No. 3 Men's @RazorbackTF Wins Razorback Invite

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A late surge on day two gave the No. 3 Arkansas men’s track and field team the title at the 2015 Razorback Invitational on Saturday at the Randal Tyson Track Center. The Razorbacks picked up the win with 85.5 points, edging second place No. 2 Florida (85 points) by a half of a point.

In the 800 meter invitational, junior Ryan Thomas finished in second place (1:49.20), while senior Patrick Rono took third in 1:49.35. Freshman Austen Dalquist placed third in the mile invitational with a time of 4:02.46, which is a new personal-best for the rookie.

Sophomore Clive Pullen went home with a second-place finish in the triple jump with his mark of 51-5.75, while freshman Rubin Owens set a new personal-best with his mark of 49-4.5. Sophomore Omar McLeod was dominant in the 60 meter hurdles and took home the event title with a time of 7.73 in the finals.

In heptathlon action, sophomore Brad Culp finished in fourth place with 5,085 points and senior Nathanael Franks tied for fifth with 5,047 points. Franks set a personal-best in the pole vault during the event with a mark of 14-5.25.

The Razorbacks will now have a short break before returning to the Randal Tyson Track Center to host the Tyson Invitational Feb. 13-14. Arkansas will also send a few athletes to Seattle, Wash. to participate in the Husky Classic on the campus of the University of Washington during Feb. 13-14.

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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS – (Top 5)
1. #3 Arkansas – 85.5
2. #2 Florida – 85
3. #4 Texas A&M – 84
4. #9 LSU – 81.5
5. Oklahoma – 70

Day 2 Results
60 Meters
9. Eric Hawkins – 6.90
12. Anthony Blakely – 6.96
14. Ryan Green – 7.01

400 Meters
8. Marqueze Washington – 46.99
10. Kenzo Cotton – 47.26
14. Jamarco Stephen – 48.05

800 Meters (invitational)
2. Ryan Thomas – 1:49.20
3. Patrick Rono – 1:49.35
14. Andrew Pisechko – 1:55.04
–. Stephen Payne – DNF

800 Meters
9. Noah Findlay – 1:53.50 (PR)
–. Eric Janise – DNS

Mile (invitational)
3. Austen Dalquist – 4:02.46 (PR)
–. Kemoy Campbell – DNS
–. Cale Wallace – DNS

3,000 Meters (invitational)
11. Alex George – 8:11.02

3,000 Meters
15. Aidan Swain – 8:31.78 (PR)

60m Hurdles (final)
1. Omar McLeod – 7.73

60m Hurdles (preliminary)
1. Omar McLeod – 7.79q
–. Stephen Payne – DNF

Triple Jump
2. Clive Pullen – 15.69m/51-5.75
7. Rubin Owens – 15.05m/49-4.5 (PR)
8. Brandon Workman – 14.18m/46-6.25

Shot Put
9. Devin Randall – 16.42m/53-10.5

Heptathlon (Final)
4. Brad Culp – 5,085 points

• 5. 60mH – 8.66 (823 pts.)
• 2. PV – 4.50m/14-9 (760)
• 6. 1,000m – 2:58.29 (681)

t5. Nathanael Franks – 5,047 points

• 8. 60mH – 9.04 (737 pts.)
• 5. PV – 4.40m/14-5.25 (731) (PR)
• 1. 1,000m – 2:37.46 (902)

8. Lane Austell – 4,778 points

• 4. 60mH – 8.56 (846 pts.) (PR)
• 4. PV – 4.50m/14-9 (760)
• 3. 1,000m – 2:46.61 (801)

PR – personal best | q – qualifier

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.