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Bucknam named SEC Coach of the Year

Chris Bucknam has now been named SEC Coach of the Year 32 times. Thirty-two!

Thirty-two.

That’s how many times now Arkansas men’s track-and-field coach Chris Bucknam has been named SEC Coach of the Year. The total was upped by one this week when the league’s coaches voted him as SEC Outdoor Coach of the Year days after Arkansas won its fourth straight SEC Outdoor team championship.

Bucknam is finishing up his 16th season running the program as the Razorbacks head to the NCAA Championships from June 5-8 in Oregon. He has won 12 awards in the indoors season and 11 during cross country season.

His Razorbacks set a school record in the 4×400-meter relay at the conference championships in Fayetteville over the weekend. Arkansas finished with 110 points, six points ahead of second-place Alabama.

That victory marked the second time the Hogs have won straight conference titles in the outdoor season. The last came from 2003 to 2006. Arkansas also won the triple crown, taking home indoor and cross-country titles during the academic year, as well.

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.