Arkansas men, women earn sweep at SEC indoor championships

Arkansas men, women earn sweep at SEC indoor championships

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 8:59 p.m. ET

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Clive Pullen won the triple jump with a leap of 54 feet, 3 3/4 inches, helping the Arkansas men clinch their 21st Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship in the last 25 years on Saturday.

The top-ranked Razorbacks entered the day atop the leaderboard, and Pullen's winning jump allowed Arkansas to finish with 109 points overall - ahead of Texas A&M's 85.83 and Mississippi's 80.5.

The defending national champion Arkansas women sealed their own conference championship with a win in the distance medley relay, one of the meet's final events.

The Razorbacks edged LSU to win the relay with a time of 11:14.46 and end the two-day event with 110 points. LSU took second with 67 points, and first-day leader Georgia finished third with 65.

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