No. 1 Women's T&F Wraps Up Regular Season
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 1 Arkansas women’s track and field team closed the regular season at the Arkansas Open on Saturday, Feb. 21.
In the 60 meter hurdles, Alex Gochenour (8.41), Leigha Brown (8.67) and Holly Hankenson (8.94) all set personal-bests and finished first, third and sixth, respectively. Brianna Swinton took first in the 200 meter dash with her personal-best time of 24.02, while R. Williams finished second (24.11) and Daina Harper took third (24.44; PR).Tamara Myers (7.54), Regine Williams (7.59) and Shekara Boakye (7.60) finished 1-2-3 in the 60 meter dash. Myers’ time of 7.53 established a new personal-best for the senior.
Rebekka Simko (2:08.56), Chandler Crumblish (4:58.47), Alex Gochenour (19-8.75) and Micah Dennis (48-0) all set new personal-bests and took the individual title in the 800 meter run, mile, long jump and shot put, respectively.
Taliyah Brooks, who took fifth in the 60 meter dash with a new personal-record 7.70, won the high jump event with her mark of 5-8.75.
In the highly anticipated pole vault competition, Sandi Morris defeated current collegiate record holder Demi Payne (Stephen F. Austin). Both competitors missed three times at 4.59m, but Morris earned a tiebreak win with zero misses before 15-0.75 to Payne’s two misses. The Greenville, S.C. native got the jump-off win over April Steiner-Bennett (jumping for Asics) by clearing the 15-0.75 height at which she went out. With her jump-off win, Morris posted the 9th-best height in college history and now has four all-time top-10 marks in 2015.
Megan Zimlich and Ariel Voskamp tied for fifth place in the pole vault (13-5), while Ariel Lachance took seventh place (12-5.25).
The Razorbacks will now head to the 2015 Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships as the defending champions. The SEC Championships, hosted by Kentucky, are Feb. 27-28.
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ARKANSAS RESULTS
60m
1. Tamara Myers – 7.54 (PR)
2. Regine Williams – 7.59
3. Shekara Boakye – 7.60
5. Taliyah Brooks – 7.70 (PR)
10. Kaylee McCarthy – 7.97 (PR)
60mH
1. Alex Gochenour – 8.41 (PR)
3. Leigha Brown – 8.67 (PR)
6. Holly Hankenson – 8.94 (PR)
200m
1. Brianna Swinton – 24.02 (PR)
2. Regine Williams – 24.11
3. Daina Harper – 24.44 (PR)
5. Shekara Boakye – 24.84 (PR)
10. Kaylee McCarthy – 25.38 (PR)
400m
1. Chrishuna Williams – 53.47
3. Daina Harper – 53.66
8. Brianna Swinton – 57.07
800m
1. Rebekka Simko – 2:08.56 (PR)
2. Annika Sisson – 2:10.30 (PR)
3. Victoria Feole – 2:11.42
4. Holly Hankenson – 2:13.06 (PR)
Mile
1. Chandler Crumblish – 4:58.47 (PR)
3. Kara Kalisz – 5:24.03 (PR)
4x400m Relay
2. Arkansas (Daina Harper, Alex Gochenour, Leigha Brown, Brianna Swinton) – 3:42.87
4. Arkansas ‘B’ (Regine Williams, Victoria Feole, Annika Sisson, Holly Hankenson) – 3:51.10
Long Jump
1. Alex Gochenour – 19-8.75 (PR)
5. Aatiyah Henry – 18-5
6. Leigha Brown – 18-2.25 (PR)
Triple Jump
1. Aatiyah Henry – 38-6.75
Shot Put
1. Micah Dennis – 48-0 (PR)
2. Alex Gochenour – 42-6 (PR)
3. Leigha Brown – 41-1.75
Pole Vault
1. Sandi Morris – 15-0.75
5. Megan Zimlich – 13-5
5. Ariel Voskamp – 13-5
7. Ariel Lachance – 12-5.25
High Jump
1. Taliyah Brooks – 5-8.75
3. Alyssa Parker – 5-3 (PR)
Fayetteville, the “Track Capital of the World”, will be at the center of the track and field universe on the weekend of March 13-14 as the Razorbacks will host the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center, the home of the “Fastest Indoor Track in the World”. Since the facility’s opening in 2000, Arkansas and the Randal Tyson Track Center have hosted the event 11 times, including nine straight seasons and 11 of the last 13 championships.
A two-day, all-session ticket to the NCAA Indoor Championships is $40 for reserved seating and $30 for general admission adult ticket.
Season tickets and NCAA all-session passes are available online at HERE, by contacting the Razorback Athletics Ticket Center via phone at (800) 982-HOGS or in person at the Razorback Athletics Ticket Center, located just east of Baum Stadium at 1295 S. Razorback Rd. in Fayetteville.
