Recognized as “The Home of the Fastest Indoor Track in the World,” the Randal Tyson Track Center will host the Arkansas Invitational on Friday, Jan. 13 – the first of four indoor home meets. Since opening its doors in 2000 the the Randal Tyson Track Center has produced a combined 35 world, American and NCAA records.
World Records |
Men |
200 (U20) | Walter Dix (USA) | 20.37 | 3/11/05 |
400 | Kerron Clement (USA) | 44.57 | 3/12/05 |
400 (U20) | Kirani James (Grenada) | 44.80 | 2/27/11 |
Women |
200 (U20) | Bianca Knight (USA) | 22.40 | 3/14/08 |
400 (U20) | Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) | 50.82 | 3/13/04 |
800 (U20) | Meskerem Assefa (Ethiopia) | 2:01.03 | 2/14/04 |
60H (U20) p | Dior Hall (USA) | 8.01 | 3/13/15 |
American Records |
Men |
200 | Wallace Spearmon Jr. | 20.10 | 3/11/05 |
200 (Jr) | Walter Dix | 20.37 | 3/11/05 |
300 | Wallace Spearmon Jr. | 31.88 | 2/9/06 |
400 | Kerron Clement | 44.57 | 3/12/05 |
400 (Jr) | LaShawn Merritt | 44.97 | 2/11/05 |
1,500 | Bernard Lagat | 3:33.34 | 2/11/05 |
4x400 | Clement, Spearmon, Williamson, Wariner | 3:01.96 | 2/11/06 |
Weight Throw (Jr) | Walter Henning | 22.02m/72-3 | 3/15/08 |
Heptathlon (Jr) | Gunnar Nixon | 6,022 pts. | 1/27/12 |
Women |
60 (Jr) | Bianca Knight | 7.16 | 3/14/08 |
200 (Jr) | Bianca Knight | 22.40 | 3/14/08 |
300 | Allyson Felix | 36.33 | 2/9/07 |
400 (Jr) | Sanya Richards-Ross | 50.82 | 3/13/04 |
3K (Jr) p | Elise Cranny | 8:58.88 | 3/14/15 |
60H (Jr) p | Dior Hall | 8.01 | 3/13/15 |
Shot Put | Jill Camarena-Williams | 19.89m/65-3 1/4 | 2/11/12 |
Weight Throw | Brittany Riley | 25.56m/83-10 | 3/1007 |
NCAA Records |
Men |
200 | Wallace Spearmon Jr. (Arkansas) | 20.10 | 3/11/05 |
400 | Kerron Clement (Florida) | 44.57 | 3/12/05 |
3,000 | Alistair Cragg (Arkansas) | 7:38.59 | 2/14/04 |
60H | Omar McLeod (Arkansas) | 7.45 | 3/14/15 |
4x400 | Texas A&M | 3:02.86 | 3/14/15 |
Pole Vault | Shawn Barber (Akron) | 5.91m/19-4 3/4 | 3/13/15 |
Shot Put | Ryan Whiting (Arizona State) | 21.73m/71-3 1/2 | 3/14/08 |
Women |
200 | Bianca Knight (Texas) | 22.40 | 2/14/08 |
800 | Nicole Cook (Tennessee) | 2:00.75 | 2/27/05 |
Long Jump | Elva Goulbourne (Auburn) | 6.91m/22-8 | 2/23/02 |
Weight Throw | Brittany Riley (Southern Illinois) | 25.56m/83-10 1/4 | 3/10/07 |