Arkansas leads with record 44 entries into NCAA Championships
FAYETTEVILLE – No. 1 Arkansas has qualified a national leading and record 44 entries into the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships from 34 athletes contesting 16 events. The NCAA West Preliminary rounds will be contested on Wednesday, May 24, and Friday, May 26, at Sacramento State.
The Razorbacks total of 44 entries is the most ever since the 2010 format change. The previous best tally was 42 by Oregon in 2015. Arkansas also has the third (41) and fourth (38) best totals from 2016 and 2012, respectively.
Following the Razorbacks are No. 9 BYU (37), No. 10 Texas (35), No. 2 Texas Tech (32), and No. 6 Nebraska (30).
Contesting 16 of 21 events in the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the Razorbacks have multiple entries in 14 of those 16 events, with one entry only allowed in the two relay events.
Top seeds in the NCAA West include Ayden Owens-Delerme in the 400m hurdles, Wayne Pinnock in the long jump, and Jaydon Hibbert in the triple jump.
Razorbacks seeded among the top 12, which is the number of athletes per event who will advance to Austin, include Connor Washington (100m), James Benson II (400m), Elias Schreml (1,500m), Patrick Kiprop (10,000m), Phillip Lemonious (110m hurdles), Carey McLeod (long jump), Ryan Brown (triple jump), Jordan West (shot put), Rojé Stona (shot put, discus), Ralford Mullings (discus), and the Arkansas 4 x 400 relay.
Arkansas qualified six individuals in the long jump, five in the triple jump as well as four each in the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles.
Arkansas already had three entries qualified for the NCAA Championships in Austin with the decathlon. The trio of Yariel Soto Torrado, Marcus Weaver, and Daniel Spejcher will represent the Razorbacks in the multi-event.
This will be the 13th consecutive year Arkansas is represented at the NCAA Championships with Georgia second at 11 years in a row.
A total of 18 schools in the NCAA West have qualified both the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays. Arkansas is one of three schools overall to have qualified both relays in the regional meet every year since 2010 with the other two being Florida and LSU while the Razorbacks are the only program in the NCAA West to have both relays qualify every year.
Arkansas Men | 34 athletes, 44 entries, 16 events
| 100 | Connor Washington, Lance Lang |
| 200 | Lance Lang, Connor Washington |
| 400 | James Benson II, Chris Bailey |
| 800 | Leroy Russell III, Ricardo Banks |
| 1500 | Elias Schreml, Ben Shearer |
| 10,000 | Patrick Kiprop, Jacob McLeod |
| 110H | Phillip Lemonious, Brevin Sims, Tre’Bien Gilbert, Matthew Lewis-Banks |
| 400H | Ayden Owens-Delerme, Devontie Archer, Jeremy Farr, Brevin Sims |
| 4 x 100 | Arkansas (alt. Brandon Battle) |
| 4 x 400 | Arkansas (alt. Brandon Battle) |
| HJ | Kason O’Riley, Tomas Ferrari, Christian Matamoros |
| LJ | Wayne Pinnock, Carey McLeod, Ryan Brown, John Baker, Shakwon Coke, Yariel Soto Torrado |
| TJ | Jadon Hibbert, Ryan Brown, Wayne Pinnock, Carey McLeod, John Baker |
| SP | Jordan West, Rojé Stona |
| DT | Rojé Stona, Ralford Mullings, Jordan West |
| Dec | Yariel Soto Torrado, Marcus Weaver, Daniel Spejcher |
