Track and Field Completes Arkansas Spring Invitational

Saturday, March 26

Fayetteville, Ark.

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Oklahoma State University

Arkansas Spring Invitational

March 26, 2016 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Chase Ealey added to her Cowgirl legacy over the weekend at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, shattering a school record in the shot put Saturday, and throwing the seventh-best Cowgirl hammer throw mark Friday night.

Ealey finished second in the shot put behind a facility record throw from Mississippi's Raven Saunders, but the top two finishers were the only throwers to record marks over 17 meters in the competition. Ealey launched a 17.71m/58-1.25 foot throw to break the previous school record by more than a foot. Her mark is the second-best throw in the NCAA this season, and the best in the Big 12.

"Chase was going up against a two-time national champion and put up a huge throw," coach Dave Smith said. "She broke her own school record, and just kept on rolling."

Friday night in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Ealey finished sixth in the first hammer throw competition of her career and threw 50.10m/164-4 to land in the Cowgirl top-10 at No. 7.

She wasn't the only entry to earn a top-10 spot on the Cowgirl hammer throw list, as Freshman Aina Maartensson finished fourth in the in competition with a throw of 51.99m/170-7.00. It is the sixth-best throw in OSU history.

Anna Boyert won the seeded running of the 800-meter run in her outdoor season debut in 2:09.01 to take the Big 12 lead in the event, and Abbie Hetherington returned to the track for the first time in 2016 after injury kept her sidelined during the indoor season. She finished fifth in the 1,500-meter seeded run in 4:29.62.

Multi-athletes Cole Verble and Donovan Nunley had solid showings in their first decathlon of the season.

Verble finished fifth overall, his highest finish in a multi-event competition ever as a Cowboy, and Nunley took seventh in his first career decathlon.

Verble's 6,073 points was a massive personal best for him, surpassing his previous point high of 5,425 from last season's Big 12 Championships where he took 10th.

The freshman Nunley successfully completed nine of the 10 events, only failing to record a height in the high jump. He scored 5,237 points and finished seventh without the high jump thanks in part to his three top-five finishes in the long jump, shot put and 110-meter hurdles.

"Cole is coming along nicely," Smith said. "For Donovan, it's his first one ever, so for a guy who's just picking it up, he did a good job. He's never pole-vaulted before, but he cleared a bar, and the no height in the high jump kind of killed his score, but he did OK."

In the men's long jump, Simon Imagbe finished seventh with a career best leap of 7.33m/24-0.75.

"We had a good day, but for the most part is was a low-key meet," Smith said. "It was a good ice-breaker for the team."

The Arkansas Spring Invitational comes on the heels of a full week for OSU track and field. The Pokes have the Texas Relays, Bobcat Invitational and Stanford Invitational on the schedule with the Texas Relays starting March 30 in Austin, Texas.

Arkansas Spring Invitational | March 25-26, 2016 | Fayetteville, Ark.

Women's Results

100 Meters
17. Megan Harris – 12.06 (+2.8)
30. Brittany Stallings – 12.47 (1.3)

200 Meters
22. Stephanie Ferrante – 25.18
25. Danielle Coleman – 25.46
26. Summor Fields – 25.48

400 Meters
10. Kaylee Dodd – 56.49
13. Kaytlyn Larson – 56.97
14. Amira Coleman – 56.98

800 Meters
13. Jillian Hagen – 2:22.76

800 Meters (Seeded)
1. Anna Boyert – 2:09.01

1500 Meters (Seeded)
5. Abbie Hetherington – 4:29.62
6. Aurora Dybedokken - 4:30.58
9. Natalie Baker – 4:33.79
14. Katie Spencer – 4:39.13

400 Meter Hurdles
14. Sarah Robinson – 1:04.13
16. Kennedy Turner – 1:04.33
23. Cydney Crook – 1:09.62

4X100 Meter Relay
6. Oklahoma State Team A – 47.38
     (B. Stallings, S. Ferrante,
       S. Fields, M. Harris)

4X400 Meter Relay
6. Oklahoma State Team A – 3:47.55
     (S. Ferrante, S. Fields,
D. Coleman, A. Coleman)

