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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - In a quest for its 43rd national title, No. 2 Arkansas
will be on the hunt for more NCAA qualifying marks at the 2007 Tyson
Invitational, Fri.-Sat., Feb. 9-10, at the Randal Tyson Track Center.
A successful meet for the Cardinal and White in the past, the Hogs will look
to bolster their NCAA Indoor Championships lineup with more qualifying marks
on their home track. Ten Razorbacks have set personal bests in the first
three weekends of competition. Five of those performances are also NCAA
provisional-qualifying marks.
38 teams are scheduled to make the trip to Fayetteville including 15 in the
current USTFCCCA Top 20 (Auburn, Florida State, Texas, Oregon, Florida,
Baylor, Nebraska, Stanford, UTEP, Clemson, Louisville, Tennessee and LSU) in
addition to the No. 2-ranked Razorbacks.
Arkansas track and field is ranked No. 3 by Trackwire 25 and No. 2 by the US
Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), it was
announced on Tuesday, as the Razorbacks prepare for the Tyson Invitational
this weekend.
The USTFCCCA has the Razorbacks at No. 2, Florida State at No. 1
and Auburn at No. 3. Also representing the SEC is South Carolina at No. 9,
Florida at No. 11, LSU is 15th and Tennessee sits at 16th.
Arkansas is sitting at No. 3 with 39 points in the Trackwire 25.
Auburn continues to stay in first place with 45 points and defending NCAA
Outdoor Champion Florida State rounds out the top three at No. 2 with 44
points. Among the SEC schools, Florida ranks at No. 10, South Carolina is
ranked No. 11 while Tennessee sits at 15th and LSU stands at 19th.
Also released on Tuesday are the Dandy Dozen rankings. Six
Razorbacks are ranked in six events and the distance medley relay also takes
the No. 3 spot behind No. 1 Stanford and No. 2 Oregon.
In the Trackwire Dandy Dozen, J-Mee Samuels, who has clocked four
provisional-qualifying times this season, is ranked No. 5 in the 60-meter
dash. Eight-time All-American Peter Kosgei is ranked No. 2 and No. 3 in the
3,000 meters and 5,000 meters, respectively. Five-time All-American Perkins
is also seated at No. 10 in the mile.
In the field events, Alain Bailey, who has registered two
provisional-qualifying marks, is ranked No. 5 in the long jump while
teammate Mychael Stewart jumped up to the No. 6 spot after winning the
championship long jump at the Armory with a personal best 25-1.25.
All-American Nkosinza Balumbu fell to second in the triple jump standings
but will fight to be back on top when he competes in the event this weekend
at the Tyson Invitational.
For complete a complete listing of the Trackwire 25 and the USTFCCCA poll,
visit www.trackshark.co or www.ustfccca.org. For an updated schedule and
live results of the Tyson Invitational, visit www.hogwired.co.
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