"Her finishing kick is starting to mature. "Lauren is really starting to come into her own," Harter said. In the 3,000, Gregory took the lead with a kick on the final lap. Gregory took the lead on the first lap and kept it the rest for the race as she held off South Carolina sophomore Silan Ayyidiz, who was second in 4:32.19. Gregory won the mile in a meet record 4 minutes, 31.96 seconds, breaking the mark of 4:32.49 by Dominique Scott for the Razorbacks in 2015. "You have some adrenaline, but the 3,000 is so long you've got to grit it out. "It's always hard coming back," Gregory said. Gregory won the 3,000 about 90 minutes after winning the mile. "I think we all knew it needed to happen," Gregory said of the Razorbacks making sure to win on Harter's big weekend. "It just seemed like things started snowballing for us."Īrkansas senior Lauren Gregory won the mile and 3,000 meters on Saturday after anchoring the distance medley relay to a third-place finish Friday night when she took the baton with the Razorbacks in 11th after Katie McCune fell on the leadoff leg. "What our kids did as a whole was really special to say the least," Harter said. The Razorbacks had been tied with LSU with 12 indoor titles for the most among conference teams. Harter, in his 33rd and final year as the Razorbacks' cross country and track and field coach, is retiring in June after the NCAA Outdoor Championships.Īrkansas won its 44th SEC title under Harter, including its 13th for indoor track and field to take sole possession of first in the conference. 2-ranked Razorbacks won going away with 130.5 points with No. FAYETTEVILLE - The University of Arkansas women's track and field team made sure to christen Lance Harter Track with another SEC title.Īrkansas won its ninth consecutive SEC Indoor championship Saturday at the Randal Tyson Center, where earlier this week the track was named in Harter's honor.
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