Shawn Price May 25, 2021
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – No. 8 Arkansas makes a return visit to Texas A&M for the NCAA West Preliminary rounds this week as the first two rounds of the NCAA Championships is held at E.B. Cushing Stadium on Wednesday and Friday with the top 12 finishers in each event advancing to Eugene.
“We have 27 entries this weekend along with two in the decathlon in Eugene, so we have 29 scoring opportunities while competing in 15 of the 21 events,” said Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam.
“We also have both of our relays in. So, it feels good to go down as a team. It feels like the conference meet to us. That’s an advantage and a good situation for us to have a team atmosphere.”
th SEC Outdoor championship and secured a 16
th SEC triple crown in the process at E.B. Cushing Stadium. Arkansas totaled 129 points to defeat Alabama (109) and LSU (108) for the team title.
“I’m just really proud of this team,” said Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam. “We said coming into this championship it’s a three-day meet and not a one-day meet. There’s a big difference. We usually gain steam and our momentum as we go through each day.
“We kept plugging along and came out with a big win for the program, the state of Arkansas, and the University of Arkansas. I’m so proud of these guys.”
Shawn Price May 1, 2021
BATON ROUGE, La. – Four victories, three runner-up marks and a trio of third-place finishes highlighted No. 12 Arkansas’ performance at the LSU Invitational held Saturday inside Bernie Moore Stadium.
The 110m hurdles featured a match-up of LSU versus Arkansas with 0.003 of a second separating the top two finishers while 0.09 of a second separated first through fifth place. LSU’s Eric Edwards had the edge at the finish line over Razorback Tre’Bien Gilbert, with both producing a time of 13.61 (-0.3 wind). The difference to decide the winner was 13.605 to 13.608.
Phillip Lemonious, making his Razorback outdoor debut in the 110m hurdles, finished third in 13.62 ahead of a 13.68 for LSU’s Damion Thomas while another Arkansas hurdler, Carl Elliott, III, ran 13.70 in fifth.
Shawn Price April 29, 2021
BATON ROUGE, La. – As the outdoor season progresses towards the conference meet, the No. 12 Razorbacks compete in the LSU Invitational on Saturday, May 1, inside Bernie Moore Stadium. The host Tigers are currently No. 1 in the national ratings index produced by USTFCCCA.
“We’re making good progress in our sprint area and had a few breakthroughs last week,” said Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam. “We are still looking to improve and will see how things go with Philip Lemonious in the 110m hurdles and Jeremy Farr in the 400m with their forward progress.
“We need to sharpen up our relays and get better overall as we work towards the first championship that is coming up with the conference meet in two weeks.”
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