Tulsa Track Teams Earn 15 Top-Three Finishes at Herm Wilson Invitational

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Tulsa Track Teams Earn 15 Top-Three Finishes at Herm Wilson Invitational

2/5/2021 8:41:00 PM | Track and Field

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The Tulsa men's and women's track and field teams combined for 15 top-three finishes, including seven first-place marks on Friday afternoon at the Wichita State Herm Wilson Invitational at the Heskett Center in Wichita, Kan.

WOMEN
Carsyn Spurgeon won the long jump event with a distance of 18'6", besting Oral Roberts' Shalom Olotu by 9.75 inches who finished in second place.

In the 400-meter run, Jaidyn McCallon, Elizabeth Roca and Kaitlyn Johnson captured first, second and fourth-place marks with times of 57.03, 57.71 and 59.51.

Jaidah McCallon won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:13.42, while Brianna Hays was less than two-tenths of a second out of medal contention with her fourth-place finish in a time of 2:16.75. Maicie Brown was eighth overall.

Ashley Barnes and Chloe McEachern claimed first and second place, respectively, in the mile run with times of 5:04.22 and 5:14.85. Maya Boschee also competed in the event, finishing sixth with a time of 5:19.94.

In the 3,000-meter run, Kylee Reed finished second with a time of 11:24.96. TU's 4x400-Meter Relay team, consisting of Jaidah McCallon, Kaitlyn Johnson, Elizabeth Roca and Jaidyn McCallon, also finished second with a time of 3:54.46.

Ca'Purnika Galbert turned in a time of 7.93 for fifth place in the 60-meter dash preliminary race, followed by Carsyn Spurgeon (7 – 8.07) and Hannah Booe (8 – 8.15). Galbert and Spurgeon advanced to the finals, finishing fifth (7.97) and seventh (8.13), respectively.

Rachel Hamel placed fourth in the pentathlon after posting times of 9.13 in the 60-meter hurdles and 2:40.75 in the 800-meter run, jumps of 4'8.25" in the high jump and 15'9" in the long jump, and a shot-put throw of 24'0.25".

Ca'Purnika Galbert turned in a sixth-place performance in the 200-meter run in a time of 26.42, and Hannah Booe was three-tenths of a second behind in seventh place. Rachel Hamel finished 15^th with a time of 27.91.

MEN
Jerik Embleton, Chris McLeod and Brett Davis swept the 3,000-meter run with times of 8:37.14, 8:39.68 and 8:41.44, respectively. Greg Fehribach finished fifth in a time of 8:45.65, Ryan Shumaker was seventh, Colton Palmer was 10^th and Henry Williams was 11^th.

Jacob Brown won the men's mile race with a time of 4:14.44, more than three-seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Greg Fehribach claimed a third-place finish in a time of 4:18.40, while Ryan Shumaker was just over a second behind in fourth place (4:19.72). Chris McLeod (6 – 4:24.29), Colton Palmer (8 – 4:30.25) and Henry Williams (10 – 4:33.97) round out TU's competitors in the event.

Henry Visser crossed the finish line first in a time of 50.28 in the 400-meter run, a half-second ahead of Oklahoma Baptist's Shirvante Knauls. Kyran Lacy was third with a time of 50.74, while Emmanuel Okwuone was 11^th (52.38).

Henry Visser, Emmanuel Okwuone, Kyran Lacy and Jacob Brown recorded a fourth-place time of 3:25.36 in the 4x400-meter relay.

Joseph Nemec recorded a fifth-place time of 7.14 in the preliminary 60-meter race, and then tallied a fifth-place mark in the finals with a time of 7.10. He also registered a time of 22.93 in the 200-meter run for sixth place.

In the 800-meter run, Pete Johnson finished eighth in a time of 1:56.79.

Women's Results
60-Meter Dash – Prelims
5. Ca'Purnika Galbert – 7.93
7. Carsyn Spurgeon – 8.07
8. Hannah Booe – 8.15

60-Meter Dash – Finals
5. Ca'Purnika Galbert – 7.97

200-Meter Run
6. Ca'Purnika Galbert – 26.42
7. Hannah Booe – 26.71
15. Rachel Hamel – 27.91

400-Meter Run
1. Jaidyn McCallon – 57.03
2. Elizabeth Roca – 57.71
4. Kaitlyn Johnson – 59.51

800-Meter Run
1. Jaidah McCallon – 2:13.42
4. Brianna Hays – 2:16.75
8. Maicie Brown – 2:26.37

Mile Run
1. Ashley Barnes – 5:04.22
2. Chloe McEachern – 5:14.85
6. Maya Boschee – 5:19.94

3,000-Meter Run
2. Kylee Reed – 11:24.96

4x400-Meter Relay
2. Jaidah McCallon, Kaitlyn Johnson, Elizabeth Roca, Jaidyn McCallon – 3:54.46

Long Jump
1. Carsyn Spurgeon – 18'6"

Pentathlon
4. Rachel Hamel - 883 (60m Hurdles: 9.13; High Jump: 4'8.25"; Shot Put: 24'0.25"; Long Jump: 15'9"; 800-Meters: 2:40.75)

Men's Results
60-Meter Dash – Prelims
5. Joseph Nemec – 7.14

60-Meter Dash – Finals
5. Joseph Nemec – 7.10

200-Meter Run
6. Joseph Nemec – 22.93

400-Meter Run
1. Henry Visser – 50.28
3. Kyran Lacy – 50.74
11. Emmanuel Okwuone – 52.38

800-Meter Run
8. Pete Johnson – 1:56.79

Mile Run
1. Jacob Brown – 4:14.44
3. Greg Fehribach – 4:18.40
4. Ryan Shumaker – 4:19.72
6. Chris McLeod – 4:24.29
8. Colton Palmer – 4:30.25
10. Henry Williams – 4:33.97

3,000-Meter Run
1. Jerik Embleton – 8:37.14
2. Chris McLeod – 8:39.68
3. Brett Davis – 8:41.44
5. Greg Fehribach – 8:45.65
7. Ryan Shumaker – 8:50.01
10. Colton Palmer – 9:05.50
11. Henry Williams – 9:05.87

4x400-Meter Relay
4. Henry Visser, Emmanuel Okwuone, Kyran Lacy, Jacob Brown – 3:25.36