Arkansas' 17-point performance in the 200-meter dash -- keyed by a finish under 20 seconds by defending event winner Wallace Spearmon -- propelled the Razorbacks to their third straight Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships team title June 11.

The Razorbacks' three scorers in that event -- Spearmon and seniors Tyson Gay and Omar Brown -- also teamed with Michael Grant to win the 400-meter relay, helping Arkansas to an 11-point victory over Florida in the team competition at Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, California.

Spearmon, who had posted the only qualifying time below 20 seconds entering the championships, overcame a sore knee and then teammate Gay's 19.93 finish in the event semifinals one night earlier with his winning time of 19.91 -- the fastest time in the world this year and just short of the meet record of 19.87 seconds.

"It was awesome and it sealed the meet," Arkansas sprints and hurdles coach Lance Brauman said of Spearmon's performance. "Wallace has been banged up for the past month and he was able to put a good one together in the finals of the NCAA championships."

"I had to step up when it counted and help the team," said Spearmon, a sophomore who said he will compete professionally after claiming a total of four NCAA indoor and outdoor track titles. "On the straightaway I looked over and saw Tyson and (LSU freshman Xavier) Carter (who finished second), so I knew I was in a good spot. I couldn't have asked for a better ending. It's like a Disney movie."

Arkansas led during most of the early competition, but saw Florida take a brief lead at mid-evening of the final night of the championships when the Gators' Kerron Clement posted one of the meet's two record performances and repeated as 400-meter hurdles champ with a 47.56-second victory.

But the Gators' advantage lasted only about 15 minutes, as Arkansas outscored Florida, 17-2, in the 200-meter final.

"Florida gave us a great meet and really pushed us with everything they had," said Razorbacks head coach John McDonnell, who now has coached Arkansas to an unprecedented 41 indoor and outdoor team titles. "I would rank this meet as a close second to the NCAA indoor meet (earlier this year, when Arkansas outscored the Gators by 10 points despite failing to score in two of its strongest events).

"We were so well-balanced and everyone gave 100 percent, but that's what I've come to expect. We don't like to lose. It's a tradition that's been handed down by teams from the past. I think this team is one of the great ones and people will compare them to the squads from 1984-85 and 1994-95."

That Razorback balance resulted in 29 points in the sprints, 22 points in distance events (including Peter Kosgei's second-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and third-place finish in the 10,000-meter run) and nine points in field events.

LSU, which posted the meet's other record with its 2:59.59 victory in the 1,600- meter relay, finished third in the team competition. Freshman Reginald Dardar and senior Bennie Brazell built a slight lead for the Tigers through the first half of the relay, then saw Carter and Olympian Kellie Willie ease past UCLA's 17-year-old record in the event.

"My team blessed me with a lead, so I felt like I had to hold onto it," Carter said. "I had a lot of good runners behind me, like Kerron Clement and a few others."

Another of those "good runners" was Baylor Olympian Darold Williamson, who earlier in the evening won the 400-meter dash.

Florida's Josh Walker joined Spearmon and Clement in successful defenses of individual titles, again winning the 110-meter hurdles. Another of last year's titlists, Arizona's Robert Cheseret, won the 10,000-meter run but finished sixth in the event he won last year, the 5,000-meter run, behind a 1-2 finish by Stanford's Ryan Hall and Ian Dobson.

Stanford added a victory by Michael Robertson in the discus throw to join Arkansas, Brigham Young, Florida and Texas as double event winners at the championships.

A reported crowd of 10,200 saw the final night of competition in Sacramento to cap the first year of the championships' scheduled three-year run in that city.

