Cowboy and Cowgirl Track & Field Drops Several Impressive Marks on Final Day of Tri-Meet Weekend

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Cowboy and Cowgirl Track & Field Drops Several Impressive Marks on Final Day of Tri-Meet Weekend

April 14, 2024 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track

AZUSA, Calif. – Oklahoma State outdoor track & field wrapped up action Saturday in the final day of a three-meet weekend with several athletes putting down impressive marks in California, Florida and Oklahoma.

The famous 1,500 Meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational yielded some of the best performances of the weekend for OSU athletes.

Two-time NCAA champion Fouad Messaoudi rounded himself back into form in the men's 1,500 Meters, placing fourth overall in a field of 142 athletes that included multiple NCAA champions, All-Americans and professionals. He finished with a time of 3:36.08, which is less than a second off his personal best and school record.

Over in the women's 1,500 Meters, Billah Jepkirui appeared in her first race of the outdoor season with a mark of 4:08.93, which is a nearly two second personal best and moves her up to No. 2 in program history behind only Cowgirl national champion Sinclaire Johnson. In the same event, Gabija Galvydyte also put down an impressive time of 4:10.53 in her second race of the weekend after running a 2:01.89 in the 800 Meters on Friday. Both times represented her best marks in season openers to date.

At the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Fla., the men's 4x400 Meter Relay squad of Darian Tarver, Jordon Smith, Blake Wynne and DJ McArthur ran the fifth-fastest time in OSU history with a mark of 3:06.47. On the anchor leg, McArthur split 45.21 seconds, which is faster than the open 400 Meter school record by nearly two-tenths of a second.

The Cowboys and Cowgirls will return to action next weekend with a pair of trips to Waco, Texas, and Fayetteville, Ark., for the second time this season for the Michael Johnson and John McDonnell Invitationals.

For more information on the Cowboys and Cowgirls, continue to check back with okstate.com.

Men's Individual Results

Bryan Clay Invite

1,500 Meter Invite
4. Fouad Messaoudi - 3:36.08
29. Alex Stitt - 3:41.35
67. Kian Davis - 3:44.32
75. Mehdi Yanouri - 3:45.05

Tom Jones Memorial

400 Meters
8. Darian Tarver - 47.64
14. Jordon Smith - 47.99

400 Meter Invite
21. DJ McArthur - 46.30

4x400 Meter Relay
11. Darian Tarver, Jordon Smith, Blake Wynne, DJ McArthur - 3:06.47

John Jacobs Invitational

High Jump
10. Kade Benjamin - 2.00m/6'6.75"

100 Meters
12. Carter Wilkerson - 10.55

Women's Individual Results

Bryan Clay Invite

1,500 Meter Invite
8. Billah Jepkirui - 4:08.93
13. Gabija Galvydyte - 4:10.53
98. Lilly Lavier - 4:23.47
107. Payton Hinkle - 4:23.97
114. Grace Boone - 4:24.53

Open 1,500 Meters (Section A)
1. Cameron McConnell - 4:22.00
189. Lauren Ping - 4:46.02

Open 1,500 Meters (Section B)
7. Kaylie Politza – 4:32.72

Tom Jones Memorial

400 Meter Invite
32. Tamara Woodley - 54.35

John Jacobs Invitational

400 Meters
33. Brilee Payne - 1:00.18

High Jump
6. Kileigh Mixon - 1.65m/5'5"

Long Jump (Heptathlon)
1. Kessiah Bemis - 6.08m/19'11.5"
3. Olivija Vaitaityte - 5.74m/18'10"

Javelin Throw (Heptathlon)
1. Olivija Vaitaityte - 36.61m/120'1"
2. Kessiah Bemis - 30.06m/98'7"

800 Meters (Heptathlon)
1. Kessiah Bemis - 2:23.95

Heptathlon Final Standings
1. Kessiah Bemis - 5144 Points
5. Olivija Vaitaityte - 4595 Points