FAYETTEVILLE-- Chris Bucknam, head coach of the University of Arkansas men's cross country and track and field teams, and his distance runners were huddled around a laptop on Saturday watching a broadcast of the 3,000 meters at the Millrose Games.
The Razorbacks were at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport waiting to fly home after competing in the Husky Invitational, and the race in New York had special interest to them because five-time Arkansas All-American Kemoy Campbell was serving as the pace-setter.
But the fun of watching a former Razorback run in a marquee event quickly turned to concern when Campbell took himself off the track after 1,000 meters and collapsed.