Fans Storm OK State Field - 13 Hurt (2 critical)

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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Official-13-hurt-when-fans-storm-Okla-St-field-2342921.php
Official: 13 hurt when fans storm Okla. St. field
December 4, 2011

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (AP) — Thousands of fans stormed the field and tore down goalposts after Oklahoma State's 44-10 victory over archrival Oklahoma in a college football game, leaving at least 13 people injured, including two in critical condition, medical authorities said early Sunday.

Michael Authement, who heads the command post at emergency medical provider LifeNet EMS, told The Associated Press that a throng so big took to the field as the game ended that some fans were trampled and one person fell at least 15 feet (4.5 meters) onto concrete during a wild celebration by Oklahoma State fans.

No. 13 Oklahoma State routed the Sooners on Saturday night to win the Big 12 conference championship and make its case to play for the Bowl Championship Series college football national title. The Cowboys (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) snapped an eight-game losing streak in the intrastate rivalry and won their first outright conference title since 1948 in the three-team Missouri Valley.

"They won the game and stormed the field and ripped down the goalposts, and some were jumping off the stands and hit the field and others got trampled. It was a nasty deal," Authement said.

He said the crowd was so big it took police at least 45 minutes to clear fans from the field at the university's Boone Pickens Stadium, which has a capacity of more than 60,000 people, according to the school's website.
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Authement said nine ambulances, including six from LifeNet, rushed 11 of the injured away and the two with critical injuries were flown to Oklahoma City hospitals. He said he knew of leg fractures but didn't have any details on the extent of the injuries, though two of the 13 had minor injuries and were treated at the scene and released.

A spokeswoman for Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City wouldn't release details Sunday morning about patients being treated there. Phone messages and emails sent to several university and athletic department spokespeople weren't immediately returned.

Lesser injuries included broken ankles, ankle sprains and back sprains, said Shyla Eggers, public relations director for Stillwater Medical Center. She told AP that her hospital received six of the injured in ambulances and two in private vehicles, and at least two of them have been admitted and would undergo surgery on broken ankles.
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She had no immediate details on the more serious injuries.
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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Official-13-hurt-when-fans-storm-Okla-St-field-2342921.php
Official: 13 hurt when fans storm Okla. St. field
December 4, 2011

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (AP) — Thousands of fans stormed the field and tore down goalposts after Oklahoma State's 44-10 victory over archrival Oklahoma in a college football game, leaving at least 13 people injured, including two in critical condition, medical authorities said early Sunday.

Michael Authement, who heads the command post at emergency medical provider LifeNet EMS, told The Associated Press that a throng so big took to the field as the game ended that some fans were trampled and one person fell at least 15 feet (4.5 meters) onto concrete during a wild celebration by Oklahoma State fans.

No. 13 Oklahoma State routed the Sooners on Saturday night to win the Big 12 conference championship and make its case to play for the Bowl Championship Series college football national title. The Cowboys (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) snapped an eight-game losing streak in the intrastate rivalry and won their first outright conference title since 1948 in the three-team Missouri Valley.

"They won the game and stormed the field and ripped down the goalposts, and some were jumping off the stands and hit the field and others got trampled. It was a nasty deal," Authement said.

He said the crowd was so big it took police at least 45 minutes to clear fans from the field at the university's Boone Pickens Stadium, which has a capacity of more than 60,000 people, according to the school's website.
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Authement said nine ambulances, including six from LifeNet, rushed 11 of the injured away and the two with critical injuries were flown to Oklahoma City hospitals. He said he knew of leg fractures but didn't have any details on the extent of the injuries, though two of the 13 had minor injuries and were treated at the scene and released.

A spokeswoman for Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City wouldn't release details Sunday morning about patients being treated there. Phone messages and emails sent to several university and athletic department spokespeople weren't immediately returned.

Lesser injuries included broken ankles, ankle sprains and back sprains, said Shyla Eggers, public relations director for Stillwater Medical Center. She told AP that her hospital received six of the injured in ambulances and two in private vehicles, and at least two of them have been admitted and would undergo surgery on broken ankles.
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She had no immediate details on the more serious injuries.
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http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/12/04/watch-13-oklahoma-state-fans-injured-after-storming-field/?xid=gonewsedit
WATCH: 13 Oklahoma State Fans Injured After Storming Field
By Nick Carbone
December 4, 2011

Video at link (3:54)

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/05/us-football-oklahoma-idUSTRE7B310Z20111205
Post-game celebration injures Oklahoma State fans
December 5, 2011

(Reuters) - Football fans at Oklahoma State University, where several people were injured in a post-game celebration, said on Sunday that an announcement to stay off the field was met with laughter from spectators cheering the victory over the rival University of Oklahoma.

Thousands of people surged onto the field, with several seconds left in the game on Saturday night in Stillwater, Oklahoma, tearing down goal posts and singing the school song.
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Several fans were injured, and one person remained hospitalized on Sunday, OSU spokesman Gary Shutt said.

Eight people were treated at Stillwater Medical Center for injuries ranging from fractured ankles to strained backs, hospital spokeswoman Shyla Eggers said.

Three people were treated at the stadium, Shutt said.

OSU President Burns Hargis said on Sunday the university's policy barring unauthorized people from the field was clear.
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