The University of Iowa men's and women's track teams finished competition at the Drake Relays today. Senior Tiffany Johnson won the 100-meter hurdles, becoming the first student-athlete in school history to claim a title in the same event in back-to-back seasons at the Drake Relays. She broke her previous school record of 13.24 with her winning time of 13.20.
The 400-meter relay team of Johnson, Peaches Roach, Megan Clarke and Rhonda-Kaye Trusty placed fourth with a regional qualifying time of 45.21. The 1,600-meter relay team of Kineke Alexander, Kara-Arthea Graham, Adtiya Jones and Monica Mims, finished sixth with a season-best time of 3:43.53, breaking their previous season-best by over three seconds. Roach took sixth in the special invitation high jump, improving her regional qualifying mark with a season-best jump of 6-0 ¾.
Johnson Rewrites Record Books
04-29-2007, 12:40 AM
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