EUGENE, Ore. — Weeks after setting a record at the NCAA championships, Abby Steiner won her first national title in the women’s 200-meters in Eugene, Oregon, and is headed to this summer’s world championships.
Wearing her University of Kentucky uniform, Steiner won the 200 final in 21.77 seconds running into a slight headwind. Her time is the fastest in the world this year, .03 seconds faster than her 21.80, which broke the collegiate record at the NCAA meet on June 11 at Hayward Field.
Steiner chased down Tamara Clark in the final meters with Clark finishing second in 21.