Former Arkansas Razorback Niall O’Shaughnessy and Joe T. Robinson alumnus and 2012 Olympian Michael Tinsley lead the 24th class of the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame.
The class includes O’Shaughnessy, Tinsley, former Razorbacks Bill Jasinski, John Register and Christin Wurth-Thomas, former University of Central Arkansas sprinter Kenneth Davis and masters-level runner Ross Bolding.
O’Shaughnessy was John McDonnell’s first Irish recruit for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville track and field program and represented Ireland in the 1976 Olympics in the 800- and 1,500-meter runs. He died in 2015 of brain cancer at 59.
Tinsley earned the silver medal in the 2012 London Olympics in the 400-meter hurdles.
The induction banquet will be at 6:30 p.m. June 1 in the Silver City Ballroom of the Wyndham Riverfront in North Little Rock.