Veterans Shine on Day One in Ames

Friday, February 23

AMES, IA

Oklahoma State University

Big 12 Indoor Championships

February 23, 2018 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track

Overall Results

AMES, Iowa — Eleven Oklahoma State track and field athletes qualified for their event finals on day one of the Indoor Big 12 Championship on Friday in the Lied Recreation Center.

After the first day of competition, the Cowboys sit in fifth place in the team standings with 18 points, while the Cowgirls remain in seventh overall with 11 points.

"It was an exciting day," head coach Dave Smith said. "We're in a little bit of a rebuilding year, so it would be easy to get down and get discouraged, but I haven't seen that."

Senior Molly Sughroue was the only first-place finisher for the Pokes on the first day in Ames, taking first overall in the women's mile in 4:50.57. Sughroue is looking to defend her mile title from last season, when she took gold in 4:47.76 by nearly two full seconds.

Long jumper Jacob Fincham-Dukes kicked off the scoring on day one for the Cowboys. The Leeds, England native took sixth with his leap of 7.66m/25-1.75.

Senior Cowboy Luis Martinez kept the momentum alive when he placed third in a stacked 5,000-meter field in 14:04.42, with newcomer Ashenafi Hatte also scoring for the Cowboys taking eighth. Martinez held off a surge from Iowa State's Nathan Rodriguez to keep ISU from going 1-2-3.

Newcomers Garrett Calhoun and Dustan Davidson stepped up in the middle-distance events for the Cowboys. Calhoun took seventh in the 800 meters and Davidson third in the 1,000-meter preliminaries to qualify for Saturday's finals.

Senior Brandon Singleton was the only Cowboy to qualify in the men's 600-yard run. Singleton is looking to improve on last year's sixth-place finish in the same event for the Cowboys.

Senior Cowgirl Gintare Zenkeviciute was the first to score team points for the Cowgirls. Zenkeviciute out-paced Texas' Destiny Collins to take seventh overall in 16:50.99.

Also scoring for the women, long jumper Schuyler Wood-Hilderbrandt continues to impress in an OSU uniform. Wood-Hilderbrandt already sits at No. 2 on the OSU all-time list, and took eighth overall to podium for the Cowgirls.

"That's her first time scoring for us and I'm proud of her," Smith said. "That was a nice surprise."

Kaylee Dodd continued to make waves in the women's 800m, taking second and qualifying for tomorrow's 800m final. Dodd currently owns the No. 10 time in the NCAA in the event, and is looking to build on her fifth-place finish at last year's Indoor Big 12 Championship.

Stephanie Ferrante will join Dodd in the 800-meter finals on Saturday, as she placed sixth to qualify in 2:13.52.

"I think it's going to be a heck of a race," Smith said. "I bet that last 50 meters is going to be an exciting finish."

The Cowgirl sprint duo of Amira Coleman and Ambra Wesley qualified for tomorrow's 600-yard finals, going 5-6 in 1:22.50 and 1:22.74, respectively.

"Ambra Wesley and Amira Coleman ran great races," Smith said. "What I saw from Amira today was something was something she hasn't shown before. There was a lot of confidence, assertiveness and aggression."

Both DMR teams also scored for the Pokes, with both squads taking second. The Cowgirls currently hold the No. 9 time in the nation in the event with their time of 11:01.55 from a week ago.

"What most excites me is some people we haven't counted on before showing up today and making finals and doing whatever we need them to do," Smith said.

The competition continues tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. CT with the men's heptathlon 60-meter hurdles.

OSU Results

Men

60 Meters Prelim
13. Malik Givens – 6.82

200 Meters Prelim
20. Tyler Jackson – 22.13

400 Meters Prelim
11. Kwame Donyinah – 48.46
12. Tyler Jackson – 49.47

600 Yards Prelim
7. Brandon Singleton – 1:11.31q
12. Tanner Green – 1:13.08

800 Meters Prelim
7. Garrett Calhoun – 1:52.95q

1,000 Meters Prelim
3. Dustan Davidson – 2:26.14Q
12. Kyler True – 2:33.01

5,000 Meters Final
3. Luis Martinez – 14:04.42
8. Ashenafi Hatte – 14:11.39
14. Bryce Quigley – 14:54.69
15. Ben Butler – 14:55.56
18. Owen Krewson – 15:01.16
20. Alec Haines – 15:14.79

Long Jump Final
6. Jacob Fincham-Dukes – 7.66m/25-1.75
10. Simon Imagbe – 7.21m/23-8
14. Joshua Anadu – 7.05m/23-1.75

Heptathlon (Through Day One)
9. Hootie Hurley
6. 60 Meters – 7.26
7. Long Jump – 6.44m/21-1.50
9. Shot Put – 10.50m/34-5.50
9. High Jump – 1.74m/5-8.50

10. Mace Metcalf
10. 60 Meters – 7.65
10. Long Jump – 5.92m/19-5.25
8. Shot Put – 11.11m/36-5.50
6. High Jump – 1.80m/5-10.75

Distance Medley Relay
2. Oklahoma State Team A – 9:49.83
            Fayers, Singleton,
            True, Abdi

Women

200 Meters Prelim
20. Megan Harris – 24.79

400 Meters Prelim
17. Nicolette Dixon – 56.13
20. Sarah Horan – 59.18

600 Yards Prelim
5. Amira Coleman – 1:22.50q
6. Ambra Wesley – 1:22.74q
10. Danielle Coleman – 1:25.23
11. Latriciea Smith – 1:27.85

800 Meters Prelim
2. Kaylee Dodd – 2:12.43Q
6. Stephanie Ferrante – 2:13.52Q

1,000 Meters Prelim
2. Ariane Ballner – 2:51.02Q
5. Abbie Hetherington – 2:49.80Q
7. Jenny Celis – 2:50.24q
10. Chelsea Jarvis – 2:53.35

Mile Prelim
1. Molly Sughroue – 4:50.57Q
12. Taylor Somers – 4:59.97
13. Cheyenne Walden – 5:00.48
14. Haley Geissler – 5:01.14
15. Kami Hankins – 5:06

5,000 Meters Final
7. Gintare Zenkeviciute – 16:50.99

60-Meter Hurdles Prelim
17. Emily Hart – 8.91

Pole Vault Final
13. Elliett Kulkin – 3.69m/12-1.25
16. Allie Stern – 3.69m/12-1.25

Long Jump Final
8. Schuyler Wood-Hilderbrandt – 5.88m/19-3.50
18. Ryan Roane – 5.39m/17-8.25

Pentathlon
12. Megan Mann – 3,110 pts.
13. 60-Meter Hurdles – 9.24
7. High Jump – 1.43m/4-8.25
16. Shot Put – 8.38m/27-6
11. Long Jump – 5.17m/16-11.50
12. 800 Meters – 2:31.36

Distance Medley Relay Final
2. Oklahoma State Team A – 11:16.18
            Ballner, Wesley,
            Dodd, Sughroue