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Heartbreak for Britton Wilson at World Championships

The former Arkansas sprinter appeared to be bothered by the heat as she collapsed at the finish line.

Britton Wilson will have another chance.

The former University of Arkansas sprinter had hoped for a potential gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Hungary over the weekend in the 400-meter dash. She had, just months earlier, set the United States collegiate record.

But as she crossed the finish line in her first-round heat Sunday, Wilson collapsed. Minutes later, she was taken from the track in a wheelchair. It was unclear early Monday what caused the collapse, though heat had been issue through the week.

Something appeared to be wrong in the home-stretch. Wilson finished with a time 53.87 seconds, a mark almost five seconds slower than her record of 49.13 that she had set at the SEC Championships in the 2022-23 season with the Razorbacks.

Earlier in the day, Steven Gardiner from Bahamas had the same issue. He was also wheeled away from the track after his 400-meter run.

Wilson’s career will continue upward in the professional ranks after she finished her career with the Razorbacks in June.

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Britton Wilson named finalist for Bowerman Award

Britton Wilson becomes the third women’s finalist for the Bowerman award.

On Monday, the USTFCCCA announced the finalists for The Bowerman, and Arkansas junior Britton Wilson is among the three women who made the cut.

Wilson is the third female Razorback athlete to be named a finalist for this prestigious award.

Since its inception in 2009, this prestigious award has recognized the top male and female NCAA track and field athletes in the country presented by the USTFCCCA .

This year, the female finalists include Julien Alfred, a remarkable sprinter from Texas, and Jasmine Moore, an impressive jumper representing Florida.

“Britton, we knew, had a strong case to be a finalist,” said Arkansas women’s track and field coach, Lance Harter. “It’s so rewarding that she has been selected and will be honored in December at the convention. It’s not only a great tribute to Britton, herself, but also to our women’s track program and the University as a whole.”

Wilson had a remarkable year, setting a new American 400m record indoors. She ran the fastest split ever indoors in a world-best 4 x 400m relay, and broke five collegiate records in the 400m and 600m events indoors. Additionally, Wilson broke three records in the 400m outdoor races.

She joins former Arkansas athletes as finalist pole vaulter Tina Šutej (2011) and sprinter/hurdler Janeek Brown (2019). Both women won in their respective years.

Britton Wilson sets NCAA Championships record, advances to finals in two events

She will go for the title in the 400-meter dash and the 400-meter hurdles on Saturday.

If Arkansas sprinter Britton Wilson can pull off what she’s going to attempt Saturday, more than just Razorbacks fans and track-and-field die-hards are going to know who she is.

Wilson advanced to the 400-meter dash and 400-meter hurdles finals Thursday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. No women’s runner in history has captured both crowns.

She ran both events within about an hour of each other. First breaking the NCAA Championships record with a time of 49.36 seconds in the dash then following it with a time of 54.67 in the hurdles. The latter mark was nearly a full second ahead of the second-place finisher in the semifinals.

Wilson won both titles in the SEC Championships in May. She said earlier in the week she will also forgo her final collegiate season next academic year to turn pro.

In all Thursday, Arkansas will have seven entries in Saturday’s championships finals.

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Arkansas’ best, an Olympic hopeful, to turn pro

Britton Wilson could become the first woman to win national titles in 400-meter and 400 hurdles Thursday.

Britton Wilson is a beast. And Arkansas fans are running out of chances to see her.

The Razorbacks sprinter said she will turn professional after the season ends.

First, the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Already an SEC titlist in in the 400-meter sprint and the 400-meter hurdles, Wilson is only woman on the planet to rank in the top 25 all-time in both.

She will attempt to become the first woman to be a national champion in both events this week in Austin.

Her sprint semifinals will take place around 9 p.m. and the hurdles will be about an hour later.

Arkansas has 15 entries and 13 athletes at the event.

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Hogs collect SEC honors for men’s and women’s track teams

The Arkansas track and field program continues to add to its prestige, adding multiple SEC outdoor honors to the trophy case.  

The Arkansas track and field program continues to add to its prestige. Both the men’s and women’s teams received multiple SEC outdoor honors to add to the trophy case.

On Wednesday, the conference office revealed the men’s team garnered five SEC Outdoor awards, which the league coaches voted on. Chris Bucknam was named Coach of the Year, and Jaydon Hibbert received two awards for Field Athlete of the Year and Freshman Field Athlete of the Year.

Ben Shearer was recognized as co-Freshman Runner of the Year.

Over his 15-year tenure with the Razorbacks, Bucknam has been named SEC Coach of the Year an impressive 30 times. His latest accolade came during the outdoor season, bringing his total to eight, in addition to 10 in cross country and 12 during the indoor season.

Britton Wilson has been awarded SEC Runner of the Year on the women’s side, and Lance Harter, the Razorback head coach, has been named SEC Coach of the Year.

This marks Harter’s 46th overall SEC Coach of the Year honor and 10th accolade during the outdoors season in his final season as head coach with Arkansas. He has also received the honor 22 times in cross country and 14 times during the indoor season.

Wilson is the second Arkansas athlete with two SEC Outdoor Runner of the Year honors. Dominique Scott claimed the honor in 2015 and shared the accolade in 2016.

Arkansas sprinter Britton Wilson continues breaking records

Arkansas will have 15 entries into the NCAA Championships.

Arkansas sprinter Britton Wilson may just be the best in school history.

