Yukon’s Vernon Turner takes Gatorade state track honor
Yukon high jumper
added one more award to his list of accolades on Thursday, being named the Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row.
In April, Turner set the National Federation of State High School Associations high jump record when he cleared 7 feet, 6 inches.
He also holds the Class 6A state meet record at 7-4 and concluded his high school career earlier this month by setting the meet record at the Great Southwest Track and Field Classic. He jumped 7-3 at the meet in New Mexico, which has been ongoing since 1930.
Turner, who has signed with Oklahoma, cleared 7-0 at all 12 meets in his senior season. He is the state’s first repeat winner of the Gatorade award since Edmond Santa Fe’s Gunnar Nixon in 2010-11.
Jenks’ who set the state record in the 800 meters in 2:09.28 at the Class 6A state meet, was named the Gatorade Oklahoma Girls Track Athlete of the Year.
The junior finished 10th at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals earlier this month.
Norman’s Yujeong Son selected for Wyndam Cup
of Norman was among the initial 36 junior golfers selected for this year’s Wyndam Cup, to be played July 4-7 at Mayacama Golf Club in California.
The Ryder Cup-style event invites the top 40 boys and girls golfers in the country to compete on 20-player teams — 10 boys and 10 girls — in five different formats.
Son, who won the Class 6A state championship as a freshman in 2016, did not play high school golf this past season and is currently No. 7 in the AJGA rankings.
The Wyndham Cup features four-ball, mixed four-ball, foursomes, mixed foursomes and singles matches. Every player competes in a singles match and three of the four other formats.
Four open spots remain for the Wyndam Cup teams, to be determined after the Polo Golf Junior Classic starting Monday in Ringoes, New Jersey.
Owasso’s Vancuren steps down
Owasso boys basketball coach resigned on Tuesday, stepping down after 13 seasons with the school.
“This is a decision I came to recently,” Vancuren told the Tulsa World, adding that he has not interviewed for any other jobs but would like to coach again. “Sometimes you just know when it’s right.”
Vancuren won 212 games at Owasso, spending seven years as the girls coach and the last six coaching the boys team. Assistant coach
who has served as a lay coach since 2011, was named the interim head coach during the hiring process. Montonati played for at Oklahoma State from 1997-2000.
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