BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Seniors Lexi Jacobus, Tori Hoggard and Kiara Parker were named the Southeastern Conference Athlete's of the Week following the Razorback Invitational this past weekend at Randal Tyson Indoor Track.
Arkansas’ Lexi Jacobus and Tori Hoggard, alongside LSU’s Lisa Gunnarsson, were named the Women’s Co-Field Athletes of the Week after finishing the Razorback Invitational clearing the NCAA lead in the pole vault with identical marks of 4.51m (14-9.50). This is the second SEC accolade for Jacobus this season and the first for Hoggard.
Kiara Parker tied for the world lead in the 60-meters with a time of 7.15 at the Razorback Invitational. Parker also ran the 12th-fastest mark in the NCAA in the 200m (23.41) and contributed to the NCAA’s No. 1 4×400-meter relay (3:31.26). Parker's time in the 60-meters was both a personal best and meet record.
No. 1 Arkansas will send a contingent of sprinters to the Charlie Thomas Invitational at Gilliam Indoor facility Friday, Feb. 1 in College Station, Texas.
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