BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Ranked No. 1 from the preseason to the NCAA Championships, Arkansas’ women’s track & field team brought home the third team title in program history, making it the 44th NCAA title between the men’s and women’s programs on The Hill. Lance Harter and crew scored 62-pts en…
This season the girl’s pole vault has been strong. We’ve seen more girls over 12 feet 5 inches this year than any of the previous five years. This is only the second time in the past five years where there have been two girls who’ve vaulted 14 feet or higher. New Caney’s…
FAYETTEVILLE – Though poles apart from their season’s so far best performances at last week’s Texas Tech hosted meet in Lubbock, the Arkansas Razorbacks ‘ All-American women’s pole vault trio of the Weeks sisters and Desiree Freier still vaulted high during Saturday’s completion of the two-day Tyson Invitational Indoor Track…
UA sophomore pole vaulter Lexi Weeks, the 2016 national champion and Olympic Trials bronze medalist in Eugene last year, battled a swirling wind to clear 14 feet, 7¼ inches and place second to Kentucky sophomore Olivia Gruver, who won at 14-9. “I can’t be sad with second place,” Weeks said.…
While most high school kids are enjoying their last few weeks of summer vacation, Northwest’s Desiree Freier has been busy. The Northwest High School senior just returned from the IAAF World Championships in the Ukraine, where she competed in the pole vault finals. Freier captured ninth, making her one of…
