B 6 n n Monday, April 29, 2013 Upon moving in at Navar- ro, Barnett had mail waiting — a handwritten letter from Gundy reaffirming OSU’s interest. “I was like, ‘Is he serious? Does he really want me?’ ” Barnett said. “His interest never went away, and that’s what made (my decision). No one knew but me and my mom, but I knew I was going to Oklahoma State. That was as soon as I got there, I knew.” Although Barnett’s change of heart upset Gundy, he saw the window of opportunity reopen when Barnett had to take the juco route. “You just don’t take (re- cruiting) personal,” Gundy said. “Once he didn’t get in school at Arkansas, I figured we didn’t have anything else to lose. He’s from right up the road and it’s hard to find big guys. He really liked Oklahoma State and at the end he didn’t come here, for whatever reason.” The reasons, Barnett said, dealt with Arkansas being a better fit. A connection with then-assistant Garrick Mc- Gee, a Booker T. Washington alum, likely played a role. Ultimately, McGee left for the Alabama-Birmingham head-coaching job and coach Bobby Petrino was fired. The second time around, a relationship with Gundy blossomed as a result of the letter that came at the right time, when Barnett desper- ately needed motivation. “I was really excited to hear that coach Gundy had taken his personal time out, that Calvin wasn’t just a player but actually someone he had a concern for,” said Barnett’s mother, April Allen. “He gained my respect and Calvin’s respect.” Barnett went from down in the dumps to driven for his future. But it wasn’t easy, especially with the academic pressure and being away from home. “Calvin just blew me away,” Allen said. “He strug- gled a little bit, but he had a goal in mind. That was his total focus. He knew his goal was there and that’s what he was working toward. He really became a man.” After two seasons at Navarro, Barnett enrolled at OSU in January 2012 and was as Division I-ready as any junior-college player Gundy has coached. Bar- nett started every game last season, led the team with eight tackles for loss and was named the Big 12’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year. “I felt like I was living the dream,” he said. “I couldn’t wait for the season to get here, but then it ended just like a dream. You go to sleep and wake up and it’s over. Right now I’m just trying to make sure when that dream comes around again I live it up.” Because of his long jour- ney to Stillwater, Barnett said he’s able to appreciate the little things he didn’t have in junior college: his workout gear, a training table, the tutoring staff. “They financially couldn’t do those things (at Navarro),” he said. “Here, my sock rips and I get to go get another one. … I don’t have a problem most of the time getting up and going to practice. They take care of us.” A year from now, Barnett could hear his name called in the NFL Draft, which would allow him to provide for his single mother and his two sisters. “I think it’s a