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Shawn Price February 13, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 3 Arkansas completed its quest to produce national qualifier during this weekend’s Tyson Invitational, while falling just short of winning the team title.
Among a national caliber field of teams competing inside Randal Tyson Track Center, Texas edged the Razorbacks in team scoring, 82-76, with Alabama (68) and Florida State (66) in a tight finish for third place. The rest of the field included Oregon (60), LSU (48.5), Texas A&M (40.5), and Florida (38).
“It was good meet, and we got a lot of things done this weekend,” stated Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam. “I was a little disappointed that we didn’t come out on top of the team scoring at the end. Texas had 82 points and we were second with 76.
Shawn Price February 5, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – An impressive Razorback debut in the 60m hurdles by Phillip Lemonious resulted in a victory with a time of 7.79 seconds, which is equal to the fifth fastest time in Arkansas history. Three additional Hog wins among solid performances in the Randal Tyson Track Center produced a team victory at the Arkansas Qualifier on Friday.
“Phillip was finally able to go out there and in his first race, even with all the other hectic things going on, get a win and put a nice time up,” said Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam. “He’s happy to wear the uniform.
Joining Arkansas this week are Arizona, No. 19 Arizona State, Kansas, No. 21 Kansas State, Missouri, UCLA, and Washington State. Field events begin at noon with running events following at 2 p.m., when the live stream on SEC Network + starts.
“Competition-wise it’s great to see new faces and programs,” said Razorback men’s head coach Chris Bucknam. “It’s good for the sport and it’s good for us when we are able to bring those teams in here. The variety of teams is great for our guys.
“We hope that we get a few guys debuting this weekend, which includes Kris Hari (60), Phillip Lemonious (60H) and Andrew Kibet (800).”
Arkansas hosts the Wooo Pig Classic on Friday, another team scored event that features a collection of top track and field talent from around the country. The Razorbacks play host to Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Southern California, and Texas inside the Randal Tyson Track Center.