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Learch, Brown help DMR place 2nd; Orley fourth in pentathlon

January 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Courtesy: Molly O’Mara, Athletic Media Relations

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The distance medley relay, junior Miranda Walker and freshman Leah Orley competed for No. 17 Arkansas Razorback women’s track and field on day one of the Texas A&M SEC-Big 12-PAC-10 Challenge in College Station, Texas on Friday.

“Considering the travel circumstances we have been dealing with, I thought our team responded with a lot of class,” head coach Lance Harter said. “They had every excuse in the book to give up and shut it down but they didn’t and they fought really well. For the DMR, I think 11:15 will make it into the NCAA meet but we are going to run it again in New York next weekend. Miranda Walker had a solid PR in the 5K and it was good to see her back on the track and racing.”

In the distance medley relay, sophomore Samantha Learch, junior Shelise Williams, freshman Stephanie Brown and sophomore Kristen Gillespie combined for a time of 11:15.70 and a second-place finish.

Learch led off with a 1,200-meter split of 3:29.45. Williams followed with a quarter-mile split of 52.69. Brown’s 800 meters was clocked at 2:07.62 and Gillespie anchored with a 4:45.96 mile.

Oregon won the race with an NCAA auto qualifier and NCAA leader of 10:59.64.

Junior Miranda Walker made her 2010 debut in the 5,000 meters Friday night. She finished fourth with a personal-best time of 17:00.76. Her time ranks No. 1 in the SEC and No. 6 in the NCAA.

Freshman Leah Orley finished fourth in the pentathlon with 3,594 points. She recorded marks of 9.17 in the 60-meter hurdles, 5-3.25 in the high jump, 33-10 in the shot put, 16-8.5 in the long jump and 2:18.96 for 800 meters. Orley’s high jump is a personal best and she won the pentathlon 800 meters for the second time in as many weeks.

Events will continue at the Texas A&M SEC-Big 12-PAC-10 Challenge on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. For continued coverage of Razorback track and field, log on to ArkansasRazorbacks.com.

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Orley wins pentathlon

January 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Freshman Leah Orley won the pentathlon on day one of the Razorback Invitational on Friday at the Randal Tyson Track Center for No. 17 Arkansas Razorback track and field.

“Leah is really going to be a contender in the pentathlon and the heptathlon, in the SEC and the NCAA,” head coach Lance Harter said. “In her first collegiate multi, she did a great job and showed some toughness. She ran a 2:17 alone and that was impressive. Our 200-meter runners had a solid outing. Shelise Williams has really matured in her racing and it’s showing on the track. We have some important middle distance events tomorrow and the pole vault, so we are looking for some big marks out of those events.”

Orley won her first collegiate pentathlon with 3,666 points. Her score leads the SEC and ranks No. 4 in the NCAA. She was just off the NCAA provisional point total of 3,725. She recorded marks of 9.07 in the 60-meter hurdles, 5-2.5 in the high jump, 34-5.75 in the shot put, 17-2.75 in the long jump and finished with a clocking of 2:17.65 in the 800 meters.

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Brown blazes to NCAA fastest time in Arkansas debut

January 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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In her Arkansas debut, freshman Stephanie Brown clocked the NCAA’s fastest time in the 800 meters. She won the race with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 2:08.65.

Freshman Regina George won the 600 meters in her Arkansas debut. She clocked a winning time of 1:30.36. She also finished fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-4.25. Sophomore Samantha Learch clocked a personal-best time of 2:52.91 to win the 1,000-meter run.

Also making their Razorback debuts was freshmen Leah Orley (high jump, 5-2.25; 60-meter hurdles, 9.14p/9.07f)

Final Results

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Orley Wraps Up First Year At Arkansas

July 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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bentonBy Phil Knapper

For Benton grad Leah Orley, an injury-plagued first year at University of Arkansas wasn’t as tough to live through as she thought it was going to be.

A multiple state champion for the Rangerettes, Orley had to run unattached after surgery to alleviate Compartment Syndrome did not allow her to run with the team.

