Track & Field 3/26/2022 10:38:00 PM Chris Brannick

Central Opens Outdoor Season With Nine Top-Five Performances

SHAWNEE, Okla. – A pair of second-place finishes and nine top-five performances highlighted Central Oklahoma's two-day trek through the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational this weekend.

SEE COMPLETE RESULTS HERE

Kayla South recorded a 33.43-meter throw in the javelin and Dahsauni Lyday logged a 13.11-meter throw in the shot put. Both finished runners-up in their respective events.

Saturday marked the best finish (second) for Lyday in any Outdoor event. It was the best throw and finish for South in the javelin.

Kaleigh Dyas added a third-place finish in the 100-meter dash (12.24 seconds) and she also finished fourth in the 200 (25.61).

A pair of distance runners joined Dyas with fourth-place finishes. Arizona Hummingbird finished fourth in the 1500 on Friday night with a time of 5:00.01. Harlie Hanson finished also finished fourth in the 5,000 meters on Friday night with a time of 18:04.87.

Ansley Scott had a pair of fifth-place showings. She ran the 200 in 25.62 seconds to finish behind Dyas by an whole 0.01 seconds. Scott also finished fifth in the 400 at 58.88 seconds.

South added a second top-five performance to her javelin throw when she finished fifth in the hammer throw with a 39.52-meter chuck.

Hanson returned Saturday for more distance racing and finished sixth in the 1,500 with a time of 5:02.26, a new career best.

The Bronchos will continue outdoor season next weekend in San Angelo, Texas at Angelo State's David Noble Relays.

Central Oklahoma had 17 top-10 performances this weekend in Shawnee. Here are UCO's complete results:

100m – 3. Dyas, 12.24
200m – 4. Dyas, 25.61; 5. Scott, 25.62; 12. Jasmine Hopkins, 26.63; 23. Jacie Edwards, 28.22
400m – 5. Scott, 58.88; 16. Hopkins, 1:04.93; 18. Mya Audette, 1:08.17; 19. Edwards, 1:09.54
800m (Friday) – 17. Jordan Chancellor, 2:43.35
1500m (Friday) – 4. Hummingbird, 5:00.51; 11. Katie McCathern, 5:30.43; 12. Bethany Garrison, 5:41.26; 13. Shiloh Hutchinson, 5:43.21
5000m (Friday) – 4. Hanson, 18:04.87
Pole Vault – 8. Luz Lugo-Ponce, 2.65m
Long Jump – 17. Chancellor, 4.72m
Triple Jump – 9. Chancellor, 10.32m
Discus – 6. Lyday, 37.17m; 10. South, 32.15m; 18. Tatum Robertson, 27.87m
Hammer – 5. South, 39.52m; 6. Robertson, 39.16m; 12. Lyday, 35.53m
Javelin – 2. South, 33.43m
Shot Put – 2. Lyday, 13.11m; Robertson, 11.28m
800m (Saturday) – 9. Hummingbird, 2:32.43; 20. Garrison, 2:43.05
1500m (Saturday) – 6. Hanson

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Players Mentioned

Kaleigh Dyas: Sprints; 5' 6"; Junior

Arizona Hummingbird: Distance; 5' 9"; Junior

Luz Lugo-Ponce: Pole Vault; 5' 2"; Sophomore

Kayla South: Throws; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Harlie Hanson: Distance; 5' 3"; Junior

Tatum Robertson: Throws; 5' 10"; Freshman

Jasmine Hopkins: Sprints; 5' 5"; Freshman

Dahsauni Lyday: Throws; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Katie McCathern: Distance; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Jordan Chancellor: Multi; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kaleigh Dyas
: 5' 6"; Junior
: Sprints

Arizona Hummingbird
: 5' 9"; Junior
: Distance

Luz Lugo-Ponce
: 5' 2"; Sophomore
: Pole Vault

Kayla South
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: Throws

Harlie Hanson
: 5' 3"; Junior
: Distance

Tatum Robertson
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: Throws

Jasmine Hopkins
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: Sprints

Dahsauni Lyday
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: Throws

Katie McCathern
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Distance

Jordan Chancellor
: Freshman
: Multi