Devyn Wright, the 2025 NAIA Outdoor 400m champion, produced the second fastest 600m time in UA history with a 1:16.45 victory over TJ Tomlyanovich (1:16.59). Steven McElroy led the field through 200m in 23.68 while Razorback Julian Carter had the leading split of 49.03 at 400m. Wright split 24.13 and 49.59, then closed with a 26.86 for the win.
Wright generated the second fastest 600m in the Arkansas Invitational, third best time in the Tyson facility, and fourth best time by a collegian this season. Chris Bailey set the UA, meet and facility record of 1:15.18 in 2023.
Abraham Johnson set a career best of 52-4.75 (15.97) to win the triple jump. The mark currently ranks seventh among collegians this season.
Brian Masai won the mile in a career best 4:00.20 with teammate Ernest Cheruiyot runner-up with a career best of 4:01.94. The field included Jack Williams (4:09.07) and James Sankei (4:09.71) in seventh and eighth place.
Sankei later placed third in the 3,000m with an 8:08.80 in his debut at that event distance.
Rivaldo Marshall claimed the 1,000m in 2:22.45 ahead of teammate Owen Logorodi runner-up in 2:23.04. Dawson Welsh (2:24.73) and Josh Rammage (2:24.81) completed a 1-4 sweep in placing third and fourth.
Vashaun Vascianna ran 7.63 in the 60m hurdles semifinal, the fifth fastest time in the world this season, while teammate Abdoul Sy-Savane generated a time of 7.68 that ranks him No. 7 on the UA all-time list.
The time by Vascianna is the fastest ever in the prelims of the Arkansas Invitational and third fastest overall in the meet’s history. Sy-Savane finished second in the final with a 7.78.
Jordan Pierre posted a 33.24 as runner-up in the 300m while Dapriest Hogans placed third in the 400m in 47.31. Joshua Blakely cleared 6-8.75 (2.05) to place fourth in the high jump.
Pierre anchored the Razorbacks to a 3:09.78 victory in the 4 x 400m relay over Iowa’s 3:10.73. The Arkansas line-up included Hogans (47.40), Wright (46.85), Carter (47.06), and Pierre (48.47).