Razorbacks host Twilight, USATF Combined Events Championships

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks finish the regular season on Friday with the Arkansas Twilight, which will include a senior recognition, while John McDonnell Field also serves as host of the USATF Combined Events Championships this weekend on Friday and Saturday.

This will be the final week of competition prior to Arkansas competing in the SEC Championships next week in Oxford, Mississippi. Then at the end of May (25-28), the Razorbacks will host the NCAA West Preliminary round.

The USATF Championships in the decathlon includes a field of 15, who are contending for the World Championships that will be held in the United States for the first time this summer in Eugene, Oregon.

The Razorbacks will be involved in a range of events on Friday as they finalize who will comprise the team of 30 representing Arkansas in the conference meet next week.

Teams competing in the Twilight include Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, John Brown, Lane, Langston, Arkansas-Little Rock, Memphis, Missouri State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Science & Arts, Arkansas-Rich Mountain.

A live stream of the Arkansas Twilight will be available on the SEC Network +, starting at 5 p.m. (https://es.pn/3w5ziLl). Live results are available here: https://flashresults.com/2022_Meets/Outdoor/05-06_ArkTwilight/

“It’s a big meet for us this weekend, even though it’s small,” noted Arkansas men’s head coach Chris Bucknam. “We need to get some performances out there, whether it’s confidence builders or qualifiers, we need to take a step forward.

“We just feel like we are step behind everybody else right now due to the weather we had during the John McDonnell Invitational in April. So, this meet is really important for us and we’re hoping for good weather.

“We’ll compete a 4 x 100 and 4 x 400, and our hurdlers are getting after it as well. I may even run some guys in the 1,500m, even though they compete at the conference meet next week. I just feel like we could use another race on this weekend. This meet is just vital for us right now.”

Arkansas alums scheduled to compete on Friday include Jarrion Lawson, Kemar Mowatt, Laquan Nairn, Erich Sullins, Marqueze Washington, and Hunter Woodhall.

Lawson is entered in the 100m and long jump as is Will Williams, another professional in the field. They will be joined in the long jump by Nairn, who recently claimed the Mt. SAC Relays title over Williams.

Mowatt, who competed in the Drake Relays last weekend, races in the 400m hurdles while Washington and Woodhall compete in the open 400m after racing at 300m and 600m, respectively, last weekend at the Penn Relays.

Sullins contests the hammer along with a pair of current Razorbacks in Ruben Banks and Ben Ryer.