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women s profiles Amy Backel Junior Throws Dillsburg, Pa. Northern High School SHOT PUT JAVELIN Indoor 45-7.00 (13.89) - Outdoor 47-10.00 (14.58) 171-10.00 (52.39) 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Finalist 2008 NCAA All-American (Javelin) 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Javelin) 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Pentathlon) 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Heptathlon) 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Javelin) with a 41-9.75 (12.74) throw and javelin with a 136-7 (41.64)... Was the only athlete other than the champion to win two events... Set a personal best in the 110-meter hurdles with a 15.84-second run... Totaled 4,583 points. 2005-2006: (Indoor) Placed ninth in the pentathlon at the Big 12 Championships with 3,385 points... Ran a season-best 800-meter run of 2:29.89 during the competition... Posted a season-best long jump of 16-5.00 (5.00 meters) at the Tyson Invitational... Placed second in the pentathlon at the J.D. Martin Invitational with 3,356 points... Posted a 9.58 in the 60-meter hurdles, 5-3.00 (1.60) in the high jump, 43-11.25 (13.39) in the weight throw and 44-1.50 (13.45) in the shot put... Competed in high jump and shot put at the season-opening Arkansas Invitational... Jumped 5-0.25 (1.53 meters) and established a PR in the shot with a 42-5.50 (12.94 meters) throw. (Outdoor) Placed sixth in the heptathlon (4,737 points) and seventh in the javelin throw with a personal best of 147-5 (44.93) at the Big 12 Championships... Compiled a personal best score of 4,685 in the heptathlon at the Texas Relays... Placed 19th, but was one of only two freshmen in the field. Personal: Full name is Amy Nichole Backel... Daughter of Mike and Kathy Backel... Hobbies include hunting, running, weightlifting, rock climbing, skiing, studying and volunteering... Scored a 1400 on the SAT, including a perfect 800 in the math section and was ranked fourth in her graduating class... Favorite subject is mathematics... Member of the National Honor Society and local 4-H program... Led the 2007 and 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Teams with a 4.00 GPA in civil engineering... 2007 recipient of OU s Dan Gibbens Outstanding Scholar Athlete of the Year Award and Athletics Council Service Award... 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American. Summer 2008: Competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, where she finished 10th in the javelin with a top throw of 164-4 (50.08). 2007-2008: (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) In her first season as a full-time thrower, became Oklahoma s first NCAA All-American in the women s javelin along with topping the previous program record by more than 17 feet... Named to third team Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)... Opened the season by breaking the Oklahoma program record in the javelin with a throw of 155-4 (47.34) at the Tulsa Duels... Also took second in the shot put (44-9/13.63) at the event... Extended her program record and won the javelin with a throw of 166-8 (50.80) and took fifth place in the shot put (46-10/14.27) at the Bobby Lane Invitational... Runner-up in the javelin (160-2/48.81) at the Texas Relays... Placed seventh in the shot put (46-1/14.04) at the John Jacobs Invitational... Earned a second-place finish in the javelin at the John McDonnell Invitational with a throw of 158-7 (48.35)... Took first in the javelin with a throw of 167-7 (51.07) at the Sooner Open... Claimed a second-place finish in the javelin at the Arkansas Twilight with a regional qualifying mark of 152-11 (46.62)... Threw 47-10 (14.57) in the shot put, earning a first-place finish at the Sooner Twilight... Produced a sixth-place finish in the javelin (152-11/46.60) and a 13th-place finish an NCAA Regional qualifying mark (47-7.25/14.51) in the shot at the Big 12 Championships... Competed in the javelin and shot put at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing 12th (153-11/46.91) and 16th (45-8.50/13.93), resepectively... Earned an at-large bid and finished the season with a seventh-place finish in the javelin at the NCAA Championships, extending her own program record with a throw of 171-10 (52.39). 2006-2007: (Indoor) Placed second in the pentathlon with 3,532 points at the J.D. Martin Invitational... Total score was second best all-time by a Sooner... Posted an event win in the shot put with a personal-best toss of 45-7.00 (13.89)... Finished seventh in the open shot put at 44-7.00 (13.59)... Placed eighth (3,458) in the pentathlon at the Big 12 Indoor Championships... Won the shot put and set a personal best (2:27.99) in the 800-meter run. (Outdoor) Redshirted. Summer 2006: Placed fourth in the javelin and ninth in the heptathlon at the USA Junior National Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis... Threw the javelin a personal-best 149-4 (45.51 meters)... Scored heptathlon event wins in the shot put High School: Grew from an average mid-distance runner as a freshman to a recordbreaker as a senior... Owns school records in the 300-meter hurdles, shot put, javelin, high jump and pole vault... Earned eight medals in the postseason (four in district and four in state) and finished undefeated in dual meet events in her final season... Earned gold in the shot put and pole vault and silver in the high jump and javelin at the district championships... Nagging injuries hindered her at the state meet; however, she placed fifth in the pole vault, sixth in the high jump, eighth in the shot put and fourth in the javelin... Finished sixth overall in the pentathlon (3212) at the Nike Indoor Nationals including first in the shot put (38-11.5)... Was 13th in the heptathlon (4327) at the USATF Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships including a win in javelin (129-3)... Placed second in javelin at the 2005 Penn Relays... Named The Sentinel s 2005 Female Track Athlete of the Year and was runner-up for the outright Athlete of the Year... Pulled double duty in the fall as a member of both the cross country and field hockey teams. Amy Backel 86 University of Oklahoma Track & Field 2009 Oklahoma Sooners
Missy Barnes Sophomore Sprints Arlington, Texas Timberview High School 60 100 200 Indoor 7.60-25.31 Outdoor - 11.61 24.58 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 4x100-meter relay) Personal: Full name is Melissa Dyanne Barnes... Daughter of Jeffrey and Mary Anne Barnes... Has three brothers and two sisters -- Jeffrey Jr., Byron, Desmond, Tarah and Jaylan... Is related to Michael Finley of the NBA s San Antonio Spurs... Business major. 