(Portions of this story were taken from the Birmingham-Southern College and Rhodes College websites)
CLAREMONT, Calif. – Birmingham-Southern College sophomore Tiarra Goode ran the 100-meter hurdles today in 13.87 seconds to win the NCAA Division III outdoor national championship in that event at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. Official Championships Website
This is Goode's second national title after winning the 60-meter indoor hurdle national championship back in March in Grinnell, Iowa.
Goode, who is from Huntsville, Ala., also placed third today in the 100-meter dash (11.91 seconds) and 200-meter dash (24.35 second), giving her all-America status in those events.
Her three all-America performances produced 22 points and gave the Panthers a sixth-place team finish at the meet - the best finish ever for a SCAC track and field team at the national championships. Goode also became just the second woman from the SCAC to earn three all-America honors at one national meet - joining Heather Stone of Sewanee who was a three-time all-American at the 2000 National Championships.
Other highlights from the final day of competition at the 2012 NCAA Track and Field National Championships included Rhodes freshman Sadie Yanckello who earned all-America honors in the 400-meter hurdles placing seventh with a time of 1:01.56.
Rhodes wrapped up an outstanding NCAA Championships with the 4x100 meter relay earning all-American honors. The relay finished eighth overall with a time of 47.51.