11. Oklahoma State Team B – 3:55.58
     (K. Larson, K. Dodd,
A. Hetherington, J. Hagen)

Pole Vault
21. Meghan McGrath – 3.10m/10-2.00

Long Jump
16. Maddie Lorant – 5.23m/7-2.00

Shot Put
2. Chase Ealey – 17.71m/58-1.25
6. Katie Kehl – 14.31m/46-11.50

Discus Throw
4. Katie Kehl – 47.53m/155-11.0
7. Baylor Nelson – 40.98m/134-5.0

Javelin Throw
2. Megan Honas – 44.91m/147.4

Hammer Throw
4. Aina Maartensson – 51.99m/170-7
6. Chase Ealey – 50.10m/164-4
12. Baylor Nelson – 41.71m/136-10

Heptathlon
6. Triana Browne-Hearrell – 4025 pts
            8. 100 Meter Hurdles – 17.18 (-0.6)
            9. High Jump – 1.36m/4-6.00
            4. Shot Put – 9.28m/30-5.50
            3. 200 Meters – 25.66 (-0.1)
            6. Long Jump – 5.06m/16-7.25 (+2.8)
            8. Javelin Throw – 23.41m/76-9.75
            3. 800 Meters – 2:27.02

Men's Results

100 Meters
14. Arlando Brewer-Johnson – 10.68 (+2.2)
18. Simon Imagbe – 10.81 (+0.9)
31. Jacob Fincham-Dukes – 11.10 (+1.8)
33. Cole Norton – 11.16 (+0.9)
36. Ty Smith – 11.29 (+2.2)

200 Meters
11. Malik Givens – 21.42
29. Ty Smith – 22.37
31. Cole Norton – 22.56

400 Meters
5. Tyler Jackson – 48.42
7. Brandon Singleton – 48.59
15. Anthony Grogan Jr. – 50.09
16. Tanner Green – 50.55

800 Meters (Seeded)
4. Ryan Wheatley – 1:53.19

1500 Meters (Seeded)
4. Cerake Geberkidane – 3:50.06
7. Brigham Hedges – 3:51.83
9. Luis Martinez – 3:53.40
10. Anthoney Armstrong – 3:53.52

4X100-Meter Relay
6. Oklahoma State Team A – 40.60
     (A. Brewer-Johnson, M. Givens,
       A. Grogan Jr., T. Jackson)

4X400-Meter Relay
3. Oklahoma State Team A – 3:15.44
     (B. Singleton, T. Jackson,
      A. Grogan Jr., T. Green)

High Jump
8. Reid Joyner – 1.95m/6-4.75

Long Jump
7. Simon Imagbe – 7.33m/24-0.75
12. Jacob Fincham-Dukes – 6.97m/22-10.50
14. Arlando Brewer-Johnson – 6.90m/22-7.75
20. Micah Kee – 6.45m/21-2.00

Javelin Throw
7. Sean Casey – 50.47m/165-7.00
8. Wesley Hallof – 50.46m/165-7.00

Decathlon
5. Cole Verble – 6073 pts.
            8. 100 Meters – 11.93 (+0.8)
            6. Long Jump – 6.22m/20-5.00 (+1.3)
            7. Shot Put – 11.96m/39-3.00
            5. High Jump – 1.82m/5-11.50
            7. 400 Meters – 54.73
            7. 110 Meter Hurdles – 16.79 (+3.4)
            9. Discus Throw – 29.81m/97-9.00
            3. Pole Vault – 4.50m/14-9
            6. Javelin Throw - 45.44m/149-1.00
            6. 1500 Meters – 5:05.83
7. Donovan Nunley – 5237 pts.
            6. 100 Meters – 11.56 (+0.5)
            3. Long Jump – 6.70m/21-11.75 (+0.0)
            4. Shot Put – 12.39m/40-7.75
            --. High Jump – NH
            8. 400 Meters – 55.61
            3. 110 Meter Hurdles – 15.31
            8. Discus Throw – 31.25m/102-6
            7. Pole Vault – 3.10m/10-2.00
            7. Javelin Throw – 44.74m/146-9.00
            7. 1500 Meters – 5:38.95