Men's @RazorbackTF In Third Place After Day One Of The Razorback Invite

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After day one of the Razorback Invitational, the University of Arkansas men’s track and field team sits in third place with 34 points. The Razorbacks tallied one event titles and five top five finishes during the first day of competition.

Senior Andrew Irwin won the pole vault with a mark of 5.45m/17-10.5, while freshman Noah Gilfillan finished 10th with a personal best 4.75m/15-7.

In the 60 meter preliminary, sophomore Eric Hawkins (6.88 – PR), junior Anthony Blakely (6.98) and junior Ryan Green (6.99) all qualified and will move onto the semifinals on Saturday afternoon.

The distance medley relay team of sophomore Cale Wallace, freshman Kenzo Cotton, junior Ryan Thomas and senior Kemoy Campbell earned a third-place finish with a time of 9:32.43, less than a second behind second-place Stanford (9:32.08).

Sophomores Ken LeGassey (2.11m/6-11) and Trae Carey (7.47m/24-6.25 (PR)) took third place in the high jump and long jump, respectively, while sophomore Brad Culp is currently fourth in the heptathlon with 2,821 points. Culp will compete in the final three events of the heptathlon tomorrow morning.

Action at the 2015 Razorback Invitational resumes on Saturday (Jan. 31) with the ­­heptathlon beginning at 11:00 a.m.

For the latest information on Arkansas men’s track and field, follow @RazorbackTF on Twitter.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. LSU – 46.50
2. Texas A&M – 43.0
3. Arkansas – 34.0
4. Tulsa – 28.0
5. Florida – 24.0
6. Purdue – 19.0
7. Stanford – 18.50
8. Iowa State – 16.0
8. Oklahoma – 16.0
10. Oklahoma State – 10.0
11. Florida State – 9.0
12. Notre Dame – 3.0

Day 1 Results
60 Meters (preliminary)
9. Eric Hawkins – 6.88q (PR)
14. Anthony Blakely – 6.98q
15. Ryan Green – 6.99q17. Zach Riley – 7.08 (PR)
21. Alex Greene – 7.18

200 Meters
8. Marqueze Washington – 21.19
10. Anthony Blakely – 21.43 (PR)
20. Ryan Green – 22.15
22. Zach Riley – 22.49
–. Eric Hawkins – DNS

Distance-Medley Relay
3. Wallace/Cotton/Thomas/Campbell – 9:32.43

High Jump
3. Ken LeGassey – 2.11m/6-11
8. Malik Broughton – 2.06m/6-9
–. Alex Campbell – NH

Pole Vault
1. Andrew Irwin – 5.45m/17-10.5
10. Noah Gilfillan – 4.75m/15-7 (PR)

Long Jump
3. Trae Carey – 7.47m/24-6.25 (PR)
5. Kurt Jenner – 7.37m/24-2.25 (PR)
–. Jarrion Lawson – DNS
–. Brandon Workman – DNS

Weight Throw
9. Devin Randall – 17.31/56-10.25

Heptathlon (Day 1)
4. Brad Culp – 2,821 points

• 3. 60m – 7.08 (854 pts.) (PR)
• 6. LJ – 6.51m/21-4.25 (700) (PR)
• 4. SP – 12.28m/40-3.5 (623) (PR)
• 6. HJ – 1.82m/5-11.5 (644)

7. Nathanael Franks – 2,677 points

• 8. 60m – 7.61 (678 pts.)
• 4. LJ – 6.69m/21-11.5 (741)
• 2. SP – 12.54m/41-1.75 (639)
• 8. HJ – 1.79m/5-10.5 (619)

8. Lane Austell – 2,371 points

• 6. 60m – 7.35 (762 pts.)
• 9. LJ – 5.01m/16-5.25 (384)
• 5. SP – 11.99m/39-4 (606)
• 7. HJ – 1.79m/5-10.5 (619)

PR – personal best | q – qualifier

Fayetteville, the “Track Capital of the World”, will be at the center of the track and field universe on the weekend of March 13-14 as the Razorbacks will host the 2015 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center, the home of the “Fastest Indoor Track in the World”. Since the facility’s opening in 2000, Arkansas and the Randal Tyson Track Center have hosted the event 11 times, including nine straight seasons and 11 of the last 13 championships.

A two-day, all-session ticket to the NCAA Indoor Championships is $40 for reserved seating and $30 for general admission adult ticket.

Season tickets and NCAA all-session passes are available online at HERE, by contacting the Razorback Athletics Ticket Center via phone at (800) 982-HOGS or in person at the Razorback Athletics Ticket Center, located just east of Baum Stadium at 1295 S. Razorback Rd. in Fayetteville