Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

The first day of NCAA West First Rounds competition had two Razorbacks earning a trip to Eugene for the NCAA Championships while Arkansas also had 14 Razorbacks register 16 entries for the quarterfinals in six events on Friday at John McDonnell Field.

For the third time in the past four years, the No. 1 Razorbacks have the leading number of entries for the NCAA West First Rounds that will be hosted by Arkansas at John McDonnell Field from May 27-30.

NCAA West Schedule

Arkansas sophomore sprinter Jelani Watkins made his debut on the Bowerman watch list today as one of 10 athletes selected in an update following the recent conference weekend.

Razorback sophomore Jelani Watkins was named Co-National Athlete of the Week by USTFCCCA following his stellar performances at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

No. 1 Arkansas totaled 110.5 points in capturing a sixth consecutive SEC Outdoor Championship and its 25th in program history, tying the conference record held by Tennessee.

Final results

A bronze medal performance by Juriad Hughes in the long jump provided Arkansas with six more team points on the second day of the SEC Outdoor Championships hosted by Auburn.

Razorback Ernest Cheruiyot won the SEC 10,000m title in the lone final involving Arkansas on the first day of the SEC Outdoor Championships.