Golden Hurricane Starts Strong in Indoor Season Opener

Saturday, December 8

Pittsburg, Kan.

Tulsa

Crimson & Gold Invitational

Photo by: Credit: American Athletic Conference/Ben Solomon

Golden Hurricane Starts Strong in Indoor Season Opener

12/8/2018 7:46:00 PM | Track and Field

Overall Results

PITTSBURG, Kan. – The University of Tulsa track and field team opened the indoor season at the Crimson and Gold Invitational on Saturday, picking up a first-place finish from redshirt-junior Aleks Rapp in the men's weight throw in the meet.

The Golden Hurricane got its first gold of the meet in the first field event of the day, the men's weight throw. Rapp, who already holds the meet record in the event from 2016, launched a 19.29m/63-3.50 toss in his second attempt, giving him his first event title of the season.

In the women's long jump, redshirt-sophomore Carsyn Spurgeon leapt 5.69m/18-8 on her final attempt, which earned her second overall in her second event of the afternoon.

On the track, Tulsa picked up two second-place finishes on the day, in the form of the men's 600-yard run and the women's 5,000 meters.

In the men's 600 yards, Bailey Bournival hit his stride to the tune of a 1:13.49. Redshirt-sophomore Caitlin Klopfer also picked up silver in her race, going 17:27.15 to edge out teammate Caroline Miller, who took third in 17:36.75.

Bailey Stewart made his presence felt in a heated men's 800 meters, notching a third-place finish with a solid 1:54.37.

The men's 3,000 meters proved to be one of the most successful events of the meet for the Golden Hurricane, who put four inside the top-10 finishers. Reed Sahadevan led the way for TU, taking third overall in 8:53.08, while Archer Bennett, Bryan Corbaz and Brett Davis joined him inside the top-10.

Freshman Jaidyn McCallon made a splash in her TU debut, tallying fourth overall in a respectable 56.93.

In the final event of the competition, the men's 4x400-meter relay team of Stewart, Grey Howard, Bournival and Zachary Adee notched a third-place finish, running a 3:18.59 to close out the meet.

Head coach Steve Gulley's squad will get time to train, and will resume action on Jan. 11 at the Arkansas Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

For all Tulsa track and field news and information as the team continues its indoor season, visit TulsaHurricane.com. Be sure to follow the team on Twitter and Facebook.

Crimson & Gold Invitational | Pittsburg, Kan. | December 8, 2018

Tulsa Results

Men

60 Meters
18. Zachary Adee – 7.05

60m Hurdles
8. Henry Visser – 8.49
16. Emmanuel Okwuone – 8.97

200 Meters
9. Cameron Conyers – 22.11

600 Yards
2. Bailey Bournival – 1:13.49
13. Nathan Rendon – 1:18.16

800 Meters
3. Bailey Stewart – 1:54.37
6. August Bont – 1:56.30

Mile
6. Jackson Schwartz – 4:19.33
7. Grey Howard – 4:19.53

3,000 Meters
3. Reed Sahadevan – 8:53.08
5. Archer Bennett – 8:54.40
8. Bryan Corbaz – 8:58.16
9. Brett Davis – 8:58.81

5,000 Meters
13. Henry Williams – 15:28.26

Weight Throw
1. Aleks Rapp – 19.29m/63-3.50

Long Jump
15. Joseph Nemec – 6.18m/20-3.50

4x400-Meter Relay
3. Stewart, Howard, Bournival, Adee – 3:18.59
6. Visser, Okwuone, Bont, Conyers – 3:20.26
--. Rendon - DNF

Women

60 Meters
9. Cara Johnson – 7.73
48. Hannah Booe – 8.30

60m Hurdles
15. Carsyn Spurgeon – 9.45

200 Meters
6. Cara Johnson – 25.40

400 Meters
4. Jaidyn McCallon – 56.93
11. Ca'Purnika Galbert – 1:00.10
23. Kassidy Shuaib – 1:03.20

Mile
11. Katharina Pesendorfer – 5:18.32

5,000 Meters
2. Caitlin Klopfer – 17:27.15
3. Caroline Miller – 17:36.75
5. Reagan Hausmann – 17:53.87

Weight Throw
11. Baylor Reese – 14.39m/47-2.50

Long Jump
2. Carsyn Spurgeon – 5.69m/18-8

4x400-Meter Relay
--. Galbert, Shuaib, McCallon – DNF

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