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Arkansas and the SEC Track and Field
Athletes of the Week - May 4
Southeastern
Conference
Female Runner of the Week
Regina
George, Fr.
Arkansas
Chicago,
Ill.
-At the
Arkansas Twilight, freshman Regina George competed
in the 200 meters, the 400 meters and as a member of the 4x100-meter
and
4x400-meter relays.
-George won
the 200 meters with a time of 23.63. She paced a
1-4-7 finish for Arkansas in the event.
-She won the
400 meters with a personal-best time of 52.89.
Her time currently ranks No. 12 in the NCAA (No. 1 among freshman) and
No. 5 in
the SEC (No. 1 among freshman). George’s time was more than a
second
faster than the second-place finisher’s clocking of 54.11. She
led a
1-4-8-10 finish for Arkansas in the events.
-With
George’s second leg of the 4x100-meter relay,
the quartet clocked a winning time of 45.35, nearly a second faster
than the
runner-up team. With her second leg of the 4x400-meter relay, the
quartet
clocked a winning time of 3:34.30, nearly three seconds faster than the
runner-up team.
Female Field Athlete of the Week
Katie
Stripling, Sr.
Arkansas
Jonesboro,
Ark.
-At the
Arkansas Twilight, senior Katie Stripling won the
pole vault with a winning clearance of 14-5.5.
-Her
clearance is a personal best and the Arkansas school
record. She replaced her previous school record of 14-5.25, set at the
2009 SEC
Championships.
-Stripling
is now the NCAA and SEC leader in the event. Her
jump also ranks No. 3 in the world. She leads the SEC by nearly four
inches.
-Stripling
led a 1-2-4 finish for the Razorbacks in the pole
vault.
Female Freshman of the Week
Stephanie
Brown
Arkansas
Downs,
Ill.
-At the
Arkansas Twilight, freshman Stephanie Brown won the
800 meters.
-Brown won
the 800 meters with a season- and personal-best
time of 2:05.71. Her time ranks No. 8 in the NCAA (No. 2 among
freshman) and
No. 5 in the SEC (No. 1 among freshman).
-She led a
1-3-12 finish for Arkansas in the event.
Male Runner of the Week
Rondel
Sorrillo, Sr.
Kentucky
Vessigny,
Trinidad & Tobago
In his first
100m dash of the year, Sorrillo managed to
track down the field after he stumbled out of the blocks. With a time
of 10.33,
Sorrillo posted a top-20 division one time on his way to a first place
finish.
This is the second time in three weeks Sorrillo has run in an event for
the
first time during the outdoor season and won the event.
Male Field Athlete of the Week
Alain
Bailey, Sr.
Arkansas
Kingston,
Jamaica
-At the
Arkansas Twilight, senior Alain Bailey competed in
the long jump and as a member of the 4x100-meter relay.
-Bailey won
the long jump with a leap of 25-9.5. He has not
finished lower than second in a long jump competition this season and,
in three
competitions, his jumps have been 25-9.25 or longer.
-His
season-best jump of 26-2.75 ranks No. 2 in the NCAA and
leads the SEC.
-With
Bailey’s second leg in the 4x100-meter relay,
the quartet clocked a season-best time of 40.84 to earn a runner-up
finish.
Male Freshman of the Week
Caleb Cross
Arkansas
Newport,
Ark.
-At the
Arkansas Twilight, freshman Caleb Cross competed in
the 110-meter hurdles and as a member of the 4x100-meter and
4x400-meter
relays.
-Cross
finished second in the 110-meter hurdles with a
personal-best time of 13.90. His time ranks No. 29 in the NCAA (No. 4
among
freshman) and No. 4 in the SEC (No. 1 among freshman).
-With
Cross’ lead-off leg in the 4x100-meter relay,
the quartet clocked a season-best time of 40.84 to earn a runner-up
finish.
-With
Cross’ lead-off leg split of 47.22 on the
4x400-meter relay, the quartet clocked a season-best and winning time
of
3:08.46. They rank No. 7 in the SEC, No. 46 in the NCAA and No. 22 in
the NCAA
West Region.
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