Tulsa Claims Four Event Titles in Tulsa Track Meet

TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa track and field team claimed four event titles and registered a fifth place team finish in the Tulsa Duel Meet on Saturday afternoon at the Hurricane Track and Soccer Stadium, to begin the outdoor portion of the 2016 schedule.

"It's so nice to be outside," Head Track & Field Coach Steve Gulley said. "I think the kids had three weeks since coming off the conference championships, and I know it was a heartbreaker for the guys so they are ready to get going. It's hard because we know we need to be ready to go in May, but yet we know there is so much time and so many meets until then. Today was good to get outside, and it's especially nice to be in your hometown and own university."

For the men in field events, sophomore Paul Akintade finished runner-up in the men's long jump with a distance of 7.33m. Senior Alex Lybarger registered a fourth place finish in the men's shot put with a distance of 13.98m.

The Tulsa men collected two event titles in the running events. Freshman Braydon Rennie won the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.15, before freshman Bailey Stewart won the men's 200-meter dash with a time of 21.59. Sophomore John Esswein also had a noteworthy performance finishing third in the men's 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:06.91.

In the women's field events, Tulsa freshman Cecilya Johnson won the discus with her best throw of 51.18M, while fellow freshman Baylor Reese turned in a throw of 41.90m to finish in fifth place.

The women's 4x100 relay team of Christina Holmes, Quin Patterson, Candalyn Lyons, Lauren Thomas clocked a winning time of 46.73. Sophomore Candalyn Lyons went on to finish runner-up in the women's 100-meter dash with a time of 12.04. Other Tulsa women's athletes that had notable performances were sophomore Kiara Jones and freshman Amanda Heard. Jones finished runner-up in the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.66, while Heard finished runner-up in the women's 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:02.39.

The Hurricane is back in action again on Saturday, March 26, when it travels to Fayetteville, Ark., to compete in the Arkansas Spring Invitational.

For a list of results to today's meet click here.

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2016 TULSA DUEL MEET TOP FINISHERS
Hurricane Track & Soccer Complex • Tulsa, Oklahoma

WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
Top Finisher: Amy Leiferman (South Dakota State), 3.80m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S POLE VAULT
Top Finisher: Tommy Dial (Oral Roberts), 5.00m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S JAVELIN THROW
Top Finisher: Megan Honas (Oklahoma State), 47.43m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S JAVELIN THROW
Top Finisher: Jet Moreland (U. of South Dakota), 54.51m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
Top Finisher: Katie Reeves (Iowa State), 1.65m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S HIGH JUMP
Top Finisher: Jalen Ford (Iowa State), 2.05m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
Top Finisher: Amaya Christon (Oral Roberts), 5.73m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S LONG JUMP
Top Finisher: Jacob Fincham-Dukes (Oklahoma State), 7.46m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Paul Akintade (Tulsa), 7.33m, 2nd

WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
Top Finisher: Jenna Stephens (South Dakota State), 12.44m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
Top Finisher: Jeremiah Ary (South Dakota State), 14.90m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW
Top Finisher: Cecilya Johnson (Tulsa), 51.18m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Cecilya Johnson (Tulsa), 51.18m, 1^st place

MEN'S DISCUS THROW
Top Finisher: Nace Plesko (Iowa State), 49.34m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
Top Finisher: Chase Ealey (Oklahoma State), 17.31m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Cecilya Johnson (Tulsa), 10.44m, 13^th

MEN'S SHOT PUT
Top Finisher: Kyle McKelvey (U. of South Dakota), 17.91m
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Alex Lybarger (Tulsa), 13.98, 4^th

WOMEN'S 2000 METER STEEPLECHASE
Top Finisher: Abby Caldwell (Iowa Sate), 7:00.59
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S 2000 METER STEEPLECHASE
Top Finisher: Austin Hamm (South Dakota State), 6:23.91
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S 4x100 METER RELAY
Top Finisher: Tulsa, 46.73
     (Christina Holmes, Quin Patterson, Candalyn Lyons, Lauren Thomas)
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Tulsa, 46.73, 1^st place
     (Christina Holmes, Quin Patterson, Candalyn Lyons, Lauren Thomas)

