Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Three career best marks during the second day of the World Athletics Championship heptathlon propelled Arkansas alum Taliyah Brooks into a tie for a bronze medal with a PR of 6,581 points, which ranks No. 8 on the all-time U.S. list.

Arkansas alum Taliyah Brooks is currently in fifth place after the first day of the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships, scoring 3,828 points in the four events contested on Friday at Japan National Stadium.

Arkansas alums Amber Anning and Nickisha Pryce produced the fastest times for their respective places of fifth and eighth in the 400m final at the 2025 World Championships on a wet Thursday evening at Japan National Stadium.

Arkansas alums Sandi Morris and Tina Šutej collected silver and bronze medals in the World Championship pole vault final held at Japan National Stadium on Wednesday with season best marks of 15 feet, 11 inches (4.85) and 15 feet, 9 inches (4.80).

Arkansas alum Nikki Hiltz delivered a fifth-place finish in the 1,500m final at the World Championships at Japan National Stadium while a pair of alums – Amber Anning and Nickisha Pryce – reached the final of the women’s 400m.

Four Arkansas alums have advanced to finals in their respective events at the World Championships inside Japan National Stadium. The Razorback crew includes Nikki Hiltz (1,500m), Romaine Beckford (high jump), Sandi Morris (pole vault), and Tina Šutej (pole vault).

Arkansas alum Julian Paternain claimed Uruguay’s first-ever medal at a World Athletics Championship in any event with a surprising bronze medal performance in her second ever marathon.

Eighteen Arkansas athletes representing eight countries will compete in the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from September 13 to September 21 at Japan National Stadium.

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