Tyson Invitational

Tyson Invitational
Date	Second weekend in February
Location	Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
Event type	Track and field
Official site	Tyson 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.
60 m	7.31	Liranyi Alonso	Dominican Republic	14 February 2025	[5]
200 m	22.36	Favour Ofili	Nigeria	11 February 2023	[6]
800 m	1:58.69	Shafiqua Maloney	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	10 February 2024	[7]
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	[8]
Distance medley relay	10:53.77	Arkansas University		12 February 2021	[9]

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. "Liranyi ALONSO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 22 August 2025.
6. Olusola Jide Jide (14 February 2023). "Favour Ofili Set New African Record In 200m". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
7. "800m Result" (PDF). flashresults.com. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
8. "4×400m Relay Result". flashresults.com. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
9. "Distance Medley Relay Result" (PDF). flashresults.com. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

External links

• 2019 University of Arkansas Track and Field Home Meet Information
• Meet Records 9 February 2018 updated