Arkansas hosts NCAA Indoor Championships as No. 1 team
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas enters the NCAA Indoor Championships this weekend as the No. 1 team based on entries amid the USTFCCCA national ratings index. The Randal Tyson Track Center serves as the host venue for the 14th time in its 26th year.
With a leading number of entries at 18 as well as the leading number events contested at 11, the Razorbacks have potential on claiming the team title. Arkansas has won the NCAA Indoor championship a record 21 times, the most recent title occurring in 2023. The last time Arkansas won a men’s title inside the Tyson Center was 2013.
“Everybody feels great and we’re pretty healthy,” noted Razorback men’s head coach Doug Case. “Everybody is excited for the meet. We’d love to win one at home in Fayetteville.
“We have a good team and a well-balanced team. We have entries in each event from the 5,000m to the 60m along with both relays and two jump events. So, we have a lot of entries in the meet and you still have to come to this meet and do your job. It’s a battle, just like the SEC meet. You have to fight in every event.”
National Rankings | Based on NCAA Indoor entries
Ranking – School Entries – Events
| 1 Arkansas | 18 | 11 | 60 (2), 200 (3), 400 (2), 800 (2), 3k, 5k, 60H (3), 4×4, DMR, HJ, TJ | |
| 2 Oregon | 15 | 7 | 800 (2), Mile (2), 3k (5), 5k, DMR, SP (2), Hept (2) | |
| 3 Tennessee | 11 | 7 | 60, 200, 4×4, PV (5), LJ, SP, Wt | |
| 4 Florida | 9 | 8 | 200, 400 (2), 800, 5k, 4×4, LJ, TJ, SP | |
| 5 Kansas State | 9 | 4 | HJ (2), LJ (2), TJ (3), Wt (2) | |
| 6 Penn State | 10 | 6 | 60, 200, 400, 800 (4), DMR, SP (2) | |
| 7 Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | HJ (3), LJ, TJ (2) | |
| 8 Texas A&M | 9 | 9 | 200, 400, 800, 60H, 4×4, PV, LJ, Wt, Hept | |
| 9 Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 60, 200, 60H, HJ, PV, TJ | |
| 10 Virginia | 6 | 4 | 800, Mile, DMR, Wt (3) |
Among the top five nationally ranked teams based on NCAA Indoor entries, Arkansas goes head-to-head in four events versus Oregon, three events against Tennessee, six events with Florida, and two events versus Kansas State.
First day finals for the Razorbacks includes the 5,000m and distance medley relay.
Arkansas has multiple entries in five events, with three each in the 200m and 60m hurdles as well as two each in the 60m, 400m, and 800m.
Jerome Campbell, the 2025 NCAA Indoor silver medalist in the 60m hurdles with Northern Colorado, leads the Arkansas hurdle crew which includes Vashaun Vascianna and Abdoul Sy-Savane. Campbell set a career best of 7.48 this season and ranks No. 2 on the UA all-time list behind fellow Jamaican Omar McLeod (7.45).
Jelani Watkins qualified for his first NCAA Indoor meet in the 60m and 200m. His career best times of 6.52 and 20.28 set in both events this season each rank No. 2 on the UA all-time list behind Jordan Anthony (6.47) and Wallace Spearmon (20.10).
Joining Watkins in the 60m is freshman Karabo Letebele of South Africa, while in the 200m the Razorbacks include Tevijon Williams and Dapriest Hogans.
Jordan Pierre and Devyn Wright contest the 400m for Arkansas. Pierre produced a UA record of 45.06 in claiming the SEC Indoor silver medal. Wright set a career best of 45.38 during the season, which ranks equal No. 4 on the UA all-time list.
Rivaldo Marshall, the 2024 NCAA Indoor champion at Iowa, broke the UA 800m record with a 1:45.62 this season and was the silver medalist at the SEC Indoor meet. Tyrice Taylor, who ran a career best of 1:46.11, earned SEC Indoor bronze.
Ernest Cheruiyot, a transfer from Texas Tech, competes in the 3,000m and 5,000m during his NCAA Indoor debut after placing fourth and third in the past two NCAA Outdoor 10,000m finals.
The lone school to qualify in the 4 x 400m and distance medley relays, Arkansas is seeded ninth and eighth, respectively, in each relay.
Scottie Vines represents the Razorbacks in the high jump with Abraham Johnson in the triple jump. Vines has a best of 7-3 (2.21) this season and cleared 7-6 (2.29) indoors in 2025. Johnson set a best of 53-6.5 (16.32) in the triple jump.
