w4x400

[bhall]

Event 32  Women 4x400 Meter Relay
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    American:   3:15.51  10/1/1988   Olympic Team                            
College Best:   3:23.75  4/3/2004    Texas                                   
   NCAA Meet:   3:25.78  6/10/2006   LSU                                     
 Drake Stad.:   3:30.04  2007        Texas A&M                               
    School                                               Finals  Points      
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Finals                                                                       
  1 Penn State                                          3:27.69   10         
     1) Dominique Blake SR              2) Aleesha Barber SO                 
     3) Gayle Hunter JR                 4) Shana Cox SR                      
  2 LSU                                                 3:28.33    8         
     1) Brooklynn Morris SR             2) Kelly-Ann Baptiste SR             
     3) Latavia Thomas SO               4) Deonna Lawrence SR                
  3 South Carolina                                      3:30.78    6         
     1) Brandi Cross SO                 2) Faraign Giles SR                  
     3) Gabrielle Glenn FR              4) Porche Byrd FR                    
  4 Baylor                                              3:32.67    5         
     1) Katrina Taylor JR               2) Brittany Carr FR                  
     3) Tiffany Townsend FR             4) Carla Grace SR                    
  5 Arizona State                                       3:33.45    4         
     1) Dominique' Maloy FR             2) Jordan Durham SR                  
     3) Shauntel Elcock JR              4) Jeavon Benjamin JR                
  6 Ohio State                                          3:33.73    3         
     1) Chandra Krempel SR              2) Ayrizanna Favours JR              
     3) Ashley Caldwell SO              4) Jenna Griffin SR                  
  7 Texas A&M                                           3:33.79    2         
     1) Allison George JR               2) Sandy Wooten SO                   
     3) Jennifer Williams SR            4) Jessica Beard FR                  
  8 UCLA                                                3:34.47    1         
     1) Merice Wisdom SR                2) Krystin Lacy JR                   
     3) Krishna Curry SO                4) Nicole Leach JR

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Cox 50.5, coming from behind

[nbonaddio]

Cox 50.5, coming from behind

Echo what I said about Betters in the men's thread, just an incredibly strong performance. She took over the race around 200m and strided away. Very powerful and very impressive.

[BisonHurdler]

Cox 50.5, coming from behind

Echo what I said about Betters in the men's thread, just an incredibly strong performance. She took over the race around 200m and strided away. Very powerful and very impressive.

Shana's always been pretty electrifying on relays. I've had the fortune of watching/calling many of her races the past few years, and she is always quite a spectacle to watch.

I hate to say it, but her stress fracture back in the winter shortly after her huge 500m was probably a big blessing in disguise. The past couple years she's really attacked the indoor season, and by the time outdoor NCAAs come along, she seems a bit fatigued. Not competing as heavily in indoors, in my opinion, helped her to peak much better for NCAAs this year. The ultimate result: 400m/4x400 wins.

(Plus, her time away from racing during indoors helped her fulfill the all important deejaying duties at the meets)