2007-2008: (Indoor) Ran a season-best 7.78 60-meter dash to finish fourth in the Oklahoma Christian Indoor Invitational... Also ran a season-best 26.39 in the 200-meter dash at the event to finish third... Finished seventh in the 60-meter dash at the Sooner Indoor Open with a time of 7.90. (Outdoor) Took fifth in the 100-meter dash (12.06) at the John Jacobs Invitational... Also placed fifth in the 100 (11.87) at the John McDonnell Invitational... Ran on the winning 4x100 relay, placed third in the 100 (12.12) and sixth in the 200 (24.58) at the Sooner Invitational... Claimed fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respectively, in the 100 (11.95) and 200 (24.67) at the Arkansas Twilight... Runner-up in the 100 with a time of 11.83 at the Sooner Twilight... Recorded a 14th-place finish in the 100 (11.86) at the Big 12 Championships... Ran the third leg on the women s 4x100-meter relay that finished third at the Big 12 Championships (44.07), fourth (44.84) at the NCAA Midwest Regional and ninth (44.61) at the NCAA Championships. Tia Brooks Freshman Throws Saginaw, Mich. East Kentwood High School SHOT PUT DISCUS Imperial 47-0 146-3 Metric 14.32 44.57 Personal: Full name is Tia Ra shone Brooks... Daughter of David Brooks and Cyd P. Neal-Polk... Has four siblings: Tori, DeMarcus and David Brooks Jr. and Teiah Faulk. High School: Capped her high school career to with a personal-best throw of 48-0.5 in the shot put to claim the Michigan state title in the event... The throw also marked a Michigan state meet record and the No. 2 all-time record for the state of Michigan... Finished ninth in the shot put at the U.S. Junior Outdoor Championships with a throw of 47-6.25 (14.48)... A four-time all-state honoree... Four-time conference champion and two-time regional champion... Finished second in both the shot (45-7.25) and discus (146-3) at the 2008 Midwest Meet of Champions... Took third in the shot put (41-2.50) at the 2007 Michigan State Championships... Entered the state championships as the top-ranked shot put athlete (42-6.00) in the Michigan state rankings and fourth in the discus (127-3.00)... Claimed the discus title in the 2007 Ken Bell Invitational with a throw of 134-7.50... As a sophomore finished seventh in the shot put (38-2.00) at the 2006 Michigan State Championships and 10th in the discus (116-9.00)... Finished fourth in the shot put (39-10.50) at the 2005 Michigan State Championships as a freshman... Coached by John Makinen. woman s profiles High School: Placed second in the 100 (11.79) and helped Timberview s 4x200- meter relay (1:36.37) to victory at the 2007 state championships... District and regional champion in the 100... Season best of 11.61 ranked third in Texas... All-area first team by Dallas Morning News... Placed fourth in 100 (11.63) at 2006 state meet and helped 4x100 and 4x200 to runner-up finishes... Also played volleyball all four years of high school and was an all-state nominee. Other: Ran leg on Dallas Gold Track Club s 4x100 that set the national record (44.56) en route to winning the young women s division at the U.S. Junior Olympics... Relay also placed fourth (47.07) at the 2005 AAU Junior Olympics... Named the 2007 Texas Track Athlete of the Year. 2007 Big 12 Champions University of Oklahoma Track & Field 87
women s profiles Leslie Cole Senior Sprints Idabel, Okla. Idabel High School 60 100 200 400 Indoor 7.46-24.02 53.44 Outdoor - 11.50 22.92 51.94 2008 NACAC Champion (200) 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Semi-Finalist 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 200, 400, 4x100, 4x400) 2008 NCAA All-American (Indoor 400) 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 400, 4x400) 2007 NCAA All-American (Outdoor 4x100) 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 200, 4x100, 4x400) 2007 NCAA All-American (Indoor Distance Medley Relay) 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 4x400) 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 100, 200, 4x100, 4x400) Personal: Daughter of Patsy Cole and the late Les Mosley... Has three brothers -- Greg, Gary and Cameron -- and two sisters -- Cassandra and Shakira... Also has three nephews and one niece... Recipient of an OHLAP scholarship and the OU Alumni Club Scholarship... Second team Academic All-Big 12 in 2008... Sociology major. Summer 2008: Claimed gold in the 200-meter dash at the NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships in Toluca, Mexico, running a time of 22.92... Finished 14th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.24 and 18th in the 400 with a time of 53.19 at the U.S. Olympic Trials. 2007-2008: (Indoor) Earned All-America status with a ninth-place finish in the 400-meter dash (53.65) at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships... Finished fourth in the championship 200-meter dash at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 24.31... Recorded an eighth-place finish in the 400 at the same event with a time of 56.81... Also ran the second leg of the fourth-place 4x400 relay team that recorded the eighth-fastest time in program history (3:43.48)... Claimed eighth in the 200 at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 24.12... Posted fourth-place finish in the 400 at the same event with a time of 54.69... Finished second behind teammate Scottesha Miller in the 60-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a season-best time of 7.55... Also recorded a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the same event with a time of 55.64... Ran a season-best time of 24.02 in the 200-meter dash, finishing seventh, at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational... Ran the second leg on the distance medley relay team that finished fifth at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 11:30.01, the seventh-fastest in program history... Claimed the 200-meter title at the Sooner Indoor Open with a time of 24.71... Ran NCAA provisional qualifying times in both the prelims (53.53) and final (53.48) to finish third in the 400-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships... Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay that finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 3:41.24, seventh fastest in Oklahoma program history...ran season-best 400 (53.44) in NCAA Last Chance Qualifier. (Outdoor) Won the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.35 at the Bobby Lane Invitational... Runner-up in the 400 (54.43) at the John Jacobs Invitational... Claimed first in the 200-meter dash (23.46) and a third-place finish in the 400 (53.50) at the John McDonnell Invitational... Took home three first-place finishes at the Sooner Open, winning the 200 (23.01), 400 (52.7) and contributing to the winning 4x100 relay... Finished second in the 400 with a time of 53.20 at the Arkansas Twilight... Won the 200 with a time of 23.06 at the Sooner Twilight... Earned a second-place finish in the 400 and a season-best time of 51.94 at the Big 12 Championships... Also placed eighth in the 200 with a time of 23.14... Runner-up in the 400 (52.66) at the NCAA Midwest Regional... Ended the season with a 15th-place finish in the 400 (53.9) at the NCAA Championships. 2006-2007: (Indoor) Swept the 60- and 200-meter dashes at the adidas Classic, running 7.50 and 24.18, respectively... Was third in the 60 at the Sooner Open at 7.56... Finished ninth overall (55.69) in the 400 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships... Ran a leg of OU s 4x400-meter relay that placed fourth at the Big 12 Indoor and broke a 17-year-old school record with a 3:35.41 run at the Alex Wilson Invitational... Earned All-America status after running the 400-meter leg on OU s distance medley relay that placed sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. (Outdoor) Won the 200-meter dash (23.66) at the season-opening Tulsa Duels... Posted season bests in the 100 (11.50) and 200 (23.51) at the John McDonnell Invitational, finishing fourth in both races... Placed eighth in the 200 (23.76) and ran legs on the secondplace 4x400-meter relay (3:34.80) and third-place 4x100 (44.24) at the Big 12 Championship... Ran opening leg on OU s 4x100-meter relay that set the two fastest times in school history en route to placing fourth at the Midwest Regional... Also ran opening leg on OU s sixth-place 4x400 relay... Earned All-America honors as a member of OU s 4x100 relay that placed fifth at the NCAA Championships... Also ran a leg on the team s 17th-place 4x400. 