Program Records Highlight Competition At LSU
Final Results – LSU | Start Lists/Live Results – Payton Jordan
BATON ROUGE, La. – The No. 1 Arkansas women’s track and field team managed to post several strong performances on a stormy Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge at the LSU Invitational.
The day was highlighted by record-breaking marks in the 400-meter dash and the shot put.
Top Performances
Taylor Ellis-Watson became the second Razorback in program history to run a sub-51 second time in the 400 placing first in the event in a new lifetime best and program record of 50.78 seconds.
Along with Ellis-Watson, Daina Harper also collected an exceptional time in the 400 clocking a new PR of 52.36 to finish fourth overall.
Former NJCAA shot put champion Micah Dennis also etched her name in program history, bettering her previous best mark by over 2 feet to break a 16-year-old record in the event with a toss of 16.09/52-9 1/2 for first place. Dennis currently checks in as the seventh-best performer in the Southeastern Conference.
Freshman Ceara Watson was the top collegiate finisher in the 800 placing second in the event in 02:07.29.
Current NCAA pole vault leader Lexi Weeks posted a final clearance of 4.55/14-11 setting a new facility record to place first over All-American vaulter Alysha Newman of Miami.
Results – LSU Invitational
100 – K. Parker (8) 11.31w, J. Williams (25) 12.31w+
200 – P. Stumbaugh (16) 23.91, K. Parker (17) 23.92w, K. Herman (22) 24.08w, A. Gochenour (29) 24.46w, L. Brown (37) 25.62w
400 – T. Ellis-Watson (1) 50.78, D. Harper (4) 52.36, B. Swinton (14) 54.19, M. Dobbins (15) 54.80
800 – C. Watson (2) 2:07.29
100H – A. Gochenour (4) 13.21w, J. Williams (15) 14.14w
400H – D. Birch (8) 58.65
4×100 – Parker, Ellis-Watson, Harper, Stumbaugh (7) 44.76
4×400 – Harper, Swinton, Dobbins, Birch (5) 3:32.34
4×100 Shuttle Hurdle – Herman, Brown, Stumbaugh, Gochenour (2) 54.78
High Jump – K. Herman (6) 1.69/5-6 1/2, L. Brown (7) 1.64/5-4 1/2
Pole Vault – L. Weeks (1) 4.55/14-11, M. Zimlich (4) 4.21/13-9 3/4, T. Weeks (5) 4.06/13-3 3/4, A. Voskamp (5) 4.06/13-3 3/4
Long Jump – P. Stumbaugh (6) 5.94w/19-6
Shot Put – M. Dennis (1) 16.09/52-9 1/2
Arkansas’ distance crew will take on the Payton Jordan Invitational tomorrow at Cobb Stadium in Stanford, California.
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