possibility,” he said. “I have to get better. I know that, and I want to get better. I’m not nearly as good as I want to be.” Until then, Barnett is con- tent with his dream continu- ing at OSU, where he and his mom believe he’s meant to be. “It had to happen the way it happened,” Allen said. “The Lord knows. He sees a long ways down the road, and sometimes we don’t understand when God says no. But his no’s don’t mean forever. It just means for right now.” Kelly Hines 918-581-8452 [email protected] OSU FROM B1 Horschel earns first PGA victory ASSOCIATED PRESS AVONDALE, La. — Billy Horschel sank a 27-foot putt on the 18th hole to avert a playoff and pick up his first PGA victory on Sunday. Horschel, 26, tied a course record at the TPC Louisi- ana with an 8-under 64 in the final round of the Zur- ich Classic, good enough to win by one stroke over D.A. Points. “I hadn’t made a long (putt) all week and I said, ‘I’m due,’ ” Horschel said. “I was like, ‘If it’s my time, this putt needs to go in.’ ” Inbee Park wins North Texas LPGA: Inbee Park shot a bogey-free 4-under 67 on Sunday to win the inaugural North Texas LPGA Shoot- out by a stroke over Carlota Ciganda. Park, 24, the world’s No. 1 women’s player, finished at 13-under 271 for her third victory this season and fifth in her last 18 starts. Sluman and Faxon win Legends of Golf team event: Jeff Sluman partnered with Brad Faxon for a one-stroke victory on Sunday in the Legends of Golf event at the Club at Sa- vannah Harbor. The duo had five birdies in a seven-hole stretch in the middle of their round to get to 23-under and made par on their final four holes to hold on for the win. Wilcox wins South Georgia Classic: Will Wilcox won the South Georgia Classic on Sunday for his first victory on the Web.com Tour. GOLF OKLAHOMA CITY MARATHON RESULTS Oklahoma City Half Marathon Overall First Last City State Time 1 Jerry Faulkner Queens NY 1:09:13 2 Mark Thompson Edmond OK 1:10:57 3 Jason Butler OKC 1:15:35 4 Don Greiner Edmond OK 1:16:23 5 Michael Rabus Moore OK 1:17:10 6 Daniel Tigert Edmond OK 1:18:16 7 John Gignac OKC 1:18:59 8 Seth Carley Bethany OK 1:19:16 9 Jeffrey Beck OKC 1:19:43 10 James Clements Edmond OK 1:20:00 Full Marathon Overall First Last City State Time 1 Jake Buhler Edmond OK 2:26:13 2 Daniel Stone Choctaw OK 2:36:41 3 Jason Cook Norman OK 2:37:48 4 Juan Ruiz Lawton OK 2:38:20 5 Jonathan Pillow Edmond OK 2:41:03 6 Mark Hotchkiss Littleton CO 2:42:06 7 Adam Cohen Norman OK 2:46:41 8 George Perry Austin TX 2:49:47 9 Mckale Davis Fairfax OK 2:53:30 10 Yancy Wright ShawneeKS 2:55:39 Other Area Finishers 21 Gustavo Vilches Tulsa 3:00:31 23 Juan Martinez Bartlesville 3:01:37 28 Shane Netherton Broken Arrow 3:02:43 37 Alex Jones Tulsa 3:07:22 38 Chris Rice Tulsa 3:07:48 44 Chuck Zoellner Tulsa 3:10:16 52 Victor Brown Tulsa 3:12:55 53 Brett Jensen Tulsa 3:12:56 61 Michael McLanahanOwasso 3:14:46 74 James Hensel Owasso 3:18:09 76 Sam Orban Nowata 3:18:20 85 Trace Heavener Tulsa 3:20:20 88 Daniel Brunson Broken