Chandra Cheeseborough News Today

What a wild and crazy week that we break down for you. Parker Valby is back, UW is better than ever and a DQ vaulted a team from 5th to 1st in their conference.

Razorback junior Britton Wilson defended her pair of unprecedented SEC Outdoor titles in dramatic fashion with a pair of collegiate records and world-leading times to earn USTFCCCA’s National Athlete of the Week honor.

In winning a 10th SEC Outdoor championship, Britton Wilson repeated an unprecedented double victory in the 400m and 400m hurdles on the final day of the meet and lowered her collegiate record in the 400m to 49.13, becoming the fourth fastest American ever.

Evelyn Ashford wins the 1984 Olympic 100m title (© Christel Saneh) Each time the women’s 100m world record is broken, the athlete is recognised as the fastest woman in the world. For a five-year period between 1983 and 1988, US sprinter Evelyn Ashford wore that crown. Born on 15 April 1957 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Ashford had a remarkable and unique journey which inspired female athletes around the globe. Her long career started back in school when she defeated the boys in sprinting. She we...