Tulsa Track Earns 15 Top-10 Finishes at Arkansas Invitational

Friday, January 12

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Tulsa Track Earns 15 Top-10 Finishes at Arkansas Invitational

1/12/2024 9:52:00 PM | Track and Field

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Tulsa men's and women's track teams opened the new year with 15 total top-10 performances to go with four podium finishes at the Arkansas Invitational Friday.

Women
Senior Elizabeth Roca earned her second top-10 performance of the season with a 54.44 finish in the 400-meter dash for fifth place. True freshman Sajara Hill improved in the 60 and 200-meter dashes, setting a pair of personal bests in both races.

Another top-10 runner was sophomore Billie Rouse, who clocked a 1:34.64 finish in the 600-meter run for eighth place. Christian Gregory (1:40.73) and Karlie Wooten (1:41.72) each set new personal bests in the same event.

Both the 1,000-meter run and the mile run featured multiple top-20 Hurricane athletes, with freshman Amy Morefield (2:50.86) leading the way with an 11^th-place finish in the 1000-meters and junior Robyn Kowalski (4:51.33) led TU with a ninth-place performance in the mile.

In her Hurricane debut, graduate transfer Ailey Mitchell (Illinois State) took third in the 3,000m and set a career-best mark of 10:00.52 along the way.

Men
Senior sprinter Josh Sutton continues to impress in the 60-meter dash. He qualified for the final with a 6.80 for third place showing in the preliminary round before finishing sixth in 6.84 in the final round.

Junior Evan Sanni-Thomas earned his second podium finish of the year with a 47.80 mark in the 400m, good for second place.

The 1,000-meter run saw four Hurricane finish in the top 10, including Sean Korsmo (2:23.18), who finished fifth, Chanel Muir (2:24.11) seventh, Christian Baker (2:24.37) eighth and Jaden Forester (2:25.13) ninth. They all set new personal bests in the event.

Senior Malte Propp had a pair of top-10 showings to open the new year. In the mile, he led the Tulsa runners with a 4:05.26 finish for eighth place. Then in the 3,000-meter run, he crossed the finish line second in 8:14.07. In his first collegiate meet, freshman James Knockton took fifth in the 3,000-meters in 8:20.41.

Women's Results

60m QUALIFYING
21. Sajara Hill – 8.09*
26. Mary Rocco-Phillips – 8.13
32. Rylie Hancock – 8.20*

200m
29. Sajara Hill – 26.16*
38. Kamree Dye – 26.75*
43. Mary Rocco-Phillips – 27.19*

400m
5. Elizabeth Roca – 54.44
14. Kamree Dye – 59.42*
20. Raniya Laneau – 1:00.84*

600m
8. Billie Rouse – 1:34.64*
15. Christian Gregory – 1:40.73*
19. Karlie Wooten – 1:41.72*

800m
20. Anastasia Small – 2:21.67

1,000m
11. Amy Morefield – 2:50.86*
13. Sarah Hosey – 2:51.52*
15. Katharina Pesendorfer – 2:56.61

Mile
9. Robyn Kowalski – 4:51.33*
11. Alicen Ashley – 4:53.18*
13. Tamara Reeves – 4:55.09*
15. Chloe Hershenow – 4:58.16

3,000m
3. Ailey Mitchell – 10:00.52*

4x400m Relay
9. Elizabeth Roca, Raniya Laneau, Billie Rouse, Amy Morefield – 3:53.26
21. Sarah Hosey, Christian Gregory, Kamree Dye, Karlie Wooten – 4:07.78

Men's Results

60m QUALIFYING
39. Zander Baker – 7.25*
47. Brennon Mason – 7.34*

60m PRELIM.
3. Josh Sutton – 6.80

60m FINAL
6. Josh Sutton – 6.84

400m
2. Evan Sanni-Thomas – 47.80
26. Jonathan Lee – 51.83*
29. Dillon Stinson – 52.56
31. Jayden Williams – 52.86*

800m
25. Gian Pulido – 2:01.83

1,000m
5. Sean Korsmo – 2:23.18*
7. Chanel Muir – 2:24.11*
8. Christian Baker – 2:24.37*
9. Jaden Forester – 2:25.13*
Malte Propp – DNF

Mile
8. Malte Propp – 4:05.26*
20. James Knockton – 4:19.33*
23. Iain Salter – 4:19.80*
24. Ben Black – 4:20.16*
30. Colton Berquist – 4:23.01*
32. Grant Brawley – 4:27.82*

3,000m
2. Malte Propp – 8:14.07
5. James Knockton – 8:20.41*
19. Iain Salter – 8:48.74*
26. Grant Brawley – 8:53.12
30. Colton Berquist – 8:58.22
39. Ben Black – 9:10.26

4x400m Relay
12. Sean Korsmo, Jaden Forester, Gian Pulido, Jonathan Lee – 3:24.42
17. Evan Sanni-Thomas, Dillon Stinson, Jayden Williams, Christian Baker – 3:33.96