Arrow 3:20:37 97 Jackson McClaren Claremore 3:22:39 119 Bradford Gildon Tulsa 3:27:02 186 Danny Ball Tulsa 3:33:22 191 Ryan Gentzler Tulsa 3:33:49 196 Jill Privalsky Tulsa 3:34:02 202 Paige Creason Tulsa 3:34:57 207 Kelsey Wall Tulsa 3:35:17 217 Myranda Joiner Broken Arrow 3:36:37 234 Jeanette Braziel Owasso 3:38:49 235 Chris Farrell Tulsa 3:39:01 265 Scott Collins Pryor 3:41:45 278 Ryan Wyckoff Broken Arrow 3:42:46 280 Abby Rickner Tulsa 3:42:50 285 Cheryl Kimball Tulsa 3:43:20 288 Les Pritt Tulsa 3:43:29 289 Lori Davis Tulsa 3:43:35 298 Trenton Fox Broken Arrow 3:44:19 304 Donald Nichols Jr Owasso 3:44:42 324 Candice Kirberger Jenks 3:46:27 333 Eddie Redden Broken Arrow 3:47:12 346 Mitch Williams Tulsa 3:48:17 357 John Mose Broken Arrow 3:49:08 359 Kevin Westfall Tulsa 3:49:10 361 Lauren Avery Tulsa 3:49:18 374 Bob Parker Tulsa 3:49:45 383 Matt Stultz Mounds 3:50:37 405 Jason Jessie Tahlequah 3:51:31 419 Justin Meek Tulsa 3:52:09 430 Alice George Sapulpa 3:52:33 444 Karla Dyess Broken Arrow 3:53:50 447 Kerry Mose Broken Arrow 3:53:58 451 Allen Carney Tulsa 3:54:17 452 Jameson Reynolds Jenks 3:54:21 476 David Kopplin Tulsa 3:55:52 479 Amy Pritt Tulsa 3:55:59 485 Alberto Villegas Tulsa 3:56:20 509 Scott Case Broken Arrow 3:57:34 510 Clint Case Beggs 3:57:35 512 Jason Lee Coweta 3:57:35 520 David King Bixby 3:57:46 526 David Ross Broken Arrow 3:58:00 539 Tyler Matheny Bixby 3:58:33 547 Mark Tedford Jenks 3:59:00 548 Raj Patel Tulsa 3:59:01 572 Yosi Ashur Tulsa 4:00:20 574 Justin Chalker Tulsa 4:00:25 576 Barbara Pinkerton Tulsa 4:00:28 580 Jarred Kimball Tulsa 4:01:02 584 Aaron Vokoun Tulsa 4:01:31 588 Robert Bowlin Tulsa 4:01:49 605 Ryan Barry Tulsa 4:02:44 606 Garrett Zelkind Tulsa 4:02:47 621 Jennifer Bodiker Tulsa 4:03:55 634 Tyler Tennyson Bixby 4:04:30 688 Mandie Renner Tulsa 4:07:15 689 John David Lackey Jenks 4:07:19 693 Jefferson Sigler Tulsa 4:07:40 718 Shannon Campbell Tulsa 4:09:20 719 Stephen Campbell Tulsa 4:09:20 754 Jeanne Bennett Tulsa 4:12:24 800 Michael Kickey Broken Arrow 4:14:13 810 Casey Kennedy Jenks 4:14:29 811 Joel Handley Broken Arrow 4:14:32 817 Tiffany Fairchild Broken Arrow 4:14:50 844 SamanthaFaulk Tulsa 4:16:10 850 Devon Smith Owasso 4:16:17 851 James Hooko Tulsa 4:16:21 873 Jessica Highfill Tulsa 4:17:32 874 Melissa Moore Sperry 4:17:32 883 Rick Wilson Bixby 4:17:53 886 Hiromi Dees Broken Arrow 4:18:04 888 Jordan Adams Owasso 4:18:09 919 Brad Hardy Tulsa 4:19:45 937 Katie Dacosta Tulsa 4:20:23 938 Brianna Milem Tulsa 4:20:23 939 Jesse Shepherd Broken Arrow 4:20:27 945 Drew Crawford Tulsa 4:20:40 965 Jj Smith Broken Arrow 4:21:20 977 Arvell Craig Tulsa 4:21:41 995 Brad Cooper Tulsa 4:22:26 1001 John Priddy Tulsa 4:23:14 1002 John Crank Tulsa 4:23:21 1018 Kim Smith Mounds 4:23:56 1024 Christina Frieze Broken Arrow 4:24:12 1030 Derk Pinkerton Tulsa 4:24:26 1035 James Pierce Tulsa 4:24:36 1042 Natalie Friend Tulsa 4:24:59 1070 Paul Bauman Tulsa 4:26:18 1139 Maria Vasquez Tulsa 4:29:56 1152 Stephanie Kennedy Jenks 4:30:46 