Fayetteville's Williams happy to sign with Arkansas track and field program

Cooper Williams of Fayetteville runs down the runway Thursday, May 18, 2023, while competing in the pole vault portion of the decathlon on the final day of the Arkansas High School Decathlon and Heptathlon at Ramay Junior High School in Fayetteville. (Andy Shupe/NWA Democrat-Gazette)

FAYETTEVILLE — For Cooper Williams, the decision to sign with Arkansas’ track and field program was a no brainer.

Williams, a state champion in the high jump at Fayetteville, signed a national letter of intent with the Razorbacks on Wednesday at Bulldog Arena at Fayetteville High School.