Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirls Ready for Big 12 Championships
May 14, 2008 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State women's track and field team travels to Boulder, Colo., this weekend for the 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Championships.
Several Cowgirls have recorded impressive marks this season, and look to continue the trend in the postseason.
Junior thrower Merritt Dietz heads into the Big 12 Championships with a U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying discus mark of 56.18 meters, the second-best mark in the Big 12 and Midwest Region this season.
Senior Tihana Sarac also had an impressive regular season, setting the school heptathlon record at 5,057 points and recording several personal bests.
Senior Deleanor Kirkpatrick will try to add to her success in her last Big 12 Outdoor Championships. Kirkpatrick posted an impressive hammer throw mark earlier this season with a 57.11-meter toss.
Another Cowgirl hoping to add to this season's success is sophomore Baiba Blumbaha, who has already qualified for the NCAA regional in the triple jump this season, and posted a 5.94-meter mark in the long jump.
The 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Championships are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Friday with the women's heptathlon 100-meter hurdles.
Oklahoma State Competitors at the Big 12 Championships
Andrews, Brandi
Andrews, Clarissa
Bashorun, Fey
Blomkvist, Kim
Boaddus, Brandi
Blumbaha, Baiba
Dietz, Merritt
Greathouse, LaKendrea
Hjalmarsen, Tone
Kirkpatrick, Deleanor
Kovtun, Natalia
McKee, Lauren
Mixon, Teran
Rader, Julie
Roman, Alina
Sarac, Tihana
Schroeder, Leah
Susa, Mihaela
Tomankova, Eva