1164 Geoff Hanley Tulsa 4:31:24 1198 Nancy Mueller Tulsa 4:32:54 1227 Jackie Todd Owasso 4:34:03 1239 Kristen Henry Broken Arrow 4:34:39 1242 Brian Kettler Tulsa 4:34:42 1244 Mikaela Hicks Tulsa 4:34:48 1250 Tad Aquila Tulsa 4:35:00 1274 Tyler Meek Tulsa 4:36:14 1275 Susan Nerren-BryantTulsa 4:36:15 1303 Jay Johns Sapulpa 4:37:28 1312 Monica Ross Broken Arrow 4:37:46 1315 Stan McCabe Broken Arrow 4:37:55 1327 Ryan Reed Tulsa 4:38:13 1367 Christina Alsdorf Tulsa 4:39:51 1376 Paul Hulm Owasso 4:40:19 1390 Gregory Pittman Tulsa 4:40:57 1406 Robin Williams Tulsa 4:41:48 1407 Jeff Ash Broken Arrow 4:41:49 1409 Blanca Zavala Tulsa 4:41:50 1414 Lindsay Romine Tulsa 4:42:03 1431 Danny McKee Broken Arrow 4:42:57 1437 Lewis Greene Tulsa 4:43:15 1450 Bryan Freeman Broken Arrow 4:43:52 1451 Kevin Lewis Jenks 4:43:53 1474 Erin Sewell Tulsa 4:45:08 1475 Ashley Rorex Jenks 4:45:08 1542 Darla Rogers Bixby 4:48:46 1544 Jerry Mook Bixby 4:48:53 1550 Cris Conn Tulsa 4:49:15 1565 Hannah Kang Tulsa 4:50:09 1578 Brynna Schelbar Tulsa 4:50:49 1595 Christy Davis Broken Arrow 4:51:43 1634 Michele Brown Bixby 4:53:52 1637 Randy Pinney Owasso 4:53:57 1641 Patrick Kenedy Bixby 4:54:05 1642 Kim Mook Bixby 4:54:05 1646 Bert Johnson Tulsa 4:54:24 1650 Annelise Poss Tulsa 4:54:29 1651 Amber Crisp Tulsa 4:54:32 1655 Karen Brandt Tulsa 4:54:43 1657 Kelvin Reid Tulsa 4:54:46 1663 Kristin Atkinson Tulsa 4:55:16 1664 Janelle English Sand Springs 4:55:16 1665 Kathryn Morris Tulsa 4:55:20 1666 Robert Dedeke Tulsa 4:55:21 1667 Brian Dedeke Tulsa 4:55:21 1672 Brandon Brasfield Tulsa 4:55:37 1693 Chris Schnelle Tulsa 4:56:36 1734 Chuck Doyle Tulsa 4:58:00 1758 Stormy Phillips Tulsa 4:59:11 1770 James Wesson Broken Arrow 4:59:51 1778 Mike Hall Tulsa 5:00:28 1782 Robert Wagner Broken Arrow 5:00:37 1794 George Lawrence Coweta 5:01:34 1795 Kiersten Brown Tulsa 5:01:35 1805 Desi Stoops Bixby 5:02:12 1823 Michael Van AntwerpBroken Arrow5:03:45 1841 Dara Peterson Tulsa 5:04:57 1843 Tyler Gipson Broken Arrow 5:05:06 1844 Kendall Gipson Broken Arrow 5:05:07 1845 Sierra Nance Tulsa 5:05:08 1857 Stephanie Crider Broken Arrow 5:05:53 1858 Charlotte Freeman Broken Arrow 5:05:53 1861 Chantal Picley Tulsa 5:05:59 1868 Sue Bement Collinsville 5:06:42 1869 Jason Bement Collinsville 5:06:42 1881 Katie Hendrickson Owasso 5:07:21 1882 Lee Matlock Owasso 5:07:24 1888 Amanda Black Sand Springs 5:08:11 1896 Ryan Miller Tulsa 5:09:04 1924 Melissa Kinyon Owasso 5:10:21 1929 Kari Ransdell Tulsa 5:10:35 1938 April Meyer Tulsa 5:11:21 1949 Tamika Crissup Tulsa 5:12:14 1967 David Whitney Broken Arrow 5:13:10 1983 Lindsey Pfeifer Tulsa 5:14:13 2014 Steve Belmear Owasso 5:17:00 2039 Mo Rylko Owasso 5:18:31 2064 Gene McMath Bixby 5:20:23 2072 Kyle Johnson Broken Arrow 5:20:39 2108 John Foster Tulsa 5:24:12 2112 Karen Walsh Tulsa 5:24:52 2128 Edward Lebowski Broken Arrow 5:26:36 2129 Angie Hiatt Owasso 5:26:37 2141 Kathryn White Tulsa 5:27:49 2148 John Points Tulsa 5:28:40 2155 Tim Bade Tulsa 5:29:27 2166 Kathy Fleig Tulsa 5:30:06 