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Hogs eye consecutive wins against a stacked field

Coming off a 17-shot victory last week, Arkansas is set to play in another loaded field starting Sunday, traveling to Florida to take part in the Valspar Collegiate.

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FAYETTEVILLE — Coming off a 17-shot victory last week, No. 16 Arkansas is set to play in another loaded field starting on Sunday, traveling to Florida to take part in the Valspar Collegiate at Floridian National Golf.

In the 16-team field, 13 programs are ranked in the top 40 in the nation, 10 teams are ranked in the top 25, and the top three programs in the country are represented at the tournament. The 54-hole tournament features 18 holes on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the par 71, 7,114-yard Floridian National Golf Club.

Arkansas is going for back-to-back wins for the first time since the 2011-12 season after knocking off 17 teams last week in Athens, Georgia, and running away from the field for a 17-shot victory.

The Razorbacks are also trying to win for the third time this year, which would be the most victories in a season since hoisting seven trophies in 2011-12.

With last week’s dominant victory, Arkansas improved its head-to-head record to 89-25-1 on the year as Alvaro Ortiz and Luis Garza took home co-medalist honors at the event and earned Co-SEC Golfer of the Week honors.

The win made Ortiz the 10th player in program history with multiple individual victories, while Garza captured his first title after knocking on the door with four previous top-five collegiate finishes.

Mason Overstreet will look to get back to his early-season form where he carded 12 rounds under par in the first six tournaments of the year and added four top-10 performances.

William Buhl and Tyson Reeder will round out the lineup in the fourth and fifth positions, while Landon Ernst will compete as an individual.

The Razorbacks will tee off Sunday at 8:30 p.m. CT with conference foes LSU and South Carolina.

Live scoring will be available at Golfstat.com or via the Golfstat Live app.

The Rundown
Schedule: March 18-20 | 18 holes on Sunday-Tuesday
Course: Floridian National Golf Club | Palm City, Fla.
Yardage: 7,114 – Par 71
Format: Play 5, count 4

Razorback Lineup
1. Alvaro Ortiz, Jr. (69.9)
2. Mason Overstreet, So. (70.2)
3. Luis Garza, Fr. (71.8)
4. William Buhl, Fr. (71.9)
5. Tyson Reeder, So. (73.7)
IND. Landon Ernst, Fr. (74.0)

The Field
No. 16 Arkansas
No. 9 Baylor
No. 37 Duke
No. 23 Florida State
No. 3 Georgia Tech
Houston
Lamar
No. 12 LSU
No. 1 Oklahoma State
No. 28 Pepperdine
No. 31 South Carolina
No. 20 South Florida
No. 14 Texas
No. 2 Texas A&M
UT Arlington
No. 22 Wake Forest

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Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
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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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