2005-2006: (Indoor) Placed ninth in the 60-meter dash (7.52) and 11th in the 200 meters (24.36) at the Big 12 Championships... Ran a personal-best 7.46 in the 60-meter dash prelims at the J.D. Martin Invitational... Opened the season at the Arkansas Invitational as OU s second-best sprinter behind junior Yolanda Goff. (Outdoor) Proved to be one of OU s best freshman sprinters of all-time... Ran seventh (11.69) in the 100 and sixth (24.02) in 200 at the Big 12 Championships while also running legs on the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays... Posted regional qualifying marks in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Bobby Lane Arlington Invitational... Placed fourth and third, respectively in the 100 (11.81) and 200 (24.12) at the John Jacobs Invitational. High School: Three-time state champion in the 200 (2002-04) and two-time state champion in the 100 (2002-03)... As a senior, runner-up to Idabel High School teammate in the 200 meters (24.74) at the state finals by.02 seconds... Personal best 200 time of 24.52 ranked third in the state and second in class 4A... Anchored Idabel s state championship-winning 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams... Also anchored on regional-winning 4x400 relay... Personal-best 100 was 11.59 and 200 was 23.9... High school team won the state championship three out of four years. Other: Played basketball for four years... Ranked No. 2 in the Top 50 athletes of McCurtain County... Was all-conference in 2004 and 2005 and all-district in 2005... Also a member of the band for four years and cheerleading squad for three years... Member of the National Honor Society all four years of high school. Leslie Cole 88 University of Oklahoma Track & Field 2009 Oklahoma Sooners
Natalie Crain Freshman Distance Dallas, Texas Ursuline Academy 400 800 Indoor - - Outdoor 57.0 2:17 Personal: Full name is Natalie Marie Crain... Daughter of Jack and Leigh Crain... Has one brother, Jackson. 2008: (Cross Country) Ran in just one event, season-opening Hurricane Festival. High School: Holds the TAPPS 6A 400m record...three-time 400 meter state champion... Three-time silver medalist in the 800... Member of three-time state champion 4x400 relay... 2007 state runner-up in cross country... Three-time all-state in track (2005, 2006 & 2007)... Named all-state in cross country in 2007... Voted MVP of the Ursuline Academy track team her sophomore year... Member of the National Honor Society. Jessica engel Redshirt-Freshman Distance Sturgis, S.D. Sturgis High School 1,000 MILE Indoor 2:56.41 4:56.69 Outdoor - - Personal: Daughter of Del and Rhonda Engel Has one brother, Billy Byfield, and one sister, Jennifer Brinkman... Named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 cross country team. 2008: (Cross Country) Received All-Big 12 honors with an 18th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships... Covered the course in a time of 21:49... Improved 17 spots from freshman season at the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing 28th with a time of 21:48... Took seventh (17:52) in first action of the season at the Missouri Southern Stampede. 2007-08: (Cross Country) Enjoyed the top season of all newcomers, including finishing third in her first collegiate event... Took the bronze in the Golden Hurricane Invitational with a two-mile time of 11:19, just 33 seconds behind the leader... Was second on the team in the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing 69th... Continued her season-long streak as the first newcomer to cross the finish line by finishing 62nd at the Penn State National Invitational, 1:42 behind the leader... Finished the 6,000-meter Big 12 Championship course in a time of 22:07, good for 33rd... Closed out first collegiate season with a 45th-place finish in the NCAA MIdwest Regional. (Indoor) Finished just behind teammate Kelly Waters en route to taking fifth in the championship mile at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 5:00.64... Posted a personal-best 4:56.69 en route to an eighth-place finish in the championship mile at the Razorback Invitational... Recorded a season-best time of 2:56.41 in the 1,000-meter run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational to finish seventh... Ran the opening leg on the distance medley relay team that finished fifth at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 11:30.01, the seventh fastest in program history... Finished 11th in the 1,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 2:57.96. (Outdoor) Redshirted. woman s profiles High School: 2007 South Dakota state champion (4:57.98) in 1600-meter run and as a member of the sprint medley relay team State runner-up (2:14.78) in 800... Runner-up (11:04.93) in 3200 and sixth (5:04.10) in 1600 at 2006 state meet... Sixth in 1600 (5:08.82) and 3200 (11:13.97) at 2005 state meet... Placed third at 2006 Class AA state cross country meet after finishing fourth in 2005 and ninth in 2004. Other: Placed 15th in 2006 Foot Locker Midwest Regional. Jessica Engel 2007 Big 12 Champions University of Oklahoma Track & Field 89
women s profiles Andra Harris Freshman Sprints Sacramento, Calif. Monterey Trail High School 100 200 400 Indoor - - 56.14 Outdoor 11.75 23.92 - Personal: Full name is Andra Dynese Harris... Daughter of Toni Lynn Harris. High School: Member of school s 4x100-meter relay that took fourth in state... State finalist in the 200-meter dash... Took first in both the women s 100- and 200-meter at the 2007 Delta River League Championship... Defended 200 meter title in the 2008 Delta River League Championship with a time of 25.61... Finished ninth in the 200-meter dash at the 2007 California State Championships... Finished 12th (12.06) in 100-meter dash at the 2007 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships... Finished 13th (24.83) in the 200-meter dash at the same event... Holds the Sac- Joaquin Section 200-meter dash record with a time of 25.22, claiming the event s title with a 25.28 in the finals... Finished second in the 100 (12.60) in the young women s division at the 2006 Race of Champions. Latoya Heath Junior Hurdles/Horizontal Jumps Kingston, Jamaica Lindenwood 60H 100H TRIPLE JUMP LONG JUMP Indoor 8.47-13.00 5.95 Outdoor - 13.42 13.15 6.06 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 100-meter hurdles) 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor Triple Jump) 2007 NAIA National Champion (Indoor Triple Jump) 2007 NAIA All-American (Indoor 60-meter hurdles, long jump) 2007 HAAC Champion (Indoor 55-meter hurdles, triple jump) 2006 NAIA National Champion (Indoor Triple Jump) 2006 NAIA All-American (Indoor 60-meter hurdles, long jump, triple jump) 2006 NAIA All-American (Outdoor 100-meter hurdles, long jump, triple jump) Personal: Daughter of George Heath and Hyacinth Lewis One of eight brothers and sisters Economics major. 