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ARKANSAS MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD || 2012-13 MEDIA GUIDE 2012 NCAA INDOOR RUNNER-UP Index 1-4 History and Records 41-76 Table of Contents 1 Razorback Olympians 42-43 Media Information 2 Cross Country Results and Records 44-46 Team Quick Facts 3 Indoor Results and Records 47-53 The Southeastern Conference 4 Outdoor Results and Records 54-62 Razorback All-Americans 63-67 2013 Outlook 5-8 Randal Tyson Track Center 68 2013 Outlook 6-7 John McDonnell Field 69 2013 Roster 8 Facility Records 70 John McDonnell 71 The Razorbacks 9-26 Two-Sport Student Athletes 72 Returners 10-24 Razorback All-Time Lettermen 73-76 Newcomers 24-26 The Staff 27-34 Credits Chris Bucknam 28-29 The 2013 University of Arkansas Razorback men’s track and field Doug Case 30-31 media guide was designed by assistant media relations director Travis Geopfert 32-33 Zach Lawson. Editing by the athletic media relations and men’s Danny Green 34 track and field staffs. Photography by Robert Black, Wesley Hitt, Gary Yandell and Collin Reid and Earl Bailey of Jamaica. Cover art 2012 Review 35-40 by Andrew Reynolds. 2012 Notes 36-38 2012 Top Indoor Times and Honors 39 2012 Top Outdoor Times and Honors 40 @RAZORBACKTF 1 ARKANSAS MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD || 2012-13 MEDIA GUIDE Athletic Media Relations _______________________________________ 2013 Schedule Director of Football ____________________________________ Zack Higbee Indoor Associate Director ______________________________________ Phil Pierce Jan. 11 Arkansas-Texas Dual FAYETTEVILLE Associate Director ______________________________________Jeri Thorpe Jan. 19 Texas A&M Triangular College Station, Texas Assistant Director ______________________________________Chad Crunk Jan. 25-26 Razorback Team Invitational FAYETTEVILLE Assistant Director (T&F/XC Contact) _______________________ Zach Lawson Feb. 1-2 New Balance Invitational New York, N.Y. Lawson Office ____________________________________ 479/575-7089 Feb. 8-9 Tyson Invitational FAYETTEVILLE Lawson Cell ______________________________________ 479/595-2358 Feb. 8-9 Husky Classic Seattle, Washington Lawson E-mail [email protected] Feb. 22-24 SEC Championships FAYETTEVILLE Assistant Director __________________________________ Derek Satterfield March 1 Arkansas Final Qualifier FAYETTEVILLE Graphic Designer ___________________________________Andrew Reynolds March 1-2 Alex Wilson Invitational South Bend, Ind. Graduate Assistant _______________________________ Stephen McGowan March 8-9 NCAA Championships FAYETTEVILLE Graduate Assistant ___________________________________ Emily Robison Intern _____________________________________________ Jake Demyan Outdoor Intern _____________________________________________ Nicole Greiner March 23 Texas State Quad San Marcos, Texas Intern ______________________________________________ Jordan Ozer March 29-30 Stanford Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. Secretary _______________________________________ Mary Lynn Gibson March 30 Razorback Spring Invitational FAYETTEVILLE April 5-6 John McDonnell Combined Events FAYETTEVILLE Mailing Address April 12-13 John McDonnell Invitational FAYETTEVILLE UA Athletic Media Relations April 19-20 Arkansas-Oregon Dual Eugene, Ore. PO Box 7777 April 27 Arkansas Invitational FAYETTEVILLE Fayetteville, AR 72702-7777 April 28 Payton Jordan Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. May 3 Arkansas Twilight FAYETTEVILLE Shipping Address May 9-12 SEC Championships Columbia, Mo. UA Athletic Media Relations May 23-25 NCAA West Preliminary Austin, Texas 131 Barnhill Arena June 5-8 NCAA Championships Eugene, Ore. Fayetteville, AR 72701 June 19-23 USA Championships Des Moines, Iowa. Office: 479/575-2751 Fax: 479/575-7481 University Quick Facts _________________________________________ Location _______________________________Fayetteville, Arkansas | 72701 Enrollment _____________________________________________ 24,595 Founded _________________________________________________1871 Chancellor ____________________________________ Dr. G. David Gearhart Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics ________________________ Jeff Long NCAA Faculty Representative _____________________________ Sharon Hunt Arkansas Athletics Quick Facts __________________________________ Website ___________________________________ ArkansasRazorbacks.com Nickname ____________________________________________Razorbacks