The Razorbacks carry a recent No. 1 national ranking into the 2022 SEC Indoor Championships this weekend at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium, and they enter the meet as two-time defending champions.
Racing to a school record time of 3 minutes, 3.18 seconds in the 4x400 relay capped the second day of the Tyson Invitational as the Razorbacks broke a mark established in 1985.
LSU not only maintained its position atop the National TFRI, but strengthened its hold on the No. 1 spot. The Tigers received three different national-leading efforts this past weekend at the LSU Alumni Gold, headlined by
JuVaughn Harrison’s otherworldly long jump of 8.44m (27-8¼) that made him the sixth-best performer in collegiate history. Not to be outdone,
Noah Williams turned one lap in 44.30 to equal the 12th-fastest performer in collegiate history, while
Sean Burrell topped the 400H list at 49.12. Other notable performances were turned in by
Eric Edwards Jr. in the 110H (No. 5, 13.46),
Sean Dixon-Bodie in the triple jump (No. 7, 16.35m/53-7¾), as well as the 4×100 relay team (No. 2, 38.58).
Shawn Price March 10, 2021
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam was selected SEC Indoor Coach of the Year, announced by the league office on Wednesday.
The Razorbacks, ranked No. 3 nationally, defended its SEC Indoor team title last weekend scoring 116 points to finish 23 points ahead of LSU (93), who is ranked No. 2.
This is the 10
th time Bucknam has been named SEC Indoor Coach of the Year and it is his 24
th conference honor overall. Bucknam, in his 13
th season at Arkansas, has also received the accolade nine times in cross country and five times during the outdoor season.
Scoring in all 14 events they entered among the 17 events contested at the indoor conference meet, 24 of the 27 Razorbacks competing produced team points.