Twilight meet closes out home schedule for No. 4 Razorbacks
FAYETTEVILLE – The No. 4 Razorbacks host the Arkansas Twilight on Friday, May 9, at John McDonnell Field. It’s the last home meet of the season prior to the SEC Championships hosted by Kentucky next week.
Senior athlete recognition will be held at 4:25 p.m. prior to running events starting at 5 p.m. A live stream of the meet is available through SEC Network + at this link. Live results are available through flashresults.com at this link.
Field events begin at 12:30 p.m. and the following parking lots will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. The lots include 207, 209, 210, 211, and 212.
“This meet is about setting up the conference meet next week,” stated Arkansas women’s associate head coach Marc Burns. “Some people are competing in events they don’t normally compete in or they’re looking to fine tune that last piece they need going into the championship season.
“There is still a group we’re still looking at who could earn their spot on the conference meet roster going into the SEC meet. The weather looks like it will be pretty good, so we’re excited to see what will happen.”
A field of 21 teams will be competing in the Arkansas Twilight, which include Ave Maria (Fla.), Crowder (Mo.), Harding, John Brown (Ark.), Kansas City, Little Rock, NorthWest Arkansas CC, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Pittsburg State, Souteastern Oklahoma State, Southern Arkansas, Southwest Baptist, Truman, UA Rich Mountain, UT Arlington, UT Tyler.
A two-section 400m final will include six Razorbacks with Amirah Sharpe and Sanaria Butler racing in the second section. The final section of the 800m includes Lanie Meeks and Madeleine Gear along with alum Tiana LoStracco.
In the two-section 200m final, Arkansas sprinters in the second section include Rosey Effiong, Joanne Reid, and Ashanti Denton. Alums in the race are Ackera Nugent and Amber Anning.
Razorbacks in the pole vault include Hannah Estes, Addison Richey, Emily Cloutier, and Bailee Wooten.
