Razorbacks win Triple Crown of NCAA meets BYU 28Īrkansas and Washington State both ran in prelims, but didn’t advanceįollowing are excerpts of articles, including some headlines, on the Razorbacks 1985 NCAA Outdoor championship and triple crown accomplishment from Bert Rosenthal, Associated Press Randy Riggs, Austin American-Statesman and Dick Moore, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. tie, Alabama, SMU, Tennessee & Texas, 25. It was the third time for Koech to earn silver in the 5,000m and fourth season to score in the 10,000m.ġ985 NCAA Championships – Arkansas scoring timelineįinal Team Score (top 10): 1. Washington State, meanwhile, countered with scoring potential from Peter Koech, who totaled 26 points in the 1985 NCAA meet with a victory in the 3,000m steeplechase while placing second in the 5,000m and 10,000m. Mike Conley led the Razorback effort with 28.75 points in the meet, sweeping the long jump and triple jump while placing second in the 200 meters and running on a sixth-place 4×100 relay. With points at a premium, athletes who could score in more than one event were essential to team titles hopes. ![]() In the previous three seasons, the meet had been scored to 12 places. It marked the second indoor NCAA title for the Razorbacks, having claimed the 1984 championship by 10 points over Washington State, 38-28.įor the 1985 NCAA Outdoor Championships, the current scoring system of eight places was introduced. Labeled by some as the strongest collegiate team ever assembled, the Razorbacks lived up to its billing.Īrkansas totaled 61 points in the victory with Washington State runner-up at 46, for the second consecutive year, followed by Baylor (37), Iowa State (35) and BYU (28).ĭuring the 1984 cross country season, the Razorbacks achieved its first national championship by 10 points (101-111) over Arizona as Tennessee (144), Wisconsin (159) and Virginia (190) followed in the meet hosted by Penn State.Īrkansas dominated the NCAA Indoor held in Syracuse, New York, totaling 70 points to easily finish ahead of Tennessee (29), Baylor (25), SMU (23) and Georgetown (20). The Razorbacks claimed their first NCAA Outdoor team championship on this day in 1985 in Austin, Texas, and completed Arkansas’ first triple crown of national titles.
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