Paralympic medalist among Arkansas' track signees

Johannes Floores (R) of Germany and Hunter Woodhall (L) of USA react after the Final Men's 4x100m Relay during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. (Jens Büttner/AP Images)FAYETTEVILLE — A double-amputee has signed to run track at Arkansas next year.

Hunter Woodhall of Syracuse, Utah, competes with a pair of carbon-fiber prosthetic legs.

A rule interpretation in 2015 allows runners with prosthetic legs to compete in NCAA events. Prosthetics are a controversial topic in international track & field, but the NCAA cited research that amputees are at a disadvantage to non-amputees in running events because amputees cannot generate as much force off…