When the Olympic flame is lit during the opening ceremony Friday, Turner will be the lone U.S. Olympian out of 592 athletes to represent Oklahoma. The former OU track and field standout who was ...

Former Yukon High and OU standout Vernon Turner finished 14th for the United States in the Paris Olympic men's high jump ... Gatorade Oklahoma Boys Track and Field Player of the Year (2016-17).

and Vernon Turner (men's track and field, high jump, USA) begin their Olympic journey starting Friday, July 26. The Opening Ceremony will be shown Friday at 12:30 p.m. CT on NBC, marking the ...

for the U.S. Olympic team track and field trials a few weeks ago, Vernon Turner knew he had to beat the score of one other high jumper to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The track and ...