Sooners Prepped for Red Raider Invitational

NORMAN – The Oklahoma men's and women's track and field team travels to Lubbock, Texas, Friday for the Red Raider Invitational hosted by Texas Tech in the Sports Performance Center.

Field events are slated for 10:30 a.m. and running events will start at 11 a.m. 65 athletes are set to compete at the meet.

Live results can be found via PT Timing. A broadcast of the meet will air on ESPN +.

Date: Friday, Jan. 24
Time: (Field) 10:30 a.m.; (Running) 11 a.m.
Venue: Sports Performance Center
Live Results: PT Timing
Watch: ESPN+
Field: Abilene Christian, Kansas State, LSU, Lubbock Christian, North Texas, Sam Houston, Texas Tech, USC, Virginia Tech, West Texas A&M

ABOUT 2025

HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
Oklahoma hosted the Owen Hewett Invitational in Norman at the Mosier Indoor Facility on Jan. 17, concluding the impressive season opener with 16 meet titles, one school record, 14 spots on OU's all-time performance list and 14 NCAA Indoor Championships qualifying marks.

BACK AND BETTER
Oklahoma returns all six 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships qualifiers.

Senior Olivia Lueking aims for her fourth consecutive First Team All-America honor in the pole vault. Ranked as the top-two combined events athletes in OU history, Angel Richmore and Pippi Lotta Enok hope to return to the NCAA Championships after placing seventh and ninth in 2024. Shot putter Paige Low earned 14th at last year's championships for Second Team All-American.

BJ Green and Nikaoli Williams headline the men's team. Green returns after sweeping the Big 12 triple jump titles and earning two NCAA First Team All-America awards in 2024. Williams looks for redemption after qualifying for last year's site, but was unable to attempt due to injury.

NEW CONFERENCE, NEW OPPORTUNITIES
The Sooners enter their first season in the SEC, a league known for track & field dominance. The conference accounted for 14 individual national titles during the 2024 indoor season. Oklahoma leaves behind a 30-year legacy in the Big 12 that includes 84 individual champions.

PRIMED IN PARIS
Ralford Mullings returns after competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he placed ninth in the discus throw. The Jamaican standout will debut indoors for OU this season in the shot put.

SETTLED IN
Head Coach James Thomas enters his second season at the helm of Oklahoma Track & Field. In his inaugural season, Thomas directed the program to three school records, one Olympian, two individual conference titles, 15 All-America honors, 47 all-conference awards and 59 top-ten performances in OU history.

WELCOME HOME
The Sooners welcomed 35 newcomers to the roster who are primed to compete during the 2025 season.

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