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Staten Island, N.Y. - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse junior
Lauren Jarrett of
La Crosse (Logan) set an National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III record with a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter dash at the USA Track & Field (USATF) Indoor Championships Sunday at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
Jarrett ran 7.29 to break her own NCAA Division III record of 7.34 set at the UW-La Crosse Mark Guthrie Invitational on February 8 in Hetzel Fieldhouse. She placed sixth out of eight runners in Sunday's final.
Lauren Jarrett owns the top-four times
in NCAA III history in the 60-meter dash.
Jarrett was making her first career appearance in the USTAF Indoor Championships.
She now has seven of the top-10 times in the 60-meter dash in NCAA Division III history, including the top-four.
Jarrett won the 60-meter dash at the 2024 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships while placing sixth in the 200-meter dash to earn All-America honors. She also finished sixth in the 200-meter dash in 2023. Named the 2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Indoor Track Performer of the Meet, Jarrett won the 60-meter dash and finished second in the 200-meter dash at the league championships.
Jarrett is a three-time U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Indoor Athlete of the Week selection.