2007-08: (Indoor) Opened the year with a third-place finish in the long jump (19-3.25/5.87) and a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.69) at the Arkansas Invitational... Took third in the long jump for a second consecutive meet with a season-best mark of 19-6.25 (5.95) at the Razorback Invitational... Also finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles consolation final with a time of 8.58... Took fourth in the triple jump at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a jump of 40-6.00 (12.34)... Continued to improve in the triple jump with a long jump of 40-7.00 (12.37) at the Tyson Invitational... Was the top collegiate finisher in the triple jump at the Sooner Indoor Open with a jump of 40-7.75 (12.39)... Finished ninth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships after posting a season-best time of 8.49... Also finished 10th in the long jump at the event with a mark of 18-7.25 (5.67)... Posted a season-best in the triple jump (40-10.50/12.46) to finish seventh at the Big 12 Championships. (Outdoor) Took fifth in the 100-meter hurdles (13.74), sixth in the long jump (19-9.00/6.02) and second in the triple jump (39-2.50/11.95) at the John Jacobs Invitational... Finished fourth in the hurdles (13.7) and eighth in the triple jump at the John McDonnell Invitational... Runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.62 at the Sooner Open... Earned a fourth-place finish in the hurdles (13.63) at the Arkansas Twilight... Won the triple jump (42-4.00/12.90) and was runner-up in the hurdles (13.52) at the Sooner Twilight... Claimed a third-place finish in the hurdles with a time of 13.42 at the Big 12 Championships... Finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.63 at the NCAA Midwest Regional... Ended the season at the NCAA Championships where she finished 25th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.25. Latoya Heath At Lindenwood: Won the triple jump (12.10 meters) and placed second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.65) and long jump (18-6.00/5.64) at the 2007 NAIA Indoor Championships... Won the 55-meter hurdles (8.28) and triple jump (40-2.00/12.24) and placed third in the long jump (18-1.75/5.53) at the 2007 Heart of American Athletics Conference (HAAC) Championships... Placed second in triple jump (42-1.25/12.83), third in long jump (19-10.75/6.06) and fourth in 100-meter hurdles (13.77) at 2006 NAIA Outdoor Championships... Was 2006 NAIA indoor champion in triple jump with a meet record of 42-8.00 (13.00)... Also finished fourth in 60-meter hurdles (8.63) and fifth in long jump (19-6.00/5.94). 90 University of Oklahoma Track & Field 2009 Oklahoma Sooners
Dominique jacobs Senior Horizontal Jumps St. Petersburg, Fla. South Plains College TRIPLE JUMP LONG JUMP Imperical 41-10 19-5.50 Metric 12.52 5.93 2007 NJCAA National Champion (Indoor triple jump, long jump) 2007 NJCAA All-American (Indoor triple jump, long jump) 2007 NJCAA All-American (Outdoor triple jump, long jump) 2007 NJCAA All-American (Outdoor triple jump) Personal: Daughter of Larry Wilson and Lula Jacobs Is an only child Mother competed in track and field at the University of Iowa Sociology major. 2007-08: (Indoor) Finished fifth in the long jump at the Arkansas Invitational with a top mark of 18-10.50 (5.95)... Posted top mark of the season, 19-2.50 (5.85), to finish seventh in the long jump at the Razorback Invitational... Also finished fifth in the triple jump with a season-best jump of 40-9.00 (12.42)... Finished sixth in the long jump at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a mark of 18-10.50 (5.75)... Took sixth in the triple jump at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a mark of 39-5.25 (12.02)... Posted a jump of 18-8.00 (5.69) to finish second in the long jump at the adidas Classic... Finished third in the long jump at the Sooner Indoor Open with a top jump of 18-10.50 (5.75)... Took ninth at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 18-7.25 (5.67)... (Outdoor) Finished fourth in the long jump at the Sooner Twilight with a distance of 19-4.75 (5.91)... Recorded a personal-long distance of 19-5.50 (5.93) en route to finishing sixth in the long jump at the John McDonnell Invitational... Finished fourth in the triple jump with a season-long distance of 39-3.75 (11.98) at the Sooner Invitational. Mikaela Johansson Junior Throws Stockholm, Sweden Southeastern Louisiana SHOT PUT WEIGHT THROW HAMMER THROW Imperical 46-3 55-1.00 191-5 Metric 14.11 16.79 57.00 2007 Southland Conference Champion (Hammer) Personal: Daughter of Ernie and Raija Saari-Johansson Has one brother, Markus. 2007-08: (Indoor) In her first action as a Sooner, finished third in the weight throw at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a mark of 53-5.25 (16.29)... Also finished fourth in the shot put with a season-best throw of 44-11.00 (13.69)... Swept the weight throw and shot put titles at the Oklahoma Christian Indoor Invitational... Shot put mark of 43-7.75 (13.30) in the event ranks 10th all-time in OU history... Broke the Oklahoma school record in the weight throw with a toss of 53-11.25 (16.44) at the Sooner Indoor Open, finishing third... Broke own school record in the weight throw with a toss of 55-1.00 (16.79) to finish 12th at the Big 12 Championships. (Outdoor) Redshirted. At Southeastern Louisiana: Claimed Southland Conference title in the hammer throw... Owns the Southeastern Louisiana school record in the event... Finished 14th overall in the 2007 NCAA Mideast Regionl in the hammer throw... Named to the 2007 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Track and Field first team... Earned thirdteam All-Louisiana in the shot put... Named to Southeastern Louisiana s President s list with a 4.0 G.P.A. High School: Took first in the shot put in the Swedish Junior Nationals. woman s profiles At South Plains College: NJCAA All-American... Long jump (19-7.00/5.97) and triple jump (39-10.50/12.15) champion at 2007 NJCAA Indoor Championships... Placed second in the long jump (19-4.75/5.91) and third in the triple jump (41-0.25/12.50) at the 2007 NJCAA Outdoor Championships... Was third in the triple jump and 11th in the long jump at the 2006 NJCAA Outdoor Championships... South Plains indoor long jump record holder. High School: Pinellas Park High School s female athlete of the year as a senior... Track MVP all four years of high school... High school record holder in the long jump and triple jump. Dominique Jacobs 2007 Big 12 Champions University of Oklahoma Track & Field 91
women s profiles Katherine Johnson Senior High Jump Rochester Hills, Mich. Marian High School HIGH JUMP (INDOOR) HIGH JUMP (OUTDOOR) Imperical 5-8.75 5-10.00 Metric 1.75 1.78 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor High Jump) 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor High Jump) 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor High Jump) 2006 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor High Jump) Personal: Full name Katherine Marie Johnson... Sociology major... Daughter of Robert and Kathy Johnson... Has one brother, Robert, Jr.... 2007 Academic All-Big 12 second team member. 2007-08: (Indoor) Finished second in the high jump at the Arkansas Invitational and Razorback Invitational with a top jump of 5-6.00 (1.68)... Finished second at the Sooner Indoor Open with a top jump of 5-5.00 (1.65)... Finished second at the Big 12 Championships with a season-best jump of 5-8.00 (1.73). (Outdoor) Jumped 5-7.00 (1.70) at the John Jacobs Invitational, earning a third-place finish... Took first at the John McDonnell Invitational with a jump of 5-8.75 (1.75)... Earned runner-up honors at the Sooner Open with a jump of 5-5.00 (1.65)... Placed second at the Arkansas Twilight with a height of 5-7.00 (1.75)... Jumped 5-5.00 (1.65) at the Big 12 Championships, earning a ninth-place finish... Finished the season with a ninthplace finish and a 5-7.00 (1.75) performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional. Chelsea Jones Redshirt-Freshman Distance Watonga, Okla. Watonga High School 1600 3200 5000 Indoor - - - Outdoor 5:14.06 11:04.26 18:54.60 Personal: Daughter of Damon and Mary Lee Jones... Has two sisters, Alaina and Autumn... Father played college football... Named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 cross country team... Zoology major. 2008: (Cross Country) Competed in all five regular-season events with a high finish of 15th at the Hurricane Festival. 