Jordan Anthony 3rd in 60m final, posts No. 3 time in UA history
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jordan Anthony’s debut with the Arkansas Razorback men;’s indoor track team had him finishing third in the 60-,ever dash final with a time of 6.62 seconds, equal No. 3 on the Arkansas all-time list, on the second day of the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jordan Anthony’s debut with the Arkansas Razorback men;’s indoor track team had him finishing third in the 60-,ever dash final with a time of 6.62 seconds, equal No. 3 on the Arkansas all-time list, on the second day of the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Louisiana State University’s Myles Thomas won the 60-meter dash final in 6.59 seconds with Marcellus Moore of Texas runner-up in 6.6. Anthony and Tennessee’s Nolton Shelvin shared the time of 6.62, with Anthony earning third place with a 6.612 to 6.619 edge over Shelvin.
Razorback Lance Lang finished seventh in the final with a time of 6.71 seconds after equaling his career best of 6.64 in the prelims, which was second best. Anthony posted a 6.7 in the prelims, which was fourth best among the qualifiers for the final.
On the Arkansas all-time list, Anthony trails the 6.56 school record set by Kenzo Cotton in 2016 as well as 6.6 by Jarrion Lawson from 2016. Anthony is equal to a 6.62 by Kristoffer Hari from 2020.
Arkansas freshman John Kendricks equaled the career best of 17-8.5 he set last week in placing fifth in the pole vault.
Kendricks remains equal No. 5 on the UA all-time list. He opened with first-attempt makes at 16-2.75 and 16-8.75.
Three attempts followed at 18-2.5, which would be No. 2 on the UA all-time list behind the school record of 18-10.25 set by Andrew Irwin in 2015.
In the 60-meter hurdles, Brevin Sims (7.8 seconds) and Tai Brown (8.24) finished sixth and eighth. During the prelims, Brown and Sims each clocked 7.81 with Brown holding a 7.802 to 7.806 edge. William Spencer, Jr. posted a 7.88.
In the 1,600-meter relay, the Razorback B squad placed fifth overall with a 3:10.68 from a foursome of Wyatt Green (49.27 seconds), William Spencer, Jr. (45.94), Isaac Carney (47.83), and Ethan Carney (47.64).
The Arkansas A squad did not finish following an opening leg split of 46.2 by Connor Washington. Tennessee posted a winning time of 3:04.3 with Texas Christian University runner-up at 3:08.25.
