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Big 12 Outdoor Championships
Track and Field sets three records on day two of Big 12 Outdoor Championships
05.17.2014 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Crouser (shot put) and Petrillose (pole vault) post records in victory; Okolo clocks meet record in 400m prelim
2014 BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
• When: Friday, May 16 - Sunday, May 18 - Meet Information | Meet Notes
• Where: Lubbock, Texas (Fuller Track and Field Complex)
• Videos: Meet Preview from LHN (May 16) | Big 12 - day one recap (May 16) | Big 12 - day two recap (May 17)
• Photo Galleries: Day One | Day Two
• Heat Sheets: Days One and Two | Day Three
• Results: Day One - HTML | PDF; Day Two - HTML | PDF
• Live Results: Click here
• Broadcast: FOX Sports is producing a tape-delayed broadcast. Click here for air times
LUBBOCK, Texas – The second day of the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships was a record-setting one for the Texas Longhorns.
On Saturday, Ryan Crouser snapped his own meet and school record with a winning toss of 70 feet, 2 1/2 inches (21.39m) in the shot put and Kaitlin Petrillose set a meet record with a winning clearance of 14 feet, 6 inches (4.42m) in the pole vault.
Crouser and Petrillose each entered the meet with the top mark in the nation this season. Crouser also snapped the record of the Fuller Track and Field Complex, home venue of Texas Tech.
Crouser won his fourth Big 12 shot put title, including second straight at outdoors, while Petrillose won her fourth-consecutive pole vault crown. The Longhorns have won the last five Big 12 women's pole vault titles.
The Longhorns, who are second nationally in the women's team rankings and 10th in the men's, also had an impressive day on the track, sending a number of athletes to finals on Sunday when the men will try to defend their Big 12 Outdoor title and women win for the eighth time (last in 2012).
"It's not going to be easy," head coach Mario Sategna said. "I feel like we are in a great spot, especially on the women's side with the numbers we advanced to finals. On the men's side, we're still in it. Texas Tech had some great performances today and rightfully so on their home track. I feel like it's going to come down to those last few events."
The men will enter Sunday in third place after totaling 39 points through six events. The women are tied for sixth with 20 points, though they are in position to score significantly in Sunday's running finals.
"The main emphasis today was to advance as many people to finals as we could," Sategna said. "We talked about beating people, it's not about the times. Just run through the line."
Courtney Okolo, who entered the meet with the top time nationally this season in the 400 meters (51.36 seconds), improved that mark by cruising home in a Big 12 meet-record 50.76 during the prelim. Briana Nelson (51.82) and Kendall Baisden (52.34) will join her in the final.
The Texas women had the top three prelim times in the 400 and six of the eight qualifiers for the 200-meter final. Ashley Spencer had a 200m prelim-best time of 23.04.
Spencer will also be in the 100-meter final with Morolake Akinosun, also a qualifier in the 200. Akinosun was second in the prelim of the 100m (11.24) and Spencer third (11.34).
Zack Bilderback and Senoj-Jay Givans were qualifiers in the finals of multiple events for the men.
Givans set the UT record in the 100 meters when he cruised home in 10.10 in the prelim. When adjusted for altitude in Lubbock, Texas, the time converts to 10.13 for NCAA meet qualifications purposes. Brendan Christian held the record of 10.11, posted at the 2004 NCAA Regional. Givans had the second-best time in the 100m prelim and was fourth in the 200m (20.82w). .
Bilderback qualified in the 200 and 400 finals. The men will have seven entries in finals of the 100, 200, 400 and 110-meter hurdles.
The women will send 14 competitors into finals of the same four events.
"We didn't have any mishaps," Sategna said of Saturday's performance. "We came through healthy going in to the final day.
Saturday's competition started with the final events of the decathlon and heptathlon where the Longhorns earned points from both of their entries.
Freshman Wolf Mahler finished third in the decathlon with a total of 7,602, a mark that should easily qualify him for next month's the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon. He had the top mark in four of the 10 events, including Saturday's pole vault and 1,500 meters.
Senior Shanay Briscoe is closing out her Big 12 career this weekend. The six-time league high jump champion finished fourth in the heptathlon with 5,325 points in her first time competing in the event. Defending NCAA champion Lindsay Vollmer of Kansas won with 5,786 points.
