Spurgeon Sets Long Jump School Record at John McDonnell Invitational

Thursday, April 11

Fayetteville, Ark.

Tulsa

John McDonnell Invitational

Photo by: Walt Beazley

Spurgeon Sets Long Jump School Record at John McDonnell Invitational

4/12/2019 9:26:00 PM | Track and Field

Overall Results (.pdf)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Tulsa redshirt-sophomore Carsyn Spurgeon leapt into the record books with a school record long jump of 5.99m/19-8 feet to take first at the John McDonnell Invitational on Friday.

Spurgeon crushes the previous record school record, set in 2004 by Margaret Glover with a leap of 19-4.25 feet.

Including Spurgeon's gold, the University of Tulsa track and field team notched three event wins in the team's showing on John McDonnell Field at the two-day Arkansas meet.

Tulsa went on to sweep the 3,000-meter steeplechase, picking up personal-best marks on both the men's and women's side. Reed Sahadevan brought home the gold in 9:27.82, while Katharina Pesendorfer also earned a PR for first in 10:37.46.

Henry Visser added a strong performance in the 400-meter hurdles, running a season best 53.33 for third overall. His time slots him in a tie for fourth in the event in the American Athletic Conference.

Tulsa saw a strong race in the women's 800 meters, as four runners placed inside the top-10, led by Allison Bailey's 2:12.10 PR for fourth place. As of now, all four runners would be slotted inside the AAC top-10 in the event for their performances.

Freshman Jerik Embleton also found conference success, earning a time of 3:54.72 for a personal best and eighth in the conference.

Redshirt-junior Aleks Rapp picked up a season-best mark on Thursday, taking fourth overall in the hammer throw. On his final attempt, Rapp launched the hammer 52.31 meters/171-feet-7-inches for his best toss of 2019.

To close the meet, the Golden Hurricane ran two season-best marks in the 4x400-meter relay. The foursome of Jaidyn McCallon, Jaidah McCallon, Allison Bailey and Ca'Purnika Galbert ran a season best of 3:48.79, while Tulsa's quartet of Visser, Emmanuel Okwuone, Hans Kunsch and Joseph Nemec ran a 2019 best in 3:18.41.

The Tulsa squad will once again split next weekend, set to take on the Bryan Clay Invite and Mt. Sac Relays, with both meets taking place in California.

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

John McDonnell Invitational | Fayetteville, Ark. | April 11-12

Tulsa Results

Men

100 Meters
15. Joseph Nemec – 11.01 (+1.8) (PB)

200 Meters
14. Joseph Nemec – 22.11 (+1.2) (PB)
23. Rory Mitchell – 23.52 (+1.2)

400 Meters
19. Rory Mitchell – 51.61

400-Meter Hurdles
3. Henry Visser – 53.33 (SB)
4. Emmanuel Okwuone – 53.98 (PB)
6. Hans Kunsch – 56.09 (PB)

800 Meters
12. August Bont – 1:55.02 (PB)
21. Nathan Rendon – 1:58.86 (PB)

1,500 Meters
10. Jerik Embleton – 3:54.72 (PB)
25. Bryan Corbaz – 4:07.29 (SB)

3,000 Meters
5. Braydon Rennie – 8:48.86
8. Henry Williams – 9:00.39

3,000m Steeplechase
1. Reed Sahadevan – 9:27.82 (PB)
2. Jackson Schwartz – 9:35.18 (PB)

Hammer Throw
4. Aleks Rapp – 52.31m/171-7 (SB)

Discus
3. Aleks Rapp – 47.69m/156-5 (SB)

Javelin Throw
2. Ryan Still – 51.12m/167-8 (PB)

4x400-Meter Relay
5. Tulsa A – 3:18.41 (SB)
Henry Visser, Emmanuel Okwuone, Hans Kunsch, Joseph Nemec
--. Tulsa B – DNF
August Bont, Nathan Rendon

Women

100 Meters
7. Cara Johnson – 12.05 (+1.5) (PB)
11. Ca'Purnika Galbert – 12.15 (+2.3) (PB)
25. Hannah Booe – 12.89 (+2.9)

200 Meters
10. Ca'Purnika Galbert – 24.78 (+1.5) (PB)
18. Cara Johnson – 25.41 (+1.1) (PB)
31. Hannah Booe – 26.42 (+1.1)

400 Meters
11. Jaidyn McCallon – 55.66 (PB)

400-Meter Hurdles
8. Kassidy Shuaib – 1:04.09 (PB)

800 Meters
4. Allison Bailey – 2:12.10 (PB)
5. Sabrina Monsees – 2:12.77 (PB)
6. Adrena Mazzei – 2:13.75 (SB)
8. Jaidah McCallon – 2:14.14 (PB)

1,500 Meters
10. Caroline Miller – 4:34.40 (PB)
23. Avery Culpepper – 4:51.91 (SB)

3,000 Meters
3. Reagan Hausmann – 10:04.77 (PB)
15. Katie Andrews – 10:53.05

3,000m Steeplechase
1. Katharina Pesendorfer – 10:37.46 (PB)

Long Jump
1. Carsyn Spurgeon – 5.99m/19-8 (+0.7) (PB)

Hammer Throw
12. Baylor Reese – 41.59m/136-5

Discus
8. Baylor Reese – 44.88m/147-3 (SB)

Javelin Throw
5. Ali Lund – 40.43m/132-7 (PB)

4x400-Meter Relay
6. Tulsa A – 3:48.79 (SB)
Jaidyn McCallon, Jaidah McCallon, Allison Bailey, Ca'Purnika Galbert
--. Tulsa B – DNF
Kassidy Shuaib, Adrena Mazzei

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