IRVING, Texas –
After
taking the top spot in the 60-meter hurdles at this past weekend's
Razorback Invitational, Baylor junior Tiffani McReynolds was named the
Big 12 Track & Field Female Athlete of
the Week, the Big 12 Conference office announced on Tuesday.
McReynolds
shaved significant time off her season-best time in the event to earn
the victory, her second in as many meets this indoor season.
In
the preliminary round, she was the top qualifier in 8.22. That mark
tied her season-best, which she set while winning the event two weeks
ago at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational.
She
was again the top qualifier in the semifinals with a time of 8.19 and
then went on to win the finals in 8.10. That mark bested the entire
field by .15 seconds and currently
ranks second in the NCAA this year.
McReynolds, who owns all 10 of Baylor's top 60-hurdle times, tied her and the program's third-best mark of all-time.
The
Kansas City, Kan., native had also qualified for finals in the 60-meter
dash, but the quick turnaround from the hurdles prevented her from
competing. Her time in that event
of 7.42 is currently tied for 25th best in the nation.
McReynolds
is just the fourth Baylor female athlete to be honored with an indoor
Athlete of the Week honor, joining Lauren Hagans, Tiffany Townsend and
Skylar White. White
was the last Lady Bear to be honored by the conference office as she
won the award during the week of Jan. 18, 2011.
Baylor
will be back on the track this weekend as the squad is split between
the Nebraska Invitational and the Notre Dame Invitational, Feb. 1-2.
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