Oklahoma Baptist had a plan for this race, take the lead early on and stay there.
They finished the race nearly six seconds ahead of second place finishers British Columbia. Oklahoma Baptist finished with a time of 8:52, nearly nine seconds off of the record set in 2005. British Columbia finished with a time of 8:58.
Embry-Riddle and Spring Arbor had a battle for third that went right down to the wire. Embry-Riddle ended up edged out Spring Arbor in the end. Embry-Riddle pushed on the last lap and captured third place with a time of 8:59.34 and Spring Arbor finished fourth with 8:59.88.
Oklahoma Baptist senior Shondia Drew ran the third leg of the race and was determined to not let anyone pass her. Even though she knows she plays a crucial part on the team running third, she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Oklahoma Baptist celebrated their win by sitting in the grass and drinking lots of water to get rehydrated.
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With about 20 points on the second ranking school, Oklahoma Baptist is the Women’s All American college in this year’s NAIA Track & Field Championships. Oklahoma Baptist Women won races such as 4×400 Relay, 400-meter Dash, 400-meter Hurdles and 4×100-meter ...![Oklahoma Baptist team wins Women’s 4×400 Relay [Video]](http://iwunaia.com/wp-content/themes/sportedge/thumb.php?src=http://iwunaia.com/wp-content/media/IMG_4100.jpg&h=100&w=120&zc=1&q=100)
A team from Oklahoma Baptist finished first in the Women’s 4×400 relay finals with a time of 3:35. Runners in the winning team were Stacy Warrior, Nikita Tracey, Jura Levy, Verone Chambers and Taylor Moore, many of whom are this ...![Jimison runs away from pack in Women’s 5000 Meter Run [Video]](http://iwunaia.com/wp-content/themes/sportedge/thumb.php?src=http://iwunaia.com/wp-content/media/IMG_3935.jpg&h=100&w=120&zc=1&q=100)
The heat and humidity could not keep Azusa Pacific’s Lauren Jimison down as she raced away from the rest of the field in the women’s 5000 meter run.
Jimison finished the race in 17:28.34 which is a minute and a half ...