No. 1 Arkansas captures 11th consecutive SEC Indoor title

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – For the 11th consecutive year, and 15th time in program history, Arkansas claimed the SEC Indoor team title. The Razorbacks totaled 117.5 points for the victory, producing a dominating performance at Texas A&M this weekend.

Oklahoma finished as runner-up with 62 points while LSU placed third with 60.33 points.

Paityn Noe, a redshirt freshman, was the high point scorer with 16 points of a 5,000m victory and third place in the 3,000m. She earned the women’s Cliff Harper trophy.

After her 5,000m win on Thursday, Noe posted a time of 8:58.47 for third in the 3,000m behind an 8:55.27 by Alabama’s Doris Lemngole and 8:57.50 for Florida’s Hilda Olemomoi.

Arkansas totaled 47.5 points in three events on Saturday with 21 in the 800m, 14.5 in the high jump, and 14 in the 400m.

Rachel Glenn won high jump with a season best of 6-6 (1.98), just shy of the collegiate record she set in 2024 to win the NCAA Indoor title. Glenn attempted 6-7 (2.01), but missed each attempt at improving the collegiate record.

Razorbacks Heidi Hudson and Sydney Billington finished sixth and tied for seventh. Hudson, who contested the pentathlon on Thursday, improved her career best to 6-0 (1.83) while Billington cleared 5-10 (1.78).

Finishing behind Glenn was Georgia’s Elena Kulichenko, who set a career best of 6-4.75 (1.95). Starting at 6-0 (1.83), she cleared five consecutive bars on first attempts. Meanwhile, Glenn needed a pair of attempts at 6-2.25 (1.89) and 6-3.5 (1.92).

At 6-6, though, Kulichenko missed her first attempt while Glenn sailed over on her first try. Kulinchenko passed to the next height of 6-7 and missed twice.

In one of the fastest 400m races ever indoors, Georgia’s Aaliyah Butler won the scintillating race in 49.78, the world leader for 2025 and a meet record. Butler ranks No. 2 on the American and collegiate all-time list behind Razorback Britton Wilson’s 49.48 from 2023.

The previous meet record was 50.15 by Florida’s Talitha Diggs in 2023.

Arkansas placed second and third as career best times were generated by Isabella Whittaker and Kaylyn Brown. Whittaker clocked 49.90 as runner-up, which ranks No. 2 on the UA all-time list behind Wilson.

On the all-time American and collegiate lists, Whittaker ranks No. 3. On the all-time world list, Butler and Whittaker are the No. 6 and No. 7 performers. Brown produced a 50.70 in her second 400m of the season and ranks No. 5 on the UA all-time list.

A close finish in the 800m had LSU’s Michaela Rose winning in 2:00.25 with Razorback Sanu Jallow-Lockhart the silver medalist in 2:00.61. Arkansas also placed 3-4-7 with Analise Batista (2:01.60), Anna Podojil (2:02.12), and Ainsley Erzen (2:05.62).

Batista’s career best moves her to No. 3 on the UA all-time list while Podojil is now No. 5.

Razorback freshman Anya Jackson collected a bronze medal in the 200m with a career beset of 22.87 as she won her section. The time moves Jackson to No. 7 on the UA all-time list.

Tiana LoStracco also earned a bronze medal in the mile with a time of 4:37.45 as she finished behind Tia Wilson of Florida (4:30.10) and LSU’s Lorena Rangel Batres (4:30.25).

After the high jump, Glenn returned to the track for the 60m hurdles. She led a trio of Razorbacks who placed 6-7-8 for six team points. Glenn clocked 8.12, Skye Tolbert equaled her career best of 8.19 and Saira Prince ran 8.22.

Arkansas placed fourth in the 4 x 400m relay with a time of 3:27.95, which ranks No. 10 on the UA all-time list. The Razorback foursome included Kayla Davis (53.00), Sanaria Butler (51.68), Aaliyah Pyatt (52.03), and Joanne Reid (51.24).

Nia Robinson equaled her career best of 44-0 (13.41) to finish fifth in the triple jump. Hannah Estes finished sixth in the pole vault with a career best clearance of 13-11.75 (4.11).