Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, April 13
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
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John McDonnell Invitational
Track and Field Travels to Arkansas for John McDonnell Invitational
April 11, 2018 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
MEET NOTES
The Basics
The Oklahoma State track and field program continues its outdoor season this week at the John McDonnell Invitational in its second of four trips to Arkansas in 2018.
OSU hasn't been to the meet since 2016, but had plenty of success in Fayetteville three weeks ago, when Wesley Hallof set the school record in the men's javelin throw.
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Follow the Meet
Live results for the 2018 John McDonnell Invitational will be available at FlashResults.com.
To keep up with Oklahoma State's trip to Arkansas, results and a full recap will be available on okstate.com following the conclusion of the meet.
Updates will be given on the team's twitter (@run4okstate) throughout the two days of competition.
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Broadcast
The 2018 John McDonnell Invitational will be livestreamed on SECNetwork+, starting on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and Saturday at 4:30 p.m. CT.
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Meet Schedule – All Times CT
The John McDonnell Invitational is a two-day meet, set to begin on Friday, April 13.
The first event is scheduled to kick off Friday at 12 p.m. with the hammer throw.
The televised portion of the meet will begin at 6 p.m. with the javelin throw.
The first open track event of the meet, the 400-meter hurdles, is set to start alongside the javelin throw.
Saturday's plate will also begin at 12 p.m. with the women's heptathlon section of the long jump.
The first open track section of day two is set to be the 4x100-meter relay, scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m.
Set to follow are the 400 meters, long jump and 100-meter dash.
The final combined event is set to be the decathlon 1,500-meter run at 7:30 p.m.
To wrap up the 2018 John McDonnell Invitatonal, the 4x400-meter relays are set to run at 7:40 p.m. and 7:50 p.m., respectively.
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Last Time Out
The Oklahoma State track and field program competed against the NCAA's best in three states and two timezones.
At the Texas Relays, newcomer Emily Rogers leaped her way to a tie at No. 6 OSU all-time with a mark of 1.68m/5-6.
In California at the Stanford Invitational, Isai Rodriguez and Jorge Perez made their outdoor debuts and Gintare Zenkeviciute ran the No. 10 10,000-meter time in school history in 34:15.18.
OSU shined at the ORU Invitational, cracking the school's top-10 lists nine times, highlighted by the 4x400-meter relay team setting the No. 2 mark in OSU outdoor history.
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Rewriting Records
The Oklahoma State track and field dynasty has seen its fair share of success in the outdoor season, with 2018 being no exception. After just three weekends in the outdoor season, the Pokes have already begun to rewrite school history.
After three weekends, there have been 18 records that have cracked the school's all time top-10, spanning over 13 events.
One Cowboy and one Cowgirl have found themselves at the top of the list in sophomores Elliett Kulkin and Wesley Hallof.
In the opening meet of the outdoor season, Kulkin leapt her way to the top of the women's all-time pole vault list, tying Megan Robbins' mark of 3.75m/12-3.5 set in 1999. Also joining her in the women's vault top-5 is Elissa White and Meghan McGrath, who sit at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
Three weeks ago at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, Hallof launched his way into the OSU record books, becoming the sole leader of farthest men's javelin throw at 53.94m/177-0.
Some other notables include the 4x400-meter relay quartet of Nicolette Dixon, Danielle Coleman, Stephanie Ferrante and Amira Coleman running the No. 2 fastest relay time in school history two weeks ago at the meet in Tulsa.
Dave Smith's squad will look to continue its already productive 2018 outdoor season.
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Martinez Magic
Senior Cowboy Luis Martinez has long been a staple of the men's distance lineup, with his final campaign being no different.
In the cross country season, Martinez placed in the top-10 in the four of five races he competed in, highlighted by his silver medal at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships behind teammate Hassan Abdi.
In the indoor season, he found himself in the top-10 in three out of four meets in which he competed.
His best run came against some the conference's best at the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa. Martinez competed in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters, earning first team All-Big 12 honors in both events.
Martinez's final outdoor season is off to a hot start for the New Mexico native. In his first race of 2018, the Arkansas Spring Invitational, Martinez ran his way to a 1,500-meter gold in 3:45.93. His time was a mere five-hundredths of a second off the meet record, set by former Cowboy Tom Farrell in 2011.
Two weekends ago in Palo Alto California, Martinez competed against some of the nation's best at the Stanford Invitational. His time of 29:16.78 placed him 19th against the best distance runners in the country.
Martinez will look to continue to etch his name among the Oklahoma State distance runners' record books, a task that has proven more and more difficult as years go by.
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Obliterating Outdoors
The outdoor season has been one that's seen great success under Dave Smith. In his first season as cross country and track and field director, the Cowboys got their first individual outdoor champion since 1985 in German Fernandez. Fernandez took home the title in the men's 1,500 meters and still holds the school record mark in the event.
For the Cowgirls, 2016 was a historic outdoor year for Dave Smith's athletes. The outdoor season produced five All-Americans: Aurora Dybedokken, Chase Ealey, Ingeborg Loevnes, Kaela Edwards and Savannah Camacho. That mark represents the most women's All-Americans in a single year in program history.
In 2017, the outdoor season saw more of the same, with the Cowboys and Cowgirls both producing three All-Americans.
For the men, the season was highlighted by Hassan Abdi's first Big 12 title, Jacob Fincham-Dukes setting the outdoor school record in the long jump and Josh Thompson's fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championships.
Some highlights of the Cowgirls' outdoor season were Kaela Edwards and Savannah Camacho's final Big 12 titles and Kaylee Dodd's fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships after finishing ninth overall in the indoor season.
So far this season, Dave Smith's squads have already begun building the future for an outdoor Oklahoma State dynasty.
