5 additional transfers add depth for Arkansas men’s track team

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Five additions to the Arkansas Razorbacks men’s track program through transfers joining for the 2023-24 season.

The group of new additions includes hurdler Terry (T.J.) Caldwell of Pittsburg (Kan.) State, hurdler Elijah Morris from Baylor, sprint-hurdler William Spencer Jr. of South Carolina, middle-distance runner Riley Wells from Illinois State and sprinter Tevijon Williams of Incarnate Word In San Antonio, Texas.

Caldwell, who attended Byron Nelson High School and is from Roanoke, Texas, has career best times of 7.64 (60-meter hurdles) and 13.66 (110-meter hurdles). During the 2022 season, Caldwell earned a bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA Division II Championships after a silver medal in the conference meet.

Competing in the 2023 NCAA Division II Championships, he placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a wind-aided 13.51 after setting his 13.66 personal best (personal record, PR) in the semifinal. Indoors, Caldwell finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at 2022 NCAA Division II meet after a silver medal performance in the MIAA conference meet, posting his 7.64 PR.

Morris, who attended Jefferson High School in Georgia, produced best times of 7.82 (60-meter hurdles) and 13.51 (110-meter hurdles). A Big 12 silver medalist in 2022 with his PR in the 110-meter hurdles, he also placed 11th in the 400-meter hurdles prelims during the conference meet. Morris finished fifth in 2023 Big 12 Outdoor 110-meter hurdles.

Indoors, he placed fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at 2022 Big 12 meet after setting a 7.82 PR at the Texas Tech Shootout. Morris finished seventh at the conference indoor meet in 2020 and 2021.

Spencer is from Henrico, Virginia, and attended Highland Springs High School. His best marks in college include 46.70 (400-meter run indoors), 47.24 (400-meter run outdoors), and 49.56 (400-meter hurdles). Spencer advanced to 2022 NCAA Championships in 400-meter hurdles, placing 12th in the semifinal (50.27) after posting times of 49.68 and 50.09 in NCAA West meet. He finished 13th in 2021 NCAA Outdoor.

Spencer established 400-meter hurdles career best to win 2022 Florida Relays. Then Spencer finished second in Penn Relays 400-meter hurdles while also competing in a pair of relays that placed second in 800-meter relay and third in 1,600-meter run.

Wells is from Rockford, Ill., and attended Rockford Christian High School. He is a five-time Missouri Valley champion with four 800-meter run titles and one in the distance medley relay. Wells earned a total of eight conference medals, adding one silver and two bronze medals. Career best times for Wells include 1:47.82 (800-meter run outdoor), 1:48.81 (800-meter run indoor), 3:52.62 (1,500-meter run), and 4:10.71 (1,600-meter run). His 2023 season included a Drake Relays bronze medal in 800-meter run along with a season best of 1:47.93 at the NCAA West Preliminary meet, where he set his PR the previous year.

Williams, who attended Smithson Valley High School and is from Bulverde, Texas, has collegiate career best times of 6.75 seconds (60-meter hurdles), 10.27 (100-meter dash), and 20.82 (200-meter dash). He finished seventh in the 100-meter run (10.32w) at the 2023 Southland Outdoor Championships while also running on the bronze medal 400-meter relay. Williams finished seventh in the 200-meter dash at the Southland Indoor. During the 2023 outdoor season, Williams produced his career best in the 100-meter dash with a victory at the Kingsville Cactus Cup while his PR in the 200-meter dash came in the Michael Johnson Invitational hosted by Baylor.