2007-08: (Cross Country) Ran in all regular-season events on the season... Finished 11th in the Golden Hurricane Invitational, 1:04 behind the leader. (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted. High School: Four-time state champion... Won state cross country title and 1600 (5:14.06) and 3200 (11:04.26) at state track meet as a junior... Also won 3200 (11:54.43) at 2005 state track meet... Led the state in 1600 and 3200 performances as a junior... Was third (5:30.85) in 1600, sixth (12:48.54) in 3200 and eighth (2:32.90) in 800 at state meet as a senior... Finished third in 800 (2:23.04) at 2006 state meet and third in 1600 (5:32.16) at 2005 state meet... Was sixth as a sophomore at 2004 state cross country meet and eighth as a senior in 2006. Katherine Johnson 2006-2007: (Indoor) Opened the season with a third-place finish, clearing 5-6.00 (1.68) at the Razorback Invitational... Finished second at the adidas Classic and J.D. Martin Invitational with clearances of 5-8.00 (1.73)... Won the Sooner Open at 5-8.75 (1.75)... Placed sixth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, clearing 5-8.00 (1.73). (Outdoor) Opened the season with a high jump of 5-10.00 (1.78) at the Tulsa Duels... Placed fourth in section B at the Texas Relays, clearing 5-8.75 (1.75)... Won at the John McDonnell Invitational with a jump of 5-7.00 (1.70)... Placed eighth in the high jump at the Big 12 Championships, clearing 5-8.75 (1.75). Summer 2006: Placed third in the high jump at the USA Junior National Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis, becoming the first alternate for the World Junior Championships... Cleared 5-8.00 (1.73 meters). 2005-2006: (Indoor) Posted a season-best high jump of 5-5.50 (1.64 meters) at the Tyson Invitational. (Outdoor) Placed fourth at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 5-8.75 (1.75), matching her season best... Jumped 5-7.00 (1.70) at both Tulsa and UT-Arlington... Posted a regional qualifying mark of 5-8.75 (1.75) en route to fourth overall at the Texas Relays... Also competed in first collegiate long jump competition at TCU, leaping a best of 17-4.75 (5.30). High School: A multi-sport standout at Birmingham Marian High School... Lettered in track and field four years and basketball three years... State high jump champion both her sophomore and senior year... Finished as the runner-up during her freshman year... A three-time all-stater... Selected to the state s track and field Dream Team two times... Placed fifth with a jump of 5-7 at the 2004 adidas Outdoor National Championships and was named an adidas National All-American... Set the school record at 5-8 as a freshman and the Division I state record as a sophomore... High scorer and MVP in 2001 and 2005... Served as team captain her senior year... Helped lead her basketball team to three league championships, two division, and two regional championships while earning all-league and all-county honors... Also served as captain of basketball team as a senior... A member of the Spanish Honor Society and a four-year letterwinner in band. 92 University of Oklahoma Track & Field 2009 Oklahoma Sooners
Demeeka Jones Freshman Sprints/Hurdles Lufkin, Texas Lufkin High School 60H 100H Indoor 8.63 - Outdoor - 13.96 Personal: Daughter of Curtis Jones and Mary Shorter... Has three siblings -- DeMarques and DeMetruss Jones and Zaffrey Moore... DeMarques played college football at Southeastern Oklahoma State while DeMetruss played volleyball at Wiley College... Related to former Houston Comet Monica Lamb, founder of the Monica Lamb Wellness Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health, wellness and fitness from a holistic approach for women and children... Education major. 2007-08: (Indoor) Finished 15th in the 200-meter dash (25.26), her fastest time of the season, at the Arkansas Invitational... Took third in the 60-meter hurdles at the same event, posting a season s best 8.63... The time ranks fifth in the all-time OU indoor record books... Posted third-fastest qualifying time of 8.08 to advance to the 55-meter hurdles finals at the Texas Tech Invitational. (Outdoor) Received a medical hardship, perserving freshman season. High School: As a senior, placed fourth (14.42) in the 100-meter hurdles at the state meet... Was second (14.18) at the regional meet... Season best of 14.18 ranked No. 8 in Texas in 2007... State runner-up (13.96) in 100 hurdles as a junior in 2006... Fourth (43.09) in 300 hurdles... Season best of 13.96 in 100 hurdles and 43.09 in 300 hurdles ranked fifth and seventh, respectively, in Texas in 2006... Was second in both the 100 hurdles (14.62) and 300 hurdles (44.00) at the 2006 regional... Placed fourth in state in the 300 hurdles (43.81) as a sophomore... Took second in 300 hurdles (44.72) and fourth in 100 hurdles (14.74) at 2005 regional. Amanda Mayfield Junior Middle Distance Norman, Okla. Oklahoma Baptist 400 600 800 Indoor 57.93 1:24.04 2:11.76 Outdoor 57.29-2:08.45 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 600, Distance Medley Relay) 2007 NAIA National Champion (Outdoor 800, 4x400) 2007 NAIA National Champion (Indoor 600) Personal: Full name is Amanda Gail Mayfield... Daughter of Gary Mayfield and Becky Jones... Has two siblings -- Paul and Kelly... Both parents and sister have attended OU... Brother, Paul, wrestles at the University of Central Oklahoma... Named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 cross country team. 2007-08: (Indoor) Recorded a fifth-place finish in the 800 at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 2:13.39... Returned to Fayetteville two weeks later and posted a season-best time of 2:11.76 to finish seventh in the 800 at the Razorback Invitational... Finished 13th in the 400-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a time of 58.74... Also took bronze in the 800-meter run at the event with a time of 2:17.50... Recorded a season-best time of 57.93 in the 400-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational... Finished 10th in the 800-meter run at the Tyson, posting a time of 2:12.90... Finished third in the 600-yard run with a season-best time of 1:24.37 at the Sooner Indoor Open... Finished sixth in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 1:24.12... Ran the third leg of the distance medley relay team that finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 11:38.16. (Outdoor) Redshirted. At Oklahoma Baptist: Won the 800-meter run (2:09.44) at the 2007 NAIA Outdoor Championships (May 28)... Champion of the 600-meter run (1:32.33) at the 2007 NAIA Indoor Championships (March 8)... Also ran leg on OBU s national outdoor champion 4x400-meter relay. woman s profiles High School: Was the 2003 4A state champion in the 800... As a senior at Norman North High School, placed third in the 800 (2:19.53) at the 2005 state track meet after finishing sixth (2:20.10) in 2004... Finished 55th at 2004 state cross country meet. Amanda Mayfield 2007 Big 12 Champions University of Oklahoma Track & Field 93
