Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Track and Field Travels to Sevigne Husker Invite
February 04, 2015 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
STILLWATER - The Oklahoma State men's and women's track and field squads travel to Lincoln, Neb., Friday to compete at the Sevigne Husker Invite at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
The Basics
The Oklahoma State men's and women's track and field squads will travel to Lincoln, Neb., on Friday to compete at the Sevigne Husker Invite in the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Follow The Meet
Results will be posted on okstate.com following the conclusion of the meet. Live stats can be followed at: http://www.huskers.com/fls/100/trackstats/15FSHI/index.htm
Probable Entries
Five athletes are expected to compete for Oklahoma State, including Itamar Levi, Nick Miller and Craig Nowak for the Cowboys and Caileigh Glenn and Monika Juodeskaite for the Cowgirls.
Meet Format/Schedule
The 2015 Sevigne Husker Invite will begin at noon Friday with the pentathlon and heptathlon. Friday's running events will take place between 6 p.m. and 9:05 p.m., while field events will be completed between 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday's slate begins with the men's shot put at 12 p.m., and will end with the men's 4X400 meter relay at 4:55 p.m.
For a full meet schedule, visit: http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/3061407.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
Last Time Out: Razorback Invitational
Chad Noelle reeled off an astonishing effort in the anchor leg to win the distance medley relay for the Oklahoma State men's track and field team on Jan. 30, highlighting the team's first day of competition at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark.
With the Cowboys sitting in fourth place through three legs, Noelle delivered a late charge to help complete a thrilling comeback and win the event with a final mark of 9:30.65. Noelle's run of 3:56.82 in the 1,600 meter final leg helped the Cowboys overcome a two-second differential after the third leg, as the Cowboys overtook Stanford, Texas A&M and Iowa State en route to the late victory.
In addition to the Cowboys' thrilling finish in the DMR, Oklahoma State also provided excitement in the sprints category, as school-record holder John Teeters returned to the track for his first appearance since recording the NCAA's No. 1 time in the 60 meter dash earlier this season. This time around, Teeters dominated the event with a mark of 6.55, finishing only a hundredth of a second behind the 6.54 he recorded at the Holiday Inn Invitational.
On the women's side, the Cowgirls also provided a solid performance in the distance medley relay, as Aurora Dybedokken, Stephanie Ferrante, Clara Nichols and Kaela Edwards finished in second with a time of 11:12.89. The mark stands at No. 5 in collegiate competition, No. 1 in the Big 12, and No. 3 in the OSU record books.
Kaela Edwards and Clara Nichols provided lifetime bests in the 800 meters, finishing in second and third, respectively. Edwards' mark of 2:05.25, the third-best time in NCAA competition this season, moves her up to No. 2 on the OSU all-time list, while Nichols' mark of 2:06.25 gives her the country's sixth-best time in the event.
Anna Boyert finished first in her heat and sixth overall in the mile with a mark of 4:48.19, while true freshman Aurora Dybedokken finished in eighth (4:49.33).
A Look Back: 2014 Husker Invite
Oklahoma State's John Teeters broke the school record in the 60 meter dash for the No. 11 OSU men's track and field team at the Bob Sevigne Husker Invitational, in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday.
Teeters bolted down the track in 6.69 seconds, eclipsing Daniel McLemore's school record of 6.70, which was set in 2004.
In the men's weight throw, Nick Miller won the event yet again, with a launch of 21.77m/71-5.25. This is the third-straight meet in which Miller has won the weight throw.
For the No. 24 Cowgirls, Caitlin Way took 22nd in the weight throw, with a mark of 15.13m/49-7.75.
Oklahoma State's Itamar Levi took eighth place in the men's shot put to lead OSU track and field in day two.Levi's throw, a 17.34m/56-10.75 toss, was not only good enough for eighth place in the event, but also moved him up to No. 4 on OSU's all-time indoor shot put list.
Moving On Up
The Oklahoma State women's track and field team earned the No. 13 spot in the USTFCCCA National Preseason Rankings, giving the Cowgirls their highest ranking in school history.
