Abby Steiner Named SEC Women’s Co-Runner of the Week

LEXINGTON, Kentucky – Winner of three events Saturday at the South Carolina Invitational, Abby Steiner was named Southeastern Conference Women’s Co-Runner of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

A junior from Dublin, Ohio, Steiner swept the sprint double in the 60-meter and 200m dashes and ran a leg on the victorious 4×400-meter relay. Coming into the meet with the nation’s best time in the 200, her clocking of 22.69 seconds improved the time further and set the facility record at the South Carolina Indoor Track and Field Complex.  Earlier in the day, Steiner blazed the straightaway with a time of 7.24 seconds to win the 60m.

Steiner leads the SEC in the 60m, in addition to leading the NCAA in the 200m.

Kentucky capped the day with a win in the 4x400m relay, as Megan Moss, Steiner, Masai Russell and Dajour Miles stormed the oval with a time of 3:32.41. Steiner posted the fastest leg with 51.75 seconds.

Steiner was named co-winner along with Athing Mu of Texas A&M, who broke the World U20 400m indoor record, pending ratification, with a time of 50.52 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational. 
 
Steiner and her Wildcat teammates have their final regular-season indoor competition Friday and Saturday.  The Wildcat distance runners will compete in Nashville at the Music City Challenge while the remainder of the squad heads to the Clemson’s Tiger Paw Invitational. The Wildcats are pointing toward the Southeastern Conference Championships (Feb. 25-27) and the NCAA Championships (March 11-13), both of which will be held at the University of Arkansas.  
 
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