EUGENE, Ore. -- With the skies and circumstances seemingly conspiring against them, the Arkansas Razorbacks women's track and field team cobbled together a finish that didn't meet its expectations.
Led by junior Nikki Hiltz's stirring kick in a five-wide rush in the 1,500 meters, the No. 2 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ended up sixth with 38.2 points at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at wet Hayward Field on Saturday.
"We thought we could get 40 points this year, maybe 41," Razorbacks women's Coach Lance Harter said, "and that would have been enough for fourth place to hold off our SEC compatriots in Kentucky and Florida.