COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Katie Izzo is the SEC 5,000 meters record holder.
Izzo shot ahead against her competition and finished with an all-out sprint to the finish to rewrite the SEC record book Friday on the opening day of the SEC track and field championships.
"These championship races, people are trying to use as little energy as possible to save their legs for the next day," Izzo said. "I'm more of an honest racer. It feels weird to me to just relax. Yeah, I'd rather break away and not let anyone catch me."
Alabama's Mercy Chelangat was second at 15:53.