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The Basics
The Oklahoma State track and field program continues its outdoor season this week at the John McDonnell Invitational in its second of four trips to Arkansas in 2018.
OSU hasn't been to the meet since 2016, but had plenty of success in Fayetteville three weeks ago, when Wesley Hallof set the school record in the men's javelin throw.
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Follow the Meet
Live results for the 2018 John McDonnell Invitational will be available at FlashResults.com.
To keep up with Oklahoma State's trip to Arkansas, results and a full recap will be available on okstate.com following the conclusion of the meet.
Updates will be given on the team's twitter (@run4okstate) throughout the two days of competition.
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Broadcast
The 2018 John McDonnell Invitational will be livestreamed on SECNetwork+, starting on Friday at 6 p.m. CT and Saturday at 4:30 p.m. CT.
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Meet Schedule – All Times CT
The John McDonnell Invitational is a two-day meet, set to begin on Friday, April 13.
The first event is scheduled to kick off Friday at 12 p.m. with the hammer throw.
The televised portion of the meet will begin at 6 p.m. with the javelin throw.
The first open track event of the meet, the 400-meter hurdles, is set to start alongside the javelin throw.
Saturday's plate will also begin at 12 p.m. with the women's heptathlon section of the long jump.
The first open track section of day two is set to be the 4x100-meter relay, scheduled to kick off at 5 p.m.
Set to follow are the 400 meters, long jump and 100-meter dash.
The final combined event is set to be the decathlon 1,500-meter run at 7:30 p.m.
To wrap up the 2018 John McDonnell Invitatonal, the 4x400-meter relays are set to run at 7:40 p.m. and 7:50 p.m., respectively.
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Last Time Out
The Oklahoma State track and field program competed against the NCAA's best in three states and two timezones.
At the Texas Relays, newcomer Emily Rogers leaped her way to a tie at No. 6 OSU all-time with a mark of 1.68m/5-6.
In California at the Stanford Invitational, Isai Rodriguez and Jorge Perez made their outdoor debuts and Gintare Zenkeviciute ran the No. 10 10,000-meter time in school history in 34:15.18.
OSU shined at the ORU Invitational, cracking the school's top-10 lists nine times, highlighted by the 4x400-meter relay team setting the No. 2 mark in OSU outdoor history.
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Rewriting Records
The Oklahoma State track and field dynasty has seen its fair share of success in the outdoor season, with 2018 being no exception. After just three weekends in the outdoor season, the Pokes have already begun to rewrite school history.
After three weekends, there have been 18 records that have cracked the school's all time top-10, spanning over 13 events.
One Cowboy and one Cowgirl have found themselves at the top of the list in sophomores Elliett Kulkin and Wesley Hallof.
In the opening meet of the outdoor season, Kulkin leapt her way to the top of the women's all-time pole vault list, tying Megan Robbins' mark of 3.75m/12-3.5 set in 1999. Also joining her in the women's vault top-5 is Elissa White and Meghan McGrath, who sit at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
Three weeks ago at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, Hallof launched his way into the OSU record books, becoming the sole leader of farthest men's javelin throw at 53.94m/177-0.
Some other notables include the 4x400-meter relay quartet of Nicolette Dixon, Danielle Coleman, Stephanie Ferrante and Amira Coleman running the No. 2 fastest relay time in school history two weeks ago at the meet in Tulsa.
Dave Smith's squad will look to continue its already productive 2018 outdoor season.
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Martinez Magic
Senior Cowboy Luis Martinez has long been a staple of the men's distance lineup, with his final campaign being no different.
In the cross country season, Martinez placed in the top-10 in the four of five races he competed in, highlighted by his silver medal at the Big 12 Cross Country Championships behind teammate Hassan Abdi.
In the indoor season, he found himself in the top-10 in three out of four meets in which he competed.
His best run came against some the conference's best at the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa. Martinez competed in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters, earning first team All-Big 12 honors in both events.
Martinez's final outdoor season is off to a hot start for the New Mexico native. In his first race of 2018, the Arkansas Spring Invitational, Martinez ran his way to a 1,500-meter gold in 3:45.93. His time was a mere five-hundredths of a second off the meet record, set by former Cowboy Tom Farrell in 2011.
Two weekends ago in Palo Alto California, Martinez competed against some of the nation's best at the Stanford Invitational. His time of 29:16.78 placed him 19th against the best distance runners in the country.
Martinez will look to continue to etch his name among the Oklahoma State distance runners' record books, a task that has proven more and more difficult as years go by.
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Obliterating Outdoors
The outdoor season has been one that's seen great success under Dave Smith. In his first season as cross country and track and field director, the Cowboys got their first individual outdoor champion since 1985 in German Fernandez. Fernandez took home the title in the men's 1,500 meters and still holds the school record mark in the event.
For the Cowgirls, 2016 was a historic outdoor year for Dave Smith's athletes. The outdoor season produced five All-Americans: Aurora Dybedokken, Chase Ealey, Ingeborg Loevnes, Kaela Edwards and Savannah Camacho. That mark represents the most women's All-Americans in a single year in program history.
In 2017, the outdoor season saw more of the same, with the Cowboys and Cowgirls both producing three All-Americans.
For the men, the season was highlighted by Hassan Abdi's first Big 12 title, Jacob Fincham-Dukes setting the outdoor school record in the long jump and Josh Thompson's fourth-place finish in the NCAA Championships.
Some highlights of the Cowgirls' outdoor season were Kaela Edwards and Savannah Camacho's final Big 12 titles and Kaylee Dodd's fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships after finishing ninth overall in the indoor season.
So far this season, Dave Smith's squads have already begun building the future for an outdoor Oklahoma State dynasty.
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