The Arkansas Razorbacks went 4 for 4 advancing in the 200 meters Thursday night at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore.
Former Razorbacks Tyson Gay (20.36 seconds), Wallace Spearmon Jr. (20.39) and Jarrion Lawson (20.54) and Arkansas sophomore Kenzo Cotton were all among the 21 sprinters who survived first-round heats to make tonight’s semifinals.
“We actually had talked about it prior to the race, what are the odds of all four of our guys making the semis?” Arkansas sprints coach Doug Case said. “It was pretty dang cool when it happened.”
Lawson, a senior for the Razorbacks this year, had the slowest time among the four, but he won the second heat to automatically advance.