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Hogs set to go after 13th straight SEC Championship this weekend

Arkansas will be in the hunt for its 13th-consecutive SEC Conference title this weekend in Knoxville, competing at the 2018 SEC Outdoor Championships.

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FAYETTEVILLE — No. 4 Arkansas will be in the hunt for its 13th-consecutive SEC Conference title this weekend in Knoxville, competing at the 2018 SEC Outdoor Championships May 11-13 at the Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.

The final day of the championships will be televised live on the SEC network beginning at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 13.

Fans will be able to live stream Friday and Saturday’s action on the SEC Network plus beginning at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., respectively.

The broadcast talent includes Dwight Stones, Larra Overton, Jill Montgomery and John Anderson.

Date/Time: Friday, May 11-Sunday, May 13
Venue: Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium
Important Links: Meet Notes | Meet Schedule | Entries/Heat Sheets | Live Results | SEC Network+ Stream

Nationally Ranked SEC Teams

In the most recent USTFCCCA NCAA National Rankings, 10 SEC programs were among the top-25 best teams in the country led by No. 1 LSU.

Following the Tigers are No. 4 Arkansas and No. 5 Kentucky, No. 6 Georgia, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 9 Florida, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 17 Alabama No. 18 Missouri and No. 23 Ole Miss.

The women’s track & field team is currently ranked No. 4 in the nation, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and boast 10 performances in the Top-20 of the NCAA with five of those falling inside the Top-10 including a nation-leading heptathlete in Taliyah Brooks.

No. 1 | Taliyah Brooks – Long Jump 6.78m (22′-3″)
No. 2 | Lexi Jacobus – Pole Vault 4.55m (14′-11″)
No. 3 | Tori Hoggard – Pole Vault 4.51m (14′-9.50″)
No. 4 | Janeek Brown – 100-meter hurdles 12.73
No. 4 | Taliyah Brooks – Heptathlon 5,946-points
No. 7
 | Taliyah Brooks – 100-meter hurdles 12.82
No. 7 | 4-x-100-meters 43.38
No. 9 | Jada Baylark – 100-meters 11.09
No.19 | Carina Viljoen – 1500-meters 4:16.07
No. 19 | Devin Clark – 3,000-meter steeplechase 10:08.17

All-SEC Returners
The Razorbacks return five individual All-SEC performers from the 2017 squad including Taliyah Brooks, Nikki Hiltz, Lexi Jacobus, Tori Hoggard.

Arkansas also had four student-athletes named to the 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team that includes two who will compete for the Razorbacks this weekend in Carina Viljoen and Rachel Nichwitz.

2018 SEC Outdoor Championships Entries –
100-Meter Dash

Athlete/Career Best
Jada Baylark 11.10/11.02w
Janeek Brown 11.34/11.19w
Tamara Kuykendall 11.54/11.44w
Kiara Parker 11.26/11.14w

200-Meter Dash
Jada Baylark 23.00/22.91w
Tamara Kuykendall 23.82
Kiara Parker 23.41

400-Meter Dash
Morgan Burks Magee 52.20(i)
Sydney Davis 54.99
Sydney Hammit 54.81

800-Meter Run
Kailee Sawyer 2:08.04

1,500-Meter Run
Nikki Hiltz 4:10.80
Micah Huckabee 4:33.66
Carina Viljoen 4:16.07

3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Devin Clark 9:49.25
Regan Hime 10:08.23
Rachel Nichwitz 10:14.59

5,000-Meter Run
Devin Clark 16:15.09
Regan Hime 16:12.46
Micah Huckabee 18:16.96
Rachel Nichwitz 16:33.27
Maddy Reed 16:04.43
Carina Viljoen NT

10,000-Meter Run
Regan Hime NT

100-Meter Hurdles
Taliyah Brooks 13.14/12.82w
Janeek Brown 13.21/12.73w

4-x-100-Meter Relay
Janeek Brown, Jada Baylark, Kiara Parker, Morgan Burks Magee

4-x-400-Meter Relay
Morgan Burks Magee, Sydney Davis,
Kiara Parker, Jada Baylark

High Jump
Carmen Sitz 1.70m (5’-6.75”)

Pole Vault
Morgan Hartsell 4.02m (13’-2.25”)
Tori Hoggard 4.61m (15’-1.50”)
Lexi Jacobus 4.66m (15-3.25”)
Elizabeth Ramos Mata 4.05m (13’-3.25”)
Rylee Robinson 4.17m (13’-8”)

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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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