Hurricane Track and Field Has Successful Day at Arkansas Twilight

Complete Results

The University of Tulsa track and field team had eight top-three finishes, including one first-place finish, on Friday at the Arkansas Twilight on John McDonnell Field.

Alex Lybarger had a busy day, as the junior participated in the hammer throw, discus throw and the shot put. In his first event, the hammer throw, Lybarger captured the top spot with a throw of 52.60 meters. In the discus, he finished fourth with a toss of 44.01 meters, before taking third in the shot put with a mark of 16.37 meters.

On the track, the women's 4x100-meter relay team (Christina Holmes, Candalyn Lyons, Quin Patterson and Lauren Thomas) finished second with a time of 46.25, less than a second slower than first-place Missouri State. Later in the day, sophomore Emma Galbraith ran her fastest 1,500-meter time to date, finishing second in 4:27.18.

The women's 4x400-relay team (Candalyn Lyons, Lauren Thomas, Emma Galbraith and Christina Holmes) had a second-place finish for the Hurricane, coming across in 3:49.06.

The men's 4x400 team (Colt Johnson, Isaac Sanders, David Anderson and Austin Hostetler) also had a second-place showing, taking the runner-up spot in 3:16.55.

Mark Middleton ran the fastest collegiate time and third overall time in the 1,500 meter run, with a personal-best time 3:50.47.

Austin Del Rosso also had third-place finish for the Golden Hurricane, coming in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, with a time of 9:19.92.

Arkansas Twilight Top Times & Top Tulsa Performers

Men Hammer Throw

1. Alex Lybarger, Tulsa - 52.60m

Men Discus Throw

1. Devin Randall, Arkansas - 53.31m

4. Alex Lybarger, Tulsa - 44.01m

Men Shot Put

1. Itamar Levi, Oklahoma State - 17.90m

3. Alex Lybarger, Tusla - 16.37m

Women 4x100m Relay

1. Missouri State - 45.31

2. Tulsa (Christina Holmes, Candalyn Lyons, Quin Patterson, Lauren Thomas) - 46.25

Women 3000m Run

1. Samantha Mohler, Arkansas - 9:50.51

4. Alyssa Jones, Tulsa - 10:19.87 - (Personal Best)

Women 800m Dash

1. Abbie Hetherington, Oklahoma State - 2:08.68

4. Olivia O'Hare, Tulsa - 2:12.21 (Personal Best)

Men 800m Dash

1. James Gilreath, Adidas - 1:48.20

8. John Esswein, Tulsa - 1:54.82

Women 200m Dash

1. Taylor Ellis-Watson, Arkansas - 23.14

5. Quin Patterson, Tulsa - 24.85 (Personal Best)

Women 400m Hurdles

1. Brianna Swinton, Arkansas - 59.63

7. Elizabeth Lothamer, Tulsa - 1:10.05

Women 1500m Run

1. Valerie Reina, Arkansas - 4:26.44

2. Emma Galbraith, Tulsa - 4:27.18 (Personal Best)

Men 1500m Run

1. Alex George, Unattached - 3:47.13

3. Mark Middleton, Tulsa - 3:50.47 (Personal Best)

Men 3000m Steeplechase

1. Carl Stones, Unattached - 8:59.48

3. Austin Del Rosso, Tulsa - 9:19.92

Women 4x400m Relay

1. Arkansas - 3:41.06

2. Tulsa (Candalyn Lyons, Lauren Thomas, Emma Galbraith, Christina Holmes) - 3:49.06

Men's 4x400-Meter Relay

1. Arkansas - 3:09.16

2. Tulsa (Colt Johnson, Isaac Sanders, David Anderson, Austin Hostetler) - 3:16.55

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Hurricane Track and Field Has Successful Day at Arkansas Twilight

Players Mentioned

David Anderson

Austin Del Rosso

John Esswein

Emma Galbraith

Christina Holmes

Austin Hostetler

Colt Johnson

Alyssa Jones

Elizabeth Lothamer

Alex Lybarger

Candalyn Lyons

Mark Middleton

Olivia O'Hare

Isaac Sanders

Lauren Thomas

Quin Washington