The Tyson Invitational Track meet will take place Friday night at the Randal Tyson track center in Fayetteville.
The event usually draws some big names, and this year some of the world’s best athletes will be on display, starting at 8:00.
American record holder in the 200 meter dash Wallace Spearmon will be on hand this year, as well as several others who plan to participate in 2008’s Olympic games in Beijing.
“I’m going to try and break my own American record,” Spearmon said at a Monday press conference that included representatives from meet sponsor Tyson Foods. “And if I can do it just perfect, I’m going to try to break this world record (19. 92 ) held by Frankie Fredericks (of Namibia ).”
If nothing else, it will be a chance to see some of the athletes that got Arkansas some of the forty-some-odd-ridiculous-number of championships. Bitching.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:48 am
I thought you might mention the money missing from the Tyson residence. How much would a track coaches’ son find if he rifled through your briefcase laying around your home office? Why would someone only keep 140-160K laying around when it takes much more than that for the average Valentine’s binge at Arby’s?
February 19th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I cleaned up on $.25 bets at this thing. I never knew I had so much track knowledge.