Team results

1. Arkansas, 60; 2. Florida, 49; 3. LSU, 36; 4. (tie) Brigham Young and Florida St., 34; 6. Southern California, 33; 7. Stanford, 28; 8. Texas, 25; 9. (tie) Oregon, Auburn and Arizona, 23; 12. UTEP, 22; 13. Virginia Tech, 21; 14. Boise St., 18; 15. Georgia, 17 1Ž 2; 16. Texas Tech, 17; 17. Arizona St., 16; 18. Nebraska, 15; 19. (tie) Indiana, Dartmouth, Iowa St., Tennessee, North Carolina and Baylor, 14; 25. Kansas, 13; 26. (tie) Wisconsin, South Carolina and Mississippi St., 12; 29. (tie) Michigan and Texas A&M, 10; 31. (tie) Colorado and Mississippi, 9; 33. (tie) Georgetown, UCLA and Florida A&M, 8; 36. Oklahoma, 7; 37. (tie) American, Missouri, Kentucky, North Carolina St., Jackson St., Clemson, Central Mich. and Texas St., 6; 45. Akron, 5 1Ž 2; 46. (tie) Idaho, Washington St., Southeast Mo. St., Montana, Purdue, Monmouth, Kansas St. and Western Ky., 4; 54. (tie) Rutgers, Ark.-Little Rock, Cal Poly, Northern Iowa, Long Island and Southeastern La., 3; 60. (tie) Miami (Ohio), William & Mary, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame, Harvard and California, 2; 66. Ohio St., 1 1Ž 2; 67. (tie) Alabama, Savannah St., Minnesota and Colorado St., 1; 71. Coastal Caro., 1Ž 2.

Individual champions

100-meter dash: 1. Walter Dix, Florida St., 10.21.

200-meter dash: 1. Wallace Spearmon, Arkansas, 19.91.

400-meter dash: 1. Darold Williamson, Baylor, 44.51.

800-meter run: 1. Dmitrijs Milkevics, Nebraska, 1:44.74.

1,500-meter run: 1. Leonel Manzano, Texas, 3:37.13.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Mircea Bogdan, UTEP, 8:27.29.

5,000-meter run: 1. Ryan Hall, Stanford, 13:22.32.

10,000-meter run: 1. Robert Cheseret, Arizona, 28:20.11.

110-meter high hurdles: 1. Josh Walker, Florida, 13.39.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Kerron Clement, Florida, 47.56 (meet record: old record 47.85, Kevin Young, UCLA, 1988).

400-meter relay: 1. Arkansas (Michael Grant, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Omar Brown), 38.49.

1,600-meter relay: 1. LSU (Reginald Dardar, Bennie Brazell, Xavier Carter, Kelly Willie), 2:59.59 (meet record: old record 2:59.91, UCLA , 1988).

High jump: 1. Jesse Williams, Southern California, 2.29 (7-6).

Pole vault: 1. Robison Pratt, Brigham Young, 5.50, (18-0 1Ž 2).

Long jump: 1. Fabrice Lapierre, Texas A&M, 8.15 (26-9).

Triple jump: 1. Rodrigo Mendes, Brigham Young, 17.04 (55-11).

Shot put: 1. Edis Elkasevic, Auburn, 20.88 (68-6).

Discus throw: 1. Michael Robertson, Stanford, 61.70 (202-5).

Hammer throw: 1. Spyridon Jullien, Virginia Tech, 70.43 (231-1).

Javelin throw: 1. Gabriel Wallin, Boise St., 78.76 (258-5).

Decathlon: 1. Trey Hardee, Texas, 7,881 points.

