Arkansas track & field Coach Chris Bucknam named SEC Coach of the Year, 32nd time

Mar 11, 2023; Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks coach Chris Bucknam holds the team championship trophy during the NCAA Indoor Championships at Albuquerque Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 11, 2023; Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks coach Chris Bucknam holds the team championship trophy during the NCAA Indoor Championships at Albuquerque Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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When conversations about the most dominating NCAA sports programs in history, Arkansas's track and field must be in consideration. The man partly responsible for it is now 32-time SEC Coach of the Year, Chris Bucknam.

SEC Coaches voted on Bucknam again after the Razorbacks won their fourth-straight SEC Outdoor Championship. The streak is the second of its kind in Arkansas history. It also gave Bucknam his fifth SEC Triple Crown and Arkansas's eighteenth in its 32-year history in the SEC. For those of you counting at home, that leaves just 14 years without one.

The Hogs edged out Alabama and Texas A&M, scoring 10 points on the 4x400m relay to go up 110  to 104 and 103.5, respectively. The Razorbacks broke the school record in the process, finishing with a time of 2:59.03.

Bucknam and the Hogs will head to Eugene, Oregon, to participate in the NCAA Championships from June 5-8.