Taylor Roe Breaks 5,000 Meter School Record on First Day of Eagle Elite Invitational

February 09, 2024 | Cowgirl Cross Country & Track

BOSTON – Oklahoma State men's and women's indoor track & field kicked off the first day of the Eagle Elite Invitational in Boston with several impressive and record-breaking performances at the state-of-the-art the TRACK at New Balance.

Taylor Roe continues to add to her long list of accomplishments as she shatters another school record in the 5,000 Meters by 12 seconds overall with her time of 15:12.71. Roe lapped the rest of the field and took home the victory by nearly 40 seconds overall, with her time ranking as the third-fastest in NCAA history at the time of completion.

Billah Jepkirui also took home gold and a new personal best in the Mile with her winning time of 4:29.64. Jepkirui now holds the second-fastest time in school history in the event, behind only Cowgirl national champion Kaela Edwards. Several other Cowgirls collected new personal bests in the Mile, with Maddie Salek, Sivan Auerbach, Payton Hinkle, Lilly Lavier, Cameron McConnell and Aubrey O'Connell each breaking their previous bests. Salek and Auerbach's times also ranked as the eighth- and ninth-fastest times in program history.

In the field, Winny Bii continues to impress with her jumps as she set a new personal best again this year. Bii moves up to second in school history with her jump of 6.10 Meters in Long Jump. Lauren Smith replaced her former personal best in the Pole Vault, clearing 4.02 meters, which moves her into second in school history in the event.

On the men's side, Sam Mason secured third overall with his new personal-best toss in the Weight Throw with a distance of 20.41 meters, which continues to inch closer to the school record set by Cowboy Olympian Nick Miller in 2014.

Over on the track, DJ McArthur took home second in the 400 Meters with his time of 47.12. This time gives McArthur a new personal best and moves him up to fourth in school history. In the men's Mile, Cowboy freshman Brian Musau also set a new personal best with his time of 3:55.49, improving upon his own third-place mark in program history. Right behind Musau was teammate Ryan Schoppe, who clocked an impressive time of 3:56.23 for a fourth-place finish on the day.

The Cowboys and Cowgirls resume action in Boston tomorrow for the final day of the Eagle Elite Invitational starting at 9:30 a.m. CT. Live results for the meet can be found here.

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Men's Individual Results
Weight Throw
3. Sam Mason - 20.41m/66'11"
8. Zac Robbins - 17.79m/58'4"

Long Jump
6. Blair Anderson - 7.31m/23'11.75"
9. Philip Frank - 6.95m/22'9.75"

800 Meters
8. Mehdi Yanouri - 1:48.89
25. Triston Read - 1:51.87
34. Ty Cook - 1:54.42
38. Ben Currence - 1:55.27
39. Riley McGowan - 1:55.31

400 Meters
2. DJ McArthur - 47.12
6. Caio Almeida - 47.87
8. Jordon Smith - 47.97
10. Justin Smith - 48.27

60 Meters
8. Koryee Wyatt - 6.84

Mile
3. Brian Musau - 3:55.49
4. Ryan Schoppe - 3:56.23
9. Alex Stitt - 4:00.07

Women's Individual Results
Long Jump
3. Winny Bii - 6.10m/20'0.25"
8. Saara Hakanen - 5.63m/18'5.75"
11. Annie Molenhouse - 5.38m/17'8"

Pole Vault
5. Lauren Smith - 4.02m/13'2.25"

Weight Throw
5. Johnna Orange - 17.84m/58'6"
6. Rachel Neaves - 17.47m/57'3"

5,000 Meters
1. Taylor Roe - 15:12.71

800 Meters
21. Madi Surber - 2:09.75
23. Kaylie Politza - 2:10.23
24. Isis Grant - 2:10.47
30. Jinah Mickens-Malik - 2:17.03

400 Meters
7. Tamara Woodley - 54.78
14. Ansley Scott - 56.98

Mile
1. Billah Jepkirui - 4:29.64
9. Maddie Salek - 4:36.61
10. Sivan Auerbach - 4:36.75
12. Grace Boone - 4:40.51
14. Heidi Demeo - 4:42.42
17. Payton Hinkle - 4:45.56
19. Cameron McConnell - 4:45.97
21. Lilly Lavier - 4:47.44
22. Aubrey O'Connell - 4:48.87
27. Victoria Lagat - 4:51.43
30. Stephanie Moss - 4:54.83
32. Mandeep Sangha - 4:56.16
33. Colleen Stegmann - 4:56.42
45. Kevriana Scott - 5:10.38