season outlook
Arkansas’ Returning All-Americans (2011 honors earned) Tarik Batchelor (3) - Sr. Neil Braddy (4) - Soph. Caleb Cross (1) - Jr. Chuol Dey (1) - Jr. Brede Ellingsen (1) - Jr. Rick Elliott (1) - Sr. Raymond Higgs (2) - Soph. Kevin Lazas (2) - Soph. Marek Niit (5) - Jr. Duncan Phillips (3) - Sr. Ben Skidmore (3) - Sr. Travis Southard (2) - Jr.
All-Americans Lost (2011 honors earned) Chris Bilbrew (2) LaShawn Butler (3) Bryan Cantero (1) Dorian Ulrey (1)
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The 2012 campaign for the University of Arkansas men’s track and field team begins Jan. 6 with the Arkansas Invitational at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville. The beginning of the season will mark the fourth for the Razorbacks under the direction of head coach Chris Bucknam. As has been the case for the past two seasons, he is joined by assistant coaches Doug Case and Travis Geopfert. Within its 2012 roster, Arkansas features 12 returning All-Americans from a season ago, including its entire 4x400-meter relay team of Neil Braddy, Marek Niit, Ben Skidmore and Travis Southard. The group represents the third-fastest foursome in program history. Niit, the 2011 SEC champion and national runner-up at 200 meters, leads the returning group of Razorbacks with five All-America honors last season while Braddy was a four-time honoree during his first season in Cardinal and White. Moving up to its middle- and long-distance crews, Arkansas will benefit from the returning AllAmerica efforts of Chuol Dey, Rick Elliott and Duncan Phillips. The Razorbacks’ roster also features 2011 SEC cross country individual champion Eric
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