Strong Final Day Places Razorbacks Second

Published by Arkansas SID on March 12th, 2016

NCAATF Results

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Arkansas men’s track and field team collected a phenomenal 25 points on the final day of the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship in Birmingham, Ala. Already with one national champion, the Razorbacks picked up another with Clive Pullen who placed first in the triple jump.

Arkansas’s runner-up finish marked its fifth consecutive NCAA indoor top-three performance since the 2012 season.

Leaping to SEC gold one week earlier Pullen returned to the runway as the No. 4 best collegian in a talented triple jump field. The Kingston, Jamaica native opened up the day fouling a big first attempt but maintained confidence in his abilities. Pullen got in the board on his second attempt marking a distance of 15.95m/52-4 to keep a spot inside the top eight. Finally finding his rhythm, Pullen exploded off the board on his third jump leaping to 16.64m/54-7.25 to move into first place and the Arkansas history books. The mark earned Pullen his first national title – Arkansas’s first in the event since 2008.

With Jarrion Lawson (long jump) and Pullen’s golden efforts, Arkansas successfully swept the horizontal jumps at the NCAA meet for the eighth time in program history.

Continuing to carry momentum from their solid showing on day one the Razorbacks picked up points in the 60, 200 and 800 propelling them to their second place finish.