Arkansas returns to the Penn Relay Carnival this weekend with a crew of distance runners, while sprinters and jumpers head south for the LSU Invitational.
Razorback Lauren Gregory just missed breaking the Arkansas school record by 0.07 of a second as she placed eighth in an elite 5,000m field on Friday evening at the Mt. SAC Relays with a career best of 15:25.17.
Late evening racing in a cool, relaxed atmosphere provided Razorback Logan Jolly an opportunity to set a career best time of 9:45.47 as runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase on the first day of racing in the Bryan Clay Invitational.
A trip to Southern California will offer Arkansas competition in three meets this weekend as the Razorbacks have various athletes entered in the Mt. San Antonio College Relays, the Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific, as well as the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate held at Long Beach State.
Week 2 of the women's outdoor track and field rankings saw 16 teams fall, with seven teams dropping out completely. However, two teams made their debut in the rankings, landing in the top-10. Here are takeaways from the national rating index from the USTFCCCA.