Team results

1. Arkansas, 60; 2. Florida, 49; 3. LSU, 36; 4. (tie) Brigham Young and Florida St., 34; 6. Southern California, 33; 7. Stanford, 28; 8. Texas, 25; 9. (tie) Oregon, Auburn and Arizona, 23; 12. UTEP, 22; 13. Virginia Tech, 21; 14. Boise St., 18; 15. Georgia, 17 1/2; 16. Texas Tech, 17; 17. Arizona St., 16; 18. Nebraska, 15; 19. (tie) Indiana, Dartmouth, Iowa St., Tennessee, North Carolina and Baylor, 14; 25. Kansas, 13; 26. (tie) Wisconsin, South Carolina and Mississippi St., 12; 29. (tie) Michigan and Texas A&M, 10; 31. (tie) Colorado and Mississippi, 9; 33. (tie) Georgetown, UCLA and Florida A&M, 8; 36. Oklahoma, 7; 37. (tie) American, Missouri, Kentucky, North Carolina St., Jackson St., Clemson, Central Mich. and Texas St., 6; 45. Akron, 5 1/2; 46. (tie) Idaho, Washington St., Southeast Mo. St., Montana, Purdue, Monmouth, Kansas St. and Western Ky., 4; 54. (tie) Rutgers, Ark.-Little Rock, Cal Poly, Northern Iowa, Long Island and Southeastern La., 3; 60. (tie) Miami (Ohio), William & Mary, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame, Harvard and California, 2; 66. Ohio St., 1 1/2; 67. (tie) Alabama, Savannah St., Minnesota and Colorado St., 1; 71. Coastal Caro., 1/2.

Individual results

100-meter dash: 1. Walter Dix, Florida St., 10.21; 2. Wes Felix, Southern California, 10.25; 3. Demi Omole, Wisconsin, 10.28; 4. Dabryan Blanton, Oklahoma, 10.31; 5. Ron Richards, Clemson, 10.38; 6. Chris Johnson, Ark.-Little Rock, 10.39; 7. Rodney Martin, South Carolina, 10.42; 8. Kyle Farmer, Florida, 10.45.

200-meter dash: 1. Wallace Spearmon, Arkansas, 19.91; 2. Xavier Carter, LSU, 20.08; 3. Tyson Gay, Arkansas, 20.16; 4. Walter Dix, Florida St., 20.44; 5. Rodney Martin, South Carolina, 20.61; 6. Seth Amoo, Arizona St., 20.63; 7. Kyle Farmer, Florida, 20.88; 8. Omar Brown, Arkansas, 22.38.

400-meter dash: 1. Darold Williamson, Baylor, 44.51; 2. Jamel Ashley, Mississippi St., 44.75; 3. Andrae Williams, Texas Tech, 44.90; 4. Ricardo Chambers, Florida St., 45.03; 5. Miles Smith, Southeast Mo. St., 45.16; 6. Kelly Willie, LSU, 45.17; 7. Terry Gatson, Arkansas, 45.68; 8. Kedar Inico, Oregon, 45.85.

800-meter run: 1. Dmitrijs Milkevics, Nebraska, 1:44.74; 2. Kevin Hicks, Florida A&M, 1:44.94; 3. Sherridan Kirk, Auburn, 1:45.43; 4. Jeremy Mims, Kansas, 1:45.86; 5. Andrew Ellerton, Michigan, 1:46.25; 6. Jonathon Johnson, Texas Tech, 1:46.43; 7. Courtney Jaworski, Pennsylvania, 1:46.70; 8. Peter Etoot, Alabama, 1:46.80.

1,500-meter run: 1. Leonel Manzano, Texas, 3:37.13; 2. Bryan Lindsay, Brigham Young, 3:38.31; 3. Sean Duffy, American, 3:38.46; 4. Adam Perkins, Arkansas, 3:38.54; 5. Shane Stroup, Florida, 3:38.57; 6. Chris Lukezic, Georgetown, 3:38.58; 7. Sean Jefferson, Indiana, 3:38.91; 8. Tom Lancashire, Florida St., 3:38.92.

3,000-meter steeplechase: 1. Mircea Bogdan, UTEP, 8:27.29; 2. Peter Kosgei, Arkansas, 8:29.13; 3. Andy Smith, North Carolina St., 8:29.66; 4. Andrew Lemoncello, Florida St., 8:30.12; 5. Patrick Mutai, UTEP, 8:31.93; 6. Ben Bruce, Cal Poly, 8:33.81; 7. Itay Magidi, Clemson, 8:34.12; 8. Erik Emilsson, UCLA, 8:34.80.

