Arkansas women win 10th straight SEC track crown

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Only one SEC women's program has won all the SEC Cross Country Indoor Track and Outdoor Track Championships title since the 2014 SEC Outdoor Championship. Entering Saturday with a 43-point lead, the No. 5 Arkansas women’s track and field team made sure it remained that one program.

Coach Lance Harter’s Razorbacks cruised to their 10th consecutive league title and third straight SEC Triple Crown at the 2017 SEC Outdoor Championships held at the University of South Carolina’s Cregger Track Saturday.

On the heels of a 65-point performance on Friday that included two first place finishers, the Razorbacks backed that up with 55 points and two more gold medalists for their fourth straight SEC outdoor title. Arkansas’ total of 128 points was good for a 28-point victory over second-place LSU.

“To win an SEC title – and I think any program in any sport would agree – you better cherish the moment,” said head coach Lance Harter following his 31st SEC title at Arkansas. “We have been on a roll thanks to great leadership from upperclassmen and youngsters that are willing to learn and follow the example. Our comradery has become a culture and I hope it continues.”

With the win, Arkansas became the first SEC program to four-peat at the outdoor championships since LSU did so from 1987-91.

“Anytime you can compare that type of history with what you just accomplished it’s special,” Harter said.