Hogs Focused On USA, Jamaican Championships

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – With the NCAA season completed and behind them, four members of the Arkansas men’s track & field team will pursue success on the national stage at the 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships June 21-24 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Date/Time: Thursday, June 21 | Friday, June 22 | Saturday, June 23 | Sunday, June 24
Venue: Drake University (Drake Stadium)
Important Links: Live Results | Start Lists
Broadcast Schedule: NBC Sports Gold

Hosted by Drake University, the four-day event will see the top athletes from around the country vying for a USATF Championship. With the next IAAF World Championships slated to be held in Doha, Qatar Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2019, there are no Team USA spots up for grabs and there will be no advancement past the USATF Championship meet.

Current Razorbacks traveling to Iowa includes Kenzo Cotton (100-meters, 200-meters), Obi Igbokwe (200-meters, 400-meters), Derek Jacobus (Decathlon), and Larry Donald (110-meter hurdles). The four current Hogs will be joined by six #ProHogs including Tyson Gay (100-meters), Andrew Irwin (Pole Vault), Stanley Kebenei (Steeplechase), Frankline Tonui (Steeplechase), Jarrion Lawson (100-meters, 200-meters), Marqueze Washington (100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters).

Events to Watch
Arkansas’ speed will be on full display this week with three entries in the 100-meters, four entries in the 200-meters, and a Razorback duo in the 400-meters. Cotton was a finalist at 200-meters during last year’s USATF meet, while Razorback alums Stanley Kebenei (3K Steeple) and Andrew Irwin (Pole Vault) each finished second in their respective events to earn spots on Team USA and competed at the 2017 IAAF World Championships.

Current | Pro Match-Ups

• 100-meters: Kenzo Cotton | Tyson Gay | Jarrion Lawson | Marqueze Washington. Strongest PR – Gay, 9.69 (2009)
• 200-meters: Kenzo Cotton | Marqueze Washington | Obi Igbokwe | Jarrion Lawson. Strongest PR – Gay, 20.17 (2016)
• 400-meters: Obi Igbokwe | Marqueze Washington. Strongest PR – Igbokwe, 44.94 (2018)
• 3,000-meter steeplechase: Stanley Kebenei | Frankline Tonui. Strongest PR – Kebenei, 8:08.30 (2017)

Arkansas’ USATF Event Schedule
Thursday, June 21
Running Events:
3:05 PM – Men’s 400-meters hurdles First-Round (L. Donald)
5:05 PM – Men’s 400-meters First-Round (O. Igbokwe, M. Washington)
6:10 PM – Men’s 100-meters First-Round (K. Cotton, J. Lawson, T. Gay)
Decathlon:
1:00 PM – Decathlon 100-meters (D. Jacobus)
1:55 PM – Decathlon Long Jump (D. Jacobus)
2:55 PM – Decathlon Shot Put (D. Jacobus)
4:10 PM – Decathlon High Jump (D. Jacobus)
6:40 PM – Decathlon 400-meters (D. Jacobus)

Friday, June 22
Running Events:
5:10 PM – Men’s 400-meter hurdles Semifinal
5:50 PM – Men’s 100-meters Semifinal
6:20 PM – Men’s 400-meters Semifinal
7:30 PM – Men’s 100-meters Final
Decathlon:
11:30 AM – Decathlon 110-meter hurdles (D. Jacobus)
12:30 PM – Decathlon Discus Throw (D. Jacobus)
3:00 PM – Decathlon Pole Vault (D. Jacobus)
4:30 PM – Decathlon Javelin Throw (D. Jacobus)
6:35 PM – Decathlon 1,500-meters (D. Jacobus)

Saturday, June 23
Running Events:
1:10 PM – Men’s 200-meters First-Round (K. Cotton, O. Igbokwe, J. Lawson, M. Washington)
2:35 PM – Men’s 110-meter hurdles First-Round (L. Donald)
3:36 PM – Men’s 400-meter hurdles Final
4:30 PM – Men’s 400-meters Final
Field Events:
1:30 PM – Men’s Pole Vault (A. Irwin)

Sunday, June 24
Running Events:
2:00 PM – Men’s 200-meters Semifinal
2:30 PM – Men’s 110-meter hurdles Semifinal
3:55 PM – Men’s 3,000-meter Steeplechase (S. Kebenei, F. Tonui)
4:10 PM – Men’s 200-meters Final
4:52 PM – Men’s 110-meter hurdles Final

Also competing this weekend will be Kemar Mowatt who will run at the Jamaican Trials in the 400-meter hurdles, and Clive Pullen who will compete in the triple jump at the same meet.

Date/Time: Thursday, June 21 | Friday, June 22
Venue: Kingston, Jamacia | Independence Park (National Stadium)
Important Links: Live Results

Mowatt enters the meet with a season-best time of 48.83 seconds set at Hayward Field during the final of the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships a few weeks ago in Eugene, Ore. Mowatt set the program record with his time of 48.49 during last year’s NCAA Championships and went on to finish fourth at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, England following a silver medal performance at the Jamaican championships last year. Pullen enters the meet boasting a season-best of 16.25m (53′-3.75″) set during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games held at Carrara Stadium in  Queensland, Australia.

Thursday, June 21
5:32 p.m. – Triple Jump (C. Pullen)
6:20 p.m. – 400-meter hurdles Prelims (K. Mowatt)

Friday, June 22
7:52 p.m. – 400-meter hurdles Final

Italicized events require qualification.

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