Warriors Crown National Champs at NCCAA Indoors
SWU crowned their first NCCAA National Champions in track and field as the women finished 4th out of 21 teams and the men placed 9th out of 19 scoring teams. The Warriors broke nine school records during the meet.
The women's 4x400 relay team of Amy Barton, Lavornne Taylor, Shy'keya Wimberly and Brandi Jackson set a school and Doden Fieldhouse record with a time of 3:57.14 to claim the program's first national championship. The Warriors won the race by nearly two full seconds ahead of McMurry.
The women added 11 top-8 finishes on Saturday to go along with four from Friday night. The men had eight total top-8 placements.
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