LSU’s Harrison eclipses 31-year-old school outdoor high jump record; Stamey, O’Donoghue establish school marks
LSU’s Harrison eclipses 31-year-old school outdoor high jump record; Stamey, O’Donoghue establish school marks
Here at the winners:
Men
JuVaughn Harrison (high jump): The four-time national champion set a school record of 7 feet, 6 ½ inches to win the high jump by five inches over his nearest competitor. His winning mark also gave him the NCAA lead in this outdoor season (along with the long jump) and eclipsed the school’s 31-year-old record of Tom Lange (7-5 ¾).
Rayvon Gray (long jump): Grey ran a wind-aided jump of 26-7 ¼ to win the event.
No. 1 LSU track & field win 20 titles at Battle on the Bayou File photo of the Bernie Moore Track, PMAC, Tiger Stadium on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La. (Source: WAFB) By Spencer Chrisman | April 4, 2021 at 8:18 AM CDT - Updated April 4 at 8:18 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The top ranked LSU menâs and womenâs track and field team combined to win 20 titles at the Battle on the Bayou, an event that they hosted on Saturday, April 4 at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
In the 200 meters, Favour Ofili won the even when she ran the fastest 200 meter time of her career with a 22.69 that currently leads the NCAA. She became the seventh fastest Nigerian in history over the distance of 200 meters, and was a Battle on the Bayou meet record.
Shawn Price March 10, 2021
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Indoor conference honors for the 2021 season, announced by the league office Wednesday, included Razorback distance runner Katie Izzo selected as the Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Arkansas women’s head coach Lance Harter named SEC Coach of the Year.
Izzo, a double silver medalist in the 3,000m and 5,000m at the conference meet, led the team with 16 points as the No. 1 Razorbacks totaled 141 points and won a seventh consecutive SEC Indoor championship by 60 points. Izzo bettered the previous meet record in both races.
In his 31
st overall SEC Coach of the Year honor and his 12