University of Arkansas sprinter Payton Chadwick didn’t let a gash in her right knee slow her down Friday night at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
Chadwick, a senior from Springdale Har-Ber and the defending champion in the 60-meter hurdles, ran the fastest qualifying time in 7.93 seconds to advance, but in the process she suffered a cut that required medical attention.
“Payton clipped the edge of the hurdle and put a gash in her kneecap,” Razorbacks women’s Coach Lance Harter said. “It was kind of a deep cut, so they glued it shut — that’s the new technique now — and she was fine.