2177 Brooke Martin Tulsa 5:30:34 2189 Sheila White Broken Arrow 5:31:20 2194 Curtis Green Broken Arrow 5:31:52 2232 Deanne Meador Sapulpa 5:34:42 2235 Madison Carpenter Broken Arrow 5:34:56 2236 Edna Wall Tulsa 5:34:58 2246 Dianna Baumann Tulsa 5:35:37 2247 Sara McAmis Bixby 5:35:53 2249 Clayton Francis Broken Arrow 5:36:06 2256 Cindy Burks Sand Springs 5:36:33 2257 Gabe Stroh Tulsa 5:36:36 2272 Erin Dickerson Tulsa 5:38:10 2273 Rebecca Cox Sapulpa 5:38:10 2281 Michelle MonhollandBroken Arrow 5:38:30 2284 Susan Collins Tulsa 5:38:43 2288 William Butcher Sand Springs 5:38:58 2300 Lori Lieb-Rosas Tulsa 5:40:03 2301 Jason Hanoch Tulsa 5:40:08 2311 Victoria Foutch Tulsa 5:41:20 2312 Janice Small Tulsa 5:41:25 2313 Rebecca Carroll Tulsa 5:41:46 2320 Sunshine Saldivar Tulsa 5:42:20 2321 Diana Day Tulsa 5:42:28 2328 Steve McNamaraTulsa 5:43:05 2329 Jeremiah Alexander Collinsville 5:43:06 2336 Mike Potter Jenks 5:44:16 2337 Sheldon Waeger Tulsa 5:44:16 2351 Tracy Wood Owasso 5:45:37 2362 Melanie Vanbeber Collinsville 5:46:54 2374 Jennifer Linck Owasso 5:48:06 2419 Johnny Spriggs Broken Arrow 5:52:36 2432 Michael Kerpan Sapulpa 5:53:50 2434 Casey Freeman Tulsa 5:54:00 2467 Aj Hulsey Broken Arrow 5:57:32 2489 Amanda Young Tulsa 6:01:11 2498 Kristi Krajicek Owasso 6:02:32 2499 Jake Krajicek Owasso 6:02:32 2513 Kathy Hammock Tulsa 6:04:44 2518 Doug Hardgrave Tulsa 6:05:27 2519 Amber Woody Tulsa 6:05:30 2526 Allen Hood Collinsville 6:07:03 2560 Chris Hernandez Owasso 6:14:20 2577 Carly Tracy Tulsa 6:17:38 2587 Jenny Remy Tulsa 6:21:03 2588 Amanda George Tulsa 6:21:13 2600 Danielle Davis Tulsa 6:23:55 2606 Lyle Robertson Tulsa 6:25:18 2607 William Shine Owasso 6:25:19 2612 Gail Cohen Tulsa 6:26:07 2613 Stephen Hulsey Broken Arrow 6:26:41 2618 Kelley Overton Tulsa 6:27:04 2629 Amanda Kroll Tulsa 6:31:20 2630 Greg Smith Tulsa 6:31:20 2645 Amber Ketchum Tulsa 6:38:14 2646 Kenneth Chekofsky Tulsa 6:38:58 2664 Jim Hughes Collinsville 6:48:34 2675 Elizabeth Nanita Broken Arrow 6:54:33 2676 Stephanie King Broken Arrow 6:54:52 2678 Cindy Grounds Tulsa 6:57:09 2679 Carol Goldsmith Broken Arrow 6:57:11 2687 Jessica Rawlinson Bartlesville 7:06:12 2688 Therese Rawlinson Tulsa 7:06:12 2706 Wendy Reed Broken Arrow 7:27:26 Holt is the only other man to win back-to-back Memorial Marathons, also winning the race in 2003. Buhler, 26, easily finished ahead of the pack both years. On Sunday, he didn’t see another marathon competitor for the final five miles and finished 10 min- utes ahead of the second-place finisher, Daniel Stone. “I just got in my own zone and stayed relaxed,” he said. “I was pretty hydrated. I had people helping me out along the course (with water) as well as more accessibility to the aid stations this year, which helps a lot. “Hydration, you got to do through the week. I kind of prepared all week for that.” Next year, Buhler will have the oppor- tunity to be the first man to win three consecutive Memorial Marathons, un- less dental school interferes. “I would love