Arkansas and Texas. One would be national champions. The winner determined by the results of the final race at the NCAA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Friday.
With a two-point edge in points over Texas, the Razorbacks women just needed to finish in front of the Longhorns to capture the crown. They did one better.
Arkansas’ 4×400 team clocked a time 3:21.75, a world record ahead of Russia’s 3:23.27 from 2006, and a time more than two seconds ahead of the one that set the collegiate record last year.
Arkansas’ national title came from the 64 points the Hogs scored across the board. Texas was second with 60 and Florida finished third with 45. Before the meet, Texas the nation’s No. 1 team, Florida second and Arkansas third.
Instead, Arkansas won its fourth NCAA Indoor title and seventh overall.
The men were not to be outdone. They won their 42nd title and 21st Indoor by rolling through Albuquerque. The Razorbacks logged 62 points. Georgia was next closest with 40.
The meets marked the first time since 2016 that the same school swept both the men’s and women’s titles.
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