Tulsa Track and Field Finishes Indoor Regular Season at Tyson Invitational and Gorilla Classic

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Tulsa Track and Field Finishes Indoor Regular Season at Tyson Invitational and Gorilla Classic

2/15/2025 8:42:00 PM | Track and Field

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark./PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Tulsa tracks teams gained a crucial tune-up across Arkansas' Tyson Invitational and Pittsburg State's Gorilla Classic Friday and Saturday, just two weeks ahead of the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1). Golden Hurricane student-athletes combined for 27 new personal bests, 12 top 10 finishes, three podium placements and one win.

Women
In Fayetteville, junior Rylie Hancock set a new personal best in the triple jump, leaping to an 11.72m (38' 5.5") mark for. It stands as the second-best triple jump in Tulsa program history.

Freshmen Sara Morefield and Kathryn Koonts each enjoyed top 10 finishes in the open 3,000m with Morefield setting a personal best of 9:54.73 for seventh and Koonts placing ninth in 10:12.78.

In Pittsburg, senior Avery Hill improved on her previous personal best of 10:45.81 in the 3,000m by nearly 34 seconds, crossing the line at 10:11.72 for ninth.

Men
Redshirt senior Shay McEvoy continued to set all-time marks this weekend, this time in the mile and the 3,000m. He recorded Tulsa's fourth-best mile in program history and ninth sub-four-minute mile in 3:59.79 to place fifth. To top off his day, he sped to a 7:49.70 mark in the 3,000m invite for ninth, which stands as the third-fastest clip in TU history.

In the 3,000m open, Tulsa swept the podium as redshirt junior Luke Lambert (8:07.30) took first, freshman Levi Rowan (8:07.80) nabbed second and reshirt sophomore Charlie Krasnoff (8:10.58) capped Tulsa's brilliant performance for third.

Sophmore Andrew Lutkenhaus found himself a new personal best after finishing sixth in the 800m in 1:50.13. His freshmen teammates Carson Miller (7.05) and Tyler Priest (7.06) each improved on their career bests in the 60m.

Tyson Invitational Results (* denotes Personal Best)

Women ----

400m
28. Lianne Holtermann – 56.38*
45. Kamree Dye – 57.65*
49. Gabbie Washington – 58.23*
51. Raniya Laneau – 58.70
55. Alexis Cavin – 59.68

800m Open
15. Billie Rouse – 2:13.51

800m Invite
22. Sarah Hosey – 2:10.47

Mile
33. Amy Morefield – 4:57.23
36. Matilda Laidlaw – 4:58.44
38. Robyn Kowalski – 4:58.97
44. Sara Morefield – 5:01.73

3,000m Open
7. Sara Morefield – 9:54.73*
9. Kathryn Koonts – 10:12.78

3,000m Invite
13. Amy Morefield – 9:41.60
15. Matilda Laidlaw – 9:43.47
17. Ailey Mitchell – 9:45.13
28. Robyn Kowalski – 9:55.40

4x400m Relay
20. Lianne Holtermann, Gabbie Washington, Alexis Cavin, Kamree Dye – 3:50.84

Triple Jump
25. Rylie Hancock – 11.72m (38' 5.5")*

Men ----

60m
23. Carson Miller – 7:05*
24. Tyler Priest – 7:06*

200m
48. Carson Miller – 22.20

400m
55. Luke Finzen – 50.67

800m
6. Andrew Lutkenhaus – 1:50.13*
13. Joseph Snyder – 1:51.52*
17. Korban Murphy – 1:51.82*

Mile
5. Shay McEvoy – 3:59.79
22. Luke Birdseye – 4:06.38*
28. Levi Rowan – 4:07.53*
30. Ben Brown – 4:08.85*
34. Luke Lambert – 4:09.50*
35. Brady Korsmo – 4:09.77*
36. Brody Woodcock – 4:09.84*
49. James Knockton – 4:12.93
60. Oisin Spillane – 4:16.11*

3000m Open
1. Luke Lambert – 8:07.30*
2. Levi Rowan – 8:07.80*
3. Charlie Krasnoff – 8:10.58
10. Oisin Spillane – 8:17.02*

3,000m Invite
9. Shay McEvoy – 7:49.70*
20. Ben Brown – 7:57.69*
28. James Knockton – 8:06.83*
31. Luke Birdseye – 8:10.79

4x400m Relay
25. 'A' – 3:17.01
29 'B' – 3:22.69

Gorilla Classic Results (* denotes Personal Best)

Women ----

600y
7. Jaylin VonWald – 1:27.27*

800m
8. Anastasia Small – 2:15.99*

3,000m
9. Avery Hill – 10:11.72*

High Jump Open
12. Emma Agost Queral – 1.50m (4"11")

Men ----

Mile
20. Grant Musick – 4:17.73*

3000m
19. Graham Mitchell – 8:43.75