The team's previous high mark came at the conclusion of the 2014 season, when the Cowgirls finished 15th at the NCAA Indoor Championships. At the meet, Savannah Camacho and Kaela Edwards finished second and third, respectively, in the 800 meters, helping Oklahoma State record its best finish ever at the national meet.
The Fastest Man In The Country
On Jan. 16, Cowboy sprinter John Teeters provided one of the most electrifying performances of the season, as the sophomore ran a 6.54 in the 60 meter dash at the Holiday Inn Invitational, giving him the NCAA's number one mark and a new school record. A look at how Teeters' time stacks up with the rest of the NCAA this season:
1. John Teeters Oklahoma State 6.54 1/16/15
1. Trayvon Bromell Baylor 6.54 1/23/15
3. Jalen Miller Mississippi 6.55 1/30/15
4. Ronnie Baker TCU 6.58cA 1/31/15
5. Tevin Hester Clemson 6.60 1/30/15
5. Trentavis Friday Florida State 6.60 1/23/15
To put Teeters' time into perspective, his 6.54 would have earned second-place honors at last season's NCAA Indoor Championships, won by Florida State's Dentarius Locke (6.52). Teeters' performance was also only .02 seconds away from landing a spot on the collegiate all-time top 10.
Star In Scotland
On Jan. 10, Oklahoma State cross country standout Cerake Geberkidane finished second in the men's junior race at the Great Edinburgh International Cross Country Meet, helping team USA win its first overall team title at the event.
Geberkidane, a freshman in his first season of collegiate competition, completed the 6K course in 20:07, besting several of the world's elite junior athletes. His second-place effort marked the first of five Americans finishing in the top six, helping Team USA win the junior competition on the way to an overall team title with 121 points.
Oklahoma State was also represented through the efforts of Dave Smith, who served as one of two American coaches. Smith also guided Team USA to team titles in the women's junior competition and the men's senior race.
Miller Smashes Meet Record
Oklahoma State's season-opening appearance at the K-State Winter Invitational was highlighted by one of the Cowboys' most decorated talents; senior Nick Miller. Miller took first in the weight throw with a toss of 22.56m/74-0.25, breaking the previous meet record (21.44m/70-04.25m - Jason Gervais, Wyoming, 1999) by almost four feet.
Rewriting The Record Books
At Oklahoma State's season-opening meet on Dec. 13, the Cowboys and Cowgirls saw success in a wide range of events, earning seven first-place finishes. Even more impressively, eight different members from the two OSU squads entered their names into the school record books.
True freshman Arlando Brewer-Johnson completed the 60 meter dash in 6.91 seconds, giving him the fourth-fastest mark in school history. He also navigated his way to No. 9 on OSU's all-time list of long jump performances, leaping a first-place mark of 6.81m/22-4.25.
In his OSU debut, Richard Smith dominated the triple jump with a mark of 14.25/46-9.0, earning him the fifth-longest leap in Oklahoma State history.
After recording a throw of 17.47/57-3.25 at last season's Big 12 Championships, Itamar Levi improved his indoor best in the shot put with a mark of 17.72m/58-1.75, helping him stay at No. 4 in the record books. Levi also improved his indoor best in the weight throw (15.73m/51-7.25), keeping him at No. 2 on the all-time list.
Charles Kammiller, a sophomore from Derby, Kan., finished just behind Levi in the weight throw category with a mark of 15.48/50-9.5, helping him maintain the third-best toss in school history.
In her collegiate debut, Leah Milteer blazed her way into the record books by recording a time of 7.96 in the 60 meter dash, giving her the ninth-best time in OSU history.
OSU throwing standouts Chase Ealey and Ieva Zarankaite each delivered indoor bests in the shot put. Ealey won the event with a mark of 15.93m/52-3.25, improving her previous high that stands at No. 2 on the all-time list. Zarankaite took third with a throw of 14.61m/47-11.25, earning her the sixth-best throw in school history.
