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Wyatt Thiel at J.D. Martin Invitational C -- 1-22-22
Steven Christy
Sophomore Wyatt Thiel clears a height in the high jump on Saturday in the J.D. Martin Invitational.

Men's Track and Field

Martin competes in 4 events, McBride makes 60 final at OU meet

NORMAN, Okla. (Jan. 22, 2022) – Chaney Martin competed in four events – finishing third in the pole vault – and Verrell McBride made the 60-meter final to lead Oklahoma Christian on Saturday in the J.D. Martin Invitational at Oklahoma's Mosier Indoor Facility.

Martin, a sophomore from West Plains, Mo., who's a multi-events competitor, tried his hand Saturday in the 60-meter hurdles, long jump, high jump and pole vault. In the latter, he took third among 10 competitors – beating five men from NCAA Division I programs – with a top mark of 15 feet, 1 inch (4.60 meters).

He took sixth of nine men in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.49 seconds, sixth of 15 men in the long jump at 21 feet, 2 inches (6.45 meters) and 12th of 16 men in the high jump with a career-best mark of 6 feet, ¾ inch (1.85 meters).

McBride, a junior from Norman, finished sixth among 30 runners in the preliminary round of the 60 meters with a time of 7.02 seconds. He ran a career-best time of 6.94 seconds in the final, finishing eighth. OC freshman Isaac Koomson of Accra, Ghana, took 16th with a time of 7.15 seconds.

The only other OC runner to compete Saturday was freshman Elijah Edwards of Mustang, who finished second in the 600 yards in 1:21.94.

Martin wasn't the only field-event competitor to try more than one event for the Eagles. Sophomore Wyatt Thiel of Stillwater took ninth in the high jump at 6 feet, 4¾ inches (1.95 meters), tying him with teammate Torrion Montgomery, a sophomore from Midwest City. OC sophomore Alex Samples of Edmond was the Eagles' top performer in the high jump, finishing seventh at 6 feet, 4¾ inches due to fewer misses.

Thiel joined Martin in the long jump and placed 11th at 19 feet, 4 inches (5.89 meters). In the weight throw, freshman Kameron Shropshire of Poteau took seventh with a throw of 39 feet, 4½ inches (12.00 meters), his season-best mark.

The Eagles will compete next Friday and Saturday in the Washburn Open in Topeka.
 
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Players Mentioned

Verrell McBride

Verrell McBride

Sprints
6' 0"
Junior
Chaney Martin

Chaney Martin

Multis
Freshman
Alex Samples

Alex Samples

Jumps
6' 0"
Freshman
Elijah Edwards

Elijah Edwards

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 8"
Freshman
Isaac Koomson

Isaac Koomson

Sprints
5' 10"
Freshman
Torrion Montgomery

Torrion Montgomery

Sprints/Jumps
6' 0"
Sophomore
Kameron Shropshire

Kameron Shropshire

Throws
6' 3"
Freshman
Wyatt Thiel

Wyatt Thiel

Jumps
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Verrell McBride

Verrell McBride

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints
Chaney Martin

Chaney Martin

Freshman
Multis
Alex Samples

Alex Samples

6' 0"
Freshman
Jumps
Elijah Edwards

Elijah Edwards

5' 8"
Freshman
Sprints/Hurdles
Isaac Koomson

Isaac Koomson

5' 10"
Freshman
Sprints
Torrion Montgomery

Torrion Montgomery

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints/Jumps
Kameron Shropshire

Kameron Shropshire

6' 3"
Freshman
Throws
Wyatt Thiel

Wyatt Thiel

6' 0"
Sophomore
Jumps