Arkansas track great Joe Falcon to be inducted to Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame
FAYETTEVILLE — Former Arkansas track distance runner Joe Falcon will be inducted to the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Wednesday.
Falcon is one of 12 members for the 2025 class and will be inducted June 8 in Eugene, Ore.
The hall inducted its inaugural class in 2022. Falcon is the third former Arkansas athlete in four years to be added, joining jumpers Erick Walder (2022) and Mike Conley (2023).
Falcon won seven individual NCAA titles during his Razorbacks career from 1986-89 across indoor and outdoor track and cross country. He was a member of six national championship teams under John McDonnell.
He completed a personal triple crown in 1987, winning the NCAA indoor 3,000 meters, the outdoor 10,000 and the cross country individual championship.
