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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooner T&F Teams Head To Arlington Invitational Saturday :: OU looks to continue improvement in third meet of the outdoor season.
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Leslie Dunlap will be going for her third consecutive win of the outdoor season at the Arlington Invitational Saturday. |
March 29, 2002
NORMAN, Okla. -
After opening the season at the Hurricane Invitational, spending a week training in Miami and competing in the Golden Panther Invitational, the Sooner track and field teams will travel to Arlington, Texas, Saturday for the Arlington Invitational. The meet will be hosted by Texas-Arlington and the majority of the events will be held at Maverick Stadium.
The weight throw competition of the meet will be held later today at the SMU Stadium in Dallas. On Saturday, the meet opens with the women's pole vault at 9 a.m. with the men's pole vault to follow. Field events run through 5 p.m. and running events begin on the track at 1 p.m. The men's 1600-meter relay will be the final event of the meet and it is scheduled for 7:55 p.m.
At The Texas-Arlington Invitational
Joining host Texas-Arlington and the Sooners are Arkansas, Barton Junior College, Dallas Baptist, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts, Paul Quinn College men, SMU, Southwest Christian College, TCU, Texas A&M-Commerce, North Texas and Wichita State.
The Last Time Out
Sophomore Leslie Dunlap picked up her second win in as many weeks and extended her string of clearing at least an NCAA provisional mark to 12 at the Golden Panther Invitational last Saturday.
Dunlap was one of four Sooner individuals to win titles. Other Sooner winners included senior Michael McNamara who cleared 17-0 to win the pole vault; Ernest Lewis, who ran a 47.59 to win the 400-meter dash, and Elvin Frempong, who jumped 23-6.25 to win the long jump. The men's 400-meter relay also was victorious with a time of 40.86.
For the second week in a row, the Sooner vaulters were dominant. Trailing Dunlap in the women's pole vault were Jamie Lillie, who was fourth; Mary Waytula, who was fifth; and Lindsey Bourne, who was sixth. Finishing just behind McNamara were Michael Westlund, who was third, and Austin Landreth, who was sixth.
It was a one-two finish for the Sooner men in the long jump as Frempong won his first meet as a Sooner and Devon Brabham was second, one week after winning the triple jump at the Hurricane Invitational, Brabham's first win as a Sooner. The victory by Ernest Lewis in the 400 marked only the second time this year for him to run in an open event. He battled injuries throughout the indoor season and was limited to relay action until the Big 12 Championship. He did earn All-America honors as a member of OU's 1600-meter relay earlier this month at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Big 12 Athlete of the Week
Sophomore Leslie Dunlap became a three-time winner of Big 12 Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors March 18, earning the award the first week of the outdoor season. She had won twice during the indoor season.
NCAA Update
Sophomore Leslie Dunlap became OU's first provisional qualifier for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with her winning vault of 12-11.5 at the Hurricane Invitational on March 16. It marked the 11th consecutive meet for her to clear at least a provisional mark. She improved that streak to 12 with her effort at the Golden Panther and now has seven wins in those 12 competitions.
Next Up
The Sooner teams will split up next weekend with those who qualify heading to the Texas Relays in Austin and the rest of the team heading north to the Emporia State Relays. The Texas Relays are scheduled April 4-5 and the Emporia meet is on Saturday, April 6. The first of two home meets, the John Jacobs Invitational, is scheduled for April 13.
