Sara Morefield Wins American Title in Women’s Steeplechase

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American Outdoor Championships - Day 2

Sara Morefield Wins American Title in Women’s Steeplechase

5/17/2025 12:02:00 AM | Track and Field

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tulsa's Sara Morefield of Lucas, Texas, won the 3,000m Steeplechase Friday at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Charlotte, earning 10 points for the women's team, setting a new personal best in the process and coming away with the women's team's first all-conference award of the event.

Tulsa also qualified four athletes for Saturday's 800m Final, including one woman and three men.

After two days of competition, the Tulsa men are sixth in standings with 21 points, while Morefield's 10 points lifted the women to 11th overall.

Women
Morefield became the first true freshman to win the 3,000m in Tulsa history when she crossed the line at a career-best mark of 10:19.50, beating out the runner-up by three seconds. She was the projected favorite to win the event as she held the league's top steeplechase mark entering Friday's action.

Junior Billie Rouse took sixth in the 800m, good enough for a spot in Saturday's women's final in the event. She completed the race in 2:10.88.

Men
Taking on all-conference honors and a third-place finish in the men's 3,000m steeplechase was redshirt freshman Luke Birdseye. He crossed the finish line in 9:00.58.

Three of Tulsa's four 800m competitors advanced to the final round with strong finishes on Friday. Leading the way was true freshman Korban Murphy, who took fourth in a personal-best 1:50.78. Freshman Joseph Snyder (1:51.12) took sixth, and sophomore Andrew Lutkenhaus (1:51.16) placed eighth to round out the qualifiers.

Day 1 Results --

Women
400m TRIAL
23. Raniya Laneau – 57.19
26. Lianne Holtermann – 57.81
30. Gabbie Washington – 59.32

800m TRIAL
6. Billie Rouse – 2:10.88q
13. Sarah Hosey – 2:12.89

3,000m Steeplechase
1. Sara Morefield – 10:19.50*

Men
100m TRIAL
21. Carson Miller – 11.02
23. Tyler Priest – 11.08

400m TRIAL
16. Luke Finzen – 49.10

800m TRIAL
4. Korban Murphy – 1:50.78q*
6. Joseph Snyder – 1:51.12q
8. Andrew Lutkenhaus – 1:51.16q
15. Demarion Dean – 1:53.43

3,000m Steeplechase
3. Luke Birdseye – 9:00.58
7. Oisin Spillane – 9:10.38

q – Finals Qualifier
* – Personal Best
Bold denotes all-conference recipients

Tulsa's Remaining Schedule -------

Saturday, May 17th
1:30 p.m.	Triple Jump – W	Hancock
3:30 p.m.	High Jump – W	Agost Queral
3:30 p.m.	4x100m Relay Final – W	Washington, Cavin, Hancock, Laneau
3:40 p.m.	4x100m Relay Final – M	Priest, Miller, Fiinzen, Lee
3:50 p.m.	1500m Final – W	Laidlaw
4:00 p.m.	1500m Final – M	S. Korsmo
5:00 p.m.	800m Final – W	Rouse
5:05 p.m.	800m Final – M	Murphy, Snyder, Lutkenhaus
5:45 p.m.	5000m Final – W	Laidlaw, Morefield, Hill
6:10 p.m.	5000m Final – M	McEvoy, Krasnoff, Rowan, Birdseye, Brown, Lambert, Spillane
6:35 p.m.	4x400m Relay – W	Washington, Cavin, Holtermann, Laneau
6:45 p.m.	4x400m Relay – M	TBD