Tulsa Claims Three Titles on First Day of AAC Indoor Championships

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Tulsa Claims Three Titles on First Day of AAC Indoor Championships

2/25/2022 5:35:00 PM | Track and Field

Hurricane Men and Women Second in Standings After Day One

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Chloe Hershenow and Scott Beattie claimed American Athletic Conference championships in the 5,000-meter run while the Tulsa distance medley relay team of Shay McEvoy, Henry Visser, Isaac Akers, and Michael Power set a meet record and the third fastest-time in school history. The Tulsa indoor track and field team had six athletes qualify for final events tomorrow during day one of the 2022 American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

Beattie, Cormac Dalton, and Peter Lynch went one-two-three in the men's 3,000-meter run, while Hershenow and Caroline Miller finished in the top-two of the women's 3,000-meter run. Tulsa took five of the first nine spots in the men's run, and three of the top-nine in the women's run.

On the women's side, Tulsa had three athletes qualify, including Keely Jones and McEachern in the mile, Jaidah McCallon in the 800-meter run, while the distance medley relay team finished third.

For the men, Evan Sanni-Thomas' had the second-fastest time in the 400-meter prelim run at 47.66 to qualify for the 400-meter finals. Josh Sutton qualified for two events, the 60-meter finals and 200-meter finals, and Pete Johnson's 1:54.84 helped him narrowly qualify in the 800-meter run.

The final day of the 2022 American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships is slated to begin at 9 a.m. and can be watched on ESPN+.

AAC Indoor Track & Field Championships
Men's Teams Scores 1. Cincinnati – 41.5 2. Tulsa – 35 3. Wichita State – 33 4. Houston – 32.5 5. Memphis – 26.5 6. South Florida – 19.5 7. East Carolina – 6 Women's Teams Scores 1. Cincinnati – 34 2. SMU – 29 2. Tulsa – 29 4. UCF – 28 5. Memphis – 25 6. Houston – 21 7. Tulane – 20 8. South Florida – 18 9. East Carolina – 14 10. Temple – 9 11. Wichita State – 7

Tulsa Men:
400m – Prelims
2. Evan Sanni-Thomas 47.66q
12. Henry Visser 49.71
13. Kyran Lacy 50.13

60m – Prelims
3. Josh Sutton 6.72q
9. Zachary Adee 6.92
12. Cameron Conyers 6.96

800m – Prelims
8. Pete Johnson 1:54.84q

200m – Prelims
7. Josh Sutton 21.50q

5,000m Finals
1. Scott Beattie 14:14.16
2. Cormac Dalton 14:15.59
3. Peter Lynch 14:18.63
8. Malte Propp 14:29.31
9. Jerik Embleton 14:34.87
14. Ryan Shumaker 14:46.52
16. Max Nores 14:57.24
17. Michael Gates 14:59.05

Distance Medley Relay
1. Shay McEvoy, Henry Visser, Isaac Akers, Michael Power 9:39.90 (Meet Record)

Tulsa Women:
Pentathlon
60 Hurdles – 11. Rachel Hamel 9.09
High Jump – 13. Rachel Hamel 1.57m
Shot Put – 21. Rachel Hamel 8.21m
Long Jump – 17. Rachel Hamel 4.87m
800m – 7. Rachel Hamel 2:27.75

Mile – Prelims
6. Keely Jones 4:57.91Q
7. Chloe McEachern 4:55.53q

400m – Prelims
15. Jayda Gibson 56.36
16. Anna Mager 56.40

60m – Prelims
15. Cara Johnson 7.67

800m – Prelims
3. Jaidah McCallon 2:09.86Q

200m – Prelims
18. Cara Johnson 25.06

5,000m Finals
1. Chloe Hershenow 16.42.31
2. Caroline Miller 16:43.10
8. Sara Scott 17:16.63
18. Tamara Reeves 17:45.55

Distance Medley Relay
3. Chloe McEachern, Jayda Gibson, Layla Roebke, Katharina Pesendorfer 11:40.52