump: 25-0.75 (7.64m), 2022

2023
(Outdoor) Named Big 12 Performer of the Year ... Was the NCAA Outdoor High Jump Runner-Up after clearing 7-5.25 (2.27m) ... Claimed Big 12 Outdoor High Jump title with a mark at 7-6.5 (2.30m) ... Took first in HJ at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout with a mark at 7-2.5 (2.20m) ... Placed ninth at Texas Relays in HJ after clearing 7-0.25 (2.14m) ...

(Indoor) Was the NCAA Indoor High Jump Runner-Up, clearing 7-3 (2.21m) ... Took the Big 12 Indoor High Jump title with a height at 7-5.75 (2.28m) ... Leaped 23-8.75 (7.23m) in long jump for sixth at the Windy City Invite ... Claimed first in HJ at the New Mexico Classic with a height at 7-3 (2.21m) ... Finished second with a height at 6-11 (2.11m) in HJ at the Arkansas Invitational ...

2022
(Outdoor) Earned first team All-America status in high jump, clearing 7-3 (2.21m) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in high jump (2.18m) and long jump (7.30mw (2.37)) ... Claimed the Big 12 Outdoor title in high jump, clearing 7-3.25 (2.22m) and took seventh in long jump, marking 24-9.75 (7.56m) at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Grabbed first in high jump with a height at 7-2.25 (2.19m) at the Alumni Muster ... Took first place at the John Jacobs Invitational in high jump, clearing 7-3.75 (2.23m) ... Leaped a PR at 25-0.75 (7.64m) in long jump at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational for second place ... Cleared 7-6.5 (2.30m) in high jump at the Texas Relays for first place.

(Indoor) Claimed the NCAA Indoor title in high jump, clearing 7-7.25 (2.32m) ... Won the Big 12 Indoor title in high jump, clearing 7-3.75 (2.23m), placed 11th in long jump, marking 23-2.75 (7.08m) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Placed fifth in long jump, leaping 23-10.25 (7.27m) at the Husker Invite ... Grabbed first in high jump at the Texas Tech Open & Multis, clearing 7-3.25 (2.22m) ... Leaped a PR at 23-10.25 (7.27m) in long jump at the J.D. Martin Invite for first place.

2021
(Outdoor) Finished fifth in high jump with a height of 7-2.5 (2.20m) at the NCAA Championships … Placed second in the NCAA West Prelims in high jump with a height of 7-2.25 (2.19m) … Took second place in high jump at the Big 12 Championships with a height of 7-4.5 (2.25m) … Placed second at the Desert Heat Classic in high jump with a height of 7-1.75 (2.18m) … Finished second in high jump with a height of 7-2.25 (2.19m) at the John Jacobs Invitational … Placed second in long jump with a distance of 23-6.25 (7.17mw) at the Sooner Invite … Finished third in high jump with a height of 7-2.5 (2.20m) at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays …

(Indoor) Finished fourth in high jump with a 7-3 (2.21m) at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, placed second in HJ with a 7-1.25 (2.18m) ... Took third with a 7-3.25 (2.22m) at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Placed first in HJ with a 7-0.5 (2.15m) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational ... Finished second at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational with a 7-1.25 (2.18m) ... Finished first with a 7-4.25 (2.24m) at the Arkansas Invitational.

2020
(Indoor) Took second in high jump at the indoor Big 12 Championships, clearing 7-1.5 (2.17m) … Took fifth at the Tyson Invitational … Finished third, clearing 7-3.25 (2.22m) at the Razorback Invitational … Secured a first-place finish at the Mark Colligan Memorial with a mark at 7-0.25 (2.14m) … Claimed first with a clearing of 7-1 (2.16m) at the Vanderbilt Invitational.

2019
Did not compete.

2018:
(Indoor) Placed fourth in the high jump competition at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships, clearing 7-3.75 (2.23 meters) … Took second at Big 12 Indoors with a mark of 7-5.75 (2.28 meters) … Recorded a personal best and indoor school record jump of 7-7.75 (2.33 meters) at the Tyson Invitational to take first place… Won the long jump competition at the J.D. Martin Invite with a PR mark of 23-6.25 (7.17 meters)… Placed third in the high jump at the Texas Tech Classic with a mark of 7-6.5 (2.30 meters) … Took second in the high jump at the Leonard Hilton Invite with a jump of 7-3.75 (2.23 meters) …

(Outdoor) Placed sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clearing a height of 7-1.75 (2.18 meters)... Won his first Big 12 title in the high jump at Big 12 Outdoors with an outdoor school-record jump of 7-5.75 (2.28 meters)... Won the Penn Relays high jump crown with a jump of 7-2.25 (2.19 meters)... Won the John Jacobs Invitational high jump competition with a facility record leap of 7-5.25 (2.27 meters)... Took third at the Crimson Tide Invitational in the high jump with a mark of 6-10.75 (2.10 meters) … Placed third in the high jump at Texas Relays, clearing a height of 7-3.75 (2.23 meters)

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Track and Field Player of the Year (2016, 2017) ... Three time state champion in the high jump (2015, 2016, 2017) ... Top-ranked high jumper in the nation ... Also played basketball ... Named to the honor roll.

PERSONAL
Son of Melonie Turner ... Has an older sister, Dajhane ... Sister Dajhane plays soccer at Southwest Oklahoma State ... Plans on majoring in physical therapy.