OSU Takes Four Wins From Jim Click Shootout

Saturday, April 9

Tucson, Ariz.

All Day

Oklahoma State University

Jim Click Invitational

April 09, 2016 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track

TUCSON, Ariz. – Tre'Tez Kinnaird and Josh Thompson both took wins along with two Cowgirls Saturday at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Arizona.

Big 12 800-meter indoor champion Kinnaird made his outdoor debut in the same event and crossed the finish line with the same result. The Cowboy newcomer won the 800 in 1:48.74 to take a two second lead on the conference list. His time is also sixth in the West Region.

"Tre looked exceptional, today," coach Dave Smith said. "It was almost like he ran by himself because he took off from the gun. To run a 1:48 in what looked like a one-man time trial is great, and I think it means he's got faster times coming."

Ryan Wheatley joined Kinnaird at the top, finishing second in Arizona in 1:52.83, which replaces his previous best for the No. 10 spot in the Big 12.

All-American and two-time Big 12 champion Thompson returned to the track Saturday in the 1,500-meter run after nearly a month away from competition following his run at the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Thompson entered the event as the highest seed and lived up to his ranking by winning the 1,500 in 3:46.77. His time is No. 26 in the West and fourth in the conference, just behind fellow Cowboy Craig Nowak.

"Josh had more of a race than Tre'Tez because there were a lot of really good milers out there with him," Smith said. "He willed himself to win in those last 50 meters like he's done before, but he still looked good for an opener."

Both Chase Ealey and Aina Maartensson moved themselves up another Cowgirl top-10 all-time list, this time in the hammer throw. Ealey, while still relatively new to the event, landed a 56.00m/183-6 foot throw to finish runner-up in the competition and claim the sixth-best mark in Cowgirl history. Maartensson's throw of 52.08m/170-10 feet put her at seventh all-time and earned her a fourth-place finish.

Ealey also won her usual event of the shot put with a throw of 16.81m/55-2.00 feet, and tried her hand at javelin where she finished third.

Megan Honas won her second javelin competition of the season, this time out-throwing the second-place finisher by 10 feet with a heave of 45.87m/150-6.

Both Cowboy relay teams topped their season's bests with solid outings against teams from Arizona, Iowa, TCU and Northern Arizona.

The 4X100-meter team of Arlando Brewer-Johnson, Sharod Selph, Anthony Grogan Jr., and Tyler Jackson ran a 39.98, which brings the Pokes to fourth in the Big 12. The 4X400-meter team's 3:13.29 earned them a fourth-place finish and puts them in a deadlock with Kansas State for sixth in the conference.

"Anthony had a big day for us with both relays and the 200," Smith said. "Tyler looked good, too. On the women's side, Stephanie Ferrante looks like she's getting back to her old form."

The Cowgirl A-team took fourth in the 4X400-meter relay with Ferrante running a 55.5 split on the third leg.

As for the overall team scores, the Cowboys finished in fifth with 64 points and the Cowgirls took fourth with 58. Iowa won the men's competition and host Arizona took the women's win.

Next on the schedule for the Pokes is another trip out west, this time to Walnut, California, for the Mt. SAC Relays.

Jim Click Shootout | April 9, 2016 | Tucson, Ariz.

Women's Results

200 Meters
13. Stephanie Ferrante – 24.88
15. Triana Browne-Hearrell – 25.01
16. Amira Coleman – 25.10

400 Meters
7. Amira Coleman – 56.68
9. Stephanie Ferrante – 57.51
10. Danielle Coleman – 57.71
12. Summor Fields 58.72

800 Meters
3. Kaytlyn Larson – 2:10.86
5. Jennifer Celis – 2:11.26

1500 Meters
4. Abbie Hetherington – 4:34.60

100 Meter Hurdles
8. Triana Browne-Hearrell – 15.45 (+1.3)

400 Meter Hurdles
8. Sarah Robinson – 1:03.71
9. Kennedy Turner – 1:04.52

Long Jump
7. Triana Browne-Hearrell – 5.00m/16-5

4X400-Meter Relay
4. Oklahoma State Team A – 3:45.45
     (A. Coleman, S. Fields,
      S. Ferrante, D. Coleman)
7. Oklahoma State Team B – 3:55.51
     (K. Turner, K. Larson,
      S. Robinson, T. Browne-Hearrell)

Hammer Throw
2. Chase Ealey – 56.00m/183-8
4. Aina Maartensson – 52.08m/170-10
12. Baylor Nelson – 37.13m/121-10

Javelin Throw
1. Megan Honas – 45.87m/150-6
3. Chase Ealey – 41.20m/135-2

Shot Put
1. Chase Ealey – 16.81m/55-2.00
4. Katie Kehl – 14.32m/46-11.34

Discus Throw
4. Katie Kehl – 47.45m/155-8
7. Baylor Nelson – 40.36m/132-5

Men's Results

100 Meters
8. Sharod Selph – 10.75
11. Arlando Brewer-Johnson – 10.97
14. Jacob Fincham-Dukes – 11.27
--. Simon Imagbe – DNF

200 Meters
5. Anthony Grogan Jr. – 21.49 (+2.0)
7. Tyler Jackson – 21.59 (+0.6)
8. Sharod Selph – 21.76 (+0.6)

400 Meters
7. Tyler Jackson – 47.96
8. Brandon Singleton – 47.98
13. Donovan Nunley – 53.31
14. Cole Verble – 54.26

800 Meters
1. Tre'Tez Kinnaird – 1:48.74
2. Ryan Wheatley – 1:52.83
7. Trenton Daniels – 1:54.60
9. Josh Thompson – 1:57.09

1500 Meters
1. Josh Thompson – 3:46.77

4X100-Meter Relay
3. Oklahoma State Team A – 39.98
(A. Brewer-Johnson, S. Selph,
A. Grogan Jr., T. Jackson)

4X400-Meter Relay
4. Oklahoma State Team A – 3:13.29
(B. Singleton, T. Jackson,
A. Grogan Jr., R. Wheatley)

Long Jump
2. Simon Imagbe – 7.29m/23-11.00
3. Jacob Fincham-Dukes – 7.18m/23-6.75
6. Arlando Brewer-Johnson – 7.00m/22-11.75
8. Donovan Nunley – 6.55m/21-6.00
9. Cole Verble – 6.46m/21-2.50

Javelin Throw
3. Sean Casey – 52.88m/173-6
5. Wesley Hallof – 51.19m/167-11
6. Donovan Nunley – 43.93m/144-1

Discus Throw
10. Cole Verble – 35.14m/115-3
11. Donovan Nunley – 29.47m/96-8