First day of action for the Razorbacks included competition in the hammer and steeplechase at Franklin Field on Thursday. A season best of 209 feet, 1 inch, placed Ruben Banks sixth in the Championship division of the hammer.
Arkansas returns to the Penn Relays Carnival this weekend as the prestigious meet will be held for the first time since 2019 due to covid. Festivities for the 126th running of the Penn Relays will include a Wall of Fame induction on Saturday that includes Razorback alum Graham Hood.
Razorback Ayden Owens broke the collegiate record with a world-leading score of 8,528 points to win the decathlon at the 2022 Mt. SAC Relays on Thursday.
Razorback Ayden Owens produced a pair of collegiate best times within a decathlon on the way to producing the fifth-best collegiate first day score of 4,483 points to lead the Mt. SAC Relays decathlon.
Arkansas travels to Southern California this week to participate in a pair of meets, the Mt. San Antonio College Relays as well as the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific. Action starts Wednesday and continues through Saturday.