Tulsa Athletes Notch New Personal Bests at Bryan Clay Invitational and Sooner Invite

Thursday, April 13

Azusa, Calif.

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Bryan Clay Invitational

Photo by: Walt Beazley

Tulsa Athletes Notch New Personal Bests at Bryan Clay Invitational and Sooner Invite

4/16/2023 10:15:00 AM | Track and Field

AZUSA, Calif & NORMAN, Okla. — 15 of 17 University of Tulsa track athletes put on career-best performances Friday and Saturday to wrap up action at the Bryan Clay Invitational and the Sooner Invite and Multi's.

Junior Christian Baker set a new personal best of 3:43.32 in the men's 1,500 Invite in Azusa and cracked TU's all-time outdoor leaderboards as the eight-fastest finish in the event.

In Norman, Tulsa had five top-10 finishers, including sophomore Jayda Gibson and junior Elizabeth Roca in the women's 400-meter dash. The pair took fifth and sixth place, respectively, in a flight that featured 29 total competitors. Gibson (55.28) and Roca (55.42) were among the 15 TU student-athletes to set a new personal record.

Freshman Novo Onovwerosuoke took the 10th spot in the men's 200-meter dash out of 45 total athletes, finishing in 21.30.

Tulsa's next meets are the John McDonnell Invitational (April 20-21) in Fayetteville, Ark., and the Payton Jordan Invitational (April 21-22) at Stanford.

Bryan Clay Invitational Results --

5,000m Heat #2
11. Shay McEvoy 13:47.43*

1,500m Invite
59. Christian Baker 3:43.32*
84. Chanel Muir 3:45.13*

1,500m Open A
51. Sean Korsmo 3:49.41*

Sooner Invite and Multi's Results –

200m
22. Raniya Laneau 25.42*
24. Kaitlyn Johnson 25.56
30. Rylie Hancock 26.35*

400m
5. Jayda Gibson 55.28*
6. Elizabeth Roca 55.42*

400m Hurdles
10. Rachel Hamel 1:06.69*
-- Anna Mager DNF

4x100m Relay
5. Raniya Laneau, Jayda Gibson, Kaitlyn Johnson, Anna Mager 47.59

200m
10. Novo Onovwerosuoke 21.30*
36. Noah Reed 22.71*
37. Zander Baker 22.92*

400m
38. Zander Baker 51.53*
41. Noah Reed 52.35*

400m Hurdles
11. Dillon Stinson 1:10.02*

* Personal Best