MEN'S 4x100 METER RELAY
Top Finisher: Oklahoma State 'A', 41.65
     (Ty Smith, Malik Givens, Anthony Grogan, Tyler Jackson)
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S 1500 METER RUN
Top Finisher: Maryn Lowry (Iowa State), 4:37.23
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Avery Culpepper (Tulsa), 4:50.04, 7th

MEN'S 1500 METER RUN
Top Finisher: Austin Cookson (Unattched), 4:02.65
Tulsa's Top Finisher: John Esswein (Tulsa), 4:06.91, 3rd

WOMEN'S 100 METER HURDLES
Top Finisher: Marissia Hagedorn (South Dakota State), 14.06
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S 110 METER HURDLES
Top Finisher: Israel Nelson (Oral Roberts), 14.45
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S 400 METER DASH
Top Finisher: Kaylee Dodd (Oklahoma State), 58.43
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S 400 METER DASH
Top Finisher: Deon Sanders (Iowa State), 49.18
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Ty Jones (Tulsa), 56.67, 17^th

WOMEN'S 100 METER DASH
Top Finisher: Tamaira Williams (Oral Roberts), 11.73
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Candalyn Lyons (Tulsa), 12.04, 2nd

MEN'S 100 METER DASH
Top Finisher: Joseph Reis-Herron (Oral Roberts), 10.70
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

WOMEN'S 800 METER RUN
Top Finisher: Erinn Stenman-Fahey (Iowa State), 2:15.63
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S 800 METER RUN
Top Finisher: Braydon Rennie (Tulsa), 1:54.15
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Braydon Rennie (Tulsa), 1:54.15, 1^st

WOMEN'S 400 METER HURDLES
Top Finisher: Alyssa Gonzalez (Iowa State), 1:01.61
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Kiara Jones (Tulsa), 1:01.66, 2^nd

MEN'S 400 METER HURDLES
Top Finisher: Derek Jones (Iowa State), 53.39
Tulsa's Top Finisher: David Anderson (Tulsa), 59.69, 8^th

WOMEN'S 200 METER DASH
Top Finisher: Madison Reynolds (Oral Roberts), 23.87
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S 200 METER DASH
Top Finisher: Bailey Stewart (Tulsa), 21.59
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Bailey Stewart (Tulsa), 21.59, 1^st

WOMEN'S 3000 METER RUN
Top Finisher: Megan Schott (Iowa State), 10:37.12
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Amanda Heard (Tulsa), 11:02.39, 2^nd

MEN'S 3000 METER RUN
Top Finisher: Connor Branick (South Dakota State), 8:58.12
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Steven Salvano (Tulsa), 9:03.72, 3^rd

WOMEN'S 4x400 METER RELAY
Top Finisher: Iowa State 'B' (Gonzalez, Storm, Whigham, Feist), 4:01.62
Tulsa's Top Finisher: n/a

MEN'S 4x 400 METER RELAY
Top Finisher: Iowa State 'A' (Sanders, Hoogensen, Jones, Eldridge), 3:19.13
Tulsa's Top Finisher: Tulsa 'B' (Tully, Silva, Stewart, Hostetler), 3:26.54

TEAM SCORING:

South Dakota State – 132.5
Iowa State – 121
Oral Roberts – 93.50
Oklahoma State – 82
Tulsa – 66
UMKC – 56
South Dakota – 55

Tulsa Claims Four Event Titles in Tulsa Track Meet

Players Mentioned

Paul Akintade

David Anderson

Avery Culpepper

John Esswein

Amanda Heard

Christina Holmes

Cecilya Johnson

Alex Lybarger

Candalyn Lyons

Baylor Reese

Braydon Rennie

Steven Salvano

Bailey Stewart

Lauren Thomas

Quin Washington