Tulsa
Missouri Invitational
Tulsa Boasts Solid Performances at Season's First Meet
1/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Jan. 13, 2007
Tulsa, Oklahoma - The University of Tulsa's men's and women's track and field teams combined to post 20 top-5 finishes, break two school records and add six new marks to the all-time performance list at the Missouri Invitational in Columbia, Mo. at the Hearnes Fieldhouse.
The Golden Hurricane women accounted for the two school record-breaking marks, with Caitlyn Clancy clearing 10-11.75 in the pole vault and Stephanie Jeffers launching 57-4.25 in the weight throw.
The women also saw Alex Becker post the second best 1,000m run in school history with a time of 2:52.17 in a race in which her and the winner each broke the meet record in the event.
The distance medley relay team of Alex Becker, April Montgomery, Dawn Nagazina and Tayler Rigsby put up the fourth best time in school history with a 12:04.42 en route to a second place finish.
Dawn Nagazina picked up a win in the 600 yard run with a time of 1:26.67, while Shameka Holloway posted a 57.68 in the 400m to claim second place.
Chantelle Willard posted a third place finish in the 60m dash with a time of 7.76 in the final, while the 4x400m relay team of Jessica Ford, Holloway, Willard and Lynch matched the third place finish with a time of 3:56.53.
The men's distance medley relay team also had a strong showing, winning the event and breaking the Missouri Invitational record of 10:16.58 held by Illinois, with a time of 10:14.82.
Two men posted times on the all-time lists, with Kyle McGillen clearing 6-6.75 in the high jump to climb to fourth all-time, while Lewis Timmins clocked a 2:30.01 in the 1,000m for the fifth best all-time. McGillen's mark earned him second in the event, while Timmins garnered fifth.
Joel Stansloski and Edwin Henshaw each collected second place finishes in distance races with Stansloski posting an 8:49.84 in the 3,000m and Henshaw crossing with a time of 4:12.24 in the mile run.
Jordan Hughes had a third place finish in the 1,000m with a time of 2:30.54.
In the mile run, Henshaw paced a group of five TU runners that placed in the top-9 finishers. This group included, in addition to Henshaw, Kyle Dekker with a time of 4:17.13, Bret Turowski with a 4:23.03, Eric Harris with a 4:24.22 and Jay Matlack with a 4:27.81.
Both the men's and the women's squad featured an event champion, as well as three event runners-up. The men had a third place finisher, while the women had two. In all, the women posted 11 top-5's and 15 top-10's, while the men had nine top-5's and 15 top-10's.
The Golden Hurricane will continue the indoor season on January 19-20 when both the men and the women will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Razorback Invitaional.
Tulsa Women's Results
Missouri Invitational Athlete Time Place Prelim/Final Notes 60m dash Chantelle Willard 7.78 4 Prelim Margaret Glover 8.05 12 Prelim Jessica Ford 8.12 15 Prelim Krystol Lartey 8.25 18 Prelim Chantelle Willard 7.76 3 Final
200m dash Jessica Ford 26.45 9 Prelim Krystol Lartey 27.25 14 Prelim Caitlyn Lynch 27.38 17 Prelim
400m dash Shameka Holloway 57.68 2 Final Chantelle Willard 58.69 7 Final
Mile run Ashlea Gilfillan 5:13.42 5 Final
600yd run Dawn Nagazina 1:26.67 1 Final
800m Tayler Rigsby 2:20.80 5 Final
1000m run Alex Becker 2:52.17 2 Final #2 all-time Marissa Saunders 3:03.41 5 Final
60m hurdles Dreu Harris 9.45 9 Prelim Caitlyn Lynch 10.12 20 Prelim
4x400m relay Tulsa "A" 3:56.53 3 Final (Jessica Ford, Shameka Holloway, Chantelle Willard, Caitlyn Lynch)
Distance medley relay Tulsa "A" 12:04.42 2 Final #4 all-time (Alex Becker, April Montgomery, Dawn Nagazina, Tayler Rigsby)
High jump Katy McGillen 4-11.0 (1.50m) 12
Pole vault Caitlyn Clancy 10-11.75 (3.35m) 3 SR
Long Jump Margaret Glover 17-10.25 (5.44m) 4 Caitlyn Lynch 15-5.50 (4.71) 18
Shot put Stephanie Jeffers 47-5.25 (14.46m) 8 Morgan Bolom 32-5.50 (9.89m) 30
Weight throw Stephanie Jeffers 57-4.25 (17.48m) 12 SR
Missouri Invitational Athlete Time Place Prelim/Final Notes 60m dash Rob Nickels 7.47 29 Prelim RJ Young 7.59 32 Prelim Cory Pixley 7.75 35 Prelim
200m dash RJ Young 24.50 32 Prelim
400m dash Atilla Keresi 49.76 5 Final O'Dell Smith 51.16 16 Final
Mile run Edwin Henshaw 4:12.24 2 Final Kyle Dekker 4:17.13 4 Final Brett Turowski 4:23.03 6 Final Eric Harris 4:24.22 7 Final Jay Matlack 4:27.81 9 Final Andrew Beard 4:37.30 18 Final
600yd run Jared Landress 1:13.21 4 Final Nolan Jenkins 1:15.03 8 Final Kris Karnes 1:17.79 15 Final
800m Michael Hayes 2:04.20 15 Final
1000m run Lewis Timmins 2:30.01 2 Final #5 all-time Jordan Hughes 2:30.54 3 Final
3000m run Joel Stansloski 8:49.84 2 Final
60m hurdles Thomas Stoltz 9.04 12 Prelim Rickey Wilson 9.20 14 Prelim
4x400m relay Tulsa "A" 3:24.20 7 Final (Kris Karnes, Jared Landress, O'Dell Smith, Atilla Korosi)
Distance medley relay Tulsa "A" 10.14.82 1 Final MR (Edwin Henshaw, Jordan Hughes, Kyle Dekker, Nolan Jenkins)
High jump Kyle McGillen 6-6.75 (2.00m) 2 #4 all-time Cory Pixley 5-10.75 (1.80m) 14
Long Jump Kyle McGillen 21-11.00 (6.68m) 5 Rob Nickels 21-5.50 (6.54m) 6 Cory Pixley 19-10.75 (6.06m) 15
Shot put Thomas Stoltz 37-3.75 (11.37m) 14 Cory Pixley 33-2.00 (10.11m) 16
