The University of Arkansas men’s track and field team topped the Texas Longhorn men’ track and field team in an indoor dual meet, 88-81, at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Saturday. The Razorbacks picked up eight individual wins and a title in the distance medley relay in front of a crowd of 600-plus.
Arkansas swept the running events from 200 meters to the 5K and added a DMR win at the end. Freshman Cobi Hamilton, in his Arkansas track debut, won the 200 meters with a time of 21.25, the No. 9 mark in school history. Sophomore Ben Skidmore won the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 47.54. Junior Chris Bilbrew won the 800 meters with a clocking of 1:51.31.
Senior Dorian Ulrey won the mile with a 4:09.18. Senior Scott MacPherson won the 3,000 meters and finished in 8:10.66. Sophomore Lane Boyer opened the running events with a win in the 5,000 meters and a time of 14:31.97.
Freshman Scott Gillespie (1,200 meters, 3:06.77), sophomore Jake Stephens (400 meters, 50.13), freshman Rob Redwine (800 meters, 1:54.57) and junior Michael Chinchar (mile, 4:18.59), combined for a winning time of 10:10.05 in the distance medley relay.
In the field events, freshman Brede Ellingsen won the high jump with a clearance of 6-10.75 and sophomore Tarik Batchelor won the triple jump with a leap of 49-8.5.
Arkansas also picked up important runner-up finishes from Gillespie in the mile (4:09.42), junior Patrick Russell in the 3,000 meters (8:14.34), freshman Solomon Haile in the 5,000 meters (14:31.98), freshman Caleb Cross in the 60-meter hurdles (8.05), senior Alain Bailey in the high jump (6-8.75), Batchelor in the long jump (25-2.75).
Bailey and Batchelor’s long jumps are NCAA provisional-qualifying marks.
Arkansas returns to the track for next weekend’s Razorback Invitational. The two-day event, beginning Friday, Jan. 22, will be held at the Randal Tyson Track Center. For continued coverage of Razorback track and field, log on to ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
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The University of Arkansas men’s track and field team topped the Texas Longhorn men’ track and field team in an indoor dual meet, 88-81, at the Randal Tyson Track Center on Saturday. The Razorbacks picked up eight individual wins and a title in the distance medley relay in front of a crowd of 600-plus.
Arkansas swept the running events from 200 meters to the 5K and added a DMR win at the end. Freshman Cobi Hamilton, in his Arkansas track debut, won the 200 meters with a time of 21.25, the No. 9 mark in school history. Sophomore Ben Skidmore won the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 47.54. Junior Chris Bilbrew won the 800 meters with a clocking of 1:51.31.
Senior Dorian Ulrey won the mile with a 4:09.18. Senior Scott MacPherson won the 3,000 meters and finished in 8:10.66. Sophomore Lane Boyer opened the running events with a win in the 5,000 meters and a time of 14:31.97.
Freshman Scott Gillespie (1,200 meters, 3:06.77), sophomore Jake Stephens (400 meters, 50.13), freshman Rob Redwine (800 meters, 1:54.57) and junior Michael Chinchar (mile, 4:18.59), combined for a winning time of 10:10.05 in the distance medley relay.
In the field events, freshman Brede Ellingsen won the high jump with a clearance of 6-10.75 and sophomore Tarik Batchelor won the triple jump with a leap of 49-8.5.
Arkansas also picked up important runner-up finishes from Gillespie in the mile (4:09.42), junior Patrick Russell in the 3,000 meters (8:14.34), freshman Solomon Haile in the 5,000 meters (14:31.98), freshman Caleb Cross in the 60-meter hurdles (8.05), senior Alain Bailey in the high jump (6-8.75), Batchelor in the long jump (25-2.75).
Bailey and Batchelor’s long jumps are NCAA provisional-qualifying marks.
Arkansas returns to the track for next weekend’s Razorback Invitational. The two-day event, beginning Friday, Jan. 22, will be held at the Randal Tyson Track Center. For continued coverage of Razorback track and field, log on to ArkansasRazorbacks.com.