to come back, but we have our licensure board exams always this week, so maybe we will get some- thing worked out,” he said. [email protected] MARATHON FROM B1 Tiffany Triplett (left), of Yukon, and Heather Dunagan of Guthrie run in support of Boston during the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon on Sunday in Oklahoma City. BRETT DEERING/For The Tulsa World More bad luck costs Montoya BY JENNA FRYER Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — It’s been a season of bad breaks for Juan Pablo Montoya, so it was only fitting when things again didn’t go his way. Montoya was sailing to- ward his first victory since 2010, on an oval no less, when an ill-timed caution ruined everything. He had led 67 laps Saturday night at Rich- mond International Raceway and needed to complete just four more when Brian Vick- ers hit the wall. Montoya screamed into his radio, pounded his fist against the steering wheel, then quickly collected himself to consider the big picture: He’d come into Richmond ranked 27th in the Sprint Cup stand- ings with absolutely nothing to show for the improvement Chip Ganassi Racing has made this season. “I know we want to win, but we need the points,” Montoya radioed crew chief Chris He- roy as they debated strategy. It was decided that Mon- toya would pit from the lead, take four new tires and try to win in a frantic two-lap over- time sprint to the finish. But he restarted sixth in the out- side lane that was clogged by cars on old tires. Kevin Har- vick restarted seventh, behind Montoya but in the inside lane, and he darted his way around the traffic to the win. Montoya settled for fourth, his best finish since he was fifth at Martinsville in 2011. “We got that caution at the end and it was a no-brainer to take tires,” Montoya said. “I think what hurt us is we restarted on the outside and when you restart on the out- side and people got really bad tires, everything packs up. And when you’re on the out- side, where are you going to jump?” Montoya has been plagued by loose wheels, flat tires, a fuel pump problem, a gear- box issue — the list goes on and on. And when manage- ment stepped in and replaced his front tire changer before Kansas, Montoya was sty- mied in that race by another loose wheel. So to have the chance to run out front Saturday night, and to show his No. 42 team is far better than the results indicate, was a small victory for Montoya and his crew. “We had a great car,” Mon- toya said. “... We needed to come out of here and be smart.” NASCAR SPRINT CUP Up next: Aaron’s 499 At Talladega, Ala Noon Sunday TV: KOKI-5/23 Radio: KAKC am1300 SAVE UP TO 25-35% OFF! Plus an additional $1500 cash back when you purchase a Four Seasons Sunroom Visit our showroom and see why we build the best. 918-250-7301 1-800-285-7735 7123 S. 92nd E. Ave. One Block East of Woodland Hills Mall Monday-Friday 9-5 • Saturday 10-2 *Some restrictions may apply, see store for details. TulsaFourSeasons.com Over 3,000 sunrooms built!