Spring Break
Hogs' 34-year streak snapped
Women take SEC individual, team titles
Matt Watson
Issue date: 11/5/08 Section: Sports
Arkansas will have a chance to make a statement Nov. 15 at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, where they will face off again against No. 18 Texas A&M, who won the Chile Pepper meet in Fayetteville. The top two teams at the regional meet will automatically advance to the national title field.
Women sweep titles
Sophomore Catherine White's first-place finish led No. 13 Arkansas to its third consecutive conference title and 13th in 18 years.
With 46 points, the Razorbacks fended off No. 14 Florida, which scored 53 points. The seven-point margin was the smallest by an SEC champion since 2005, when Arkansas finished just three points behind Tennessee.
"Florida has a great team this year, but we answered the call," head coach Lance Harter said. "It was by no means a perfect race for us, except maybe for [White]. She was absolutely brilliant."
White's personal best 6K time of 20:07 was good enough for the school's 11th individual SEC title since joining the conference in 1991.
"This feels great. I'm so thankful I could come out here today and run my best," White said. "I started rolling with about 4K to go, didn't look back and I took advantage of it."
With their respective fourth- and eighth-place finishes, seniors Denise Bargiachi and Christine Kalmer were both named to the all-conference list for the fourth straight year.
Jillian Rosen and Dacia Perkins rounded out the scoring five at 16th and 17th, respectively.
Arkansas will travel to Waco, Texas, on Nov. 15 for the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, where it will vie for a bid to nationals at the end of the month.
Women sweep titles
Sophomore Catherine White's first-place finish led No. 13 Arkansas to its third consecutive conference title and 13th in 18 years.
With 46 points, the Razorbacks fended off No. 14 Florida, which scored 53 points. The seven-point margin was the smallest by an SEC champion since 2005, when Arkansas finished just three points behind Tennessee.
"Florida has a great team this year, but we answered the call," head coach Lance Harter said. "It was by no means a perfect race for us, except maybe for [White]. She was absolutely brilliant."
White's personal best 6K time of 20:07 was good enough for the school's 11th individual SEC title since joining the conference in 1991.
"This feels great. I'm so thankful I could come out here today and run my best," White said. "I started rolling with about 4K to go, didn't look back and I took advantage of it."
With their respective fourth- and eighth-place finishes, seniors Denise Bargiachi and Christine Kalmer were both named to the all-conference list for the fourth straight year.
Jillian Rosen and Dacia Perkins rounded out the scoring five at 16th and 17th, respectively.
Arkansas will travel to Waco, Texas, on Nov. 15 for the NCAA South Central Regional Championships, where it will vie for a bid to nationals at the end of the month.
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