FAYETTEVILLE — No. 1 Arkansas will go into this weekend's Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships short-handed.
Hepthathlete Kevin Lazas and distance runners Kemoy Campbell and Stanley Kebenei won't make the trip to College Station, Texas. Campbell is injured, Kebenei has an illness and Lazas is dealing with a family emergency, Razorbacks coach Chris Bucknam said.
Campbell and Kebenei were Arkansas' top performers in cross country last fall. Kebenei was a runner-up at last year's SEC Indoor Championships in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters, while Campbell earned points in the 3,000 meters and mile.
Lazas is the defending NCAA champion in the heptathlon and has the nation's top score in the event this season.
Arkansas' track & field program is looking for its third consecutive SEC championship indoors and ninth straight conference title overall in indoor and outdoor track & field and cross country.