Texas also picked up five points from Will Spence who was fourth in the shot put with a toss of 61-3 1/2 (18.68m).
Crouser became the first athlete to clear 70 feet in the shot put in nearly four years and one of only handful in collegiate history to reach that benchmark. Ryan Whiting, then at Arizona State, won the shot put at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a toss of 72-1 (21.97m).
Crouser already had the victory in hand, and lead the field by more than six feet, when he launched his record toss on his sixth and final attempt. The facility record he broke was 27 years old. Randy Barnes threw the shot put 66-8 1/2 (20.33m) in 1987.
Petrillose needed to clear just one bar to earn the victory. All the other competitors were out when she entered at 13-10 (4.22m). She made that bar on her second attempt as well as the winning height. Petrillose, who won the 2014 NCAA indoor title with collegiate record 15-1 (4.60m), attempted to snap the outdoor mark when she raised the bar to 15-1 3/4 (4.62), but missed all three tries.
Sunday's action gets underway at 11 a.m.
Longhorn Notes
• Fabian Jara Dohmann became the second Longhorn to win the Big 12 javelin. Tom Engwall captured the 2004 crown with a toss of 239-6 (72.99). Dohmann is just the second Longhorn to win the javelin at the conference meet in the last 23 years. Collegiate record-holder Patrik Boden won the Southwest Conference crown from 1989-91. Dohmann is now No. 5 on the all-time UT performers list.
• With Shanay Briscoe's season-best clearance of 6 feet, 3/4 inch (1.85m) in the heptathlon high jump on Friday, the senior unofficially moved from a tie for 15th into a fifth-place tie on the 2014 NCAA performers list. By finishing fourth in the heptathlon (5,325), she claimed her third All-Big 12 honor in the multi-events. Briscoe was runner-up in the pentathlon at the 2014 Big 12 Indoor Championships with a career-best 4,039 and fourth in the same event in 2013.
• Sophomore Johannes Hock, the 2013 NCAA decathlon champion, was not able to defend his Big 12 title in the event. Last season, Hock was voted the 2013 Big 12 Outdoor Outstanding Male Freshman of the Year after setting a meet record at the league championships. He led from start to finish, posting the second-best tally (8,293) in school history and seventh-highest total in collegiate history. He made his multi-event season debut at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing third in the decathlon with 7,573 points. Entering the weekend, that total ranked No. 8 on the 2014 NCAA performers list, nearly assuring him of a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships (top 24 earn berths). He will compete in the 110-meter hurdles, long jump and discus this weekend.
• Wolf Mahler's total of 7,602 in the decathlon places him No. 8 on the UT all-time performers list. It is also the best performance in the NCAA this season by a freshman.
• The Longhorns have won the last three Big 12 outdoor shot put titles and two of the last three indoors. Ryan Crouser won indoors in 2012 and 2014, as well as outdoors the last two years. Jacob Thormaehlen won outdoors in 2012.
