FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas women’s track and field team remained No. 1 in the coaches’ poll for the second consecutive week. Ranked behind Arkansas in the top five are Florida, Oregon, Texas and Texas A&M.
Arkansas’ men’s team moved up one spot to No. 3 in this week’s poll. The Razorbacks are ranked behind No. 1 Texas Tech and No. 2 Northern Arizona. The top five also includes Texas and Washington.
Junior Wayne Pinnock was named SEC Field Athlete of the Week after he won the long jump at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a world-leading mark this indoor season of 27 feet, 1/2 inches.
It was a personal indoor best for Pinnock by a half-inch and ranks 10th on the all-time collegiate list.
Arkansas will host the Tyson Invitational on Friday and Saturday at the Randal Tyson Center on Fayetteville. Some of the Razorbacks’ distance runners will also compete at the BC Invitational in Boston on Saturday.