The OU Track and Field athletes maintain consistent improvements following both the New Balance Invitational last weekend in New York City and the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Junior Ronnie Ash, a prominent name in the men’s 60 meter hurdles, clocked the third fastest time in Sooner history in New York City. Junior Malcolm Anderson competed against Ash to place sixth overall. Both Ash and Anderson have repeatedly placed highly all season. Concerning the women’s hurdling division, Senior Latoya Greaves took third in the event and ran her season’s best time.

Despite this consistent success, Senior Scottesha Miller, was disqualified in the finals of the 60-meter dash following a false start. Before this disqualification, Miller placed first in the event at the Razorback Invitational.

Saturday, longer distance athletes showcased their skills. Redshirt freshmen, Kevin Schwab, won the men’s 3000 meter run with a time of 8:05.22. During the race’s final curve, Schwab increased speed to defeat Villanova runner, Mathew Mildenhall, a former representative for New Zealand in the 2007 World Cross Country Championships. Schwab’s time is the second best in Oklahoma history.

Furthermore, the Sooner 4x400 relay team competed to take second. The team includes Junior Eric Bailey, Junior Remuro Henry, Senior Zach Dawson and Sophomore Mookie Salaam. The runners clocked the eleventh best time in the nation this season. Salaam also finished third in the 200 meter dash.

Junior Scott Cooper finished third with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Moreover, Junior Jacob Boone and Junior Rob Sorrell each clocked season’s best in the mile run. The runners took second and third in the event respectively.

In field events, Junior Jasmine Simmons won the triple jump competition. She measured a NCAA provisional qualifying jump and the best in the Big 12 Conference.

Throwers at the Husker Invitational rivaled one another to make their mark in the Big 12 record book. Redshirt Freshmen Tia Brooks won the shot put with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark and barely defeated Freshmen Karen Shump. Shump currently holds the best throw in the Big 12 and Brooks follows with second best measurement.

Next weekend the athletes will compete in Iowa, Washington and Arkansas.