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Trials resume with Razorbacks advancing to semifinals Trials resume with Razorbacks advancing to semifinals

Trials resume with Razorbacks advancing to semifinals

Qualifying rounds had a dozen athletes with Arkansas ties advancing to semifinals during Thursday’s action at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field.

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Arkansas will have 18 athletes with ties to the Razorback track and field program competing in four international Olympic Trials this weekend with action starting Thursday, June 27, and continuing through Sunday, June 30.

In a short span of time during the fourth day of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials four Razorbacks secured medals in their respective events and qualified for the Paris Olympic Games.

Arkansas alum Chris Bailey advanced to the final of the 400m in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Sunday while Lance Lang broke his Arkansas school record in the 100m semifinal.

Ryan Crouser advanced to his third Olympic Games with a 74-11.25 (22.84) winning mark in the shot put final at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Saturday in Hayward Field.

First round qualifying went very well for athletes associated with the University of Arkansas on Friday at Hayward Field as a dozen advanced to either semifinals or finals at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.

For the second consecutive year Arkansas has a pair of Razorbacks named among the 10 semifinalists for the men’s 2024 Bowerman. High jumper Romaine Beckford and long jumper Wayne Pinnock become the sixth and seventh Razorbacks to be a semifinalist for the Bowerman, which was first awarded in 2009.

A total of 36 athletes with ties to the University of Arkansas will compete in the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field from June 21-30. The group includes 15 UA alums, 11 current Razorbacks, along with 10 professionals who train in Fayetteville.

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Mat Clark, Director of Strength and Conditioning with Arkansas men’s and women’s track and field, will be part of the Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame Induction class of 2024.