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Individual Successes at Holland Hall

Several of the Bruins had a successful day on Saturday, reaching new speeds, heights, and lengths. Starting off the day Kadance Barnett broke the school record again in the long jump, by leaping to a new length of 18' 11 1/2". Throughout the day other athletes competed well while setting new personal records for themselves and starting their season off right. When the 3200m run came around Gentry Turner took it as an opportunity to set a new school record and shatter her previous personal best. She bested her previous record by almost 20 seconds and set a new mark of 10:54.68 for all future distance running Bruins to aspire to reach. All athletes performed well and will get another chance to see what they are capable of this Thursday at Edmond.

Bruins Dominate OU Indoor Track & Field Championships

By Scott Vermeire - 10 Feb 2024

It all started with a bang, literally as the starters pistol echoed throughout The Oklahoma University indoor track & field facility. Gentry Turner set the pace for the Bruins' big day by dominating the field in the David Sammons Elimination Mile. From the second the race started Gentry took the lead and never looked back. With each lap she continued to pull away from her competition. She ended up wining the race by a 15 second margin, setting both a new personal record (PR) and school record (SR) with a blazing time of 5:01.2. This earned her the coveted David Sammons trophy which she enjoyed a refreshing sip of Mountain Dew out of. Oh the taste of victory is sweet!

As the day moved on a set of Lady Bruins turned their sites on gold in the 60m dash. Campbell Barta and Kadance Barnett pushed the field and made their presence know in the prelim races. Both ladies set PR's in their heats, but Campbell was the only one continuing on to finals. In the finals, Campbell finished 4th overall, clocking in a time of 7.81 pushing her previous PR once again.

These two ladies then initiated control of the Long Jump pit, showing the other schools what the BHS Air Force could do. Both Kadance and Campbell quickly jumped to the top of the finals list with jumps of 18', but they just could not catch the young lady from Mustang who leapt to a whopping 19' 1.5". Campbell and Kaydance finished 2nd and 3rd place overall, with Kadance hitting her best jump so far this season.

The pace then shifted away from the girls to Wesley Turner, Freshman Pole Vaulter, who was turning heads on the other side of the arena. Wes made his mark and put his name on the map at his first official high school meet. Wes vaulted to a freighting height of 14' and ended up bringing home the silver in second place. He looked calm, cool and collected in a field of 30 other vaulters. This is just the beginning for this young man as he hopes to win at State this May.

To wrap up the Bruins successful day, Gentry Turner took the track once again. This time in the 3k run. Her competition made their strategy known quickly, as the girls did their best to try and box Gentry in at the beginning of the race. Their strategy failed and Gentry established her place at the head of the pack. This was the closest the girls would be to her for the rest of the race. With each lap completed, Gentry continued to pull away from the crowd. As she crossed the finished line she flashed a big smile to the crowd and ran to give her dad a big hug. 26 seconds later Natalie Duggan, last years 3200m state champion crossed the line. This year is what Gentry and the rest of these Bruins have been working so hard for. It is their time to shine and show the world what they are capable of.

GO BRUINS!