“Every time I would run my leg would tighten up on me and go numb and painful, so I went to the doctor and we had the first surgery, which went good,” Orley said. “I felt better after the surgery and I started training again but my leg went numb again and I found out that I need work on all four compartments in my leg, not just one, so I had to schedule another surgery.”

After the first attempt at surgery had to be canceled, Orley is set to have the second surgery at 2:30 p.m. today in Fayetteville.

Compartment Syndrome is an acute medical problem that happens in cases of repetitive and extensive muscle use, in which increased pressure within the confined space impairs blood supply. The surgery alleviates that pressure.

Orley still got some competition in, though, capping her season with the USA Jr. Outdoor Track and Field Championships a couple of weeks ago in Eugene, Oregon. Orley took fourth in the Heptathlon.

“I saw tough competition all year in the heptathlon,” she said. “I got to train with Etienne Chaplin and learned a lot.

“I watched how she did things and picked up a lot of ideas,” she continued. “You learn more from people that are better than you.”

With a goal of 4,800 points going into the final meet, Orley scored 4,746 to end up fourth.

“I wanted to score 4,800 points, but I felt like my second day I didn’t do as good,” said Orley. “My long jump was off and my javelin throw was nowhere near where I had been throwing. Everything else was pretty good. Next year, hopefully, I want to be scoring 5,000 points or more.”

And Orley believes she fits in fine with the Razorbacks, a perennial national powerhouse in track and field.

“We have some really good athletes here and I’m learning a lot,” she said. “I’m in the middle of the totem pole, but it’s great to have people push you and make you better. I like being where I’m at, it gives me something to reach for, to get better. It’s a great program.”

Training will begin again during the first week of September as the team gets ready for indoor season.

“It’s so different going from high school to college,” Orley said. “In high school you get two hours to practice and we have a lot more time to practice in college. And we start months and months before competing.”

Orley has set her sights on a few goals for the new season, too.

“I want to make it to Nationals and I want to do well in the SEC,” she said. “But mainly I want to just go out and compete.”

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Orley Fourth In Heptathlon At USA Champs

July 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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By Phil Knapper

Former Benton track standout and University of Arkansas freshman Leah Orley finished fourth in the Jr. Women’s Heptahlon at the USA Jr. Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at historic Hayward Field at University of Oregon.

Orley finished just 16 points out of third place, scoring 4,746 points to top her previous best effort of 4,515 set last year. The top three advanced to the World Games, to be held in Germany later this summer.

UCLA’s Ryan Kraiss won the Heptathlon title with 5,344 points. Kraiss won three events to spur her to the win, taking the title in the 100-meter hurdles (15.02), the high jump (5 feet, 6 1/2 inches) and the long jump (18 feet 11 1/4 inches).

Orley’s top finish came in the 800 meters. Orley ran a 2:21.02 to finish third. Colorado’s Brianna Beemer won the event in 2:14.81.

Orley had two more Top 5 finishes in the heptathlon. She tied for fourth in the high jump at 5 feet, 3 inches and was fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at 15.02.  Kraiss won both events.

Orley was sixth in the shot put, with a throw of 32 feet, 9 3/4 inches. Napa Track Club’s Tatum Souza won the event (36 feet, 1 1/2 inches).

In the 200 meters, Orley was third in her heat with a 26-flat and seventh overall. Texas Express member Gwendolyn Ricco won the 200 at 25.17.

Orley’s jump of 16 feet, 9 1/4 inches in the long jump was good for 10th place and a throw of 93 feet, 2 inches in the javelin was good for 12th place. Hope McCarty, running unattached, won the javelin throw at 14 feet, 8 inches.

Jr. Women’s Heptathlon
USA Jr. Outdoor Track and Field Championships
At University of Oregon
1. Ryan Kraiss, UCLA — 5344
2. Rebecca Neville, unattached — 4879
3. Jordon Andreassen, Iowa State — 4762
4. Leah Orley, Arkansas — 4746
4. (tie) Jessica Flax — Wisconsin — 4746

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