LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas men’s and women’s track & field teams travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas to compete in the John McDonnell Invitational April 24-25, competing amongst some of the top talent in the country.
The John McDonnell Invitational begins on Saturday, April 24 at 10:15 a.m. CT, with the start of field events, followed by track events beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday’s competition continues at 10 a.m.
The meet serves as the eighth of the outdoor season for the Jayhawks, before they return home to host the Rock Chalk Classic at Rock Chalk Park from April 30 – May 1. The Rock Chalk Classic will serve as Kansas’ sole home meet of the season as well as senior day.
Shawn Price April 23, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In hosting its first outdoor home meet since 2019, the Arkansas Razorbacks will host a dozen schools in the John McDonnell Invitational, held this Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25, at John McDonnell Field. This will be the first home meet this season with fans allowed to attend.
“We’re excited to have a home meet outdoors,” Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam said. “We have a beautiful facility and when it’s dressed up and ready for a track meet, there’s not many places like it.”
Teams joining Arkansas this weekend include Alabama, Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, Friends, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Tulsa, and Wichita State.
Red Wolves trio earns SBC weekly track & field honors By Caleb Garner - Arkansas State Athletics | April 22, 2021 at 1:19 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 1:19 PM
Tremendous performances at the Red Wolves Open on Saturday by Arkansas State track and field’s Bennett Pascoe, Pauline Meyer and Frank Massey resulted in the trio earning Sun Belt Conference outdoor track and field weekly honors on Thursday.
Pascoe was named the Men’s Track Athlete of the Week after breaking a 53-year-old school record in the men’s 1500m while Pauline Meyer also broke the women’s 1500m program record en route to being named the league’s Women’s Track Athlete of the Week. Massey cleared the seven-foot mark for the first time in his career, jumping a personal-best height three times and was named the conference’s Men’s Field Athlete of the Week.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – University of Kansas sophomore Zach Bradford was named the Big 12 track & field Athlete of the Week for the second-straight week, the conference announced on Wednesday, after winning the pole vault at the Michael Johnson Invitational with a clearance of 5.71m (18-8.75 ft.).
The Big 12 Athlete of the Week honor marks Bradford’s second of his career, including the second this season, after earning the honor on April 14 after vaulting the KU indoor school record.
Bradford opened his day at 5.51m (18-1 ft.), where he began with a clearance on his first attempt. Bradford would then miss on his first attempt at 5.61m (18-4.75 ft.), before clearing 5.71m (18-8.75) on his next attempt.
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The Ole Miss track and field program is preparing for the John McDonnell Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas this weekend. The program last saw action this past weekend when the team competed at the University of Florida. With the SEC outdoor championships coming soon, the Rebels will look to continue their success this weekend at the University of Arkansas.
The Rebels had an impressive outing last weekend at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville, Florida. Ole Miss had great performances on both the men’s and women’s side. The women had multiple top-three finishes, while the men saw many personal records broken.