The Coach Behnke era started off strong as we posted our best indoor finish since 2012 ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐จ
Let's re-live yesterday's greatness, highlighted by a trio of gold medals ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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Little Rock Track and Field Signee Barry Richards (
@yungbrich18
) is now the Nationโs Fastest Hurdler after setting a new state record in Texas
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CONFERENCE. CHAMPION!!
Charles Okeze wins the 200 meters by .01 seconds, posting a 21.41 to bring Little Rock its third ๐ฅ of the day!
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Another CONFERENCE CHAMPION!!
Keshawn Andrews blazes to the the 60 meter title with a 6.76 to give the Trojans their second conference champion of the day!
Charles Okeze makes the podium as well, finishing third with a 6.79!
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๐ฅ Ricardo Banks, 1:53.16
Banks is the CLEAR winner with the ninth-fastest time in school history!
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Wow he's fast.
Keshawn Andrews places third in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.32 as the top four competitors were separated by just .02 seconds.
Podium time for Andrews! ๐ฅ
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Congratulations to Keshawn Andrews, Ch'kilas Calhoun, Travion Clark and Charles Okeze on being named Second Team All-Americans by the
@USTFCCCA
.
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Does your coach get asked for photos and autographs at your races?
Championship mindsets start from the top. Our mindset starts from Olympic experience and record times.
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@alan_webb1
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Four Trojans have been named All-Sun Belt Conference honorees for the 2019 indoor track and field season, including three named first team selections.
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With the indoor season resuming tonight in Birmingham, Alabama, it seemed a fitting time to unveil the 2019 Little Rock Track and Field Schedule.
Good luck this weekend, Trojans!
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@PosterSwag
Little Rock heads to Jonesboro for the second time this season as it will compete in the A-State Invitational & Multis on Friday & Saturday.
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๐จ WORLD RANKING ๐จ - Little Rock's Matthew Tyeskie is ranked
#5
in the World Men Indoor U20 60m hurdles! His time of 7.92 ranks him first in the OVC and first in Little Rock records, which he has set at every meet this season.
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Cameron Jackson remains the fastest man in the Sun Belt. The Little Rock sophomore was named the league's Male Track Athlete of the Week as he leads the Sun Belt in the 60m dash and ranks 3rd in the 200m.
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You want to close your career in the finals, and that's exactly what Noah Smith did.
The senior places eighth at the
@SunBelt
Championships in the 800 meters with a 1:54.42, just missing a new personal-best.
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Noah Smith places third in the second heat of the 800 meter with a time of 1:55.32 โ eighth-fastest time in program history!
#SunBeltITF
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An exciting day for our program as we're excited to introduce J.P. Behnke as our new Director of Track and Field/Cross Country and head coach.
Welcome to
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J.P.!
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๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐๐พ๐!
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5๏ธโฃ Ricardo Banks, 1:50.82
@ricardobanks_1
ties the school record set in 2003 by Dmitry Shokur as he advances to Saturday's
@SunBelt
finals in the 800m!
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Little Rock's 4x400m relay team of Jaden Stevenson, Frankie Grey, Juan Garza and Teylen Patterson clocked 3:16.16 to claim ๐ฅ at the Vanderbilt Invitational Saturday. That's the fifth-best time in school history and leads the
@OVCSports
this season.
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Gabby Ayiteyfio set a new school record in the 60m at the OVC Championships, BLISTERING the competition en route to ๐ฅ
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Little Rock's Cameron Jackson has been named the Sun Belt Conference's 2021 Indoor ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐!
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Little Rock Director of Track & Field/Cross Country and Head Coach J.P. Behnke unveiled his programโs 2022-23 indoor track and field schedule Wednesday.
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Just when you thought the night couldn't get any better... Charles Okeze has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 200! He posted a time of 20.77 seconds.
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Congratulations to
@LRTrojans
@501ovopapa
as he finished 10th at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in the high jump, clearing 2.16m (7' 1").
He is the first Trojan ever to advance to the NCAA Championships in a field event.
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#NCAATF
Little Rock Track and Field Qualifies Two for NCAA West Prelims
Ryan Curington (long jump) and Johnathan Jones (high jump) will head to College Station, Texas on May 26-29
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Bria Allen set a new school record and wind-legal Coleman Sports Complex facility record as she won the long jump with a mark of 5.85m (19-2.5)
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Little Rockโs menโs and womenโs track and field teams both finished as runners-up at the 2023 OVC Championships late Saturday. Gabby Ayiteyfio led the Trojan women and received 2 superlative awards after scoring in 6 different events.
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Little Rock's Cameron Jackson entered Saturdayโs finals with a target on his back. The rest of the Sun Belt failed to hit bullseye. Jackson ran in three finals races, winning ๐ฅ in all three, while being named the Meet's Top Scorer.
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Little Rock had 6๏ธโฃ athletes claim All-Sun Belt Conference ๐ honors following the 2022 Outdoor Track & Field Championships!
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Quick Update from Birmingham:
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We're not so sure the other
@OVCsports
teams are quite so welcoming anymore ๐ฌ
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Charles Okeze's 200 time of 20.63 at the Red Wolves Open on Saturday was the best in the Sun Belt this season and ranks eighth in the NCAA West Region and 22nd nationally.
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#SunBeltOTF
What better way to start off your Monday than by looking back at some of the best ๐ธ from the Little Rock Open on Saturday?
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GALLERY:
2๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ:0๏ธโฃ8๏ธโฃ.1๏ธโฃ is the time for Ricardo Banks as he is the top Trojan runner at the 2019 Sun Belt Championship, placing 31st
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โ๏ธ SUN BELT CHAMPION!!! ๐ (X3!)
Men's 200m
๐ฅ Cameron Jackson, 20.54
@Kingjackson02
is the ๐ of the
@SunBelt
after winning the 4x100m relay, 100m and now the 200m with a SCHOOL RECORD TIME!
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Little Rock notched 12 top-10 finishes at the Ole Miss Classic in Oxford Saturday, highlighted by Nghia Dinh winning the men's long jump with a new personal-best mark.
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๐ฅ Ryan Curington, 24-11.25 (7.60m)
Second place, a new personal best mark, and a ๐ฉ๐ถ๐จ๐ฆ jump up to
#2
๏ธโฃ on Little Rock's all-time top performers list!
A productive start for Little Rock as the Trojans resume their 2019 indoor season with 16 top-10 individual showings at the Samford Invitational, highlighted by a pair of event champions.
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๐จTop ๐ Finish Alert! ๐จ
Freshman Spencer Cardinal runs 16:04.8 and places 8th in his first collegiate race, leading the Trojan men.
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Congratulations to Matthew Tyeskie for setting the Little Rock facility record in the 110m Hurdles yesterday at the Little Rock Invitational! Matthew recorded a time of 14.10 to win the event.
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