Tulsa Finishes Regular Season at John McDonnell and Payton Jordan Invitationals

Friday, April 25

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John McDonnell Invitational

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Tulsa Finishes Regular Season at John McDonnell and Payton Jordan Invitationals

4/26/2025 10:25:00 AM | Track and Field

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. / STANFORD, Calif. — The Tulsa track and field teams completed the outdoor regular season at Arkansas' John McDonnell Invitational and Stanford's Payton Jordan Invitational, competing all day Friday and wrapping up Saturday in the early morning hours. The Golden Hurricane put together 18 new personal bests heading into the American Athletic Conference Championships (May 15-17).

Women
Eight women improved on their best times Friday, including freshman Matilda Laidlaw, who cruised to a 4:27.27 finish in the 1,500m for third, becoming the only Hurricane to reach the podium.

Both of Tulsa's triple jumpers set new bars for themselves as freshman Anaya Little took ninth in 11.47 meters and junior Rylie Hancock placed 10^th in 11.38.

Men
On the men's side in Fayetteville, sophomore Andrew Lutkenhaus took fourth overall in the 800m, finishing just outside his personal best in 1:49.53.

The first men's runners in Stanford each set new personal bests as they got a chance to compete with some of the best long-distance runners in the nation.

Redshirt freshman Luke Birdseye and junior Oisin Spillane took on Section No. 2 of the 3,000m Steeplechase with Birdseye (9:00.10) placing first and Spillane (9:04.60) taking third out of nine competitors.

In the second section of the 5,000m, redshirt sophomore Charlie Krasnoff reached the podium in 13:53.99 for third, while freshman Levi Rowan finished right behind him at 13:56.28.

Concluding the week for TU was redshirt senior Shay McEvoy, who put together the program's eighth-best 5,000m performance in school history with a 13:40.30 mark, good for 11^th overall in the 5,000m Invite. It's the second-best 5K result punched in by an AAC athlete this year. McEvoy also holds the league's top 10,000m time (28:22.95).

Women's John McDonnell Results
200m
30. Raniya Laneau – 24.81
31. Alexis Cavin – 24.82
38. Kamree Dye – 25.03

400m
20. Lianne Holtermann – 56.93*
29. Gabbie Washington – 58.08

400m Hurdles
12. Jaylin VonWald – 1:03.87*
13. Anaya Little – 1:05.31*

800m
12. Sarah Hosey – 2:10.77
16. Billie Rouse – 2:14.69
29. Anastasia Small – 2:19.80
31. Anna Babinyecz – 2:22.69*

1,500m
3. Matilda Laidlaw – 4:27.27*
17. Sara Morefield - 4:41.51*

5,000m
8. Avery Hill – 17:56.85*
20. Sierra Dillingham – 19:20.29*

4x100m Relay
10. Tulsa – 47.24

4x400m Relay
7. Tulsa – 3:48.38

Triple Jump
9. Anaya Little – 11.47m (37'7.75")*
10. Rylie Hancock – 11.38 (37'4")*

Men's John McDonnell Results
100m
24. Carson Miller – 10.75
35. Tyler Priest – 11.07
45. Jonathan Lee – 11.36

200m
32. Carson Miller – 22.01
40. Jonathan Lee – 22.75
41. Tyler Priest – 22.77

400m
37. Jayden Williams – 49.45*
39. Luke Finzen – 49.78*
44. Dillon Stinson – 51.12

800m
4. Andrew Lutkenhaus – 1:49.53
16. Korban Murphy – 1:52.69
17. Demarion Dean – 1:52.92*

1,500m
6. Sean Korsmo – 3:47.44
19. Grant Musick – 3:53.39*
27. Colton Berquist – 3:57.27*

4x100m Relay
8. Tulsa – 41.68

4x400m Relay
7. Tulsa – 3:13.10

Payton Jordan Results
3,000m Steeplechase Section #2
1. Luke Birdseye – 9:00.10*
3. Oisin Spillane – 9:04.60*

5,000m Section #2
3. Charlie Krasnoff – 13:53.99*
4. Levi Rowan – 13:56.28*

5,000m Invite / Section #1
11. Shay McEvoy – 13:40.30*

* Denotes Outdoor Personal Best