WICHITA, Kan. – The Oklahoma Baptist women's track and field team came away with eight top-five finishes and an NCAA provisional mark at Wichita State's KT Woodman Classic over the weekend.
Senior Emily Julian placed second in the pole vault with a DII qualifying park of 3.80m (12-5.5), the 21st-best mark in the nation.
Mary McKey crossed second in the 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 1:02.35, while Tahlor Brown trailed in third at 1:03.39. It was an outdoor career-best mark for the senior from Edmond, Okla.
Also competing in the 100m hurdles, Brown took fourth in 14.48, ahead of McKey's 14.72 finish that earned sixth.
Junior Olivia Lynch placed sixth in her first career outdoor 10k with a time of 38:49.93, while Jade Robinson crossed later in sixth (39:17.01).
In the 800m, Kaylen King ran a career-best time of 2:19.73, while Olivia Tate placed sixth in the 100m with a finish of 12.13.
The 4x400 relay team of Brown, McKinney, Tate, and McKey ran a season-best time of 3:51.22 that finished runner-up. OBU's "B" squad of Delaney Riekert, Zoee Weaver, Kaylen King, and Elisabeth Jones clocked a 3:59.53 in their respective heat, the third-best time overall.
Anisha Henderson, Tate, Brown, and McKey ran a 46.91 in the 4x100 that placed third, the second-fast time of the season.
Wrapping up the notables was Henderson's seventh-placed leap of 11.26m (36-11.5) in the triple jump and Jade Byrd's seventh-place heave of 45.33m (148-9) in the discus.
The Bison are back on the track Wednesday, April 12th, for the start of Azusa Pacific's Bryan Clay Invitational in California.
