Georgia women’s track and field team defends title at NCAA outdoor championships
The Georgia Bulldogs women and Arkansas Razorbacks men successfully defended their titles at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships on Saturday night. Georgia became the fifth school to win back-to-back outdoor championships. The Bulldogs also won the indoor championship
The Georgia Bulldogs women and Arkansas Razorbacks men successfully defended their titles at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships on Saturday night.
Georgia became the fifth school to win back-to-back outdoor championships. The Bulldogs also won the indoor championship this season. Georgia finished with 50 points. Florida (43) was second and Arkansas (38) took third.
Georgia’s Adaejah Hodge won the 200-meter race with a NCAA-record time of 21.68 seconds, and was runner-up in the 100 behind Florida State’s Shenese Walker — who clocked 10.88. The Bulldogs’ Dejanea Oakley set a collegiate record in winning the 400 in 48.79.
It was Georgia’s fourth championship and second under head coach Caryl Smith Gilbert, who also won two titles at Southern California.
Arkansas’ Sanu Jallow-Lockhart won the women’s 800 in a collegiate-record time of 1:56.85. She also anchored the second fastest 4x400 relay in history, winning in 3:18.88.
Alabama’s Doris Lemngole won the women’s 5,000 in 15:11.71 to claim her sixth national championship.
Sofia Cosculluela finished with 6,182 points in the heptathlon to win Washington’s first championship in the event.
Oregon’s Aaliyah McCormick won the 100 hurdles in 12.47 to become the first repeat champion in 18 years.