5,000-meter run: 1. Ryan Hall, Stanford, 13:22.32; 2. Ian Dobson, Stanford, 13:22.54; 3. Nick Willis, Michigan, 13:27.54; 4. Brent Vaughn, Colorado, 13:40.11; 5. Matt Tegenkamp, Wisconsin, 13:41.07; 6. Robert Cheseret, Arizona, 13:41.88; 7. Ed Moran, William & Mary, 13:46.99.

10,000-meter run: 1. Robert Cheseret, Arizona, 28:20.11; 2. Galen Rupp, Oregon, 28:23.75; 3. Peter Kosgei, Arkansas, 28:39.29; 4. Rod Koborsi, Georgetown, 28:42.05; 5. Bret Schoolmeester, Colorado, 28:49.07; 6. Josphat Boit, Arkansas, 28:52.69; 7. Josh Rohatinsky, Brigham Young, 28:54.70; 8. Tim Nelson, Wisconsin, 29:01.56.

110-meter high hurdles: 1. Josh Walker, Florida, 13.39; 2. Antwon Hicks, Mississippi, 13.42; 3. Jason Richardson, South Carolina, 13.50; 4. Eric Mitchum, Oregon, 13.53; 5. Aries Merritt, Tennessee, 13.56; 6. Marlon Odom, Texas Tech, 13.69; 7. Selim Nurudeen, Notre Dame, 13.86; 8. Eric Keddo, Savannah St., 14.06.

400-meter intermediate hurdles: 1. Kerron Clement, Florida, 47.56 [meet record: old record 47.85, Kevin Young, UCLA, 1988]; 2. Bennie Brazell, LSU, 47.67; 3. Micheal Tinsley, Jackson St., 48.55; 4. Brandon Johnson, UCLA, 48.59; 5. LaRon Bennett, Georgia, 48.74; 6. Bryan Steele, Long Island, 49.51; 7. Jonathan Williams, UCLA, 49.76; 8. Reuben McCoy, Auburn, 49.82.

400-meter relay: 1. Arkansas (Michael Grant, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Omar Brown), 38.49; 2. Florida, 38.54; 3. Tennessee, 38.83; 4. LSU, 38.86; 5. Southern California, 39.17; 6. Oregon, 39.20; 7. Florida St., 39.33; Arizona St., did not qualify.

1,600-meter relay: 1. LSU (Reginald Dardar, Bennie Brazell, Xavier Carter, Kelly Willie), 2:59.59 [meet record: old record 2:59.91, UCLA (Steve Lewis, Kevin Young, Danny Everett, Henry Thomas), 1988]; 2. Arizona St., 3:00.57; 3. Oregon, 3:00.81; 4. Florida, 3:01.36; 5. Mississippi St., 3:01.63; 6. Baylor, 3:01.83; 7. Texas Tech, 3:02.33; 8. Northern Iowa, 3:04.83.

High jump: 1. Jesse Williams, Southern California, 2.29 (7-6); 2. Mickael Hanany, UTEP, 2.26 (7-5); 3. Steve Wolf, Central Mich., 2.26 (7-5); 4. Mike Morrison, Florida, 2.23 (7-3 3/4); 5. Kyle Lancaster, Kansas St., 2.23 (7-3 3/4); 6. Dusty Jonas, Nebraska, 2.23 (7-3 3/4); 7. (tie) Aaron Plas, Nebraska, and Marios Iacovou, Ohio St., 2.20 (7-2 1/2).

Pole vault: 1. Robison Pratt, Brigham Young, 5.50, (18-0 1/2); 2. Brian Mondschein, Virginia Tech, 5.40, (17-8 1/2); 3. (tie) Brad Smith, Georgia, and John Russell, Akron, 5.40, (17-8 1/2); 5. Tyson Byers, Washington St., 5.40 (17-8 1/2); 6. Seth Harris, Texas Tech, 5.30 (17-4 1/2); 7. Trent Powell, Brigham Young, 5.30 (17-4 1/2); 8. (tie) Ray Scotten, Nebraska, and Mark Johnson, Coastal Caro., 5.15 (16-10 3/4).

