PARIS, France — Now that the Olympic trials have concluded, several athletes representing the Natural State in some capacity are making plans to be in Paris this summer.
The 2024 Summer Olympics are set to begin July 26 and last until August 11.
Here are all the current and former Razorbacks set to make an Olympic appearance next month.
Track and Field
- Chris Bailey
- Race/Event: Men's 400m
- Qualifications: 100m (11.34 seconds), 200m (21.83), 300m (32.70), and 400m (44.42)
- Team USA
- Arkansas ties: University of Arkansas alum
- Rachel Glenn
- Race/Event: Women's High Jump
- Qualification: 1.94
- Team USA
- Arkansas ties: Current Razorback athlete
- Jarrion Lawson
- Race/Event: Men's Long Jump
- Qualification: 8.18
- Team USA
- Arkansas ties: University of Arkansas alum
- Taliyah Brooks
- Race/Event: Women's Heptathlon
- Qualification: 100m hurdles (13.30), high jump (1.79), shot put (14.23), 200m (23.74), long jump (6.29), javelin throw (41.24), and 800m (2:13:39)
- Team USA
- Arkansas ties: University of Arkansas alum
- Carey McLeod
- Race/Event: Men's Long Jump
- Qualification: 8.38
- Team Jamaica
- Arkansas ties: Current Razorback athlete
- Wayne Pinnock
- Race/Event: Men's Long Jump
- Qualification: 8.27
- Team Jamaica
- Arkansas ties: Current Razorback athlete
- Rojé Stona
- Race/Event: Men's Discus
- Qualification: 65.29
- Team Jamaica
- Arkansas ties: Current Razorback athlete
- Amber Anning
- Race/Event: Women's 400m
- Qualification: 50.47
- Team Great Britain
- Arkansas ties: Current Razorback athlete
- Nickisha Pryce
- Race/Event: Women's 400m
- Qualification: 50.01
- Team Jamaica
- Arkansas ties: Current Razorback athlete
- Ackera Nugent
- Race/Event: Women's 100m Hurdles
- Qualification: 12.28 (national record)
- Team Jamaica
- Arkansas ties: Current Razorback athlete
- Janeek Brown
- Race/Event: Women's 100m Hurdles
- Qualification: 12.61
- Team Jamaica
- Arkansas ties: Current Razorback athlete
- Nikki Hiltz
- Race/Event: Women's 1,500m
- Qualification: 3:55.33 (second fastest time in U.S. history)
- Team USA
- Arkansas ties: Former Razorback athlete
Gymnastics
- Joscelyn Roberson
- Team USA as an alternate
- Arkansas ties: Incoming Razorback freshman
Golf
- Nico Echavarria
- Team Colombia
- Arkansas ties: Former Razorback athlete
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