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The University of Arkansas mens and womens track and field teams, which swept SEC indoor titles last weekend at home, have a combined 24 entries in 15 events for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which will be held March 10-11 in Albuquerque, N.M.

No. 1 Arkansas will have 13 entries into the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships, sharing the lead with No. 2 Washington while No. 3 Florida follows with 11 entries. The national championship meet will be held March 10-11 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Arkansas’ men and women swept the team titles on their home track Saturday at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

A close team battle has developed through five finals held on the first day of the SEC Indoor Championships with Arkansas currently in third place with 27 points on the Lance Harter Track at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

First Wayne Pinnock and Carey McLeod were high school teammates in Kingston, Jamaica.

The SEC dominates the national rankings for mens track and field with 11 teams in the top 25.

The indoor campaign has reached the postseason stage and No. 1 Arkansas will serve as host to the SEC Championships this Friday and Saturday inside Randal Tyson Track Center with the Razorbacks seeking a fourth consecutive indoor conference team title.

FAYETTEVILLE -- For the Arkansas Razorbacks men, University of Michigan transfer Ayden Owens-Delerme won 2022 NCAA national championships in the Indoor heptathlon and Outdoor decathlon but never a SEC championship.

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The University of Arkansas mens track and field team will take a No. 1 national ranking in the coaches ratings index into this weekends competition at home in the Tyson Invitational and at the Husky Invitational in Seattle after a strong showing last weekend at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.