The Basics
Event: Tulsa Duels hosted by the University of Tulsa
Location: Tulsa, Okla. / Hurricane Track and Soccer Stadium
Complete Results: Tulsa Duels 

TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts track and field teams started the outdoor season in style this weekend as the Golden Eagles won 13 combined events, including a dominant effort in the sprint events at the Tulsa Duels.

News & Notes

- ORU crowned six champions on the men's side and seven champions on the women's side in the first outdoor meet of the season. 

- Cameron Hilliard won both the 100m and 200m dash events. Her time of 23.74 in the 200m dash is the eighth fastest in the nation so far. 

- Sasha Wells (13.69) and Israel Nelson (14.17) each posted the 12^th best time in the nation in their respective hurdle events. 

- Jaden Purnell's long jump mark of 7.30m (23-11.5) and Kirsten Burnett's triple jump mark of 12.28m (40-3.5) are also the 12^th best marks in the NCAAs this season. 

- Although it is early in the outdoor season, ORU holds the top marks in The Summit League in 17 different events; the men's and women's 100m dash, the men's and women's 200m dash, the men's and women's 400m dash, the women's 800m run, the women's 100m hurdles, the men's 110m hurdles, the men's 400m hurdles, the men's and women's 4x100m relay, the men's 4x400m relay, the women's pole vault, the men's and women's long jump and the women's triple jump. 

- Other teams competing at the Tulsa Duels included; Tulsa, South Dakota State, Oklahoma State and Omaha. 

Men's Top-Five Finishers
100m Dash
1^st – Omeiza Akerele – 10.64 

200m Dash
1^st – Emmanuel Mwewa – 21.27
2^nd – Omeiza Akerele – 21.35 

400m Dash
4^th – Cameron Neely – 48.68 

800m Dash
5^th – Bryce Choate – 1:54.45 

110m Hurdles
1^st – Israel Nelson – 14.17 

400m Hurdles
5^th – Israel Nelson – 55.07 

4x100m Relay
1^st – Raymond Ekwevo, Emmanuel Mwewa, Jaden Purnell, Omeiza Akerele – 40.52
5^th – Gavin Steele, Stephen King, Josh Tabla, Kaleb Presley – 43.51

4x400m Relay
2^nd – Freddie Johnson, Cameron Neely, Bryce Choate, Zadziso Kamhara – 3:18.28

Pole Vault
T1st – Matt Owen – 4.70m

Long Jump
1^st – Jaden Purnell – 7.30m
3^rd – Kaleb Presley – 7.19m

Triple Jump
3^rd – Josh Tabla – 13.36m 

Women's Top-Five Finishers
100m Dash
1^st – Cameron Hilliard – 11.76
3^rd – Kayvon Stubbs – 12.10
5^th – Sasha Wells – 12.20

200m Dash
1^st – Cameron Hilliard – 23.74
2^nd – Kayvon Stubbs – 24.05
3^rd – Sasha Smith-Pollard – 24.54

400m Dash
4^th – Aniekeme Etim – 56.86

800m Dash
1^st – Omega Reese – 2:16.24

100m Hurdles
1^st – Sasha Wells – 13.69

4x100m Relay
1^st – Cameron Hilliard, Kayvon Stubbs, Kirsten Burnett, Aniekeme Etim
3^rd – Kishel Stubbs, Sasha Wells, Mercy Abire, Victoria Neville

4x400m Relay
5^th – Omega Reese, McKayla Roberts, Madolyn Palodichuk, Jessica Romero

Pole Vault
1^st – Makayla Linebarger – 3.75m
3^rd – Tiffany Estala – 3.60m
4^th – Brittany McDonald – 3.60m (J)

Long Jump
2^nd – Mercy Abire – 5.78m
3^rd – Amaya Christon – 5.73m

Triple Jump
1^st – Kirsten Burnett -12.28m

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