Wilson won the 400-meter and 400-meter hurdles at the SEC Championships over the weekend, marking the second straight year she has won the titles. For good measure, they set meet records.

Wilson ran a 49.51-second mark in the sprint to eclipse the previous record of 49.68 seconds set by Texas A&M’s Athing Mu. Wilson’s mark is the fourth fastest in college history.

Thirty-five minutes later, she ran the distance except in hurdles. In that event, she set the NCAA West record with a time of 53.71 seconds. That was two seconds faster than anyone else in the event.

Arkansas as a team will have a total of 15 entries from 13 different athletes across seven events in the NCAA Championships.

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A pair of Razorbacks receive National Athlete of the Week Honors

On the heels of dominating the SEC Outdoor Championship, two athletes from the Razorbacks program were named National Players of the Week. 

On the heels of dominating the SEC Outdoor Championship, two athletes from the Razorbacks’ program were named National Players of the Week.

Freshman Jaydon Hibbert and junior Britton Wilson received National Athlete of the Week honors for their performance in the SEC championships this past weekend.

Hibbert earned the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week honor after winning the SEC Outdoor triple jump title and breaking a 41-year-old collegiate record by nearly a foot. Hibbert completes the SEC sweep by combining his outdoor championship with the SEC Indoor title he won back in February.

Hibbert freshman season has been nothing short of legendary. He currently has the no. 2 Jamaican performance in the country’s all-time list, behind only James Beckford from the 1995 NJCAA Championships in Odessa, Texas.

Britton Wilson earns her NAOTW honor with her performance, defending her 400m and 400m hurdles crowns.

Her winning times of 49.13 in the 400m and 53.28 in the 400m hurdles are the world’s best times in both events this year. Over the weekend, she posted the top three times this season for both events.

In 2022, Wilson became the first female to achieve the double-win and the first athlete in the SEC since Auburn’s David Adkins became the lone individual to have previously completed the task in 1966.

Former Hogs track star is a World Champion

Team USA won the gold medal at the world championships in the mile relay for the third straight year.

About a month after becoming an NCAA champion, Britton Wilson is a world champion.

The Arkansas sprinter won the gold medal at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, as the third leg of the United States’ 4×400-meter relay team. The group ran a time of 3:17.79.

The win came by nearly a three-second margin. Team Jamaica finished in silver with a time of 3:20.74. Great Brittain was third at 3:22.64.

Wilson’s individual time was the fastest of the four American sprinters. Her split was 49.39 seconds as part of the four-member team, all of whom are current or former SEC track stars. Sydney McLaughlin and Abby Steiner ran at Kentucky and Talitha Diggs is from Florida.

Wilson also won the NCAA Outdoor Championship in the 400-meter hurdles at the same track at the University of Oregon in June.

Five Razorbacks sign NIL deals with restaurant franchise

Five Razorback athletes over four sports have signed with Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens to serve as ambassadors to the franchise

A fast-casual restaurant based in Fayetteville is launching a “Student-Athlete Council”. What better way to launch it than to bring in five Arkansas Razorbacks to serve as spokespeople?

Slim Chickens, a restaurant chain that specializes in chicken fingers, wings, and salads among other items, is partnering with five Arkansas student-athletes in an effort to launch a council dedicated to promoting the chain through community projects, campus events, and charitable events. 

Football’s [autotag]Bumper Pool[/autotag], Women’s Basketball’s [autotag]MaKayla Daniels[/autotag], Gymnast [autotag]Jensen Scalzo[/autotag], as well as [autotag]Ayden Owens[/autotag], and [autotag]Britton Wilson[/autotag] of Track and Field have been named to the Student-Athlete Council, Slim Chickens has announced.

Slim Chickens CMO Chris Allison is excited about the opportunity to work with these Razorbacks.

“There’s nothing quite like Arkansas sports, except maybe Slim Chickens, and we know this partnership is going to be a lot of fun,” said CMO Chris Allison. “This is a talented and hardworking group of young adults, and we can’t wait for them to be ambassadors for Slim Chickens. We’re looking forward to some great events over the coming months.”

Pool, who has been named Council chairman, says that it was an easy decision to partner with the local franchise.

“The answer was a no-brainer for me when the council was presented. I am excited to be a part of a renowned Arkansas brand,” said Pool. “This is a new and different way to be involved in the Fayetteville community, and I can’t wait to make Slimthusiasts out of more students at Arkansas.”

Slim Chickens opened in 2003 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a focus on fresh, delicious food with a southern flair in a fast-casual setting. The franchise has 165 locations in 29 states, as well as locations in the United Kingdom.

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Britton Wilson runs the fastest single lap in college history

Britton Wilson proved to be one the fastest runners on the planet the SEC Track and Field Outdoor Championships.

No one in the history of the SEC had done what Britton Wilson accomplished.

Wilson was named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches women’s national athlete of the week after won both the 400-meter dash and the 400-meter hurdles at the SEC Outdoor Championships over the weekend.

Her time of 50.05 seconds in the dash was a school record, as was her time of 53.75 in the hurdles. Both times are rank her sixth in the history of the college sport in the events.

Besides that, she helped Arkansas finish third in the 1,600-meter relay where her 48.6 time on her lap was the fastest ever split in the even for a collegian.

Morgan Burks-Magee, Rosey Effiong and Jada Baylark joined Wilson on the relay team and finished with a mark of 3:22.55, setting an Arkansas record and ranking as the fourth-best run in college history.