... forgotten his spikes. With no time to return to the hotel, he borrowed a pair of size 10s from David Swain, a Razorback distance runner. "He put those on and said, 'They're a little tight, but they'll do,'" McDonnell remembered ...

... he definitely has a shot." The same could be said for former Arkansas pole vaulter April Steiner and former Razorback distance runner Christin Wurth-Thomas (1,500-meter run). Current Arkansas triple jumper Nkosinza Balumbu will also ...

... McDonnell's program from 1980-85, formerly was the head coach at Alabama and Virginia. Green, a former Razorbacks distance runner under McDonnell, and Williamson likely will work with McDonnell's distance runners while McDonnell recuperates ...

... John McDonnell's Arkansas team got only a seventh in the triple jump and a third in the high jump and the Razorback distance runners -- also a staple for years -- produced only two points.

By Nate Allen FAYETTEVILLE -- Sometimes it seems Razorbacks distance runners Sharif Karie and Murray Link have been trying to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships for years. Actually ...