FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas senior Chris Bailey was named the SEC co-runner of the week Tuesday.
Bailey ran a world-leading time of 45.09 seconds to win the 400 meters at the Razorback Invitational last weekend. The next fastest 400 time in the world during the indoor season is 45.91 seconds.
Bailey, who is also the current world leader in the 600 meters with a time of 1:15.18 at the Razorback Invitational, bettered the school and meet records with win in the 400. The previous school record of 45.29 seconds was set by Terry Gatson in 2005 as a silver medalist in the NCAA Championships. The previous meet record was set by Florida’s Najee Glass in 2015, who had a time of 45.34 seconds in the event.
The University of Arkansas’ women’s 1,600-meter relay team was honored Tuesday by being named the SEC’s runners of the week.
The team of juniors Amber Anning, Nickisha Pryce and Rosey Effiong, as well as senor Paris Peoples, improved its world-leading time to 3 minutes, 26.40 seconds at last weekend’s Razorback Invitational. That’s nearly four seconds better than a time of 3:30.38 they ran two weeks ago.
The relay time ranks as the fifth-best collegiate performance ever and is No. 2 on the school’s all-time list, just behind the 3:24.09 collegiate record set by the Razorbacks at the 2022 SEC Championships.