Track Hogs Win 42nd National Championship
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - In Arkansas storied track and field history national championships have often come by a comfortable margin. Florida State, Texas and LSU made certain that wasnt the case this time around, but the Arkansas showed the steady resolve of a seasoned champion to take home the title at the 2006 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Center on Saturday night.
The Razorbacks scored 53 points to outdistance their competitors and clinch their 19th indoor national crown and its 42nd national championship overall in front of 5,596 fans the second-largest crowd in the Tyson Center history. The Hogs racked up 14 points in the triple jump, nine points in the 3,000-meter run and six points in the mile run to give legendary coach John McDonnell another addition to the trophy case.
