No. 3 Men's @RazorbackTF Opens Season With Five Event Wins

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The reigning SEC Indoor Track Champions and No. 3 Arkansas men’s track and field program opened the 2015 season with five event titles and one top time on Friday at the Arkansas Invitational at Randal Tyson Track Center.

Arkansas Invitational

Date: Friday, Jan. 9, 2015
Venue: Randal Tyson Track Center (5,000+) | Fayetteville, Ark.
Meet Field: Arkansas, Missouri State, Stephen F. Austin, Texas State, Tulsa
Final Results: ArkansasRazorbacks.com
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The Razorbacks picked up a trio of wins on the track in the 200M, the 800M and the 4×400 meter relay. Anthony Blakely too first in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.43, Cale Wallace set a new personal record in the 800 meter run (1:52.18) and the Razorback 4×400 meter relay team of Jarrion Lawson, Omar McLeod, Kenzo Cotton and Marqueze Washington finished in the top spot in 3:11.29.

Arkansas also notched a pair of first place finished in the field events. Junior Ken LaGassey won the men’s high jump with a mark of 7-0.25. Senior Andrew Irwin had strong showing in the men’s pole vault. His mark of 18-1 gave him the pole vault title and also the top NCAA mark so far this season (based on this season’s top times entering this weekend).

The Razorbacks return next Friday, January 16 for the Texas Duals. The highly-anticipated competition between to the two schools is slated for 6 p.m. at Randal Tyson Track Center.

For the latest information on Arkansas men’s track and field, follow @RazorbackTF on Twitter.

Arkansas Invitational
Men’s 60 Meter Dash
2.) Jarrion Lawson – 6.73
3.) Kenzo Cotton – 6.77
4.) Marqueze Washington – 6.85
8.) Anthony Blakely – 6.95

200 Meter Dash
1.) Anthony Blakely – 21.43
6.) Ryan Green – 22.02
11.) Alex Greene – 22.55

400 Meter Dash
3.) Omar McLeod – 47.41

800 Meter Run
1.) Cale Wallace – 1:52.18
6.) Stepen Payne – 2:00.86

1,000 Meter Run
2.) Patrick Rono – 2:29.07
3.) Noah Findlay – 2:31.16

1 Mile Run
6.) Andrew Pisechko – 4:16.86
7.) Aidan Swain – 4:17.21
8.) Ryan Thomas – 4:18.68

60M Hurdles
2.) Lane Austell – 8.68
3.) Nathanael Franks – 9.09

4×400 Meter Relay
1.) Lawson, McLeod, Cotton, Washington – 3:11.29
7.) Wallace, Greene, Austell, Findlay – 3:25.56
9.) Payne, Franks, Rono, Riley – 3:27.97

High Jump
1.) Ken LeGassey – 7-0.25
2.) Alex Campbell – 6-8.75

Pole Vault
1.) Andrew Irwin – 18-1 (NCAA Leader)
3.) Brad Culp – 15-7
4.) Lane Austell – 14-1.25
5.) Nathanael Franks – 14-1.25

Long Jump
4.) Rubin Owens – 22-8.5

Shot Put
2.) Devin Randall – 54-2
7.) Lane Austell – 40-3.5
8.) Nathanael Franks – 39-4.5
9.) Brad Culp – 38-9.75

Weight Throw
3.) Devin Randall – 55-11

For the latest information on Arkansas men’s track and field, follow @RazorbackTF on Twitter.

 

Fayetteville, the “Track Capital of the World”, will be at the center of the track and field universe on the weekend of March 13-14 as the Razorbacks will host the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center, the home of the “Fastest Indoor Track in the World”. Since the facility’s opening in 2000, Arkansas and the Randal Tyson Track Center have hosted the event 11 times, including nine straight seasons and 11 of the last 13 championships.

A two-day, all-session ticket to the NCAA Indoor Championships is $40 for reserved seating and $30 for general admission adult ticket.

Season tickets and NCAA all-session passes are available online at HERE, by contacting the Razorback Athletics Ticket Center via phone at (800) 982-HOGS or in person at the Razorback Athletics Ticket Center, located just east of Baum Stadium at 1295 S. Razorback Rd. in Fayetteville.