Sanni-Thomas Sets 400-Meter Program Record at John McDonnell Invitational

Friday, April 19

Fayetteville, Ark.

Tulsa

John McDonnell Invitational

Photo by: Campbell Rogerson

Sanni-Thomas Sets 400-Meter Program Record at John McDonnell Invitational

4/19/2024 9:18:00 PM | Track and Field

Results (PDF)

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Junior Evan Sanni-Thomas had himself a day at Arkansas' John McDonnell Invitational as The Woodlands, Texas, native sprinted to the top of the record outdoor record books with a 46.44 finish in the 400-meter dash. On the women's side, senior Chloe Hershenow, senior Tamara Reeves and junior Robyn Kowalski etched their names on the Golden Hurricane top-10 chart in the outdoor 3,000-meters. As a group Tulsa athletes gained a crucial tune-up, recording 22 combined personal bests.

Women
Tulsa women comprised five of the 12 total athletes in the 3,000-meter run, finishing all in a row from second through sixth place. Tulsa's top three finishers took advantage of the uncommon outdoor event as Hershenow finished in 9:47.41 for second place, Reeves crossed the line in 9:47.46 for third and Kowalski closed out in 9:52.22 for fourth. As it stands, Hershenow's time is the third-fastest outdoor 3,000-meter mark, while Reeves sits in fourth all-time and Kowalski sixth.

Another five-runner group competed for Tulsa in the 200-meter dash, including Elizabeth Roca, Raniya Laneau, Kamree Dye, Sajara Hill and Mary Rocco-Phillips. Roca, a senior, led all Hurricane runners and finished in 11^th, setting a new personal record in 24.37. Laneau cruised a career mark of 24.37 for 22^nd place, while Dye placed 37^th, Hill 42^nd and Rocco-Phillips 54^th.

Sophomore Christian Gregory and freshman Anastasia Small stepped up as Tulsa's representatives in the 800-meter run, composed of 30 runners. Each Hurricane set a new personal best as Gregory took 9^th in 2:15.26 and Small placed 13^th in 2:17.63.

Men
On top of setting the program record in the 400-meter dash that landed him in third place, Sanni-Thomas also sped out to a ninth-place finish in 21.12 in the 200-meter dash, tying teammate Josh Sutton's mark set in 2023 as the sixth-fastest mark in the event by a TU runner.

In his first outdoor meet of the season, redshirt freshman Charlie Krasnoff paced Hurricane competitors in the 1,500-meter run in 3:48.70, good for 11^th place. Redshirt freshman Iain Salter placed 24^th in the race in 3:57.18 and redshirt sophomore Colton Berquist took 30^th in 4:00.68.

John McDonnell Invitational Results --

Women
100m
33. Sajara Hill – 12.50
35. Mary Rocco-Phillips – 12.66

200m
17. Elizabeth Roca – 24.37*
22. Raniya Laneau – 24.77*
37. Kamree Dye – 25.42
42. Sajara Hill – 25.60
54. Mary Rocco-Phillips – 26.33

400m
11. Elizabeth Roca – 54.21*
18. Raniya Laneau – 56.78*
19. Kamree Dye – 56.85*

400m Hurdles
8. Lianne Holtermann – 1:02.13*

800m
9. Christian Gregory – 2:15.26*
13. Anastasia Small – 2:17.63*
Sarah Hosey - DNF
Billie Rouse - DNF

3,000m
2. Chloe Hershenow - 9:47.41*
3. Tamara Reeves - 9:47.46*
4. Robyn Kowalski - 9:52.22*
5. Katharina Pesendorfer - 10:03.13*
6. Alicen Ashley - 10:09.03*

Triple Jump
Rylie Hancock – DQ by fault

Men
200m
9. Evan Sanni-Thomas – 21.12*
20. Josh Sutton – 21.66
33. Zander Baker – 22.84*

400m
3. Evan Sanni-Thomas – 46.44*
31. Jayden Williams – 51.14*
32. Zander Baker – 51.16*
35. Jonathan Lee – 52.03

400m Hurdles
16. Dillon Stinson – 1:00.14*

800m
36. Gian Pulido – 1:59.72

1,500m
11. Charlie Krasnoff – 3:48.70*
24. Iain Salter – 3:57.18*
30. Colton Berquist – 4:00.68

3,000m
9. Colton Berquist – 8:46.96*
10. Ben Black – 8:51.50
Grant Brawley - DNF
Luke Lambert - DNF

4x100m Relay
Zander Baker, Brennon Mason, Jonathan Lee, Josh Sutton – DNF

* Personal Best
^ School Record