Razorbacks Seek 20th SEC Outdoor Title
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The No. 8 Arkansas men’s track and field team will be in the hunt for its 20th Southeastern Conference outdoor title this weekend in Knoxville, competing at the 2018 SEC Championships May 11-13 at the Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.
The final day of the championships will be televised live on the SEC network beginning at 5 p.m. CT on Sunday, May 13. Fans will be able to live stream Friday and Saturday’s action on the SEC Network plus beginning at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., respectively. The broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones, Larra Overton, Jill Montgomery and John Anderson.
Date/Time: Friday, May 11-Sunday, May 13
Venue: Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium
Important Links: Meet Notes | Meet Schedule | Entries/Heat Sheets | Live Results | SEC Network+ Stream: Friday // Saturday // Sunday
Nationally Ranked SEC Teams
In the most recent USTFCCCA NCAA National Rankings, eight SEC programs were among the top-25 best teams in the country led by No. 1 Florida. Following the Gators are No. 3 Alabama and No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 6 Georgia, No. 8 Arkansas, No. 12 LSU, No. 13 Kentucky, and No. 20 Mississippi State.
Alabama enters the meet as the reigning SEC indoor champion, Texas A&M enters as the reigning SEC outdoor champion, and Florida comes in as the reigning indoor/outdoor national champion.
The men’s track & field team is currently ranked No. 8 in the nation, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and boast eight performances in the Top-20 of the NCAA with five of those falling inside the Top-10 including a nation-leading 4-x-100-meter relay.
No. 1 | Arkansas 4-x-100-meter relay 38.59
No. 3 | Jack Bruce – 5,000-meters 13:28.57
No. 3 | Kemar Mowatt – 400-meter hurdles 49.80
No. 5 | 4-x-400-meters – 3:03.36
No. 8 | Kenzo Cotton – 100-meters 10.12
No. 11 |Jack Bruce – 1,500-meters 3:39.86
No. 18 | Shakiel Chattoo – 110-meter hurdles 13.79
No. 18 | Obi Igbokwe – 400-meters 45.91
All-SEC Returners
The Razorbacks return five individual All-SEC performers from the 2017 squad including Kemar Mowatt, Jack Bruce, Kenzo Cotton, Roy Ejiakuekwu, and Rubin Owens.
2018 SEC Outdoor Championships Entries –
100-METERS
ATHLETE/CAREER BEST
Kenzo Cotton 10.07/9.96w
Roy Ejiakuekwu 10.46/10.14w
Kristoffer Hari 10.52/10.24w
200-METERS
Kenzo Cotton 20.35/20.20w
Roy Ejiakuekwu 20.65/20.55w
Kevin Harris 20.89
Obi Igbokwe 20.64
400-METERS
Obi Igbokwe 45.38
Jamarco Stephen 46.56
Hunter Woodhall 47.42
800-METERS
Kieran Taylor 1:50.35
1,500-METERS
Jack Bruce 3:39.86
Cameron Griffith 3:45.42
Ethan Moehn 3:44.60
3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE
Kyle Hosting 8:53.73
Kyle Levermore 9:01.16
5,000-METERS
Gilbert Boit 13:50.36
Jack Bruce 13:28.57
Austen Dalquist 13:50.87
Cameron Griffith 13:52.65
Kyle Hosting NT
Kyle Levermore 14:16.13
Ethan Moehn 14:22.35
Ryan Murphy 14:39.12
Andrew Ronoh 13:59.54
Matt Young NT
10,000-METERS
Gilbert Boit 29:13.31
Austen Dalquist 29:08.60
Ryan Murphy 29:18.42
Andrew Ronoh 28:36.20
Matt Young 29:30.39
110-METER HURDLES
Larry Donald 13.97/13.85w
400-METER HURDLES
Travius Chambers 50.85
Larry Donald 50.90
Kemar Mowatt 48.49
4-X-100-METER RELAY
Roy Ejiakuekwu, Kemar Mowatt,
Kevin Harris, Kenzo Cotton
4-X-400-METER RELAY
Jamarco Stephen, Kemar Mowatt,
Roy Ejiakuekwu, Obi Igbokwe
HIGH JUMP
Rubin Owens 2.12m (6’-11.25”)
Brendon Rivera 2.14m (7’-0.25”)
LONG JUMP
Laquan Narin 7.87m (25’-9.75”)
Rubin Owens 7.74m (25’-4.50”)
TRIPLE JUMP
Laquan Narin 15.64m (51’-3.75”)
Rubin Owens 15.97m (52’-4.50”)
SHOT PUT
Jeff Rogers 17.49m (57’-4.75”)
DISCUS
Erich Sullins 54.05m (177-3.75”)
WEIGHT THROW
Erich Sullins 20.32m (66’-8”)
JAVELIN
Alex Springer 65.92m (216’-3.25”)
DECATHLON
Gabe Moore 7,564-points
Derek Jacobus 7,635-points
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