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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Arkansas Lady Razorback track and field concluded
competition at Drake Relays on Saturday. Bad weather led to poor competition
conditions and prevented the Lady'Backs from getting into any kind of rhythm
because of relentless wind gusts and chilly temperatures.
"The weather was really the dominating factor for us this
weekend," head coach Lance Harter said. "Our sprint medley relay finished
second and Jillian Rosen had a nice PR in the 1,500 meters so we had a few
positives. Now we have to regroup and hope Mother Nature works in our favor
this weekend at our Twilight meet and at the Cardinal Invite at Stanford."
For the second year in a row, Arkansas' sprint medley relay earned runner-up
honors. Dominque Lauderdale, Peter-Gaye Beckford, Shelise Williams and Paige
Farrell finished second of the 18 competing teams. They combined for a time
of 3:53.19.
"The sprint medley relay was in contention the whole race," Harter said.
"Paige Farrell had a really solid race and she ran into the wind on the
final straightaway. Shelise Williams had great legs on both the sprint
medley and the 4x400-meter relays."
Freshman Jillian Rosen set a personal best in the 1,500 meters. She finished
sixth in the field of 13 with a clocking of 4:29.05.
Beckford, competing in her third event of the weekend, finished eighth in
the long jump with a best of 19-9.5.
Jennifer Fall clocked a time of 1:03.39 in her heat of the 400-meter
hurdles. She finished fourth in her heat and 19th overall.
After running Friday's fastest prelim time, Arkansas'4x400-meter relay was
disqualified from the final because of a uniform violation.
At Friday's Missouri Southern Invitational, Lauren Lewis won the
800 meters. Beating 16 other runners, she clocked a time of 2:16.42. Ashley
Williams finished sixth in the 1,500 meters. She clocked a time of 4:58.06.
Michelle Rossio competed in three events in Joplin. She finished
second in the shot put (46-4), third in the hammer (166-5) and won the
discus (155-0).
The Lady'Backs will compete next at the Arkansas Twilight, Friday,
May 2, and the Cardinal Invitational, Sunday, May 4. For complete results of
Drake Relays, visit DrakeRelays.org.
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