Razorbacks Set For National Stage

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On Friday afternoon the Arkansas men’s track & field team will embark on its final challenge of the indoor season, matching their talents against the best programs in the country at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala.

Arkansas men’s track & field team will have five opportunities to score.

All-American Gabe Moore will return to the NCAA Indoor Championships where he finished sixth overall earning First-Team All-American honors. Moore is currently No. 4 in the NCAA holding a personal-best total of 5,908 pts. that he set in a second-place finish at the SEC Championships this past weekend.

Moore will be joined by Derek Jacobus who is currently No. 13 in the NCAA with a season-best of 5,656 pts. that he set in at the Razorback Invitational in late January. Arkansas is the only program in the nation this season to qualify two heptathletes through to the NCAA meet.

Along with the duo in the heptathlon, the Razorbacks will field both a 4×400-meter relay and a Distance Medley Relay. Arkansas is the only team in the nation to qualify both a 4×400-meter relay and DMR, and the ONLY school in the nation to qualify both a men’s and women’s 4×400-meter relay and DMR.

Arkansas holds a season-best of 3:05.71 in the 4×400-meter relay that is the 11th-best in the field and the 10th best in program history, while the DMR is also ranked No. 11 in the NCAA with a time of  9:29.26 that is the fifth-best performance in program history.

In the field events, the Razorbacks will be represented in the triple jump by Laquan Nairn who posted a qualifying mark of 16.03m (52-7.25) in a third-place finish at the SEC Championships.

The Razorbacks will open competition at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championship on Friday, March 8 and the indoor season will conclude on Saturday, March 9 in Birmingham.

Arkansas Qualifiers
4×400-Meter Relay – 11. Caldwell, Ejiakuekwu, Woodhall, Winn, 3:05.71
Distance Medley Relay – 11. Moehn, Winn, Taylor, Griffith, 9:29.26
Long Jump – 13. Laquan Narin, 16.03m (52-7.25)
Heptathlon – 4. Gabe Moore, 5,908 pts | 13. Derek Jacobus, 5,656 pts

ESPN has exclusive broadcast rights for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The following broadcast schedule (all times Eastern) outlines all live and rebroadcasts. Note: All dates and times are subject to change.

Friday, March 8 – 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
Saturday, March 9 – 5 pm (ESPN3)
Sunday, March 10 – 7 pm (ESPN | Tape Delay)
Monday, March 11 – 9 pm (ESPNU | Re-Air)
*All times listed in CT

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