Full Relay: Ole Miss’ Long saved best for last (200m) in claiming outdoor triple crown
McKenzie Long cemented her status as an Ole Miss icon living with her tour-de-force performance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last weekend. Long put forth one of the best single-day efforts in track and field history, including a world-leading and wind-legal 21.83 time in her self-described best competition, the 200-meter. Long exploded off the curve and into the cheering homestretch to secure the second-fastest time ever by a college short-sprinter in the event. It’s 10th-best all-time mark in the U.S., as well as No. 24 in the world. “I talk to my mom every day,” said Long, whose mother ...