Decathlete Jack Turner will join Razorbacks next season

FAYETTEVILLE – University of Texas-San Antonio junior Jack Turner will be transferring to the University of Arkansas for the 2023-24 season joining a talented Razorback multi-event group.

The Arkansas incoming class for next season also includes World U20 decathlon champion Gabriel Emmanuel from the Netherlands along with John Scott Kendricks, a two-time Mississippi state pole vault champion; sprinter Steven McElroy, a transfer from Cincinnati who is a two-time World U20 medalist in the 400m and 4 x 400m relay; and Andrew Hughes, a three-time Oklahoma state high jump champion.

Turner, from Exeter, England (St. Peter’s Prep), is seeded sixth in the upcoming 2023 NCAA Championship decathlon with a score of 8,011 points, which improved his UTSA record of 7,659 points set in 2021.

Joining Turner in this year’s NCAA decathlon field in Austin are three Razorbacks – Yariel Soto Torrado, Marcus Weaver, and Daniel Spejcher – who are seeded seventh, eighth, and 20th among 24 entrants.