NORMAN, Okla. -- Four more Sooners qualified for the NCAA National Outdoor Track & Field Championships with their results at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Austin, Texas, Saturday afternoon.
Kevin Bookout will make his third national championships appearance. The two-time All-American placed fourth in the shot put with a best throw of 61-1.25 (18.62).
Tony Francis (13.99) and Dermillo Wise (14.00) raced to fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 110-meter high hurdles. Both will make their first appearance at the NCAAs.
Yolanda Goff was fifth in the women\'s 100-meter dash, qualifying for the national championships for the second consective year in the event. Goff ran a personal best 11.40, passing Darlena Morganfield (1990) for third place on OU\'s all-time performance list in the event.
They will join junior Scott Martin, who tied for second place in the men\'s pole vault Friday.
Notable Sooners just missing out of automatic qualification for the national championships through placement at the regional were Jason Stanley, who was seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (14.05); Wise in the 400 hurdles (51.69); and the women\'s 4x100-meter relay, which finished fifth (45.18).
They may still have a chance, however, to compete as the NCAA does not determine its full field for the Championships from the regionals. The complete list of qualifiers for the NCAA Championships will be announced Tuesday, May 30.
The NCAA National Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Sacramento, Calif., June 7-10.