A pair of additions to the Arkansas women’s track and field program, who will join the Razorbacks in January, are sprinter MeKenze Kelley and distance runner Laura Taborda.
FAYETTEVILLE – A pair of additions to the Arkansas women’s track and field program, who will join the Razorbacks in January, are sprinter MeKenze Kelley and distance runner Laura Taborda.
A relay gold medalist at the 2022 World U20 Championships, Kelley split 52.23 on the opening leg of the United States 4 x 400m relay in Cali, Colombia, this past summer. The American foursome posted a winning time of 3:28.06, which ranks No. 3 on the World and US U20 all-time lists.
Taborda has been a member of Portugal national teams in cross country as well as track and field, competing in three European Championship events. This past year she qualified for the 2022 NCAA Championships in the steeplechase and set a career best of 9:58.50 in the semifinal to place 17th overall.
