Tyson Invitational

Tyson Invitational
DateSecond weekend in February
LocationFayetteville, Arkansas, United States United States
Event typeTrack and field
Official siteTyson Invitational

The Tyson Invitational, is an annual indoor track and field meet which is held in early February at the Randal Tyson Track Center. It was first held in Track Capital of the South, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The competition is part of National Collegiate Athletic Association's Indoor[1] and attracts high caliber athletes, including Olympic and World medalists.[2]

World records

Over the course of its history, one world record has been set at the Tyson Invitational.

Year Event Record Athlete Nationality Ref.
2006 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.96 [3] Kerron Clement
Wallace Spearmon
Darold Williamson
Jeremy Wariner 		 United States

Meeting records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Tyson Invitational
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref.
200 m 20.19 Wallace Spearmon  United States 16 February 2008
800 m 1:45.59 Charlie Hunter  Australia 13 February 2021 [4]

Women

Women's meeting records of the Tyson Invitational
Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Ref.
200 m 22.36 Favour Ofili  Nigeria 11 February 2023 [5]
800 m 1:58.69 Shafiqua Maloney  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 February 2024 [6]
4 × 400 m relay 3:26.27 Texas A&M University:
Jania Martin (53.04)
Charokee Young (51.86)
Syaira Richardson (51.12)
Athing Mu (50.27)
 United States
 Jamaica
 United States
 United States 		13 February 2021 [7]
Distance medley relay 10:53.77 Arkansas University 12 February 2021 [8]

References

  1. ^ University of Arkansas Track and Field Home Meet Information
  2. ^ Tyson Invitational February 9th-10th 2018 Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
  3. ^ insufficient doping control; IAAF rejected the time as no post-race EPO analysis was performed.
  4. ^ "800m Result" (PDF). flashresults.com. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ Olusola Jide Jide (14 February 2023). "Favour Ofili Set New African Record In 200m". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  6. ^ "800m Result" (PDF). flashresults.com. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  7. ^ "4×400m Relay Result". flashresults.com. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Distance Medley Relay Result" (PDF). flashresults.com. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.