#RazorFacts
Senior Outdoor (2018)
Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season... Set a personal-best of 37:01.42 in the 10K at the SEC Outdoor Championships... Recorded five top-five finishes throughout the outdoor season... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
Senior Indoor | Redshirt Junior Outdoor (2017)
Second team indoor All-American ... Opened the year placing second at the Razorback Invitational in the 3,000 off a PR of 9:20.84 ... Followed it up with a PR and event win in the mile (4:42.50) at the Arkansas Qualifier ... Finished seventh in the 3,000 at the SEC Indoor Championships, scoring two points for the Razorbacks ... Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships with the DMR, where she raced to a top-12 finish ... Ran a lifetime best (16:12.46) in the 5,000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, placing seventh to start outdoor strong ... Captured the steeplechase title at the SEC Relays and followed it up with All-SEC meriting PR performance (10:08.23) at the league outdoor championships ... Completed the year at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
Junior (2016)
Finished first in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational … Posted two consecutive top-10 finishes in the 3000 at the 2016 Gladstein Invitational and the Razorback Invitational ... Ran an indoor PR in the 5,000 of 16:21.88 at the Husky Classic, finishing in the top-20 ... Capped the year earning All-SEC honors for a runner-up finish in the 5,000 at the conference indoor championships where she also finished eighth in the 3,000 ... Redshirted during the outdoor season.
Sophomore (2015)
NCAA Outdoor Championships first round qualifier … Started her second year with a personal best in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational of 4:49.58 … Raced to another PR finishing 10th at the Rod McCravy Memorial in the 3,000-meter run in 9:38.13 … Ran yet another PR to cap her season with a fifth-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 5,000-meter run (16:36.71) … Finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Mt. SAC Relays and the Payton Jordan Invitational the latter in a personal best 10:13.29 … Scored three points at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … Qualified for the first round of the NCAA Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Freshman (2014)
Opened her freshman year strong with a third-place finish at 800 meters at the Arkansas Invitational … Ran a PR in the 800-meter run at the Arkansas v. Texas Dual of 2:13.28 to finish second … Finished eighth in the mile at the Tyson Invitation in 4:55.20 … Came through in the top-20 in two events at the SEC Indoor Championships (mile, 5,000m) … Collected two top-five finishes to open up the outdoor season finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Arkansas Invitational and fourth in the 1,500-meter run at the John McDonnell Invitational … Finished 15th at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
High School
A nine-time state champion in cross country and track at Beggs High School … Named to the Oklahoma All-State team four times … Won three state championships in cross country … Earned an Oklahoma state title in the 800m, 1,600m, and 3,200m … Holds the Oklahoma state record time in the 3,200m at 10:38.38 … Collected the USATF youth National Championship in the 4x800m relay (twice), 1,500m (twice) and the 3,000m … Named a USATF All-American in the 800m (twice) and the 1,500m during her time with the Jenks America Track Club.
Personal
Born on May 13, 1994 … Daughter of James and Julie Ward … Has three siblings; Talor, Grant, and Jayce … Her father was selected as one of Oklahoma’s all-time greatest high school athletes since Oklahoma’s statehood … Sister Talor plays basketball at Oklahoma Christian University … Majoring in geology…
- Indoor second-team All-American (DMR)
- Indoor second-team All-SEC (5,000)
Senior Outdoor (2018)
Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season... Set a personal-best of 37:01.42 in the 10K at the SEC Outdoor Championships... Recorded five top-five finishes throughout the outdoor season... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
Senior Indoor | Redshirt Junior Outdoor (2017)
Second team indoor All-American ... Opened the year placing second at the Razorback Invitational in the 3,000 off a PR of 9:20.84 ... Followed it up with a PR and event win in the mile (4:42.50) at the Arkansas Qualifier ... Finished seventh in the 3,000 at the SEC Indoor Championships, scoring two points for the Razorbacks ... Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships with the DMR, where she raced to a top-12 finish ... Ran a lifetime best (16:12.46) in the 5,000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, placing seventh to start outdoor strong ... Captured the steeplechase title at the SEC Relays and followed it up with All-SEC meriting PR performance (10:08.23) at the league outdoor championships ... Completed the year at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
Junior (2016)
Finished first in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational … Posted two consecutive top-10 finishes in the 3000 at the 2016 Gladstein Invitational and the Razorback Invitational ... Ran an indoor PR in the 5,000 of 16:21.88 at the Husky Classic, finishing in the top-20 ... Capped the year earning All-SEC honors for a runner-up finish in the 5,000 at the conference indoor championships where she also finished eighth in the 3,000 ... Redshirted during the outdoor season.
Sophomore (2015)
NCAA Outdoor Championships first round qualifier … Started her second year with a personal best in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational of 4:49.58 … Raced to another PR finishing 10th at the Rod McCravy Memorial in the 3,000-meter run in 9:38.13 … Ran yet another PR to cap her season with a fifth-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships in the 5,000-meter run (16:36.71) … Finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Mt. SAC Relays and the Payton Jordan Invitational the latter in a personal best 10:13.29 … Scored three points at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase … Qualified for the first round of the NCAA Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Freshman (2014)
Opened her freshman year strong with a third-place finish at 800 meters at the Arkansas Invitational … Ran a PR in the 800-meter run at the Arkansas v. Texas Dual of 2:13.28 to finish second … Finished eighth in the mile at the Tyson Invitation in 4:55.20 … Came through in the top-20 in two events at the SEC Indoor Championships (mile, 5,000m) … Collected two top-five finishes to open up the outdoor season finishing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Arkansas Invitational and fourth in the 1,500-meter run at the John McDonnell Invitational … Finished 15th at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
High School
A nine-time state champion in cross country and track at Beggs High School … Named to the Oklahoma All-State team four times … Won three state championships in cross country … Earned an Oklahoma state title in the 800m, 1,600m, and 3,200m … Holds the Oklahoma state record time in the 3,200m at 10:38.38 … Collected the USATF youth National Championship in the 4x800m relay (twice), 1,500m (twice) and the 3,000m … Named a USATF All-American in the 800m (twice) and the 1,500m during her time with the Jenks America Track Club.
Personal
Born on May 13, 1994 … Daughter of James and Julie Ward … Has three siblings; Talor, Grant, and Jayce … Her father was selected as one of Oklahoma’s all-time greatest high school athletes since Oklahoma’s statehood … Sister Talor plays basketball at Oklahoma Christian University … Majoring in geology…