Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, April 27
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
Oklahoma State University
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National Relay Championships
OSU Track and Field Set for Inaugural National Relay Championships
April 25, 2018 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
MEET NOTES
The Basics
The Oklahoma State track and field program will attend the inaugural National Relay Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Teams will be offered the opportunity to compete in seven televised relay races with team scoring, while nine men's teams and 12 women's teams in the top-25 in the nation will be in attendance.
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Follow the Meet
Live results for the 2018 National Relay Championships will be available at FlashResults.com.
To keep up with Oklahoma State's third of four trips to Fayetteville during the season, 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 National Relay Championships will be streamed live on Friday and Saturday on SECNetwork and SECNetwork+. The stream will begin at 3 p.m. CT on Friday and 7 p.m. CT on Saturday.
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Meet Schedule – All Times CT
The 2018 National Relay Championships is a two-day meet, set to begin on Friday, April 27.
The first event is scheduled to kick off at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw.
At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, the first relay event is set to take place in the form of the 4x1,500-meter relay. The sprint medley relay will be the next and final event on Friday.
The action is set to kick off on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the men's hammer throw.
At 7 p.m. CT the live broadcast begins with the first relay event of day two, the 4x100-meter relay.
Four more relay events will take place following those, being the 4x800, 4x200, DMR and the customary 4x400-meter relay to wrap up an action-packed schedule.
The 4x400 is set to begin at 8:35 for the women's section and 8:45 for the men.
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Last Time Out
The Oklahoma State track and field program split to tackle three meets in Norman, Waco, Texas and Palo Alto, California.
The squads earned six OSU all-time top-10 marks among the NCAA's best on an action-packed weekend.
In Waco, Texas at the Michael Johnson Invitational, sprinters Amira Coleman and Latriceia Smith cracked the school's top-10 list in the 400 meters. Coleman ran a blazing 54.82 for No. 4 in school history, while Smith earned No. 9 in OSU all-time in 56.03.
 In Norman at the John Jacobs Invitational, Blake Scott continued his hot streak since transferring from Texas. Scott moved up to a tie for fifth in OSU all-time in the pole vault, clearing a height of 5.07m/16-7.5 on his first attempt.
 Megan Harris took fourth in a stacked 200-meter field in Waco, Texas. Harris ran a wind-aided 24.35, improving on her No. 5 mark in school history.
 In Palo Alto, California, Christian Liddell cracked the all-time top-10 in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Liddell took second in the event in 8:54.27, earning him the No. 9 mark in the OSU record books.
 The women's 4x400-meter quartet of Amira Coleman, Danielle Coleman, Stephanie Ferrante and Ambra Wesley ran another blazing relay in 3:39.00, improving on their already second-fastest time in school history. The group is less than two seconds off the school record of 3:37.44 set in 1997.
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First Annual National Relay Championships
With the most-respected track and field programs from around the country journeying to Northwest Arkansas for the newly minted relays meet, the National Relay Championships is self-proclaimed to become the premiere collegiate relay competition in the nation.
Modeled after the flourishing, biennial IAAF World Relays, the National Relay Championships aims to invoke a spirited rivalry among the most competitive and historical college programs in track and field in advance of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Sixteen Power Five teams are expected to be in attendance, spreading across all Power Five conferences. The competition is expected to be fierce, with nine top-25 men's teams in attendance and 12 women's squads in the nation's top-25 partaking in the first hosting of the meet.
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Middle Distance Magic
Kaylee Dodd has been a staple of the middle-distance lineup for the Cowgirls since her arrival from England. In her senior outdoor season, it's been no change of gameplan. Dodd secured a spot in the West regionals last weekend at the Cardinal Classic with a 2:06.11 in her premiere event, the 800 meters.
Molly Sughroue has been another cog in the middle-distance wheel at Oklahoma State. She is on the edge of qualifying for the West regionals with her 4:20.64 in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational.
In the same event, sophomore Sinclaire Johnson continues to impress. Johnson currently sits at No. 18 in the West region with her team-leading time of 4:20.37 in the 1,500 meters.
Finally on the men's side, Isai Rodriguez continues to look like a superstar, posting another solid time in the 5,000 meters. Rodriguez boasted a 14:03 last weekend in California, the second-fastest time by a Cowboy in the event this season.
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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 women's squad. 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.
