A group of former Arkansas Razorbacks athletes earned medals on the second day of the USATF Championships held at Hayward Field in Eugene. Hunter Woodhall secured a gold medal in the T62 100m with a time of 10.76 seconds, while Taliyah Brooks took silver in the heptathlon and Jarrion Lawson claimed bronze in the long jump.
Woodhall’s victory came ahead of Jarryd Wallace and Jonathan Gore, who finished second and third as T64 competitors. Blake Leeper was fifth overall and the next finisher among T62 entries. Woodhall is also scheduled to compete in the 400m later in the weekend.
Brooks achieved a personal best score of 6,526 points as runner-up in the heptathlon, trailing Anna Hall’s winning total of 6,899 points. Brooks’ performance places her tenth on the U.S. all-time list for the event and surpasses the qualifying standard for this year’s World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
The second day began with Brooks leading after a wind-aided long jump of 21-3.5 (6.54 meters), earning her 1,020 points. She set a personal record with a javelin throw of 141-11 (43.27 meters) for another 730 points and concluded with an 800m run clocked at 2:16.08 for an additional 878 points.
In men’s long jump, Lawson recorded a leap of 26-7.75 (8.12 meters) during his second attempt to lead early before Isaac Grimes won with a mark of 26-9 (8.15 meters). Will Williams placed second at 26-8.5 (8.14 meters). Current Razorback Henry Kiner finished fourteenth with a mark of 25-0w (7.62 meters).
Marcus Weaver improved from tenth to fifth place over two days in the decathlon, finishing with a total score of 7,831 points after setting several personal records across events including hurdles and javelin.
In preliminary races for the women’s 400m, three Razorbacks advanced to the final round: Isabella Whittaker won her heat in 50.07 seconds—the second-best time overall—while Britton Wilson was close behind at third overall with a time of 50.25 seconds; Alexis Holmes placed third in their heat at 50.42 seconds but trains locally in Fayetteville rather than competing for Arkansas directly.
Rosey Effiong reached ninth overall to claim the last spot in the final after running her heat in 51.01 seconds; Paris Peoples ranked twelfth at 51.27 seconds.
On the men’s side, Chris Bailey advanced to his final by finishing runner-up in his heat with a time of 44.81 seconds—seventh fastest overall—while Jonah Vigil set his own career best at 45.84 seconds to rank fifteenth; James Milholen ran his race in 47.71 seconds.
In other sprint events, Jada Mowatt placed fourteenth overall during semifinals for women’s 100m by running an official time of 11.23 seconds; Jordan Anthony finished eleventh among men with a time of 10.13 seconds while incoming Razorback Dapriest Hogans was seventeenth after placing sixth within Anthony’s heat.