Colors _________________________________ Cardinal (PMS 200) and White National Affiliation ___________________________________NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation __________________________ Southeastern Conference Arkansas Athletic Media Relations Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director Zach Lawson handles the publicity and media information for the University of Arkansas track and field programs for the the 2012-13 season. The Athletic Media Relations office is located in Barnhill Arena and can be reached at 479-575-2751. Coach/Student-Athlete Interviews Please make arrangements for all coach and student-athlete interviews through the Athletic Media Relations Office. Phone interviews for media can be arranged with 24-hour notice. Head coach Chris Bucknam is available at the Media Relations Weekly Olympic Sport Press Conference, Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in the Barnhill Arena Media Room. Photographers Anyone wishing to shoot any home meets in Fayetteville should contact the Athletic Media Relations Office for credentials. Post-Meet Results Complete results for each meet will be available via email, in the Athletic Media Relations Office and online at ArkansasRazorbacks.com. If you are the SID of a team competing at Arkansas and wish to be added to the post-meet distribution list, please contact Lawson or the Athletic Media Relations Office prior to the competition. Razorbacks on the Web The latest in Razorback athletics can be accessed by logging on to ArkansasRazorbacks.com for complete student-athlete and coaches’ bios, releases and results on the Arkansas track and field team. The Razorbacks are also on Twitter (@RazorbackTF) and Facebook. 2 ARKANSASRAZORBACKS.COM ARKANSAS MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD || 2012-13 MEDIA GUIDE Track and Field Quick Facts Decades of Dominance Head Coach (Distance) ________________________________ Chris Bucknam By far the most dominant cross country and track and field program of the past three Asst. Coach (Sprints, Hurdles, Pole Vault) ______________________ Doug Case decades, Arkansas has rewritten the record books when it comes to NCAA Champion- Asst. Coach (Field Events) ______________________________ Travis Geopfert ships. Of the 87 (at time of print) championships contested since 1984 in cross country, Director of Operations __________________________________Danny Green indoor and outdoor track and field, Arkansas has brought home 40 national titles. No Secretary ____________________________________________Lora Nanak other school has earned more than five during that same time span. Athletic Trainers ______________________________ Mark Hinton, Aki Tajima Office Phone _______________________________________ 479-575-6384 Winning on the National Scale Office Fax _________________________________________ 479-575-3716 As one of the most successful programs in collegiate history, University of Arkansas Mailing Address ________________________________ 10 S. Razorback Road cross country and track and field teams have won 40 national titles since 1984 and P.O. Box 7777 have captured an unprecedented five NCAA triple crowns. John McDonnell Field Fayetteville, AR 72702 ARKANSAS 40 LSU 5 Facilities Stanford 5 Indoor Track Randal Tyson Track Center Wisconsin 5 Capacity: 5,500 Florida 4 200 Meters, banked track, Mondo surface Oregon 4 Indoor Press Box Phone 479-571-2362 Colorado 3 Outdoor Track John McDonnell Field Florida State 3 Capacity: 7,000 Oklahoma State 3 nine-lane Mondo Tennessee 3 Outdoor Press Box Phone 479-575-6956 Texas A&M 3 Iowa State 2 2012 Review ________________________________________________ UCLA 2 SEC Indoor Track Finish _______________________________________ 1st Arizona State 1 NCAA Indoor Track Finish ______________________________________ 2nd George Mason 1 SEC Outdoor Track Finish ______________________________________ 1st SMU 1 NCAA Outdoor Track Finish _____________________________________ 8th NCAA Individual Event Titles Honors and Awards The Arkansas cross country and track and field program has had its share of NCAA event NCAA Championships 40 championships during its storied history. The breakdown of NCAA champions by event Cross Country 11 is listed below. 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000 Cross Country 3 Indoor Track and Field 19 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, Indoor Track & Field 56 Outdoor Track & Field 48 1997,