Oklahoma State University Athletics
Friday, May 4
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
ALL DAY
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Arkansas Twilight
OSU Track and Field Closes Regular Season in Fayetteville
May 02, 2018 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track, Cowgirl Cross Country & Track
MEET NOTES
The Basics
The Oklahoma State track and field program will wrap up the regular season with one final trip to Fayetteville, Arkansas and the Arkansas Twilight.
The Twilight is a one-day meet set to take place on Friday, May 4.
It will be OSU's final chance to nab regional-qualifying marks before the postseason begins in Waco, Texas next weekend.
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Follow the Meet
Live results for the 2018 Arkansas Twilight will be available at FlashResults.com.
To keep up with Oklahoma State's final trip 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 day of competition.
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Broadcast
The Arkansas Twilight will be available to watch via a live stream on SECNetwork+ on WatchESPN or ESPN3.
The stream begins at 7 p.m. CT on site and runs until the conclusion of the men's and women's 4x400- meter relays, set to run at approximately 8:45 p.m. CT.
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Meet Schedule – All Times CT
The 2018 National Relay Championships is an uncommon one-day meet, set to take place on Friday, May 4.
The first event is scheduled to kick off at 12:30 p.m. with the men's hammer throw.
The discus throw is set to follow the men's and women's hammer throw, with various events running simultaneously taking place after the discus.
The events being ran at the same time include the women's long jump, men's javelin throw and women's pole vault.
The field events will continue throughout the day until the men's pole vault concludes at 7:30 p.m.
At 7 p.m., the live broadcast begins with the first track event of the broadcast, the 100/110M hurdles.
The final two events of the 2018 Arkansas Twilight are the men's and women's 3,000m steeplechase and the 4x400-meter relay, scheduled to run at 8:15 and 8:45 p.m., respectively.
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Last Time Out – National Relay Championships
The Oklahoma State track and field program took on the inaugural National Relay Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The relays are modeled after the flourishing, biennial IAAF World Relays, the National Relay Championships aimed 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.
In the first running of the event, the OSU 4x1500-meter relay squads rewrote collegiate history. The men's relay team of Garrett Calhoun, Kevin Mulcaire, Ashenafi Hatte and Luis Martinez produced the No. 19 time in NCAA history, running 15:19.43 and taking third overall in the event.
On the women's side, Ariane Ballner, Sinclaire Johnson, Kaylee Dodd and Molly Sughroue ran a tight race with the hometown Arkansas relay squad. It came down to a gutsy kick from Sughroue, who edged out the Razorbacks in 17:45.75 and the No. 25 time in collegiate history of the sport.
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Arkansas Twilight — 2017
Ambra Wesley continued her breakout junior campaign with a win the 800-meter run in Fayetteville. Wesley moved up in distance to the 800 where she ran a personal best of 2:08.51.
In the men's 1,500, Sukhi Khosla's five-second personal best made him the highest finishing collegiate athlete in the event.
The men's 4X100-meter relay team only had to outpace Rogers State, but the Cowboy quartet did it in style, clocking a 40.11. Logan Daily led off for the Pokes and Anthony
Grogan Jr., Tyler Jackson and Temitope Olonisakin completed the run and put the Cowboys at fifth in the conference at the time.
Finally, Emily Hart ran a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles and Megan Harris'
24.39 in the 200 moved her to fifth in school history.
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Ripping the Relay Records
One of the most notable parts of the 2018 outdoor season has been the 4x400-meter relays, led by second-year coach Giles McDonnell.
McDonnell has coached the women's 4x400-relay teams to four top-10 times in school history in one season.
To begin the outdoor season, newcomer Nicolette Dixon, Amira Coleman, Danielle Coleman and Sarah Horan ran a 3:45.64 in the Tulsa Duels for the No. 10 time in school history.
A week later, a squad of Dixon, the Colemans and Stephanie Ferrante produced a 3:42.08 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, good enough for fifth in OSU history.
In the past two weeks, the No. 2 and 3 times in OSU all-time have been earned. At the Michael Johnson Invitational, the two Colemans, Ferrante and Ambra Wesley ran the second-fastest time in OSU all-time at 3:39 flat.
Last week at the inaugural National Relay Championships, the quartet produced a 3:39.51 for No. 3 on the school's all-time list.
