Hogs Produce On Day One
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – On Friday night the Randal Tyson Track was burning up off the heels of several fast heats of the 200-meter dash which featured two top sprinters from the No. 5 Arkansas men’s track and field squad. All-Americans Josh Washington and Kenzo Cotton had two of the best performances of the night, clocking 20.71 and 20.84, respectively, to finish among the top-five fastest sprinters of the night in the talent-stacked event.
Racing to the inside of Texas A&M senior Fred Kerley, Washington closed in on the dynamic sprinter over the first 100 meters, making up the initial stagger. Shooting around the steep bank, Washington rode the final turn down, using the momentum to push him through to a new lifetime best and program top-10 time.
In the field events, resident record breaker Erich Sullins was back at it again, shattering his previous weight throw best by over a foot with a heave of 18.94m/62-1 3/4. Opening the meet with a 60-foot range toss, Sullins improved by 11 inches on his second attempt to solidify his spot in the finals. He took advantage of his extra three attempts, breaking his eight-place tie with Matt Zajac of Tennessee to move up one spot in the final standings.
“I can’t predict what is going to happen tomorrow but if it’s any indication what we saw tonight our team will remain focused and ready to,” head coach Chris Bucknam said. “We ended up having some personal bests and winning (racing) a very good DMR against two competitive teams in Oklahoma State and Mississippi. We’re still shaking the rust off in a couple of events but all-in-all our athletes are dialed in and we look to continue that trend tomorrow.”
What’s Next
• 60 Meters: Arkansas record-holder Cotton will line up against one of the fastest in the country in LSU sprinter Nethaneel-Mitchell Black.
• 400 Invitational: Obi Igbokwe to take on LSU’s Michael Cherry and Missouri’s Kahmari Montgomery at 1:02 p.m. CT. Cherry won a bronze medal for the Tigers at the 2016 indoor national championship while Montgomery is the defending Southeastern Conference champion.
• 800 Invitational: Memphis native Carlton Orange will be in the hunt for a top NCAA mark, opening up for the first time this season in his signature event.
• 3,000 Invitational: Cross country All-Americans Andrew Ronoh and Frankline Tonui will headline this event as both tackle their first competition since the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championship.
• Mile Invitational: .73 seconds of a sub-4:00 minute performance last weekend Jack Bruce will take on some distance talent from Ole Miss who promise to push him to another exceptional time.
• Heptathlon: All four Razorback multis head into tomorrow’s 60-meter hurdles among the top-10 best competitors of the meet, Derek Jacobus and Gabe Moore leading the way in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Day Two Meet Info
Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 28, 12 p.m. CT
Venue: Randal Tyson Track Center
Tickets: $5 for Adults, 17 and under free
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The Razorbacks will return to Randal Tyson tomorrow morning at 10:15 a.m. as Graham Brown, Chris Mooneyham and Aidan Swain take on 3,000 meters.
Razorback Invitational (Day 1)
January 27, 2017
Randal Tyson Track Center (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Team Scores (thru six events)
1. #14 Texas A&M – 46
2. #1 Florida – 28
3. #4 Georgia – 24
4. #15 Tennessee – 23
5. #5 Arkansas – 22.5
6. #3 LSU – 22.5
7. Ole Miss – 16
8. #17 Oklahoma State – 15
9. #19 South Carolina – 11
10. #10 USC – 8
11. Missouri – 4
12. Mississippi State – 3
13. Auburn – 2
200 Meters
3. Josh Washington – 20.71
6. Kenzo Cotton – 20.84
10. Roy Ejiakuekwu – 21.03
11. Kemar Mowatt – 21.20
16. Davon Anderson – 21.55
–. Kevin Harris – DQ (lane)
–. Rhayko Schwartz – DQ (lane)
Distance Medley Relay
–. Moehn/Igbokwe/Orange/Bruce – DQ (exchange)
High Jump
7. Brendon Rivera – 2.06m/6-9
9. Ken LeGassey – 2.06m/6-9
Long Jump
3. Andreas Trajkovski – 7.64m/25-0.75
6. Travonn White – 7.46m/24-5.75
10. Brandon Workman – 7.24m/23-9
11. Harrison Schrage – 7.20m/23-7.5
15. Rubin Owens – 6.97m/22-10.5
Weight Throw
7. Erich Sullins – 18.94m/62-1.75 (SR)
Heptathlon (Day 1/thru 4 of 7 events)
4. Derek Jacobus – 3,134 points
4. 60m – 7.04 (868 points)
2. Long Jump – 7.41m/24-3.75 (913)
7. Shot Put – 12.83m/42-1.25 (657)
6. High Jump – 1.88m/6-2 (696)
5. Gabe Moore – 3,099 points
7. 60m – 7.10 (847 points)
5. Long Jump – 6.89m/22-7.25 (788)
3. Shot Put – 14.21m/46-7.5 (741)
3. High Jump – 1.91m/6-3.25 (723)
7. Brad Culp – 2,932 points
6. 60m – 7.08 (854 points)
10. Long Jump – 6.49m/21-3.5 (695)
5. Shot Put – 13.33m/43-8.75 (687)
7. High Jump – 1.88m/6-2 (696)
9. Lane Austell – 2,816 points
8. 60m – 7.18 (819 points)
7. Long Jump – 6.85m/22-5.75 (778)
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