Arkansas finishes third in coach Lance Harter’s final meet
The Hogs tried to give him a seventh as a goodbye gift, but Texas was just too strong at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Longhorns scored 83 points, beating even No. 2 Florida by 32 points. Arkansas finished in third, just five points behind the Gators with 46.
Harter announced his plans to retire back in November 2021 with immediate succession plans in place. Longtime assistant Chris Johnson is set to officially takes the reins July 1, though the championships over the weekend marked their last meet together.
Arkansas picked up two wins in the championships. Ackera Nugent won the 100-meter hurdles and Pris Peoples, Joanne Reid, Nickisha Pryce and Rosey Effiong captured the 4×400-meter relay to end the night.
Harter won 44 SEC titles across cross country and the indoor and outdoor seasons. His Razorbacks won the indoor championships earlier this year, too, to send his career inside out in a major way.
