Rachel Glenn breaks Arkansas high jump record

BATON ROUGE – Jumping for the first time since equaling the collegiate record to win the NCAA Indoor title, Razorback Rachel Glenn broke the Arkansas outdoor high jump record with a winning height of 6 feet, 2.75 inches (1.90) at the LSU Invitational on Saturday.

Glenn, who has an outdoor best of 6-4 (1.93), bettered the Razorback record of 6-2 (1.88) set in 2013 by Makeba Alcide. She defeated Georgia’s Elena Kulichenko, who finished second at 6-1.5 (1.87), while Arkansas teammate Sydney Billington placed third at 5-8.75 (1.75).

Raising the bar to 6-4.75 (1.95), Glenn missed her three attempts at that height. Starting at 5-8.75, Glenn made first attempts on four consecutive bars. She then needed three attempts to get over 6-2.75.