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Shawn Price May 13, 2021 COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Arkansas scored 22 points in the 10,000m final to close out the first day of the SEC Championships held at E.B. Cushing Stadium on the Texas A&M campus. Those points have the Razorbacks in the team lead over Alabama and LSU, who each scored 20 points on Thursday. Gilbert Boit repeated as a silver medalist in the 10,000m as he ran 29:10.98 to finish behind the 28:55.56 by Alabama’s Vincent Kiprop. Razorback Luke Meade secured the bronze medal with a career best time of 29:22.40 while Matt Young, who closed with a last lap of 59.36, repeated his fourth-place finish from 2019 with a 29:31.97. ....
Reaching its third championship season of 2020-21, the No. 13 Arkansas Razorbacks have an opportunity to complete a sweep of all three SEC titles for the first time since 2015-2016 when they compete in the SEC Outdoor Championships, hosted by Texas A&M, this Thursday through Saturday, May 13-15. ....
Shawn Price February 7, 2021 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas long jumper LaQuan Nairn set a national record of 26 feet, 9.25 inches (8.16 meters) in the long jump with a runner-up performance in the American Track League 3 meet held Sunday in the Randal Tyson Track Center. Nairn bettered the Bahamas record of 26-7 (8.10) set by Leevan Sands in Lexington, Kentucky, while winning the SEC Indoor title in 2004. Heading into this meet, Nairn ranked second on the all-time Bahamas list with a 26-3.75 (8.02) from his silver medal performance in the SEC Indoor last season. “Not competing in almost a year is tough, but I’ve been putting in a lot of work,” noted Nairn, who currently ranks fourth on the 2021 world list. “I’m more disciplined and a better listener. I started to value my coaches and my trainers, and everybody at this University more and more each day. ....
Shawn Price January 31, 2021 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Sandi Morris opened her indoor campaign with a world-leading vault of 15 feet, 9.25 inches (4.81) during the second American Track League meet held at Randal Tyson Track Center. Ryan Crouser delivered another victory in the shot put as his best mark among an impressive series equaled the previous world record of 74-4.25 (22.66) he broke last Sunday. Bryce Hoppel recorded the second fastest time ever by an American indoors in the 800m with a 1:44.37 win. An additional highlight included a national record and world-leading 22.40 in the 200m for Shanae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas as she equaled the Tyson facility record set in 2008 by Bianca Knight during the NCAA Indoor Championships. Shamier Little, who trains in Arkansas, set a career best of 23.40 as runner-up. ....
Shawn Price January 24, 2021 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A world record performance in the shot put on Sunday signaled the return of professional track and field on the University of Arkansas campus as Ryan Crouser’s first attempt inside the Randal Tyson Track Center measured 74 feet, 10.5 inches (22.82) to better a 32-year-old record. “It’s been a goal, but it’s almost more like a stepping stone to the outdoor world record,” noted Crouser, who in his second year as a volunteer assistant with the Razorbacks. “I’m kind of always looking forward. I’m really happy to throw an indoor PR and be so close to my outdoor PR in the very first meet of this season. ....