Filmed on 5/11-13/07 - Ed Weir Track - Lincoln, Neb - Produced by FSN in association with the Big 12 Conference.

OU Men Win First Big 12 Track Title

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Oklahoma men's track and field team won its first conference title in 29 years by capturing the Big 12 Outdoor Championships Sunday afternoon at Ed Weir Stadium.

The Sooners scored a program record 110.50 points to beat Texas Tech (100) and Texas (96).  OU was guaranteed victory before the final event, leading by 11.5 points entering the 4x400-meter relay.

The Sooners last won conference titles in 1977 and 1978 when they captured back-to-back Big Eight Conference outdoor championships.

"The whole last three months in preparing for this meet," OU head coach Martin Smith said, "we were just trying to focus on what we were capable of doing.  I think that's one of the lessons we learned indoors.  We got a little distracted and pressed (too hard), and we weren't really used to that kind of territory.

"We knew we had a balanced team and we don't have much room for error and today we were just very fortunate that everything we charted and planned to do happened.  It's a special weekend for us.  We really didn't have any breakdowns.  The coaching staff and the work they did getting all of these kids ready was pretty amazing." (Read More)