women s profiles Scottesha Miller Junior Sprints/Horizontal Jumps Port Orange, Fla. Atlantic High School 60 100 200 LONG JUMP Indoor 7.40-24.17 20-2.50 (6.16) Outdoor - 11.21 22.79 20-10.50 (6.36) 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 100, 200, 4x100, long jump) 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 60, long jump) 2007 NCAA All-American (Outdoor 4x100) 2007 Big 12 Champion (Outdoor long jump 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor long jump, 4x100) Personal: Daughter of Scottie Miller... Has two brothers, Carlton Robinson and John Clemons III... Communications major. Jacobs Invitational, clocking 11.95 into a headwind... Placed third in the long jump at the John McDonnell Invitational after leaping 19-10.75 (6.06)... Ran 24.05 in the 200 at the Arkansas Twilight... Won the Big 12 Conference title in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 20-10.50 (6.36), vaulting her to the top of the world junior list... Also ran a leg on the third-place 4x100-meter relay (44.24)... Ran third leg on OU s 4x100-meter relay that set the two fastest times in school history en route to a fourth-place finish at the Midwest Regional... Earned All-America honors as a member of OU s 4x100-meter relay that placed fifth at the NCAA Championships. High School: Two-time Florida state high school champion... Swept the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the 2006 state meet... Finished second in the 200 and third in the 100 as a junior... A three-time district and regional champion in the 100 and 200... Won the long jump at the 2005 USATF Youth Outdoor Championships and finished second in the 100 and 200... Had personal bests of 11.57 in the 100 and 23.99 in the 200... Was the state long jump runner-up and district and regional champion in 2006... Won the 2006 Florida State Relays with a personal-best jump of 19-3.00 (5.86). Summer 2008: Claimed gold as the anchor leg of the U.S. 4x100 relay team that took first with a time of 43.64 at the NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships... Also finished fifth in the 100 at the event with a time of 11.47... Finished 31st in the 100-meter dash (11.62) and 29th in the 200 (23.92) at the U.S. Olympic Trials. 2007-08: (Indoor) Took the 60-meter dash title at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a time of 7.47... Also finished third in the long jump at the event with a top jump of 19-7.25 (5.98)... Finished tied for 11th in the 60-meter dash at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a time of 7.51... Posted the third-best indoor long jump mark in Oklahoma history, 20-2.50 (6.16), to finish sixth in the event at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational... Ran a season-best 200-meter dash (24.17) at the Tyson Invitational... Claimed her second home 60-meter dash title of the season with a time of 7.47 at the Sooner Indoor Open... Also finished second in the long jump at the event with a mark of 19-0.50 (5.80)... Posted NCAA provisional qualifying marks in both the prelims (7.40) and finals (7.44) of the 60-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships, finishing seventh... Also finished third in the long jump with a mark of 19-6.00 (5.94) and 12th in the 200-meter dash (24.21) at the event. (Outdoor) Placed third in the 100 (11.87) and first in the 200 (24.0) at the Bobby Lane Invitational... Recorded a distance of 19-10.75 (6.06) to earn a fourth-place finish in the long jump at the Texas Relays... Also finished sixth in the 100 with a time of 11.58 at the Texas Relays... Claimed two gold medals in the 100 (11.52) and 200 (23.61) and a silver in the long jump (19-11.50/6.08) at the John McDonnell Invitational... Won the 100 with a time of 11.66, long jumped 19-8.25 (6.00) to place third and helped the 4x100 relay to a gold medal at the Sooner Invitational... Ran an 11.60 to win the 100 and placed second in the long jump with a distance of 20-8.50 (6.31) at the Arkansas Twilight... Took second in both the 200 (23.06) and the long jump (19-7.00/5.97) at the Sooner Twilight... Claimed fourth in the 100 (11.21), seventh in the 200 (22.79) and eighth in the long jump (19-7.50/5.98) at the Big 12 Championships... Suffered a hamstring injury at the NCAA Midwest Regional in the long jump after two attempts. Summer 2007: Placed 11th overall in the women s long jump at the U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships with a leap of 18-4.25 (5.59). Scottesha Miller 2006-2007: (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Won the 100-meter dash at the John 94 University of Oklahoma Track & Field 2009 Oklahoma Sooners
Abby Metcalf Freshman Distance Hereford, Texas Hereford High School 800 1600 Indoor - - Outdoor 2:14 5:04 Personal: Full name is Abby Marie Metcalf... Daughter of Sam and Kelly Metcalf... Has one brother, Kurt, and sister-in-law, Brynne. Ti Anca Mock Sophomore Sprints/Horizontal Jumps Navasota, Texas Navasota High School 100 LONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP Indoor - 19-11.00 (6.07) - Outdoor 11.84 20-1.00 (6.12) 38-11.00 (11.86) 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor long jump) 2007 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor long jump) woman s profiles 2008: (Cross Country) Redshirted. High School: Finished second in the 2007 Texas 4A Cross Country Championships with a two-mile time of 11:27.95... Top-15 finisher in Texas Cross Country Championships her final three years... Helped team to three consecutive cross country state titles... Finished third in the 1,600-meter run (5:04.26) and fifth in the 800-meter run (2:14.19) at the 2007 Texas Track & Field State Championships... Named to 2007 Texas Coaches Association All-State team... Named to the 2007 Txrunning.com s cross country third team... Won both the 800 (2:16.76) and 1600 (5:12.08) at the 2007 Region 1-4A meet... Also competed in the high jump in high school... Coached by Ray Baca. Ti Anca Mock Personal: Daughter of Angela and Jessie Mock. 2007-2008: (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Ran opening leg of 4x400 relay that recorded the ninth-fastest time in program history, 3:37.22, en route to finishing fifth at the Texas Relays... Finished sixth in the 100 (12.11) at the John Jacobs Invitational... Made her collegiate debut in the long jump at the Arkansas Twilight and impressed with an NCAA Regional qualifying mark of 20-1.00 (6.12) to finish third... Took first in the long jump at the Sooner Twilight with a regional qualifying distance of 19-11.75 (6.09)... Took sixth in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 19-10.25 (6.05)... Replaced the injured Scottesha Miller as the anchor leg of the 4x100 relay at the NCAA Midwest Regional and helped the squad to a fourthplace finish in a time of 44.84... Ran anchor leg of 4x100 relay that finished ninth at the NCAA Championships, with the eighth-fastest time in program history, 44.61. 2006-2007: (Indoor) Placed fifth in the long jump 19-4.25 (5.90) at the Modrall Sperling Lobo Invitational... Ran second in the 60-meter dash (7.57) at the J.D. Martin Invitational... Placed 11th in the long jump at 19-4.75 (5.91) at the Tyson Invitational... Took second in the long jump at 19-9.50 (6.03) at the Sooner Open... Placed third in the long jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a best of 19-11.00 (6.07). (Outdoor) Redshirted. High School: Four-time Texas (Class 3A) state high school champion... Won 100- meter dash (11.84), long jump (19-3.00) and triple jump (40-4.75) titles as a senior... Won long jump (19-0.25) title, was runner-up in the 100 (11.95) and triple jump (39-2.25), and third in the 200 (25.07) as a junior... Personal-best triple jump ranked in the top 10 nationally in 2006 and tied for best among Texans... Long jump mark (19-8.00) was fourth best among Texans in 2006. 2007 Big 12 Champions University of Oklahoma Track & Field 95
