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Hogs eye repeat title at Gator Invitational this weekend

No. 20 Arkansas will look to defend its team title at the SunTrust Gator Invitational this weekend, traveling to Gainesville, Florida.

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FAYETTEVILLE — No. 20 Arkansas will look to defend its team title at the SunTrust Gator Invitational this weekend, traveling to Gainesville, Florida, to compete against some of the best teams in the country at Mark Bostick Golf Course.

The Razorbacks return to the Gator Invitational for the sixth time in the last seven years after capturing the team title in 2014 and 2017 and finishing runner-up in 2015.

Arkansas is looking to become a repeat champion of an event for the first time in six years.

The 2018 version of the Gator Invite is loaded with a 16-team field, including seven nationally ranked programs.

Arkansas is joined by three other ranked SEC teams, as No. 6 Florida, No. 7 Vanderbilt and No. 26 Missouri will all tee it up in Gainesville.

The 6,701-yard par 70 course will feature 36 holes on Saturday, Feb. 17, before closing out play with the final round on Sunday, Feb. 18. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com or via the Golfstat Live app.

Fresh off being named to the Ben Hogan Award watch list, sophomore Mason Overstreet will top the lineup after his fourth top-10 finish of the year two weeks ago.

He ranks No. 10 in the country in stroke average and finished T-12th at the Gator Invitational last year.

Senior Alvaro Ortiz returns to the No. 2 spot in the lineup with a 70.0 stroke average and 12 rounds under par this year, while Luis Garza is coming off his best performance of the year at TPC Sawgrass and will occupy the third position.

William Buhl was the most consistent player in the season opener and will start in the No. 4 position, while Tyson Reeder will round out the team in his second start as a Razorback. Landon Ernst will compete as an individual for the second straight event.

The Rundown
Schedule: Feb. 17-18 | 36 holes on Saturday, 18 on Sunday
Course: Mark Bostick Golf Course | Gainesville, Fla.
Yardage: 6,701 – Par 70
Format: Play 5, count 4
Last Year’s Champion: Arkansas (+5)

Razorback Lineup
1. Mason Overstreet, So. (69.2)
2. Alvaro Ortiz, Sr. (70.0)
3. Luis Garza, So. (71.9)
4. William Buhl, So. (71.2)
5. Tyson Reeder, R-So. (73.6)
IND. Landon Ernst, Fr. (73.1)

The Field
No. 20 Arkansas
College of Charleston
Coastal Carolina
No. 7 Florida
Georgia Southern
Jacksonville
Liberty
Lipscomb
Mississippi State
No. 26 Missouri
Troy
UAB
No. 50 UCF
No. 27 North Florida
No. 43 USF
No. 6 Vanderbilt

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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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