TEAM STANDINGS – Big 12 Outdoor Championships
Lubbock Texas • Fuller Track and Field Complex
Men (Six Scored Events)
1. Texas Tech - 48
2. Kansas State - 45
3. Texas - 39
4. Oklahoma - 32
5. Oklahoma State - 30
6. Iowa State - 19
7. Baylor - 10
8. Kansas - 8
9. TCU – 3
Women (Six Scored Events)
1. Kansas - 48
2. Kansas State - 45
3. Texas Tech - 36
4. Iowa State - 35
5. Oklahoma - 25
6. Texas - 20
Baylor - 20
8. Oklahoma State - 17
9. TCU - 15
10. West Virginia - 12
TEXAS ENTRIES/RESULTS – Big 12 Outdoor Championships
Lubbock Texas • Fuller Track and Field Complex • All Times Central
Friday, May 16
Women
• 10,000 Meters: 5. Megan Siebert, 35:47.57
• 100-Meter Hurdles (Heptathlon): 7. Shanay Briscoe, 14.64/w2.1 (890)
• High Jump (Heptathlon): 1. Shanay Briscoe, 6-0.75/1.85m (1041)
• Shot Put (Heptathlon): 3. Shanay Briscoe, 40-2.75/12.26m (678)
• 200 Meters (Heptathlon): 9. Shanay Briscoe, 25.75 (819)
• Heptathlon (Total – Four Events): 3. Shanay Briscoe, 3428
Men
• 10,000 Meters: 3. Mark Pinales, 30:29.68; 12. Will Nation, 31:01.41; 14. Chris Galvin, 31:22.54; 16. Eduardo Rodriguez, 31:45.94; 19. Craig Lutz, 32:54.55
• Hammer: 9. Blake Jakobsson, 158-11 (48.45m)
• Javelin: 1. Fabian Jara Dohmann, 243-7 (74.25); 9. John Trucilla, 182-6 (55.62m)
• 100 Meters (Decathlon): 1. Wolf Mahler, 10.86 (986)
• Long Jump (Decathlon): 4. Wolf Mahler, 22-9/6.93m (797)
• Shot Put (Decathlon): 6. Wolf Mahler, 39-3.75/11.98m (605)
• High Jump (Decathlon): 8. Wolf Mahler, 6-0.50/1.84m (661)
• 400 Meters (Decathon): 1. Wolf Mahler, 47.27 (945)
• Decathlon (Total – Five Events): 2. Wolf Mahler, 3900
Saturday, May 17
Women
• 100 Meters – Prelim: 2. Morolake Akinosun, 11.24q; 3. Ashley Spencer, 11.34q; 10. Christy Udoh, 11.66
• 200 Meters – Prelim: 1. Ashley Spencer, 23.06q; 3. Courtney Okolo, 23.17q; 4. Kendall Baisden, 23.15q; 5. Morolake Akinosun, 23.28q; 6. Christy Udoh, 23.44q; 8. Briana Nelson, 23.59q
• 400 Meters – Prelim: 1. Courtney Okolo, 50.76q!&; 2. Briana Nelson, 51.82q; 3. Kendall Baisden, 52.34q
• 800 Meters – Prelim: 1. Katie Hoaldridge, 2:08.87q; 9. Mary Beth Hamilton, 2:13.31
• 1,500 Meters – Prelim: 1. Marielle Hall, 4:26.04q; 13. Connor Ward, 4:34.51; 14. Jessica Harper, 4:36.00; 18. Katie Burford, 4:44.57; 19. Meghan Shea, 4:47.21
• 100-Meter Hurdles – Prelim: 2. Morgan Snow, 12.91q!; 9. Melissa Gonzalez, 13.83
• 400-Meter Hurdles – Prelim: 1. Danielle Dowie, 56.77q; 4. Melissa Gonzalez, 59.44q
• Pole Vault: 1. Kaitlin Petrillose, 14-6 (4.42m)#; 8. Alyssa Gullo, 11-6.50 (3.52m); t10. Peri Howser, 11-0.75 (3.37m); -- Anne Harwig, NH
• Long Jump: 12. Pamela Uchebo, 18-7 (5.66m)
• Shot Put: 9. Nekia Jones, 47-10.50 (14.59m)
• Long Jump (Heptathlon): 4. Shanay Briscoe, 18-5/5.61m (7.32m)
• Javelin (Heptathlon): 9. Shanay Briscoe, 98-6/30.02m (477)
• 800 Meters (Heptathlon): 7. Shanay Briscoe, 2:30.37 (688)
• Heptathlon (Total - Seven Events): 4. Shanay Briscoe, 5325
Men
• 100 Meters – Prelim: 3. Senoj-Jay Givans, 10.10q$; 9. Basil Fares, 10.51; 12 Charles Anumnu, 10.62
• 200 Meters – Prelim: 4. Senoj-Jay Givans, 20.82 (w2.7)q; 5. Zack Bilderback, 20.90q; 13. Charles Anumnu, 21.34 (w2.7)
