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Chadwick, Herman lead Hogs on first day of Razorback Invitational
Kelsey Herman captured the pentathlon title and Payton Chadwick turned in the No. 2 time in program history in the 200-meters on the opening day of the Razorback Invitational.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Kelsey Herman captured the pentathlon title and Payton Chadwick turned in the No. 2 time in program history in the 200-meters on the opening day of the Razorback Invitational at Randal Tyson Indoor Track Friday night.
Herman, a two-time All-American in the event, capped her opening pentathlon of the season with the title scoring over 4,100 points while clocking a near PR in the opening event of the competition (60-meter hurdles) falling short of the mark by one one-hundredth of a second (0.01).
| Kelsey Herman Razorback Invitational Pentathlon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | Mark | Points |
| 60-meter hurdles | 8.34 | 1,052 |
| High Jump | 5-8.75 | 916 |
| Shot Put | 38-9.75 | 650 |
| Long Jump | 19-6.25 | 834 |
| 800-meters | 2:29.78 | 696 |
| Point Total | 4,189 |
Freshman J’Alyiea Smith completed her first collegiate pentathlon finishing eight-overall in the competition while setting personal-best in every event minus the 60-meter hurdles.
| J’Alyiea Smith Razorback Invitational Pentathlon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | Mark | Points |
| 60-meter hurdles | 8.90 | 931 |
| High Jump | 5-8.75 | 916 |
| Shot Put | 22-10.50 | 333 |
| Long Jump | 17-6 | 651 |
| 800-meters | 2:29.53 | 699 |
| Point Total | 3,530 |
On the track for Arkansas, Payton Chadwick turned in the No. 2 fastest 200-meter sprint in program history breaking her tie with former Razorback great Talyor Ellis-Watson (22.99).
Chadwick finished second in her heat trailing Kentucky’s Abby Steiner who turned in an identical 22.97. The final result came down to a difference of four one-thousandths of a second as Steiner took the event in 22.965 over Chadwick’s 22.969.
Freshman Kethlin Campbell (23.42) and Tiana Wilson (23.67) set PR’s in the event while Kiara Parker (23.41), Jada Baylark (23.58), Janeek Brown (23.67), Tamara Kuykendall (24.40), and Morgan Burks-Magee (24.71) finished fourth, eighth, 10th, 19th, and 27th, respectively.
Senior All-American Lexi Jacobus captured her third-straight meet victory of 2019 clearing 4.51m (14-9.50) for the win. Tori Hoggard cleared an identical bar for a second-place finish while Desiree Freier (4.41m/14-5.50), Bailee McCorkle (4.01m/13-1.75), Rylee Robinson (3.91m/12-10), Morgan Hartsell (3.81m/12-6), Genna Potter (3.61m/11-10), Olivia Groeber (3.41m/11-2.25), and Parrish Kitto (3.41m/11-2.25) finished fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, 12th, and tied for 13th, respectively.
After day one of competition, Arkansas leads the meet with 59.5 points through seven events scored.
The Razorbacks return to Randal Tyson tomorrow morning as day two of the Razorback Invitational gets underway at 11:25 a.m with the men’s heptathlon.
| 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, 63-31 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Texas | 11:00 AM ABC |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | vs Louisiana Tech | 3:00 PM ESPN+/SECN+ |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | @ Missouri | 2:30 or 3:30 PM TBA |
| 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 (25) | 10-0 | 268 | 1 |
| 2. | Greenwood (2) | 10-0 | 234 | 3 |
| 30 | Conway | 9-1 | 202 | 2 |
| 4. | Little Rock Parkview | 9-1 | 171 | 4 |
| 5. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 162 | 5 |
| 6. | Benton | 9-1 | 148 | 6 |
| 7. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 111 | 7 |
| 8. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 89 | 8 |
| 9. | Rogers | 7-3 | 43 | 9 |
| 10. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 22 | — |
| Others receiving votes: Valley View 8, Mountain Home 7, Cabot 6, Little Rock Catholic 6, Shiloh Christian 6, Elkins 1, Farmington 1. | ||||
| CLASS 7A | ||||
| 1. | Bryant (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway | 9-1 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. | Bentonville | 7-3 | 81 | 3 |
| 4. | Fayetteville | 8-2 | 45 | 4 |
| 5. | Pulaski Academy | 8-2 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Rogers 3. | ||||
| CLASS 6A | ||||
| 1. | Greenwood (27) | 10-0 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Benton | 9-1 | 108 | 2 |
| 3. | Mountain Home | 8-2 | 62 | 3 |
| 4. | Shiloh Christian | 7-3 | 49 | 4 |
| 5. | Little Rock Catholic | 9-1 | 34 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Marion 6. | ||||
| CLASS 5A | ||||
| 1. | Little Rock Parkview (27) | 9-1 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Joe T. Robinson | 9-1 | 106 | 2 |
| 3. | Valley View | 10-0 | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Farmington | 9-1 | 48 | 4 |
| 5. | Hot Springs Lakeside | 8-2 | 20 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 7, Harding Academy 7, Morrilton 3. | ||||
| CLASS 4A | ||||
| 1. | Elkins (20) | 10-0 | 126 | 1 |
| 3. | Arkadelphia (5) | 8-2 | 91 | 3 |
| 2. | Little Rock Mills (1) | 10-0 | 68 | 2 |
| 4. | Warren | 8-2 | 55 | 4 |
| 5. | Dardanell (1) | 9-1 | 23 | — |
| Southside Batesville | 10-0 | 23 | — | |
| Others receiving votes: Malvern 12, Gravette 5, Highland 2. | ||||
| CLASS 3A | ||||
| 1. | Bismarck (12) | 10-0 | 105 | 1t |
| 2. | Fordyce (10) | 10-0 | 96 | 1t |
| 3. | Prescott (1) | 9-1 | 70 | 4 |
| 4. | Osceola (2) | 8-1 | 54 | 3 |
| 5. | Booneville (1) | 9-1 | 39 | 5 |
| Others receiving votes: Mansfield (1) 23, Rivercrest 10, Rison 4, Salem 4. | ||||
| CLASS 2A | ||||
| 1. | Carlisle (20) | 10-0 | 127 | 1 |
| 2. | Conway Christian (7) | 10-0 | 115 | 2 |
| 3. | Des Arc | 8-2 | 59 | 5 |
| 4. | East Poinsett Co. | 7-3 | 52 | — |
| 5. | Bigelow | 6-4 | 18 | 3 |
| Murfreesboro | 7-3 | 18 | 4 | |
| Others receiving votes: Mount Ida 6, Junction City 4, Cross County 3, Poyen 3. | ||||
| 8-MAN SANCTIONED | ||||
| 1. | Strong-Huttig (27) | 5-0 | 81 | 1 |
| 2. | Midland | 9-0 | 53 | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Ridge | 8-1 | 25 | 3 |
| Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3. | ||||