Gochenour Scores 6,000 Points, Wins Texas Relays Heptathlon
Published by Arkansas SID on March 26, 2015
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Scoring a personal-best score of 6,027 points, junior Alex Gochenour won the heptathlon title Thursday afternoon to lead a trio of top-five finishes for the Razorbacks at the 88th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin. In qualifying rounds of the 400-meter hurdles, senior Sparkle McKnight was the top qualifier to advance to the event final. The No. 7 University of Arkansas women’s track and field team is using the annual prestigious event as its outdoor-season opener.
Gochenour is just the second Razorback in program history to eclipse 6,000 points in the heptathlon, trailing only school-record holder Makeba Alcide (6,050 points) in Arkansas’ record book. During the two-day event, she established three personal bests and two more all-conditions bests. Gochenour added more than 500 points to her prior best at Arkansas in the heptathlon, improving upon the 5,522 points she scored at last year’s Texas Relays.