No. 1 Razorbacks sweep four championship titles in 2026

EUGENE – Scoring 56 points without an individual or relay victory proved to be enough for the No. 1 Razorbacks as Arkansas claimed its first NCAA Outdoor championship since 2003.

For Razorback first-year head coach Doug Case, he becomes the first initial year head coach to sweep men’s conference and national championships since 1982 (John Wedel, UTEP).

This marks the 11th NCAA Outdoor title for Arkansas and its 44th national championship overall when including indoor and cross country.

Finishing behind the Razorbacks were a trio of SEC schools – Georgia (49), Tennessee (46), and LSU (42) – while the rest of the top 10 included Oregon (40), Auburn (33), Louisville (32), Kansas State (30), Nebraska (28), and USC (27).

Runner-up and third-place finishes carried the day for Arkansas, following the 14 points the Razorbacks scored on Wednesday.

Scottie Vines battled in the high jump for eight team points as runner-up. He cleared the first five bars on initial attempts and cleared 7-4.5 (2.25) for second place. Georgia’s Kimani Jack won the event with a 7-5.75 (2.28) mark.

The 800m featured a 2-3 finish for Arkansas with Tyrice Taylor claiming second in 1:44.30 while Rivaldo Marshall added third in 1:44.93 for 14 team points.

Jelani Watkins placed third in the 100m with a windy 9.87 (+2.2 wind) behind Auburn’s Kanyinsole Ajayi (9.72w) and LSU’s Jaiden Reid (9.82w).

With the team title on the line, the Razorbacks posted a time of 2:59.87 for third place and six team points. Georgia edged out LSU for the victory, 2:57.93 to 2:57.96.

The Arkansas foursome included TJ Tomlyanovich (46.29), Devyn Wright (44.95), Cruzan Zander (44.79), and Jordan Pierre (43.84).

Pierre also finished fifth in the 400m with a 44.49 while Tomlyanovich placed ninth in 45.84.

The final day of the NCAA Outdoor didn’t start out very well as the Razorbacks were one of four schools to not finish in the 4 x 100m relay. Arkansas had issues on the first exchange. Others schools not finishing the race included Auburn, who broke the collegiate record in the semifinal, along with Houston and Oregon.

Tennessee won the 4 x 100m relay in 37.98 over LSU (38.06) and Ohio State (38.44).