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Taniya Looney competes at NCAA outdoor championships in Oregon

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 8, 2026, 3:04 AM

Last updated Jun 8, 2026

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Summary

Taniya Looney, a junior sprinter at UNM, is set to compete in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Oregon this week. Looney qualified for the women's 100- and 200-meter semifinals after achieving personal bests, including a wind-aided time of 10.85 seconds in the 100. After facing persistent pain and undergoing surgery for ovarian cysts, she has finally found relief and is now racing nearly pain-free. This season marks a significant comeback for Looney, as she is the first Lobo to reach outdoor championships in both sprint events since 1984.

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•Looney competes Wednesday-Saturday in Eugene, Oregon.
•She ran a wind-aided 10.85 in the 100-meter at NCAA prelims.
•Looney underwent surgery to remove ovarian cysts causing her pain.
•She set records for UNM in the women's 100 and 200 this season.
•Looney is the first Lobo in both events since Barbara Bell in 1984.

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3:04 AMYahoo Sports — Prayers answered: Finally pain-free, UNM sprinter Taniya Looney set for NCAA outdoor championships

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For the better part of the last two years, Taniya Looney saw the prayer board every time she opened her laptop. The collage features everything New Mexico’s junior sprinter prayed for at the time: Caps and gowns, because Looney “really wanted to graduate summa cum laude.” Healthy foods, because she was trying to eat better. A few of the books she had read that year. And Oregon — the home of ...
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