No. 1 Arkansas Looks To Close Out Regular Season Strong
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The No. 1 Arkansas women’s track and field team will cap the indoor regular season this Friday at home, hosting the Arkansas Qualifier in Fayetteville at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
Date/Time: Friday, Feb. 16, 5 p.m.
Venue: Randal Tyson Track Center
Tickets: $5 for Adults, 17 and under free
Important Links: Meet Schedule | Live Results | SEC+ (5 p.m. CT)
The Razorbacks have been ranked No. 1 in the national polls for three-consecutive weeks off several Hogs’ strong individual event marks on their respective national leader boards. Redshirt senior Taliyah Brooks (long jump and pentathlon) and junior Lexi Jacobus (pole vault) have the led Arkansas’ charge both ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in their signature events. The 16-best performers in each event (top-12 for relays) qualify for the national meet. Following a declaration and acceptance process athletes below the top-16 can move up if a better performer opts out.
“What we’re going to do now is just fine tune,” head coach Lance Harter said. “We do need to get a qualifier in the distance medley and fortunately for us we have a pretty good stable of middle distance runners. The rest of meet is pretty much kind of tune up type stuff for our elite athletes ahead of SECs and some of our developmental athletes this will be kind of their final hurrah.”
| NCAA Top-16 Marks by Razorbacks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Rank | Athlete | Year | Mark/Time |
| 60m | 8 | Jada Baylark | So | 7.22 |
| 200m | 4 | Payton Chadwick | Jr | 22.99 |
| 800m | 15 | Nikki Hiltz | Sr | 2:05.16 |
| Mile | 5 | Nikki Hiltz | Sr | 4:33.44 |
| 3,000m | 6 | Nikki Hiltz | Sr | 9:04.64 |
| 60mH | 7 | Taliyah Brooks | Sr | 8.09 |
| 10 | Payton Chadwick | Jr | 8.10 | |
| 16 | Janeek Brown | Fr | 8.16 | |
| Pole Vault | 2 | Lexi Jacobus | Jr | 15-2 3/4 |
| 3 | Tori Hoggard | Jr | 14-10 3/4 | |
| 6 | Desiree Freier | Jr | 14-4 3/4 | |
| Long Jump | 2 | Taliyah Brooks | Sr | 21-6 3/4 |
| 12 | Payton Chadwick | Jr | 20-8 | |
| Pentathlon | 2 | Taliyah Brooks | Sr | 4,395 points |
Events to Watch:
• 3:00 p.m. | Long Jump
Featured Razorback: Payton Chadwick (PR: 6.30m/20-8)
• 5 p.m. | Distance Medley Relay
Featured Razorback: Arkansas A
• 5:20 p.m. / 6:10 p.m. | 60-Meter Hurdles Prelims/Finals
Featured Razorback: Janeek Brown (PR: 8.16)
• 7:15 p.m. | 200 Meters
Featured Razorback: Jada Baylark (PR: 23.36)
In addition to the top-ranked Razorbacks, No. 2 Southern California will also have a presence at the meet, in search of improved performances ahead of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships. Additional teams competing in Fayetteville this weekend includes: Arkansas Baptist, Central Missouri, Emporia State, Friends, Harding, Kansas, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma State, Southern Indiana, Southern Nazarene, Tennessee Tech, Tulsa and Wyoming.
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