Razorbacks collect three South Central Region accolades

NEW ORLEANS – South Central Region honors announced by USTFCCCA included accolades for three Razorbacks – freshman Jaydon Hibbert, head coach Chris Bucknam and associate head coach Travis Geopfert.

Hibbert, named Field Event Athlete of the Year, completed an undefeated season in the triple jump. He broke a 41-year-old collegiate record (57-7.75 |17.57A) by nearly a full foot in winning the SEC title with a world leading mark of 58-7.5 (17.87), which also bettered the World U20 record from 1985.

Then Hibbert came within a quarter of an inch in topping the same mark from 1982 as the meet record at the NCAA Championships, topping the field of 24 entrants by two feet with a 57-7.5 (17.56) as he became just the fourth freshman to ever claim the NCAA Outdoor title, and just the second to sweep NCAA titles in the same year.

This accolade adds to the conference honors Hibbert received in his freshman season. He was named SEC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year in addition to SEC Outdoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year. Indoors, Hibbert earned the USTFCCCA South Central Region Field Event Athlete of the Year along with SEC Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year.