women s profiles Katelyn Penner Freshman Javelin Altamont, Kan. Labette County High School JAVELIN Imperical 157-11 Metric 48.13 Personal: Full name is Katelyn Tiffany Marie Penner... Daughter of Al and Ruth Penner... Has one sister, Melia Burnett, and one brother, Chad... Brother played basketball at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City. Lindsay Pierson Sophomore Distance Lee s Summit, Mo. Kansas State 1500 Indoor - Outdoor 4:35 Personal: Full name is Lindsay Kay Pierson... Daughter of Steve and Christine Pierson... Has one brother, Andrew... Mother ran track at Missouri where she was a member of program-record holding relay. High School: Finished the 2008 season ranked No. 5 nationally in the javelin... Two-time Kansas State Champion in the event (2005 & 2006)... Placed third in 2008 and fourth in 2007... Finished seventh at the 2008 Kansas State Championships in both the discus and shot put... Also took sixth at state in the discus in 2007. 2008: (Cross Country) Competed in all five regular-season events... Finished eighth at the season-opening Hurricane Festival with a time of 11:52, 30 seconds behind the event s leader. At Kansas State: (2007 Outdoor) Ran a personal-best 1500 time in the second competition of the year, the Pepsi Invitational (with a mark of 4:35.51 to place fifth... Finished 15th at the Big 12 Championship in the 1500 with a time of 4:40.07. (2007 Indoor) Placed in four races with K-State... Took first in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 5:10.93. (2006 Cross Country) Competed in all seven events for the Wildcats... Finished in the top two in six of seven races... Placed third in the Bob Timmons Invitational, running a 22:42.89 6K time... Finished second in the K-State Invitational, recording a time of 18:33.10 against the Jayhawks... Ran a 22:42.67 6K race at the Midwest Regional Championships placing 63rd overall. High School: Was part of the 2004 cross country State Championship team at Lee s Summit North HS... Helped lead Lee s Summit West HS to a 2006 state track championship... Was a Missouri state champion in the 1,600-meter run... Part of school s 3200m relay state champion team... Placed second in the 800 and 3200 at the 2006 state track meet. 96 University of Oklahoma Track & Field 2009 Oklahoma Sooners
Karen Shump Freshman Throws Media, Pa. Penncrest High School SHOT PUT (INDOOR) SHOT PUT (OUTDOOR) Imperical 52-4 48-1 Metric 15.95 14.65 Personal: Full name is Karen Elizabeth Shump... Daughter of Don and Linda Shump... Has three brothers, Don, Paul and Frank, and one sister, Colleen... Brother Don competed in football and track at Bucknell University. High School: A two-time member of the USA Today All-USA Track & Field Team, one of just two juniors to be named in 2007... Made history as the first-ever female to become a four-time Pennsylvania Class AAA outdoor state shot put champion and two-time Daily Times Female Athlete of the Year... Also claimed the 2008 Pennsylvania Class AAA state title in the discus with a throw of 148-4... Won the shot put in the 2008 Nike Indoor Nationals with a throw of 52-4.00... Took sixth in the shot at the 2008 USATF Junior Championships with a throw of 48-10.25 (14.89)... Recorded a throw of 50-3.25 at the DVGTCA Indoor Meet on Jan. 18, the all-time Delaware Valley Girls Track and Field Coaches Association shot put record... Entered the 2008 season ranked as the nation s top high school athlete in the shot put... Finished sixth in the 2007 USA Outdoor National Championships... Finished third in the 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals in the shot... Took second in the event in the 2007 Nike Indoor Nationals... Set the Penncrest school record in both the shot put and discus... Finished second in the discus at the 2007 Pennsylvania state championships... Finished 14th in the discus at the 2007 USA Outdoor Junior Track and Field Championships... Also a talented softball pitcher who had helped her high school team to the state tournament her freshman and sophomore years... Chose Oklahoma over Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Arizona and Penn State... Coached by Barry Swanson. Tiara sims Freshman Sprints Cedar Hill, Texas Crossroads Academy 400 Indoor - Outdoor 54.00 Personal: Full name is Tiara Sherelle Sims... Daughter of Tyrone and Barbara Sims... Has two brothers, Tyrone Sims and Otis Cole. High School: Finished ninth in the 400 at the U.S. Junior Championships with a time of 55.51... Ran the eighth-fastest 400, 54.61, in the state of Texas in 2008... Has the eighth-fastest 400, 54.60, in the history of The Great Southwest Track & Field Classic... Finished fourth in the 400 (55.57) at the 2007 Texas State Championships... Ran the third leg of 4x400-relay that took first in the 2007 Texas State Championships... Texas state qualifier in 2006... Also qualified for the 2006 Jr. Nationals... Member of Dallas Gold Track Club. woman s profiles 2007 Big 12 Champions University of Oklahoma Track & Field 97
women s profiles Jalesa Walker Sophomore Sprints Tulsa, Okla. Booker T. Washington High School 60 100 200 400 Indoor 7.58-25.13 - Outdoor - 11.94 24.22 55.88 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Outdoor 4x100, 4x400) 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 4x400, DMR) Personal: Daughter of Wendell Walker and Debbie Kelly... Has one sister, Kwiceda Kelly, and two brothers, Rashon and Warren Walker. Summer 2008: Finished 13th in the 200-meter dash at the U.S. Junior National Championships with a time of 24.84. 2007-08: (Indoor) Finished fifth in the 60-meter dash consolation final at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 7.73... Recorded fastest 200 time of the season, 25.13, en route to finishing 11th at the event... Took eighth in the 60-meter dash at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a time of 7.71... Finished sixth in the 60-meter dash (7.75) at the adidas Classic... Also finished eighth in the 200-meter dash at the event with a time of 25.17... Took second in the 60-meter dash at the Oklahoma Christian Invitational with a time of 7.75... Claimed the event s title in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.33... Ran a personal-best 7.58 in the 60-meter dash to finish fourth at the Sooner Indoor... Ran the third leg of the 4x400 relay that finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 3:41.24, seventh-fastest in Oklahoma program history... Also ran the second leg of the distance medley relay that finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 11:38.16. (Outdoor) Placed fifth in the 100 with a time of 12.07 at the Bobby Lane Invitational (March 29)... Took third in the 100 (11.94) and fifth in the 200 (24.22) at the John Jacobs Invitational... Ran the 100 (11.96) and 200 (24.7), taking sixth in both, at the John McDonnell Invitational... Member of 4x100 relay team that took first at the Sooner Open, and placed fifth in the 400 with a time of 56.24... Ran a season-best 55.88 in the 400 at the Arkansas Twilight... Ran the second leg of the 4x100 relay that took third at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 44.07... Also ran the third leg on the 4x400 relay at the conference meet, claiming fourth... Ran the second leg on both relays at the NCAA Midwest Regional, taking second in the 4x400 and fourth in the 4x100... Ran on both relays at the NCAA Championships, finishing ninth in the 4x100 and 16th in the 4x400. High School: Finished third in the 200 with a time of 24.70 at the 2007 Oklahoma State Championships... Anchored the 4x100, 4x200 and the 4x400-relay teams at Booker T. Washington... High school team won state two of the four years that Walker competed. Other: Competed two years for the Jenks America Track Club... Credits both of her Jenks America coaches, Mike Barber and James Cooper, for their teaching techniques. Jalesa Walker 98 University of Oklahoma Track & Field 2009 Oklahoma Sooners
