Middle Distance Duo Takes On The Big Apple
NEW YORK – While the majority of the No. 2 Arkansas women’s track and field team will be resting this weekend in preparation for the upcoming Tyson Invitational (Feb. 10-11), middle distance duo Therese Haiss and Nikki Hiltz will be representing the Razorbacks in the Big Apple at the 2017 Armory Invitational.
Two of the best milers in the NCAA, Haiss and Hiltz will contest the invitational section of the eight-lap race on Saturday afternoon, competing as the only two collegiate entrants in the field of 10. The pair currently have the fifth (4:36.42, Hiltz) and eighth (4:37.27, Haiss) best mile times on the most recent NCAA indoor performance list which they secured at the first meet of the season, the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 13).
Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 4, 12:55 p.m. CT
Venue: Armory Track
Important Links: Meet Schedule / Mile Start List / Live Results
Fans can watch the 2017 Armory Invitational by subscribing to runnerspace plus who will be live streaming the two-day competition.
Head coach Lance Harter’s full squad will return to track next weekend with a group taking on the Husky Classic hosted by Washington and another group set to compete back at the Randal Track Tyson Center in the Tyson Invitational.
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