ALBUQUERQUE, NM (March 12, 2023) — The University of Arkansas swept the men’s and women’s national titles at the NCAA Indoor Championships held in Albuquerque, NM, on Saturday night, marking the first sweep since Oregon in 2016.
In the men’s competition, Arkansas secured their 21st NCAA Indoor championship and 42nd overall with 63 team points, followed by runner-up Georgia (40), Florida (34), Washington (31), and Texas Tech (29). – Read more: Who were the winners on Day 1 at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships?
The Arkansas women’s team clinched the national championship with 64 points, securing their fourth NCAA Indoor team title and seventh overall for the program. Texas finished as runner-up with 60 points, followed by Florida (45), Stanford (33), Georgia (31), and NC State (29).
Jaydon Hibbert Record Performance
Jaydon Hibbert set the winning tone for the Razorbacks by claiming the triple jump with a collegiate record of 17.54 meters on his first and only attempt, smashing several records, including the Jamaica national record, World U20 record, and Arkansas school record.
The previous collegiate record of 17.50 meters was set by Charlie Simpkins of Charleston Southern in 1986.
Arkansas closed out the men’s team competition with a victory in the 4 x 400 relay, clocking in at 3:02.09 with a foursome of Connor Washington, James Benson II, Ayden Owens-Delerme, and Chris Bailey. Bailey’s 44.14 seconds split was the second-fastest ever indoors.
University of Georgia’s Kyle Garland beat Owens-Delerme to the men’s heptathlon title, but both men went better than the previous collegiate record.
Garland shattered the previous collegiate record of 6,499 points set by former Oregon standout Ashton Eaton back in 2010. The 22-year-old athlete racked up a total of 6639 points to secure the gold medal in the seven-event competition, while Owens-Delerme of the finished second with 6518 points, which is also higher than Eaton’s previous record.
Britton Wilson Dominates 400m with Record Run
Meanwhile, Britton Wilson claimed the women’s 400m title in an American and collegiate record time of 49.48, which ranks second on the all-time world list behind Femke Bol’s 49.26 world record. Wilson defeated Florida’s Talitha Diggs, who set the previous record of 50.15 at the 2023 SEC Indoor.
Ackera Nugent won the women’s 60m hurdles final in 7.73, followed by Kentucky’s Masai Russell (7.75). It’s Nugent’s second NCAA title in the 60m hurdles after winning in 2021 with the University of Baylor. The Jamaican set the collegiate record of 7.72 secs in the semi-final on Friday night.
The Razorbacks ended the meet with a victory in the women’s 4 x 400 relay, securing the national championship with a world all-time best relay time of 3:21.75, breaking the previous 4 x 400m relay world record of 3:23.27 set by Russia in 2006.
Arkansas defended their title, improving their previous collegiate record of 3:24.09 set in 2022.
Women’s 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Points Standing:
- Arkansas – 64 points
- Texas – 60 points
- Florida – 45 points
- Stanford – 33 points
- Georgia – 31 points
- NC State – 29 points
- Alabama – 24 points
- Notre Dame – 24 points
- Tennessee – 24 points
- Ole Miss – 23 points
- LSU – 22 points
- Oregon – 22 points
- USC – 19 points
- Nebraska – 17 points
- Texas A&M – 17 points
- Oklahoma – 14 points
- Kentucky – 12 points
- Minnesota – 11 points
- Ohio State – 11 points
- Illinois – 10 points
- Utah – 9 points
- Wisconsin – 9 points
- Oklahoma State – 9 points
- Washington – 8 points
- BYU – 8 points
- Kansas – 8 points
- Texas Tech – 8 points
- Virginia Tech – 7 points
- South Dakota – 7 points
- UNLV – 6 points
- Virginia – 5 points
- Harvard – 5 points
- UCLA – 5 points
- Ball State – 4 points
- Clemson – 4 points
- Georgetown – 4 points
- Kennesaw State – 4 points
- Vanderbilt – 3 points
- West Virginia – 3 points
- Michigan – 3 points
- Missouri – 3 points
- Syracuse – 3 points
- Arizona – 2 points
- Bradley – 2 points
- Duke – 2 points
- High Point – 2 points
- Louisville – 2 points
- New Mexico – 2 points
- Rice – 2 points
- San Jose St. – 2 points
- South Carolina – 2 points
- Stephen F. Austin – 2 points
- Tulane – 2 points
- Auburn – 1 point
- Northern Arizona – 1 point
- Pittsburgh – 1 point
Men’s 2023 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Points Standing:
- Arkansas – 63 points
- Georgia – 40 points
- Florida – 34 points
- Washington – 31 points
- Texas Tech – 29 points
- Oklahoma State – 25 points
- Texas – 25 points
- Nebraska – 24.75 points
- Alabama – 19 points
- Northern Arizona – 19 points
- Tennessee – 18 points
- BYU – 17 points
- Ole Miss – 17 points
- Florida State – 16 points
- Clemson – 15 points
- Wisconsin – 14 points
- Baylor – 13 points
- Kansas – 11.5 points
- Arizona State – 11 points
- Kentucky – 11 points
- Miss State – 11 points
- Louisville – 10.5 points
- Arizona – 10 points
- Kennesaw State – 10 points
- Princeton – 10 points
- South Florida – 10 points
- USC – 10 points
- Virginia – 9 points
- Drake – 8 points
- Fairleigh Dickinson – 8 points
- Oklahoma – 8 points
- Michigan State – 7 points
- NC State – 7 points
- North Carolina – 7 points
- Stanford – 7 points
- Texas A&M – 7 points
- Miami (Fla.) – 6 points
- Penn State – 6 points
- South Alabama – 6 points
- South Carolina – 6 points
- Houston – 5 points
- Ohio State – 5 points
- Syracuse – 5 points
- Indiana – 4 points
- Iowa – 4 points
- Auburn – 3 points
- Cincinnati – 3 points
- Butler – 2 points
- Eastern Michigan – 2 points
- LSU – 2 points
- Northern Colorado – 2 points
- Oregon – 2 points
- Illinois – 1 point
- Wichita State – 0.75 points
- Missouri – 0.75 points
- ULM – 0.75 points
