Campbell posts Top 10 time 200-meters at John McDonnell Invitational

FAYETTEVILLE — With multiple athletes competing in multiple events, Arkansas took advantage of great weather and pieced together a solid meet with Kethlin Campbell’s performance in the 200-meters standing out amongst the group Friday afternoon at the John McDonnell Invitational.

Campbell had a busy day as the sophomore competed in the 4×100-meter relay, 100-meters, 200-meters, and 4×400-meter relay.

Campbell ran 11.56 in the 100-meters, which holds as her wind-legal PR, before returning to the track to run the No. 4 time in program history in the 200-meters at 23.08.

Her 200-meter time trails only Veronica Campbell (22.41), Taylor Ellis-Watson (22.48), and Jada Baylark (23.00).

Campbell also turned in the fastest split of the night on the mile relay running 52.70 on the third-leg of Arkansas’ “A” relay that won in 3:33.79 – the second-fastest relay time this season for the Razorbacks.

Arkansas opened the meet with a victory in the 4×100-meter relay as the team of Tiana Wilson, Payton Chadwick, Janeek Brown, and Campbell ran 44.28 gapping second-place by a second and a half as Oral Roberts took second in 45.89 seconds.

Campbell won the 100-meters in 11.56, followed by Tamara Kuykendall in second at 11.69.

Arkansas put seven in the top-eight led by Campbell’s 23.08 that won the event.

Following Campbell were Morgan Burks-Magee (23.78), Wilson (23.94), Paris Peoples (24.44), Kuykendall (24.46), Sydney Hammit (24.47), and Shaquifa Maloney (24.52) in second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth place, respectively. Five of the seven performances were personal-bests.

in the 400-meters, Arkansas placed five in the top-10 led by Morgan Burks-Magee (53.13) in second place. Sydney Hammit took third-place in 53.83 followed by Tiana Wilson (54.05) in fourth, Paris Peoples (54.34) in sixth-place, and Shafiqua Maloney posting a personal-best of 55.06 for ninth-place.

Carina Viljoen won the 800-meters just missing out on a PR finishing the two-lap race in 2:08.85. Following Viljoen were Meghan Underwood (2:11.23) and Byrnes (2:11.45) in second and third to complete the sweep.

Arkansas put five in the top eight of the women’s pole vault with Tori Hoggard winning the event with a best clearance of 4.43m (14-6.25).

Desiree Freier was a close second clearing 4.33m (14-2.50) while Rylee Robinson (4.23m/13-10.50), Bailee McCorkle – (4.03m/13-2.50), Morgan Hartsell (3.88m/12-8.75), and Olivia Groeber (3.68m/12-0.75) took third, fourth, sixth and eighth-place, respectively.

Maddy Reed’s lifetime-best in the 1,500-meters led the way for Arkansas as she finished third overall in the event running 4:19.22. Lauren Gregory finished fifth in 4:20.25 and Devin Clark took sixth in 4:21.12.

Three Razorbacks finished in the top-10 in the 3,000-meters (2. Quinn Owen – 9:56.07,
4. Greta Taylor – 10:06.88, 7.

Payton Brown – 10:23.83), while the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles yielded three top-10 finishes as G’Auna Edwards (13.78) and J’Alyiea Smith (13.90) finished second and third in the high hurdles with Smith doubling back for a sixth-place finish in the intermediate hurdles running 1:03.15.

Smith also competed in the open high jump clearing 1.68m (5-6) for second place.

Peoples, Burks-Magee, Campbell and Hammit closed out the meet in the 4×400-meter relay with the second-fastest time of the season for Arkansas in the event running 3:33.79.

Arkansas will split between three meets next week as the sprints and relays head south to Baton Rouge, La. Apr. 20 while the distance squads head to the west coast for the Mt. SAC Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational Apr. 18-20.

ARKANSAS COMPLETE RESULTS

Women’s 4×100-meter relay
1. Wilson, Chadwick, Brown, Campbell – 44.28

Women’s 100-meters
1. Kethlin Campbell – 11.56
2. Tamara Kuykendall – 11.69

Women’s 200-meters
1.Kethlin Campbell – 23.08
2.Morgan Burks-Magee – 23.78
3.Tiana Wilson – 23.94
4.Paris Peoples – 24.44
5.Tamara Kuykendall – 24.46
7.  Sydney Hammit – 24.47
8. Shaquifa Maloney – 24.52

Women’s 400-meters
2. Morgan Burks-Magee – 53.13
3. Sydney Hammit – 53.83
4. Tiana Wilson – 54.05
6. Paris Peoples – 54.34
9. Shafiqua Maloney – 55.06
12. Alex Byrnes – 55.76
13. Sydney Davis – 56.72
20. Joy Ripslingler – 1:02.10

Women’s 800-meters
1. Carina Viljoen – 2:08.85
2. Meghan Underwood – 2:11.23
3. Alexandra Byrnes – 2:11.45

Women’s 1500-meters
3. Maddy Reed – 4:19.22
5. Lauren Gregory – 4:20.25
6. Devin Clark – 4:21.12
21. Micah Huckabee – 4:43.16
22. Tess Iler – 4:48.16

Women 3,000-meters
2. Quinn Owen – 9:56.07
4. Greta Taylor – 10:06.88
7. Payton Brown – 10:23.83

Women’s 100-meter hurdle
2. G’Auna Edwards – 13.78
3. J’Alyiea Smith – 13.90

Women’s 400-meter hurdles
6. J’Alyiea Smith – 1:03.15

Women’s 4×400-meter relay
Arkansas “A” – 3:33.79
Arkansas “B” – 3:40.53

Women’s Pole Vault
1. Victoria Hoggard – 4.43m (14-61/4)
2. Desiree Freier – 4.33m (14-21/2)
3. Rylee Robinson – 4.23m (13-101/2)
4. Bailee McCorkle – 4.03m (13-21/2)
6. Morgan Hartsell – 3.88m (12-83/4)
8. Olivia Groeber – 3.68m (12-3/4)
12. Genna Potter – 3.28m (10-9)

Women’s High Jump
2. J’Alyiea Smith – 1.68m (5-6)

Women’s Long Jump
11. Rachel Jantzi – 5.04m (16-6.5)

Women’s Discus
11. Riley Hoogerwerf – 38.53m (126-5)

Women’s Javelin
8. Elleyt Belote – 31.60m (103-8)
9. Riley Hoogerwerf 31.54m (103-6)