Demarius Smith were two of four OU athletes to earn second-team All-America honors.
Welcome jumped 43-9.75 to finish seventh overall in the event, while Thomas jumped 43-6 to finish 11th.
Smith’s time of 20.97 in the men’s 200 meters was 11th overall.
Previously, in addition to Turner’s 7-3 leap that put him in fourth place overall in the men’s high jump (his second career first-team All-America honor), OU also got second-team All-America finishes
Chris Banks in the men’s high jump and
Cooper Campbell in the men’s shot put.
Vernon Turner is an All-American. This time, he did it at his old stomping grounds.
Oklahoma’s record-setting high-jumper leaped his way to first-team All-America honors for the second time in his career with a jump of 7-foot-3.
Vernon Turner
OU Athletics
Turner’s fourth-place finish Friday at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Randal Tyson Track Center was the highlight of a solid effort by the Sooners.
Junior
Chris Banks earned second-team All-America accolades with a high jump of 6-9 3/4, and shot putter
Cooper Campbell landed second-team All-America honors with a throw of 60-7 3/4. Both results placed 15th in their respective events.
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