Sydney McLaughlin keeps making it look easy.
The University of Kentucky freshman sensation breezed to a gold medal in record-setting time at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Knoxville on Sunday.
McLaughlin won the 400-meter hurdles finals with a time 52.75 seconds, besting the previous NCAA record of 53.21 and finishing nearly four seconds ahead of the runner up. McLaughlin also improved upon her own junior world record by nearly a full second. She's now tied for the 13th-best time on the all-time list.