Three Titles Saturday, No.3 Razorbacks Second At #SECTF Championships
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Behind three title performances Saturday afternoon, the No. 3 University of Arkansas men’s track and field team finished second at the 2015 SEC Indoor Championships at Nutter Field House in Lexington, Ky. Overall, the Razorbacks finished the weekend with four individual titles on their way to 89 points in the team standings. Saturday’s wins came from Kemoy Campbell (5,000m), Andrew Irwin (pole vault) and Omar McLeod (60m hurdles).
#RazorFacts | #SECTF Championships Edition
• 2015 SEC Champions
o Kemoy Campbell – 3,000 meters
o Kemoy Campbell – 5,000 meters
o Andrew Irwin – pole vault
o Omar McLeod – 60m hurdles (meet & school record – 7.49)
• Program has won 105 SEC indoor event titles
o At least one SEC event title each year since joining the conference in 1991-92
• Kemoy Campbell – co-recipient of Cliff Harper Trophy
o High-point scorer with 20 points
o Seventh Razorback in program history to earn award
o First to earn high-score honors since 2010 (Dorian Ulrey)
In the first running final of the day, McLeod posted a school-record performance of 7.49 to cruise to the 60-meter hurdles title. In addition to the new school mark, the Razorback sophomore also established an SEC meet record and tied the No. 2 time in NCAA history. McLeod is the first Arkansas runner since Chris Phillips (1992, 1994) to win an SEC hurdle title but the first to do so over 60 meters; the SEC ran its hurdles over 55 meters through the 1999 championship.
Arkansas’ first points of the day came from Irwin’s third-career title in the pole vault. The Mt. Ida., Ark., native had a final clearance of 5.58m/18-3.75 on his way to become just the fourth man in SEC history to win three indoor titles in the pole vault. Irwin won his first of three SEC indoor titles as a freshman in Lexington as a freshman.
Doubling back from his win Friday night at 3,000 meters, Campbell returned for his second title of the weekend with a first-place performance at 5,000 meters. He led a 1-2-4 scoring trio for the Razorbacks that included Stanley Kebenei and Alex George, respectively. Campbell is the third Razorback in program history to earn the 3K-5K double and first to do so since Peter Kosgei in 2005.
The Razorbacks also got individual scoring efforts from Marqueze Washington (400m/fifth), Austen Dalquist (mile/sixth), Ryan Thomas (800m/sixth), Clive Pullen (triple jump/seventh), Kenzo Cotton (200m/eighth), Brad Culp (heptathlon/eighth) and Patrick Rono (800m/eighth). Additionally, Arkansas’ distance-medley relay was fifth while the 4×400-meter relay team closed out the weekend with a seventh-place result.
The 2015 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships will air as part of a 90-minute ESPNU highlights show March 9 at 6:30 p.m. Dwight Stones and Larry Rawson will handle the play-by-play and color commentary duties, respectively, with Jill Montgomery reporting from the competition area.
This weekend marked the beginning of the indoor championship season for Arkansas. The Razorbacks will now return to Fayetteville where they will host the 2015 NCAA Indoor Championships on Feb. 13-14 at the Randal Tyson Track Center. A two-day, all-session ticket for the national meet is $40 for reserved seating and $30 for general admission.
NCAA tickets are available for purchase HERE, by contacting the Razorback Ticket Center at 800-982-HOGS (4647) or visiting the Ticket Center located just east of Baum Stadium at 1295 S. Razorback Road in Fayetteville.
For more information on Arkansas track and field including in-meet updates, follow @RazorbackTF on Twitter.
2015 SEC Indoor Championships | Day 2
Team Standings
1. #1 Florida – 114
2. #3 ARKANSAS – 89
3. #4 Texas A&M – 87
4. Ole Miss – 62
5. #6 LSU – 53
6. #11 Alabama – 49
7. #13 Tennessee – 48
8. #7 Georgia – 46
9. Auburn – 34
10. #21 South Carolina – 31
11. Missouri – 27
12. Kentucky – 22
200 Meters
8. Kenzo Cotton – 21.19 [1 point]
400 Meters
5. Marqueze Washington – 46.46 (PR) [4 points]
800 Meters
6. Ryan Thomas – 1:49.71 [3 points]
8. Patrick Rono – 1:51.31 [1]
Mile
6. Austen Dalquist – 4:05.07 [3 points]
5,000 Meters
1. Kemoy Campbell – 13:44.96 [10 points]
4. Stanley Kebenei – 14:06.18 [5]
8. Alex George – 14:16.20 [1]
14. Frankline Tonui – 14:30.84
60m Hurdles
1. Omar McLeod – 7.49 (MR, SR) [10 points]
4x400m Relay
7. Washington/Lawson/Cotton/Blakely – 3:10.89 [2 points]
Distance-Medley Relay
5. Wallace/Stephen/Pisechko/Dalquist – 9:47.86 [4 points]
Pole Vault
1. Andrew Irwin – 5.58m/18-3.75 [10 points]
–. Noah Gilfillan – NH
Triple Jump
7. Clive Pullen – 15.76m/51-8.5 [2 points]
16. Rubin Owens – 14.80m/48-6.75
18. Trae Carey – 14.08m/46-2.5
Shot Put
10. Devin Randall – 17.25m/56-7.25
Heptathlon (Day 2/Final)
8. Brad Culp – 5,323 points (PR)
8. 60m Hurdles – 8.57 [843 points]
4. Pole Vault – 4.95m/16-2.75 (PR) [895]
11. 1,000 Meters – 2:54.66 (PR) [718]
9. Nathanael Franks – 5,252 points
13. 60m Hurdles – 8.87 [775 points]
7. Pole Vault – 4.55m/14-11 (PR) [775]
2. 1,000 Meters – 2:38.46 [891]
