AP: Hastings Breaks US Women's 300 Indoor Record

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) -- Natasha Hastings broke the U.S. women's 300-meter indoor record in the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing in 36.25 seconds at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Hastings, a member of the winning U.S. 1,600 relay team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, topped the mark of 36.33 set by Allyson Felix in 2007 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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"I really did not come into this race with any expectations," Hastings said. "I didn't even have a time in mind. I just wanted to go out and execute a sound race."

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