Kelly Waters Sophomore Distance Louisville, Colo. Monarch High School 1000 MILE Indoor 2:53.22 4:54.10 Outdoor - 4:59.35 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Cross Country) 2008 All-Big 12 Conference (Indoor 1000, DMR) Lauren Watson Sophomore Distance Skiatook, Okla. Oklahoma Baptist 1000 MILE 3000 5000 Indoor 3:01.89 5:03.04 - - Outdoor - - 10:25 18:26 Personal: Daughter of Mike and Nina Watson... Has two sisters, Aimee and Cherry, and one brother, Mikey... Psychology major. woman s profiles Personal: Daughter of Rick and Deana Harragarra Waters... Has one sister, Regina Dawn... Both parents attended OU... Sister is currently attending OU... Father played baseball and basketball at the University of Tulsa... Named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 cross country team Engineering major. 2008: (Cross Country) Became OU s fifth runner in the last six years to advance to the NCAA Cross Country Championships... Finished 93rd overall at the title meet, 16th amongst 57 sophomores with a time of 21:09... Was one of just two underclassmen from the Big 12 to finish in the top 100... Received All-Region honors for finishing 10th at the NCAA Midwest Regional... Claimed All-Big 12 honors by finishing fifth at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships with a time of 21:14... Finished in the top 10 in five-of-seven meets... Took eighth at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 21:28... Finished second (17:15) at Missouri Southern Stampede after claiming the women s title at the season-opening Hurricane Festival with a time of 11:22. 2007-08: (Cross Country) Finished fourth in the season-opening Golden Hurricane Invitational, running the two-mile course in 11:22... Was the third Sooner to cross the finish line in the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing 114th overall... Finished 65th out of 278 runners in the Penn State National Invitational... Came in 47th at the Big 12 Championship to help her team to a sixth-place finish... Ended the season with a finish of 61st in the NCAA Midwest Regional. (Indoor) Opened the year with a fourth-place finish in the championship mile run at the Arkansas Invitational, recording a time of 5:00.58... Posted a personal-best 4:54.10 en route to a seventh-place finish in the championship mile at the Razorback Invitational... Finished sixth in the championship 1,000-meter run (2:56.23) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational... Ran the anchor leg on the distance medley relay that finished fifth at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 11:30.01, the seventh-fastest in program history... Posted a season-best time and the eighth-best time in OU history in the 1,000-meter run (2:53.22) to finish seventh in the event at the Big 12 Championships... Ran the anchor leg of the distance medley relay that finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 11:38.16. (Outdoor) Only competed in two events, the Stanford Invitational and Big 12 Championships... Finished 39th in the 1,500-meter run at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 4:39.11... Ran the 10K at the Big 12 Championships where she placed 17th with a time of 38:29. High School: Four-year letterwinner in both track and field and cross country Earned first team all-conference honors in both sports all four years Also named to the first team all-region cross country team all four years and named honorable mention all-state twice Runner-up (4:59.25) in 1600-meter run at 2007 state track meet... Also placed fifth (11:12.60) in 3200... Finished 34th individually at 2006 state cross country meet... As a junior, placed fourth (5:10.25) in the 1600 and seventh (2:16.11) in the 800 at the 2006 state track meet Also played basketball for three years, earning all-conference honors her junior year. 2008: (Cross Country) Opened the season with a fourth-place finish at the Hurricane Festival, covering the course in a time of 11:36... Recorded second straight top-ten finish at the Missouri Southern Stampede, finishing 10th with a time of 17:54... Showed drastic improvement at the NCAA Midwest Regional, improving from 106th in 2007 to 56th in 2008. 2007-08: (Cross Country) Finished 117th in first action of the season, the Roy Griak Invitational... Finished 126th in the Penn State National Invitational, despite improving her 6,000-meter time by 38 seconds... Came in 59th at the Big 12 Championship to help her team to a sixth-place finish. (Indoor) Took second in the mile run at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 5:07.27... Returned to Fayetteville two weeks later and finished fifth in the mile with a time of 5:10.30... Finished 17th in the 1,000-meter run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, posting a season-best time of 3:01.89... Posted a season-best time of 5:03.04 in the mile run at the Tyson Invitational... Ran a time of 5:06.87 in the mile to finish 13th at the Big 12 Championships. (Outdoor) Redshirted. At Oklahoma Baptist: Placed 11th (10:32.26) in the 3,000-meter run at the 2007 NAIA Indoor Championships Member of the 2007 NAIA Indoor National Championship team. High School: Four-time state and regional champion, sweeping 1600- and 3200-meter runs in 2005 and 2006... Three-time state high school cross country runner-up (2002-2004) and fourth in 2005... Seventh in young women s 5,000-meter cross country run at 2005 AAU National Championships... Seventh at 2005 Oklahoma/Arkansas All-Star Cross Country Meet... As a junior, placed fourth in 3200, fifth in 1600 and sixth in 800 at state meet... As a sophomore, placed second in 3200, third in 800 and fourth in 1600 at state meet. 2007 Big 12 Champions University of Oklahoma Track & Field 99
women s profiles Sherine Wells Freshman Sprints Toronto, Ontario Westview Centennial Secondary 60 100 200 400 Indoor 7.48 - - - Outdoor - 11.68 23.65 55.70 Personal: Daughter of Sylvester and Sherril Wells... Has two brothers, Kendal and Devon, and two sisters, Kareen and Zahanah... A native of Grenada, moved to Canada at the age of 12. Carli Wester Sophomore Long Jump Edmond, Okla. Santa Fe High School LONG JUMP Indoor 18-2.50 (5.54) Outdoor 19-5.25 (5.92) Personal: Daughter of Carl Wester and Terri Evans... Stepdad, Terry Evans, is a former OU basketball player and current head coach at Central Oklahoma... Has two siblings -- Brandi and Tre... Second team Academic All-Big 12 in 2008. High School: Two-time Ontario champion in both the 100- and 200-meter dash... 2007 OFSAA gold medalist in the 100- and 200-meter dash... Holds the OFSAA 200-meter dash record, set in 2007... Ended 2008 ranked No. 7 Canada in the 60-meter dash... Member of Projects Athletics Track & Field Club s 4x400-meter relay that claimed a gold medal in the OTFA Championships... Claimed gold in the 100 and 200 at the 2007 Metro Regional Championships... Took bronze medals in both the 100- and 200-meter dash at the 2006 OFSAA Championships. 2007-08: (Indoor) Hit season-best jump, 5-1.00 (1.55), in the high jump portion of the pentathlon at the J.D. Martin Invitational... Threw a season-best 33-10.75 (10.33) in the shot put at the Sooner Indoor Open... Ran a season-best time of 8.93 in the 60-meter hurdles portion of the pentathlon at the Big 12 Championships... Also posted a season-best in the long jump with a mark of 17-11.50 (5.47). (Outdoor) Took eighth in the Sooner Invitational, jumping 18-0.25 (5.49)... Earned a third-place finish in the long jump with a personal-best distance of 19-5.25 (5.92) at the Sooner Twilight... Finished the season with a 17th-place finish (18-3.75/5.58) at the Big 12 Championship (May 16-18). 2006-2007: (Indoor) Placed sixth (3,010) in the pentathlon at the J.D. Martin Invitational (Feb. 2)... Placed 11th in the long jump (17-6.75, 5.35) at the Sooner Open (Feb. 17)... Finished 11th overall (3,168) in the pentathlon at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 23) after posting personal bests in all five events. (Outdoor) Redshirted. High School: Won the 2005 state (Class 6A) long jump title (18-4.00) and was fourth in 2006... Also posted back-to-back runner-up finishes at the state meet in the 100-meter hurdles... Helped Edmond Santa Fe to runner-up finishes in the 4x400-meter relay and team standings at the state championships in 2006... Season-best hurdles mark of 14.90 seconds ranked second in the state among Class 6A student-athletes. Carli Wester 100 University of Oklahoma Track & Field 2009 Oklahoma Sooners