Oklahoma kicks off track and field season

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ Oklahoma's men's and women's track and field teams kick off the 2007 indoor season today at the Arkansas Invitational in Fayetteville. <br/><br/>OU's men's track

Friday, January 12th 2007, 6:00 am

By: News On 6

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ Oklahoma's men's and women's track and field teams kick off the 2007 indoor season today at the Arkansas Invitational in Fayetteville.

OU's men's track and field team improved steadily over the 2006 season, from finishing 10th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships to fifth during the outdoor season.

The core of Oklahoma's team returns in 2007 and will be boosted by the addition of two dozen newcomers.

The Sooner men return three former All-Americans in shot putter Kevin Bookout and pole vaulters Chip Heuser and Scott Martin. Martin and javelin thrower Cale Drumright were Big 12 Champions in 2006.

Head coach Martin Smith, in his second season, says he hopes to take the program to national prominence.