Brianna Hays Wins 800-Meter Dash Event at Division I Challenge

Friday, February 12

Topeka, Kan.

All Day

Tulsa

Division I Challenge hosted by Wichita State

Photo by: (Ben Solomon/American Athletic Conference)

Brianna Hays Wins 800-Meter Dash Event at Division I Challenge

2/12/2021 3:53:00 PM | Track and Field

Brianna Hays won the 800-Meter Dash event, while four Tulsa student-athletes earned second-place marks and seven claimed third-place finishes on Friday at the Division I Challenge hosted by Wichita State at the Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility in Topeka, Kan.

WOMEN
On the women's side, TU registered one first-place mark, four second-place finishes and two third-place marks.

Hays had the best finish of the day for the Golden Hurricane, recording a time of 2:13.25, to cross the finish line first. Teammate Jaidah McCallon was just one one-hundredth of a second behind in second place. Kinga Parrish recorded a fifth-place time of 2:17.09 in the event.

Jaidyn McCallon was second in the 400-Meter Dash with a time of 56.15, while Elizabeth Roca was fourth (57.66) and Kaitlyn Johnson was eighth (59.42).

In the Long Jump, Carsyn Spurgeon recorded the second longest jump on the day with a distance of 18'6.5".

Katharina Pesendorfer registered a time of 4:56.36 in the Mile Run and a time of 17:05.63 in the 5,000-Meter Run to capture second and third-place finishes, respectively.

Jaidah McCallon, Roca, Johnson and Jaidyn McCallon combined for a third-place mark in the 4x400-Meter Relay with a time of 3:52.40.

MEN
On the men's side, TU earned five third-place marks.

Josh Sutton crossed the finish line in 6.93 seconds for third place in the 60-Meter Dash, while Joseph Nemec was in eighth-place with a time of 7.13.

In the 400-Meter Dash, Henry Visser captured a third-place time of 49.63, Kyran Lacy was sixth (50.71) and Emmanuel Okwuone was eighth (51.42).

Jacob Brown was third in the 800-Meter Run in a time of 1:55.37, while Jerik Embleton was third in the 5,000-Meter Run with a time of 14:40.86.

Visser, Lacy, Okwuone and Brown raced the 4x400-Meter Relay to a third-place time of 3:23.60.

MEN'S RESULTS
60-Meter Dash
3. Josh Sutton – 6.93
8. Joseph Nemec – 7.13

400-Meter Dash
3. Henry Visser – 49.63
6. Kyran Lacy – 50.71
8. Emmanuel Okwuone – 51.42

800-Meter Run
3. Jacob Brown – 1:55.37
11. Kaden Hicks – 1:57.28

Mile Run
7. Pete Johnson – 4:13.35

5,000-Meter Run
3. Jerik Embleton – 14:40.86
4. Chris McLeod – 14:44.08
6. Ryan Shumaker – 14:49.17
7. Greg Fehribach – 14:53.35
12. Henry Williams – 15:13.40

4x400-Meter Relay
3. Henry Visser, Kyran Lacy, Emmanuel Okwuone, Jacob Brown – 3:23.60

WOMEN'S RESULTS
60-Meter Dash
7. Cara Johnson – 7.93
9. Hannah Booe – 8.17

200-Meter Dash
10. Ca'Purnika Galbert – 25.98
14. Carsyn Spurgeon – 26.20
19. Hannah Booe – 27.22

400-Meter Dash
2. Jaidyn McCallon – 56.15
4. Elizabeth Roca – 57.66
8. Kaitlyn Johnson – 59.42

800-Meter Dash
1. Brianna Hays – 2:13.25
2. Jaidah McCallon – 2:13.26
5. Kinga Parrish – 2:17.09

Mile Run
2. Katharina Pesendorfer – 4:56.36
6. Ashley Barnes – 5:01.24
7. Keely Jones – 5:01.61
9. Layla Roebke – 5:05.06
15. Alice Newcombe – 5:13.06

5,000-Meter Run
3. Katharina Pesendorfer – 17:05.63
4. Abbey Yuhasz – 17:11.37
9. Kylee Reed – 18:40.99

60-Meter Hurdles
7. Rachel Hamel – 9.21

4x400-Meter Relay
3. Jaidah McCallon, Elizabeth Roca, Kaitlyn Johnson, Jaidyn McCallon – 3:52.40
4. Ca'Purnika Galbert, Brianna Hays, Rachel Hamel, Keely Jones – 4:07.49

High Jump
7. Rachel Hamel – 1.50m (4'11")

Long Jump
2. Carsyn Spurgeon – 5.65m (18'6.5")