Dave Smith's squads are in prime position to excel heading into the postseason again this year.
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The Basics
The Oklahoma State track and field program will attend the inaugural National Relay Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Teams will be offered the opportunity to compete in seven televised relay races with team scoring, while nine men's teams and 12 women's teams in the top-25 in the nation will be in attendance.
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Follow the Meet
Live results for the 2018 National Relay Championships will be available at FlashResults.com.
To keep up with Oklahoma State's third of four trips to Fayetteville during the season, 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 National Relay Championships will be streamed live on Friday and Saturday on SECNetwork and SECNetwork+. The stream will begin at 3 p.m. CT on Friday and 7 p.m. CT on Saturday.
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Meet Schedule – All Times CT
The 2018 National Relay Championships is a two-day meet, set to begin on Friday, April 27.
The first event is scheduled to kick off at 10 a.m. with the women's hammer throw.
At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, the first relay event is set to take place in the form of the 4x1,500-meter relay. The sprint medley relay will be the next and final event on Friday.
The action is set to kick off on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the men's hammer throw.
At 7 p.m. CT the live broadcast begins with the first relay event of day two, the 4x100-meter relay.
Four more relay events will take place following those, being the 4x800, 4x200, DMR and the customary 4x400-meter relay to wrap up an action-packed schedule.
The 4x400 is set to begin at 8:35 for the women's section and 8:45 for the men.
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Last Time Out
The Oklahoma State track and field program split to tackle three meets in Norman, Waco, Texas and Palo Alto, California.
The squads earned six OSU all-time top-10 marks among the NCAA's best on an action-packed weekend.
In Waco, Texas at the Michael Johnson Invitational, sprinters Amira Coleman and Latriceia Smith cracked the school's top-10 list in the 400 meters. Coleman ran a blazing 54.82 for No. 4 in school history, while Smith earned No. 9 in OSU all-time in 56.03.
 In Norman at the John Jacobs Invitational, Blake Scott continued his hot streak since transferring from Texas. Scott moved up to a tie for fifth in OSU all-time in the pole vault, clearing a height of 5.07m/16-7.5 on his first attempt.
 Megan Harris took fourth in a stacked 200-meter field in Waco, Texas. Harris ran a wind-aided 24.35, improving on her No. 5 mark in school history.
 In Palo Alto, California, Christian Liddell cracked the all-time top-10 in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Liddell took second in the event in 8:54.27, earning him the No. 9 mark in the OSU record books.
 The women's 4x400-meter quartet of Amira Coleman, Danielle Coleman, Stephanie Ferrante and Ambra Wesley ran another blazing relay in 3:39.00, improving on their already second-fastest time in school history. The group is less than two seconds off the school record of 3:37.44 set in 1997.
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First Annual National Relay Championships
With the most-respected track and field programs from around the country journeying to Northwest Arkansas for the newly minted relays meet, the National Relay Championships is self-proclaimed to become the premiere collegiate relay competition in the nation.
Modeled after the flourishing, biennial IAAF World Relays, the National Relay Championships aims to invoke a spirited rivalry among the most competitive and historical college programs in track and field in advance of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Sixteen Power Five teams are expected to be in attendance, spreading across all Power Five conferences. The competition is expected to be fierce, with nine top-25 men's teams in attendance and 12 women's squads in the nation's top-25 partaking in the first hosting of the meet.
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Middle Distance Magic
Kaylee Dodd has been a staple of the middle-distance lineup for the Cowgirls since her arrival from England. In her senior outdoor season, it's been no change of gameplan. Dodd secured a spot in the West regionals last weekend at the Cardinal Classic with a 2:06.11 in her premiere event, the 800 meters.
Molly Sughroue has been another cog in the middle-distance wheel at Oklahoma State. She is on the edge of qualifying for the West regionals with her 4:20.64 in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Invitational.
In the same event, sophomore Sinclaire Johnson continues to impress. Johnson currently sits at No. 18 in the West region with her team-leading time of 4:20.37 in the 1,500 meters.
Finally on the men's side, Isai Rodriguez continues to look like a superstar, posting another solid time in the 5,000 meters. Rodriguez boasted a 14:03 last weekend in California, the second-fastest time by a Cowboy in the event this season.
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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 women's squad. 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.
Dave Smith's squads are in prime position to excel heading into the postseason again this year.
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