Razorbacks Set For Final Day of SEC Championships

Jeff Smith May 10, 2019

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks remain in title contention following day two of the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships at John McDonnell Field.

Arkansas qualified four athletes through to tomorrow’s finals while the Razorbacks added 10-points bringing their total to 32 after eight events scored.

Sam Kempka added to the Razorback total with two points from a seventh-place finish in the shot put where the senior finished with a best mark of 18.64m (61-2) – the No. 4 throw in program history.

Laquan Nairn matched Kempka’s points with a seventh-place finish of his own, leaping out to a mark of 7.63m (25-0.50) – a personal-best mark.

Shakiel Chattoo and Carl Elliot III advanced to the finals of the 110-meter hurdles each running identical 13.79 times. Chattoo advanced by the auto-Q, finishing as one of the top three in his heat, while Elliot III earned his spot in the final as the second-fastest time qualifier.

Cameron Griffith moved on to the final in the 1,500-meters running 3:49.40 to win his heat.

Hunter Woodhall narrowly missed matching his personal-best in the prelims of the 400-meters as he grabbed a spot in tomorrow’s final after running 46.56 that is a tenth of a second (.10) off his lifetime-best of 46.46 from the John McDonnell Invitational.

Despite not scoring in two events, Gabe Moore took fifth-place in the decathlon with a two day total of 6,345-pts. Daniel Spejcher finished seventh with 5,960-pts. – a new personal best.

Moore who entered the day in second place moved to the top of the scoreboard after the 110-meter hurdles where he ran 14.56 for 903-points. Moore moved on to throw 49.33m (161-10) in the discus for 856-points. On his opening attempt in the pole vault, he injured himself on the approach, which resulted in the senior recording a NH in the event scoring 0-points. After gathering himself for a second, Moore mounted a return to action posting a mark of 46.77m (153-5) for 541-points. Unfortunately, Moore was unable to complete the two-day grind due to injury but still finished fifth-overall scoring four points towards the Arkansas total on the scoreboard.

Spejcher finished out the decathlon adding marks of 16.56 in the 110-meter hurdles, 38.94m (127-9) in the discus, 3.00m (9-10) in the pole vault, 50.09m (164-4) in the javelin, and a run of 5:12.50 in the 1,500-meters taking seventh-place for two points towards the Razorback total.

The Razorbacks are currently in third place with 32 points through eight events scored.