It's only a matter of time before the school record of 3:37.44 falls. The record time was run by Dozovado, Thompson, Baker and Jackson at the Mt. Sac Relays in 1997.
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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 wrap up the regular season with one final trip to Fayetteville, Arkansas and the Arkansas Twilight.
The Twilight is a one-day meet set to take place on Friday, May 4.
It will be OSU's final chance to nab regional-qualifying marks before the postseason begins in Waco, Texas next weekend.
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Follow the Meet
Live results for the 2018 Arkansas Twilight will be available at FlashResults.com.
To keep up with Oklahoma State's final trip 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 day of competition.
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Broadcast
The Arkansas Twilight will be available to watch via a live stream on SECNetwork+ on WatchESPN or ESPN3.
The stream begins at 7 p.m. CT on site and runs until the conclusion of the men's and women's 4x400- meter relays, set to run at approximately 8:45 p.m. CT.
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Meet Schedule – All Times CT
The 2018 National Relay Championships is an uncommon one-day meet, set to take place on Friday, May 4.
The first event is scheduled to kick off at 12:30 p.m. with the men's hammer throw.
The discus throw is set to follow the men's and women's hammer throw, with various events running simultaneously taking place after the discus.
The events being ran at the same time include the women's long jump, men's javelin throw and women's pole vault.
The field events will continue throughout the day until the men's pole vault concludes at 7:30 p.m.
At 7 p.m., the live broadcast begins with the first track event of the broadcast, the 100/110M hurdles.
The final two events of the 2018 Arkansas Twilight are the men's and women's 3,000m steeplechase and the 4x400-meter relay, scheduled to run at 8:15 and 8:45 p.m., respectively.
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Last Time Out – National Relay Championships
The Oklahoma State track and field program took on the inaugural National Relay Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The relays are modeled after the flourishing, biennial IAAF World Relays, the National Relay Championships aimed 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.
In the first running of the event, the OSU 4x1500-meter relay squads rewrote collegiate history. The men's relay team of Garrett Calhoun, Kevin Mulcaire, Ashenafi Hatte and Luis Martinez produced the No. 19 time in NCAA history, running 15:19.43 and taking third overall in the event.
On the women's side, Ariane Ballner, Sinclaire Johnson, Kaylee Dodd and Molly Sughroue ran a tight race with the hometown Arkansas relay squad. It came down to a gutsy kick from Sughroue, who edged out the Razorbacks in 17:45.75 and the No. 25 time in collegiate history of the sport.
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Arkansas Twilight — 2017
Ambra Wesley continued her breakout junior campaign with a win the 800-meter run in Fayetteville. Wesley moved up in distance to the 800 where she ran a personal best of 2:08.51.
In the men's 1,500, Sukhi Khosla's five-second personal best made him the highest finishing collegiate athlete in the event.
The men's 4X100-meter relay team only had to outpace Rogers State, but the Cowboy quartet did it in style, clocking a 40.11. Logan Daily led off for the Pokes and Anthony
Grogan Jr., Tyler Jackson and Temitope Olonisakin completed the run and put the Cowboys at fifth in the conference at the time.
Finally, Emily Hart ran a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles and Megan Harris'
24.39 in the 200 moved her to fifth in school history.
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Ripping the Relay Records
One of the most notable parts of the 2018 outdoor season has been the 4x400-meter relays, led by second-year coach Giles McDonnell.
McDonnell has coached the women's 4x400-relay teams to four top-10 times in school history in one season.
To begin the outdoor season, newcomer Nicolette Dixon, Amira Coleman, Danielle Coleman and Sarah Horan ran a 3:45.64 in the Tulsa Duels for the No. 10 time in school history.
A week later, a squad of Dixon, the Colemans and Stephanie Ferrante produced a 3:42.08 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, good enough for fifth in OSU history.
In the past two weeks, the No. 2 and 3 times in OSU all-time have been earned. At the Michael Johnson Invitational, the two Colemans, Ferrante and Ambra Wesley ran the second-fastest time in OSU all-time at 3:39 flat.
Last week at the inaugural National Relay Championships, the quartet produced a 3:39.51 for No. 3 on the school's all-time list.
It's only a matter of time before the school record of 3:37.44 falls. The record time was run by Dozovado, Thompson, Baker and Jackson at the Mt. Sac Relays in 1997.
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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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