WACO, Texas - No. 11 Arkansas finished its busy weekend around the country with a strong showing at the 2018 Michael Johnson Invitational hosted by Baylor University Saturday afternoon at Clyde Hart Track & Field Stadium.
Erich Sullins got things going in the opening event of the meet, finishing runner-up in the hammer throw with a best of 59.86m (196'-5"). Sullins returned in the discus to post a third-place finish throwing 52.66m (172'-9").
The hammer throw gave way to the events on the track at the Michael Johnson Invite.
Harrison Schrage ran 10.66 in the morning session of the 100-meters finishing first in the session, and fourth overall combined with the evening run.
In the 200-meters, it was a Razorback sweep as Kenzo Cotton (20.53), Obi Igbokwe (20.66), and Roy Ejiakuekwu (20.88) raced away from the competition to finish 1-2-3.
Moving up to 400-meters, Jamarco Stephen led the way for Arkansas running a season-best 47.39 for a top-10 finish, snagging ninth-place. Arkansas also finished 11th and 12th as Hunter Woodhall made his season debut running 47.73 right before John Winn ran 47.91.
It was a 1-2 finish in the 800-meters for Kieran Taylor and Chase Pareti. The freshmen duo ran times of 1:51.11 and 1:52.83 - both season-best times. Reese Walters finished 12th in the event running 1:56.82.
Larry Donald posted an all-conditions lifetime best for in the 110-meter hurdles running 13.85 seconds for a second-place finish. Travius Chambers also set a personal-best in the high hurdles running 14.97.
The duo would later return to run the 400-meter hurdles. Chambers again finished with a personal best time running 51.06 for fifth-place while Donald finished 12th at 52.57.
The team of Kevin Harris, Kemar Mowatt, Roy Ejiakuekwu and Kenzo Cotton combined to run 39.07 in the 4-x-100-meter relay for the win.
In the 4-x-400-meter relay, the squad of Jamarco Stephen, Kemar Mowatt, Roy Ejiakuekwu, and Obi Igbokwe carried the baton to the tune of 3:05.48 - a season-best time.
In the invite section of the shot put, Jeff Rogers took fifth with his season-best throw of 16.71m (54'-10"), followed by Sam Kempka in seventh-place with a best of 16.43m (53'-11") in the competition. Decathlete Gabe Moore finished eighth in the open section of the shot put with a best throw of 14.06m (46'-1.50").
Brandon Rivera and Rubin Owens finished fourth and fifth, respectively in the high jump. Rivera finished with a best clearance of 2.08m (6'-9.75"), while Rivera cleared 2.03m (6'-8") on the day.
Laquan Nairn finished eighth in the long jump leaping out to a mark of 7.00m (22'-11.75"). Trae Carey took 11th jumping 6.81m (22'-4.25").
Alex Springer (56.31m/184'-9") and Andrew Henn (54.11m/177'-6") finished third and fifth, respectively, in the javelin throw.
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