Tulsa Track Teams Earn Nine Top-10 Finishes Across Three Big Meets

Thursday, April 11

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Bryan Clay Invitational

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Tulsa Track Teams Earn Nine Top-10 Finishes Across Three Big Meets

4/13/2024 9:04:00 PM | Track and Field

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa track and field teams saw nine of its student-athletes record top-10 finishes Thursday through Saturday in three of the biggest outdoor meets of the year, including the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., Wichita State's KT Woodman Classic and the John Jacobs Invitational on the Oklahoma campus in Norman. Tulsa athletes also picked up 14 new personal bests in the three-day span.

Women
Six women represented Tulsa at the Bryan Clay Invitational, where hundreds of athletes from schools in all collegiate levels were competing. In the 800-meter Open, sophomore Sarah Hosey finished 13^th out of 239 runners in a new personal best of 2:09.37. Sophomore teammate Billie Rouse set a new career record in 2:14.41 for 118^th place.

As part of a distance carnival, senior Tamara Reeves and junior Robyn Kowalski appeared in heat four of the 5,000-meter run, where Reeves would place eighth in 16:25.28 and Kowalski took 24^th in 16:54.79. Reeves' mark now stands as the sixth-fastest 5,000-meter performance in Tulsa women's history.

Tulsa's showing in the John Jacobs Invitational was highlighted by sophomore Rylie Hancock's performance in the triple jump, where she took third place with a 38'6" jump that ranks third on the all-time women's outdoor triple jump chart.

Men
Tulsa saw four men compete in the KT Woodman Classic, including three in the 1,500-meter run. Redshirt sophomore Luke Lambert led the way with an eight-place finish in 3:56.62, followed by junior Colton Berquist for 13^th in 3:58.75 and redshirt freshman Iain Salter for 18^th in 4:00.25. Lambert and Berquist each set new personal bests along the way.

In Norman Saturday, freshman Brennon Mason and sophomore Zander Baker each had a career day as Mason set personal bests of 11.28 in the 100-meter dash and 23.343 in the 200-meter dash, while Baker earned career marks in the 200-meters (23.346) and 400-meters (51.59).

Bryan Clay Invitational Results ------------

800m Open
13. Sarah Hosey - 2:09.37*
118. Billie Rouse - 2:14.41*

3,000m Steeplechase Open
7. Alicen Ashley – 10:31.19*

3,000m Steeplechase Invite
35. Katharina Pesendorfer – 10:21.13

5,000m Open Heat 4
8. Tamara Reeves - 16:25.28* 6^th all-time
24. Robyn Kowalski - 16:54.79*

KT Woodman Classic Results --------

800m
30. Gian Pulido - 2:01.27

1,500m
8. Luke Lambert - 3:56.62*
13. Colton Berquist - 3:58.75*
18. Iain Salter - 4:00.25

John Jacobs Invitational Results --------

Women
100m
45. Mary Rocco-Phillips – 12.72
47. Sajara Hill – 12.82

200m
10. Elizabeth Roca – 24.71*
43. Sajara Hill – 26.45
47. Rylie Hancock – 26.57
56. Mary Rocco-Phillips – 26.92

400m
29. Raniya Laneau – 59.30*

400m Hurdles
9. Lianne Holtermann – 1:02.78*

800m
19. Christian Gregory - 2:19.19
34. Anastasia Small – 2:25.19

4x400m Relay
4. Kamree Dye, Lianne Holtermann, Raniya Laneau, Elizabeth Roca – 3:48.10

Triple Jump
3. Rylie Hancock – 11.73m (38'6")* 3^rd alltime

Men
100m
28. Josh Sutton – 10.80
47. Brennon Mason – 11.28*

200m
11. Evan Sanni-Thomas – 21.74
20. Josh Sutton – 22.18
59. Brennon Mason – 23.343*
60. Zander Baker – 23.346*

400m
48. Zander Baker – 51.59*
49. Jonathan Lee – 52.06

400m Hurdles
16. Dillon Stinson – 1:00.86

800m
Jayden Williams - DNF

4x100m Relay
8. Josh Sutton, Zander Baker, Brennon Mason, Jonathan Lee – 43.19

4x400m Relay
5. Jayden Williams, Jonathan Lee, Evan Sanni-Thomas, Dillon Stinson – 3:20.92

* Personal Best