Arkansas triple jumper Nkosinza Balumbu wanted to take all three of his attempts in Friday’s qualifying round. At the same time, the senior didn’t want to do too much.   Balumbu wanted to post a few good marks, qualify for Saturday’s finals and then move on. He accomplished what he set out to do.   Though surprisingly nervous, Balumbu [...]

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There was good news and bad news for Arkansas senior Etienne Chaplin during the second day of the heptathlon. The good: Chaplin’s long jump of 20 feet, 7 inches set a school heptathlon record, was third best in Arkansas history all-time, and propelled her from 16th to 7th in the standings after five events. The bad: She [...]

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  Track officials are getting John McDonnell Field dry and suitable for today’s competition after heavy rain and lightening pushed back the start of the NCAA Outdoor Championships.   A revised schedule of events has been released. Running events will now begin at 7:10 p.m., around an hour later than originally scheduled. Meanwhile, the field events have been [...]

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  What would an outdoor track and field meet be without some rain … and another rain delay?   The third day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is shaping up to be much like the first day of competition – wet and off-schedule because of the weather. Lightening and heavy rain has pounded Fayetteville for [...]

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The second day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships just wrapped up here at John McDonnell Field. Oregon’s Ashton Eaton wrapped up the national title in the decathlon to give the Ducks 10 more points. The decathlon, which began at 2:30 p.m., stretched long into the night. But it finally ended. With it, here’s a look back at [...]

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  It’s not official, but it might as well be.   It does not look like the Arkansas men’s track and field team is going to win its 41st national championship on its home track this weekend.   Razorbacks coach Chris Bucknam acknowledged a few minutes ago that the Hogs don’t have enough athletes left in the field to score [...]

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Arkansas women’s distance runner Jillian Rosen didn’t advanced to the finals in the 1,500 meters, but the sophomore was all smiles anyway Thursday. Rosen set a new personal record in the event with a time of 4:18.56. Her previous best was 4:21.58. “One of my season goals was to break 4:20,” Rosen said. “Coming into this meet [...]

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The Arkansas men’s team needed everything to go according to plan to have any hope of winning a national title this week. Pulling only three points out of the long jump was not part of that plan. Arkansas’ Alain Bailey, who had the second-best jump heading into the finals, finished seventh in the finals, while Mychael Stewart [...]

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Arkansas heptathlete Etienne Chaplin’s goal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships is to notch a top eight finish. But after completing four events in the heptathlon Thursday, the senior will have to play catch up to accomplish the feat. Chaplin is in 16th place with 3,311 points after the first day of the two-day event at John McDonnell [...]

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Good morning. Or make that good afternoon. I spent a little more time than usual in bed this morning after being out at John McDonnell Field past 1 a.m. But after trying to get some sleep, I’m back out here for day two of the NCAA Outdoor Championships. There’s a lot going on today. Ryan Malashock is [...]

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