Long jump: 1. Fabrice Lapierre, Texas A&M, 8.15 (26-9); 2. Oliver Koenig, Iowa St., 8.00 (26-3); 3. Aarik Wilson, Indiana, 7.91 (25-11 1/2); 4. Trevell Quinley, Arizona St., 7.69 (25-2 3/4); 5. Mike Morrison, Florida, 7.61 (24-11 3/4); 6. Brian Veal, Texas St., 7.61 (24-11 3/4); 7. Cody Eichmeier, Northern Iowa, 7.49 (24-7); 8. Chris Gillis, Baylor, 7.45 (24-5 1/2).

Triple jump: 1. Rodrigo Mendes, Brigham Young, 17.04 (55-11); 2. Allen Simms, Southern California, 17.03 (55-10 1/2); 3. Aarik Wilson, Indiana, 16.94 (55-7); 4. Rafeeq Curry, Florida St., 16.40 (53-9 3/4); 5. Jaanus Uudmae, Arkansas, 16.21 (53-2 1/4); 6. Brian Veal, Texas St., 16.18 (53-1); 7. Samyr Laine, Harvard, 16.10 (52-10); 8. Brandon Atkinson, Mississippi, 16.07 (52-8 3/4).

Shot put: 1. Edis Elkasevic, Auburn, 20.88 (68-6); 2. Sheldon Battle, Kansas, 20.30 (66-7 1/4); 3. Jeff Chakouian, Kentucky, 19.73 (64-8 3/4); 4. Sean Shields, Arizona, 19.21 (63-0 1/4); 5. Russell Winger, Idaho, 19.03 (62-5 1/4); 6. Sven Hahn, Virginia Tech, 18.95 (62-2 1/4); 7. Kevin Bookout, Oklahoma, 18.83 (61-9 1/2); 8. Dorian Scott, Florida St., 18.74 (61-5 3/4).

Discus throw: 1. Michael Robertson, Stanford, 61.70 (202-5); 2. Vikas Gowda, North Carolina, 60.08 (197-1); 3. Jamal Cann, Iowa St., 58.88 (193-2); 4. Adam Kuehl, Arizona, 58.81 (192-11); 5. Raigo Toompuu, Western Ky., 57.78 (189-7); 6. Sam Segond, Rutgers, 57.42 (188-5); 7. Niklas Arrhenius, Brigham Young, 56.79 (186-4); 8. Edis Elkasevic, Auburn, 56.33 (184-10).

Hammer throw: 1. Spyridon Jullien, Virginia Tech, 70.43 (231-1); 2. Mattias Jons, Boise St., 68.87 (225-11); 3. Nick Owens, North Carolina, 67.76 (222-4); 4. Cory Martin, Auburn, 66.07 (216-9); 5. John Paul Smolenski, Purdue, 65.82 (215-11); 6. Adam Midles, Southern California, 63.67 (208-11); 7. Jake Dunkleberger, Miami (Ohio), 63.31 (207-8); 8. Adam Trainor, Colorado St., 63.23 (207-5).

Javelin throw: 1. Gabriel Wallin, Boise St., 78.76 (258-5); 2. Trevor Snyder, Georgia, 76.03 (249-5); 3. Sean Furey, Dartmouth, 73.83 (242-3); 4. Eric Brown, Arkansas, 70.77 (232-2); 5. Bobby Smith, Monmouth, 69.99(229-7); 6. Chris Carter, Southeastern La., 69.97 (229-7); 7. Paul Teinert, California, 69.53 (228-1); 8. Dane Brubaker, Montana, 66.97 (219-9).

Decathlon: 1. Trey Hardee, Texas, 7,881; 2. Mustafa Abdur-Rahim, Dartmouth, 7,739; 3. Hans Uldal, Missouri, 7,687; 4. Donovan Kilmartin, Texas, 7,662; 5. Chris Helwick, Tennessee, 7,569; 6. Andrew Levin, Montana, 7,558; 7. Alleyne Lett, LSU, 7,476; 8. Travis Brandstatter, Minnesota, 7,305.