• 400 Meters – Prelim: 1. Zack Bilderback, 45.80q; 5. Chris Irvin, 46.62q; 15. Pieter Conradie, 49.68
• 800 Meters – Prelim: 7. Robert Uhr, 1:50.73q; 14. David Anamosa, 1:52.17
• 110-Meter Hurdles – Prelim: 5. Spencer Dunkerley-Offor, 13.97q; 7. Jake Wohlford, 14.14q; 10 Johannes Hock, 14.56
• 400-Meter Hurdles – Prelim: -- Josh Brudnick, DQ
• Long Jump: 7. Basil Fares, 24-1.50 (7.35m); 10. Johannes Hock, 23-7.25 (7.19m); 14. Nick Phynn, 23-0.75/7.03m (w2.8)
• Shot Put: 1. Ryan Crouser, 70-2.25 (21.39m)!&$; 4. Will Spence, 61-3.50 (18.68m)
• 110-Meter Hurdles (Decathlon): 2. Wolf Mahler, 14.84 (869)
• Discus (Decathlon): 2. Wolf Mahler, 131-6/40.09m (666)
• Pole Vault (Decathlon): t1. Wolf Mahler, 15-8.50/4.79m (846)
• Javelin (Decathlon): 5. Wolf Mahler, 162-2/49.44m (580)
• 1,500 Meters (Decathlon): 1. Wolf Mahler, 4:30.50 (741)
• Decathlon (Total – 10 events): 3. Wolf Mahler, 7602
Sunday, May 18
Women
• High Jump (3:30 p.m.): Shanay Briscoe
• Triple Jump (3:30 p.m.): Pamela Uchebo
• 4x100-Meter Relay (5:30 p.m.): Morolake Akinosun, Kendall Baisden, Courtney Okolo, Ashley Spencer, Morgan Snow, Christy Udoh
• 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (5:50 p.m.): Brittany Marches, Alaina Perez
• 1,500 Meters – Final (6:20 p.m.): Marielle Hall
• 100-Meter Hurdles – Final (6:55 p.m.): Morgan Snow
• 400 Meters – Final (7:05 p.m.): Courtney Okolo, Briana Nelson, Kendall Baisden
• 100 Meters – Final (7:25 p.m.): Morolake Akinosun, Ashley Spencer
• 800 Meters – Final (7:45 p.m.): Katie Hoaldridge
• 400-Meter Hurdles – Final (8:05 p.m.): Danielle Dowie, Melissa Gonzalez
• 200 Meters – Final (8:25 p.m.): Ashley Spencer, Courtney Okolo, Kendall Baisden, Morolake Akinosun, Christy Udoh, Briana Nelson
• 5,000 Meters (8:40 p.m.): Marielle Hall, Olivia Mickle, Megan Siebert, Connor Ward, Katie Burford
• 4x400-Meter Relay (9:25 p.m.): Briana Nelson, Melissa Gonzalez, Kendall Baisden, Danielle Dowie, Katie Hoaldridge, Christy Udoh, Morolake Akinosun
Men
• Discus (2 p.m.): Ryan Crouser, Will Spence, Blake Jakobsson, Johannes Hock
• Pole Vault (5 p.m.): Reese Watson, Casey Wicker, Wolf Mahler, Hayden Clark
• Triple Jump (6:30 p.m.): Nick Phynn, Basil Fares
• High Jump (6:30 p.m.): Logan Brittain
• 4x100-Meter Relay (5:40 p.m.): Charles Anumnu, Zack Bilderback, Senoj-Jay Givans, Chris Irvin, Basil Fares
• 3,000-Meter Steeplechase (6:05 p.m.): Nate Moore, Austin Roth
• 1,500 Meters – Final (6:20 p.m.): John McNamara, Brady Turnbull
• 110-Meter Hurdles – Final (6:55 p.m.): Spencer Dunkerley-Offor, Jake Wohlford
• 400 Meters – Final (7:15 p.m.): Zack Bilderback, Chris Irvin
• 100 Meters – Final (7:35 p.m.): Senoj-Jay Givans
• 800 Meters – Final (7:55 p.m.): Robert Uhr
• 200 Meters – Final (8:35 p.m.): Senoj-Jay Givans, Zack Bilderback
• 5,000 Meters (9:05 p.m.): Mark Pinales, Craig Lutz, Will Nation, Eduardo Rodriguez, Chris Galvin, John McNamara, Brady Turnbull, Robert Uhr
• 4x400-Meter Relay (9:25 p.m.): Chris Irvin, Charles Anumnu, Senoj-Jay Givans, Zack Bilderback, Pieter Conradie, Josh Brudnick
q – qualified for final
! – stadium record
& - meet record
$ - school record
Note: Times not adjusted for altitude
