Battling until the final event, the defending champion Razorbacks came up short of claiming another NCAA Indoor championship as Texas Tech totaled 50.5 points for the team title with Arkansas runner-up at 41 points.
Arkansas, the defending national indoor champions, will have the most entries with 15 for the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships and will contest the most events as the Razorbacks are entered in 10 events for the meet that will be held in Boston, March 7-9.
Winning conference titles is a tradition for the Razorbacks and No. 3 Arkansas totaled 163 points in claiming a fifth consecutive SEC Indoor Championship at the Randal Tyson Track Center in front of 2,379 fans.
FAYETTEVILLE University of Arkansas junior Wayne Pinnock said he had some concern about how he would compete at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships after a bout with the flu last week interrupted his normal practice schedule.