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Incredible finish has Arkansas moving on to NCAA Championships

Paced by a 5-under 67 from sophomore William Buhl, 15th-ranked Arkansas rallied and earned a trip to the 2018 NCAA Championship.

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NORMAN, Okla. — Paced by a 5-under 67 from sophomore William Buhl, 15th-ranked Arkansas rallied and earned a trip to the 2018 NCAA Championship on Wednesday.

The Razorbacks opened the final day of the 2018 NCAA Norman Regional in 10th place but moved up six spots after carding the second-best round of the day with an 8-under 280.

They vaulted up the leaderboard and edged No. 22 Florida State tying for fourth place to move on to the NCAA Championship in Stillwater, Oklahoma, next week.

Arkansas wrapped up the three-day event shooting 288-293-280=861.

Alvaro Ortiz posted a 2-under 69 moving up 13 spots in the final round. He finished as the low man for Arkansas tying for 12th place overall shooting 74-71-69=214 (-2).

Buhl made the biggest jump climbing 25 points into a tie for 18th overall. The sophomore carded rounds of 69-79-67=215 (-1).

Tyson Reeder had his best round of the tournament moving up 11 spots into a tie for 32nd. Reeder finished 3-over shooting 76-72-71=219.

Mason Overstreet and Luis Garza rounded out the Razorback scoring. Overstreet finished tied for 38th with a five-over 72-76-73=221. Garza tied for 49th overall shooting 73-74-77=224.

Arkansas made the turn at 1-under after starting their day on the ninth hole. Ortiz picked up an eagle on No. 3 and went birdie-birdie on the 16th and 17th holes of his round.

Overstreet also carded back-to-back birdies on Nos. 7 and 8. Buhl was solid all day playing the first nine 4-under.

He picked up two more birdies on the front side of the course helping Arkansas move up.

The Razorbacks move on to the NCAA Championships making its 21st appearance as a team.

The program’s best finish is a second-place showing in 2009 and Overstreet advanced to the NCAA Championship as an individual last season playing to a runner-up finish.

Host No. 3 Oklahoma won the event edging No. 29 BYU and No. 27 North Florida by a stroke.

The Sooners finished with an 850 followed by an 851 from the Cougars and the Ospreys. Arkansas tied Auburn and the Tigers also move on.

Team and individual medalist titles will be decided May 25-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The 2018 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships will be broadcast for the fifth consecutive year by Golf Channel with more than 100 news and tournament hours planned again for the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships

Arkansas will host the 2019 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships next spring at The Blessings.

The Lineup

PLACE PLAYER SCORES TO PAR
T12 Alvaro Ortiz 74–71–69—214 -2
T18 William Buhl 69–79–67—215 -1
T33 Tyson Reeder 76–72–71—219 +3
T39 Mason Overstreet 72–76–73—221 +5
T49 Luis Garza 73–74–77—224 +8


The Field

PLACE TEAM SCORES TO PAR
1 No. 3 Oklahoma 283-284-283=850 -14
T2. No. 39 BYU 295-278-278=851 -10
No. 27 North Florida 288-283-280=851 -13
T4 No. 15 Arkansas 288-293-280=861 -3
No. 10 Auburn 288-285-288=861 -3
6. No. 22 Florida State 293-284-285=862 -2
7 No. 46 Virginia 297-281-285=863 -1
8 No. 33 Pepperdine 295-274-295=864 E
9 Nevada 294-285-288=867 +3
10 San Diego State 290-290-290=870 +6
11 UMKC 293-297-291=881 +17
12 Sam Houston State 310-289-298=888 +24
13 Navy 323-302-296=921 +57
14 Prairie View A&M 315-316-312=943 +79
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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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