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DeLoss Dodds Invite

Cole Verble at the 2015 Big 12 Indoor Championships

January 21, 2017 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track

DeLoss Dodds Invitational Results

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Oklahoma State won two titles in the men's and women's 600-yard runs and Cole Verble set three personal bests at Ahearn Field House Saturday at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational.

The Pokes swept the top-five places in the 600-yard run with All-American Brandon Singleton leading the posse of Cowboys across the finish line in 1:12.21, the best time of the year for OSU in that event. Senior All-American Tre'Tez Kinnaird finished second, Tyler Jackson took third, Tanner Green took fourth and Heinrich van Niekerk claimed fifth.

Both Jennifer Celis and Danielle Coleman topped OSU's season's best list in the 600-yard run. Coleman won the race in 1:26.33 and Celis took second in her season debut with a time of 1:26.39.

"We had a lot of young people out there today," coach Dave Smith said. "For some, it was their first or second competition for us and others their first time back from injury or something, so for what it was, it was a pretty good meet for us."

Verble had a busy and productive day of competition. The junior multiathlete snagged personal bests in three events including the indoor shot put, 60-meter hurdles and pole vault.

His best finish of the three events came in the pole vault where he cleared 4.45m/14-7.25 to take seventh.

Sophomore multiathlete Donovan Nunley also competed in the same three events and took fourth in the 60-meter hurdles and 12th in the shot put before missing out on a height in the pole vault.

Logan Daily ran a personal best in the 60-meter dash of 6.92 seconds. The time got him third in the race and puts the young Cowboy in a tie for the seventh-fastest mark in school history.

"We had a lot of PRs out there, today," Smith said. "There were some good efforts and a lot of people working to get better."

Senior Brigham Hedges made his indoor season debut in the 1,000-meter run. He won his heat and finished fourth overall in 2:30.03 with freshman Sukhi Khosla finishing eighth in the same event.

Lexie Lewis had a big day in the 60-and 200-meter dashes. She finished third with a personal best 7.75 in the 60-meter dash and took sixth in the 200-meter dash in 25.75.

Baylor Nelson set a big personal best when she took eighth place in the weight throw. Her mark of 15.34m/50-4.00 was a foot better than her best from earlier this year and nearly got the Cowgirl sophomore onto the top-10 all-time list.

In total, the Cowgirls picked up 11 top-five finishes on the day led by Coleman's 600-yard win, Ieva Zarankaite's second-place throw in the shot put and the Cowgirl 4X400-meter relay team's third-place finish.

Up next for OSU is a big weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the Razorback Invitational, Jan. 27-28. At last year's Razorback Invitational, Craig Nowak took second in the mile, the Cowboy distance medley relay team took second and Savannah Camacho, Kaela Edwards and the Cowgirl DMR all claimed titles against some of the NCAA's best.

DeLoss Dodds Invitational | January 21, 2017 | Manhattan, Kan.

Women's Results

60 Meters
3. Lexie Lewis – 7.75
12. Gianna Moulis – 8.21

60 Meter Hurdles
7. Kennedy Turner – 9.15
9. Devre Newby – 9.21
11. Sarah Robinson – 9.46
12. Erin Hart – 9.57
15. Hailey Matthews – 10.34

200 Meters
6. Lexie Lewis – 25.75
8. Summor Fields – 26.15
11. Erin Hart – 26.58
12. Sarah Robinson – 26.79
13. Kennedy Turner – 26.88
14. Gianna Moulis – 26.97
15. Hailey Matthews – 27.45

600 Yards
1. Danielle Coleman – 1:26.33
2. Jennifer Celis – 1:26.39
6. Rachel Norman – 1:38.97

1000 Meters
3. Sarah Johnson – 3:10.98
4. Bailey Sutherlin – 3:14.03
6. Kaci McCary – 3:19.72

Mile
3. Gintare Zenkeviciute – 5:09.94
8. Natalie Baker – 5:19.93

3000 Meters
5. Kami Hankins – 11:04.71
7. Anna Gunter – 11:12.58
11. Hannah Harris – 12:15.19

4X400-Meter Relay
3. Oklahoma State Team A – 4:02.42
J. Celis, D. Coleman,
R. Scheef, S. Fields

High Jump
6. Fenja Krohn – 1.62m/5-3.75
7. Ashlynn Cummins – 1.57m/5-1.75
8. Haley Mouser – 1.57m/5-1.75

Pole Vault
6. Elliett Kulkin – 3.41m/11-2.25
--. Taylor Peaster - NH

Shot Put
2. Ieva Zarankaite – 14.63m/48-0.0
3. Katie Kehl – 14.13m/46-4.25
7. Jocelen Ruth – 11.35m/37-3.00
11. Devre Newby – 8.59m/28-2.25

Weight Throw
5. Jocelen Ruth – 15.36m/50-4.75
6. Baylor Nelson – 15.34m/50-4.00
9. Ieva Zarankaite – 14.49m/47-6.50

Men's Results

60 Meters
3. Logan Daily – 6.92
10. Ty Smith – 7.08

60 Meter Hurdles
4. Donovan Nunley – 8.37
10. Cole Verble – 9.03

200 Meters
6. Ty Smith – 22.74

600 Yards
1. Brandon Singleton – 1:12.21
2. Tre'Tez Kinnaird – 1:12.45
3. Tyler Jackson – 1:12.87
4. Tanner Green – 1:14.04
5. Heinrich van Niekerk – 1:14.19
7. Garrett Calhoun – 1:16.98

1000 Meters
4. Brigham Hedges – 2:30.03
8. Sukhi Khosla – 2:35.28

Mile
7. Elliot Bowker – 4:26.60

4X400-Meter Relay
Oklahoma State Team A – 3:26.82
T. Kinnaird, G. Calhoun
M. Givens, H. van Niekerk

Pole Vault
7. Cole Verble – 4.45m/14-7.25
--. Donovan Nunley - NH

Shot Put
11. Cole Verble – 12.31m/40-4.75
12. Donovan Nunley – 11.77m/38-7.50