FAYETTEVILLE -- If all goes as planned, University of Arkansas sprinter Payton Chadwick will run six races for the No. 1-ranked Razorbacks' women's track and field team this weekend when the SEC Outdoor Championships are held at John McDonnell Field.
Chadwick, a senior from Springdale and a 10-time All-American, hopes to be in the finals as well as preliminaries of the 100-meter hurdles and 200 and then run legs in the final of the 400 and 1,600 relays.
EVENTS 100-meter hurdles, 200 meters, relays
NOTEWORTHY — Ten-time All-American at Arkansas since transferring from Oklahoma after her freshman year … Won the 60-meter hurdles at the 2018 NCAA indoor meet and at this year’s SEC indoors … Scored 13 1/2 points at this year’s NCAA indoor meet by taking third in the 60 hurdles, third in the 200 and anchoring the 1,600 relay to a third-place finish … Competed in the heptathlon — taking second at the 2017 SEC meet — and pentathlon before focusing on the sprints last year … Redshirted the 2018 outdoor season because of a foot injury … Married Cannon Chadwick, a former Arkansas pitcher, in 2017 … Working on master’s degree in sports management after graduating last year with a kinesiology degree … Would like to work in an athletic department, but first wants to pursue a pro career in sprinting … three-time Gatorade Arkansas Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year … As high school senior won the state heptathlon title with 5,201 points … Also won four individual Class 7A state titles as a senior in the 100, 200, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles.