2008 Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships - Day 2

  Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championships

Champion Quotes

Saturday

Men’s Heptathlon
Nick Adcock - Missouri

How it feels to win a Big 12 Championship and set a school record...

”It feels pretty good. The feeling is pretty indescribable. It’s amazing.  This really helps me out going into nationals.  I had some big PR’s. I knew they were coming, I was just hoping they arrived when I needed them.  It was just really good to get the win these two days, and put up a nice score.”

 

Women’s Triple Jump

Crystal Manning-Kansas

On sweeping the triple and long jumps...

“It feels alright winning. I just wanted to give my team 20 points.  I promised myself and my team that.”

 

Women’s 60-Meter Hurdles

Latoya Greaves ? Oklahoma

On winning the 60-meter hurdles

“It feels good. It gives me a lot more confidence in myself and in my abilities.”

 

Men’s 60-Meter Hurdles

Shawon Harris ? Texas Tech

What today meant to him...

“I worked hard all season and there were some great competitors out here, and they helped me run fast and run to the best of my ability. It was some great competition, and anybody could have won it today.”

 

Women’s 60-Meter Dash

Nickesha Anderson- Kansas

On how this is going to help her at nationals...

“I definitely brought it in the finals. Not as much as in the prelims because I basically did my best there. I stepped up to the line in the finals and I knew I had to go all out and I’m very proud of how I did.”

 

Men’s 60-Meter Dash

Julius Walker- Texas Tech

On his victory...

“It wasn’t really a shock with all of the hard work I put in.  I have great coaches, and great teammates to work with who really push me in practice.  It was just supposed to happen, and I’m excited.”

 

Women’s Mile and 3,000-Meter Run

Sally Kipyego ? Texas Tech

On winning two events...

“I think it was a very good mile for me, especially since it was my PR this season. It was a really good feeling. I was very blessed to win the title, and to be able to defend it successfully. I was just very excited.”

 

Women’s 600-Yard Run

Sheryl Morgan ? Nebraska

On winning the 600-yard in her final Big 12 Indoor Championships...

“I am very excited and I was just doing my best for the team. It is great to get this win in my senior season.”

 

Men’s 600-Yard Run

Tevan Everett-Texas

On how it feels to place first in his event...

“It feels great. This is a race of experience and it feels good to contribute points to my team.”

 

Women’s 400-Meter Dash

Jessica Beard-Texas A&M

On winning the women’s 400-meter dash and helping her team...

“It feels really good, especially knowing that I can help out my team, and contribute points so we can win as a team, which is our biggest goal. I am pretty happy with the race, especially because I PR’ed, and to top it off with a win, I don’t think I could ask for anything else, except a team championship.” 

 

Men’s 400-Meter Dash

LeJerald Betters- Baylor

On his race and how it feels to come out on top

?It feels like a great accomplishment knowing that I won a Big 12 outdoor championship last year and indoor really isn’t my best race. I feel like I am progressing instead of being someone who did good last year and not as good this year. It feels good.”

 

Women’s 800-Meter Run

Trisa Nickoley ? Missouri

On winning the 800 meters for a third time...

“I just felt determined in my senior race not to lose. Winning this for the third time is a really good feeling.”

 

Women’s 1,000-Meter Run

Nicole Jones ? Baylor
On defending her title...
“This year I was much more confident and it was much easier. Last year as a freshman I wasn’t sure what to expect coming in.”

 

Men’s 200-Meter Dash

Trey Harts ? Baylor

On winning this year after finishing second last year...
“Coming in this year and winning was great after my second-place finish last year. Placing this high in my collegiate career just makes me hungrier.”

 

Men’s 4x400-Meter Relay

Trey Harts ? Baylor

On bringing home the 4x400 title...

"It's a great feeling, taking first. This is my first time being on the Big 12 Championship 4x4. I've been looking forward to this for a year, and actually getting it is a dream come true."

 

Men’s High Jump

Scott Sellers ? KansasState

On earnings team points...

“I am glad to be able to help the team with points. Our heptathlon guys started us off well and I’m glad to contribute my points for the team.”

 

Men’s Shot Put

Nate Englin ? Missouri

On scoring some big points for the team...

“It feels pretty awesome. It’s been a pretty slow year for me so far, and it’s good to finally start getting some good marks again.”

 

Men’s Pole Vault

Jordan Scott ? Kansas

On the pole vault victory...

“Helping the team out is my main concern. If I would have finished second, it wouldn’t have been so much of a personal thing as a team thing. So I’m doing all I can. There were a lot of good jumpers in the competition.”

 

Men’s Triple Jump

Shardae Boutte- Oklahoma

On how this performance will help him prepare for nationals...

“When I started off I opened up pretty good with a 16.08m.  My third jump would have been a lot farther; I just had some technical mistakes.  I have three weeks to correct it and get ready for nationals.”

 

Women’s High Jump

Epley Bullock ? Nebraska
On how this season has been...

"I've had a rough year, but everyone else kept my confidence up. I don't even know how to explain today. Making that bar (6-0 1/2) is something I've been working on forever and making it at the Big 12 meet is unbelievable. This is easily the best meet I have ever been at."

 

 

Women’s Shot Put

Patience Knight ? Texas Tech

How the victory felt today...

“It feels awesome, but I know that the only reason I had success today is because God brought me through a lot of things, and he allowed me to win today, so I’m just grateful to him.”

 

 

COACHES QUOTES

Men’s Champion

Texas Coach ? Bubba Thornton

On today’s performance...

"It's about the team.  We have great performers on this team, but no individual performance is going to overshadow this championship for this group of guys.  We're in a very historical building, that integrity of track and field in this building is unmatched.  For us to bring our team up here and win the championship, it's one of my biggest moments.  This is a special group.  Everybody thinks that it is just automatic down in paradise, but these guys step up each year.  The expectation is high, they understand what were doing.  This is a special group."

 

Women’s Champion

Texas A&M Coach ? Pat Henry

On defending the indoor title...

"This is our fourth year with this staff here. We were fortunate enough to win it last year. That was a young group, and this group is a little more mature, and so this was a great meet for us this weekend."