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Track and field has record setting day
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Members of the OU track and field team set sprint and distance records over the weekend, including two runners who broke the four-minute mile.

At the Husky Invitational, junior Jacob Boone and junior Eric Harasyn each broke the four-minute mile record. This is the second and third times in OU history the barrier has been broken.

Senior Scottesha Miller clocked the third fastest time in the nation this season in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.28 at the Tyson Invitational. Her time was top among college athletes and fourth among professionals.

The 200 meter dash time was her second personal record of the weekend. Miller recently limited her field event training to focus on sprints.

Also at the Tyson Invitational, Sooners won two other event titles and scored nine NCAA provisional qualifying marks.

Redshirt freshman Karen Shump won the women’s shot put and senior Neelon Greenwood won the men’s triple jump with a qualifying mark of 51-3.50. Senior Marco Moon finished second to Greenwood.

Junior Jasmine Simmons took fourth in the women’s triple jump.

Freshman Jonathan Webb claimed the pole vault title with a height of 16-6.75.

Although they did not take the event title, the women’s distance medley relay team of sophomore Molly Ferguson, sophomore Natalie Crain, freshman Tati Ogan and junior Lauren Watson finished second with a time of 11:45.90.

As of this weekend, three of Oklahoma’s top four 3,000 meter running times have occurred over the last year. Two of the recorded athletes are redshirt freshman Kevin Schwab and redshirt freshman Kevin Williams.

The Sooners will compete at home next Saturday during the Sooner Open.

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