Arkansas Razorbacks senior Kemar Mowatt, one of the favorites to win the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships, won his heat in the first round of the West Preliminaries in Sacramento, Calif., in 51.09 seconds on Thursday to advance to Saturday quarterfinals.
In the long jump University of Arkansas, Fayetteville sophomore Harrison Scharage (25-4 1/2) finished seventh and ASU freshman Carter Shell took 11th (25-0 3/4) to make the NCAA Championships.
Arkansas junior Obi Igbokwe had the fastest time in the 400 (45.49) to make tonight’s quarterfinals. UALR Trojans senior Jaylen Bacon (10.04) and Arkansas senior Kenzo Cotton (10.