FAYETTEVILLE -- Payton Chadwick was supposed to be among many former and current University of Arkansas athletes competing at the United State Olympic Trials this week in Eugene, Ore.
But instead of running the 100-meter hurdles at Oregon's renovated Hayward Field, Chadwick is training on grass fields at Mount Kessler Park and Lake Fayetteville.
Chadwick and her training partners, including former Razorback NCAA pentathlon champion Taliyah Brooks, are working with Arkansas assistant coach Chris Johnson on the grass because the UA facilities aren't yet open for track and field athletes because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The coronavirus also has caused the postponement of the 2020 U.