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Arkansas earns 34 entries to NCAA West prelims in California next week
Following the SEC Outdoor Championships last weekend, Arkansas secured 34 entries into the NCAA West preliminary round.
FAYETTEVILLE — Following the SEC Outdoor Championships last weekend, Arkansas secured 34 entries into the NCAA West preliminary round in Sacramento, California, on May 23-25 at Hornet Stadium hosted by Sacramento State University.
The NCAA West Preliminary meet is one of two regional events, which serve as the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Athletes gain entry into the competition by having one of the top-48 best marks of the region (East or West) in their respective events. In order to advance to the final round in Austin, Texas an athlete must finish among the top-12 best (per region) in their respective events.
Razorback entries
The 34 Razorback entries represent a balanced mix of sprints, relays, distance and field events. In the sprints, Arkansas will compete in the 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, and 100-meter hurdles.
In the distance events, it’ll be the 1,500-meters, 5,000-meters, 10,000-meters, and 3,000-meter steeplechase while off the track, pole vault, high jump, and long jump will highlight Arkansas’ representation in the field events.
Both the 4×400-meter relay and 4×100-meter relay will be at the meet entering with the fastest and second-fastest times, respectively.
Year-by-Year entry count (National Finish)
• 2019 – 34 (TBD)
• 2018 – 22 (11th)
• 2017 – 28 (6th)
• 2016 – 37 (1st)
• 2015 – 26 (4th)
• 2014 – 21 (9th)
• 2013 – 22 (8th)
• 2012 – 26 (24th)
• 2011 – 20 (14th)
Solo double duty
Six Razorbacks, Brown (100mH/200m), Payton Chadwick (100mH/200m), Carina Viljoen (1,500/5K), Sydney Brown (1,500/5K), Devin Clark (5k, 3k steeple), and Taylor Werner (5k/10k) will pursue a final round qualification in two events apiece.
Event Breakdown
100 Meters
Kiara Parker
Tamara Kuykendall
200 Meters
Janeek Brown
Payton Chadwick
400 Meters
Kethlin Campbell
Paris Peoples
Morgan Burks-Magee
Sydney Hammit
Tiana Wilson
Shafiqua Maloney
1,500 Meters
Carina Viljoen
Maddy Reed
Sydney Brown
Megan Underwood
5,000 Meters
Taylor Werner
Lauren Gregory
Carina Viljoen
Devin Clark
Sydney Brown
10,000 Meters
Taylor Werner
100 Meter Hurdles
Janeek Brown
Payton Chadwick
G’Auna Edwards
3,000 Meter Steeplechase
Devin Clark
Rachel Nichwitz
4×100 Meter Relay
Arkansas
4×400 Meter Relay
Arkansas
High Jump
J’Alyiea Smith
Pole Vault
Tori Hoggard
Lexi Jacobus
Desiree Freier
Rylee Robinson
Bailee McCorkle
Long Jump
G’Auna Edwards
| Thu, Aug 29 |  | vs UAPB (Little Rock) | W, 70-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | @ Oklahoma State | L, 31-39 2OT |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | vs UAB | W, 37-27 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | @ Auburn | W, 24-14 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Texas A&M (Arl) | L, 21-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | vs Tennessee | W, 19-14 |
| Sat, Oct 19 |  | vs LSU | L, 34-10 |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | @ Mississippi State | W, 58-25 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | vs Ole Miss | L, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | TBD ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | TBD |
| 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: | ||||
| OVERALL | Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. | Bryant (18) | 8-0 | 252 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (6) | 8-0 | 230 | 2 |
| 3. | Greenwood (2) | 8-0 | 210 | 3 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 7-1 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 5-3 | 141 | 6 |
| 6. | Benton | 7-1 | 126 | 5 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 6-2 | 100 | 8 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 6-2 | 75 | 7 |
| 9. | Rogers | 5-3 | 45 | 9 |
| 10. | Shiloh Christian | 6-2 | 40 | 10 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (20) | 8-0 | 124 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway (6) | 8-0 | 105 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 5-3 | 75 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 6-2 | 45 | 5 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 6-2 | 35 | 4 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 5. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (26) | 8-0 | 130 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 7-1 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Shiloh Christian | 6-2 | 71 | 3 |
| 4. | Marion | 7-1 | 52 | 4 |
| 5. | Mountain Home | 7-1 | 31 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (23) | 7-1 | 127 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T Robinson | 7-1 | 90 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View (3) | 8-0 | 80 | 3 |
| 4. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 7-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Farmington | 7-1 | 30 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (19) | 8-0 | 116 | 1 |
| 2. | Arkadelphia (5) | 6-2 | 79 | 2 |
| 3. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 8-0 | 70 | 3 |
| 4. | Warren | 6-2 | 40 | 4 |
| 5. | Malvern (1) | 8-0 | 31 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 4. | Bismarck (15) | 8-0 | 105 | 4 |
| 5. | Fordyce (4) | 8-0 | 76 | 5 |
| Prescott (3) | 7-1 | 53 | 1t | |
| 1. | Osceola (2) | 6-1 | 49 | — |
| 3. | Mayflower (1) | 8-0 | 36 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (21) | 8-0 | 121 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (4) | 8-0 | 104 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 7-1 | 66 | 3 |
| 4. | Bigelow (1) | 6-2 | 45 | 5 |
| 5. | Murfreesboro | 6-2 | 30 | — |
| 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) | 5-0 | 76 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland (1) | 7-0 | 50 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 7-1 | 25 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Rector 5. | ||||