With both basketball teams on a strong run at the end, radio analyst Matt Zimmerman says the men and women have a door wide open in postseason.
Musselman previews finally facing Aggies in last home game
Hogs coach Eric Musselman talked with the media Thursday afternoon on playing Texas A&M after prepping for them twice already.
Van Horn previews weekend matchup with Murray State
Hogs coach Dave Van Horn said Thursday morning he hasn’t mentioned the No. 1 ranking with the team a single time, previewed weekend series.
Holt on Van Horn’s update on Opitz’s status, basketball surging
Democrat-Gazette writer Bob Holt talked on Halftime on Thursday about Dave Van Horn’s press conference plus strong basketball streak.
RECRUITING THURSDAY: Moody exceeding expectations
Democrat-Gazette’s Richard Davenport said on The Morning Rush freshman Moses Moody has managed to go beyond what was expected.
Bud Light Seltzer Morning Rush Podcast: Case for Freshman of Year
Tye & Tommy on the SEC Freshman of the Year, Richard Davenport joins plus #NationalSnackDay!
Battle at quarterback in spotlight when Hogs start spring practice
K.J. Jefferson and Malik Hornsby are the two leading candidates for the quarterback spot, but there are other key things to be watching when spring drills start Tuesday, says Tom Murphy of the Democrat-Gazette.
Defense, chemistry obviously making trip with Hogs on road
Hawgs Illustrated’s Clay Henry pointed out on Halftime when you go on the road in college basketball defense, chemistry, two key things needed to be packed for trip.
Hogs lead field at home for NCAA Indoor Championship next week
No. 3 Arkansas leads the men’s NCAA Indoor Championship field with a total of 18 entrants among 10 events for the event that will be hosted inside Randal Tyson Track Center on March 11-14.
It marks the most entries for the Razorbacks since 19 in 2013, when they claimed an NCAA Indoor championship.
In the weekly USTFCCCA national rating index, the Hogs remain No. 3 behind Oregon and LSU. The rest of the top 10 includes BYU, Georgia, Florida State, Florida, North Carolina A&T, Tennessee, and Texas Tech.
The leading entries following Arkansas include LSU and Oregon with 12 each, Florida (10), Alabama (9) and Florida State (9). Among entries by conference the SEC tops the field with 86, followed by Big 10 (32), Mountain Pacific (32), ACC (30), Big 12 (30), and Summit league (10).
The Razorbacks also lead the NCAA field in the number of events they will contest with 10, followed by nine for LSU, eight for Alabama, and three schools – Florida, Oregon, and Texas – at seven each.
For the third consecutive year the Razorbacks have qualified both the 4×400 and distance medley relay. Joining Arkansas with both relays in this year’s national meet are Alabama, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia Tech.
This marks the 11th consecutive season for the Razorback 4×400 relay to qualify, third best behind Texas A&M (16) and LSU (13). This is the third consecutive season for the Hog’s distance medley to advance.
With three entrants in the heptathlon, this marks the fifth consecutive year Arkansas has qualified in the combined event.
Information from Arkansas Communications is included in this story
Hogs will take record 25 athletes to NCAA Indoor Championships
No. 1 Arkansas produced a school record 25 entries for the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships, which are being held March 11-14 inside Randal Tyson Track Center.
The Razorbacks will contest 18 events over the three-day meet.
Previously, the highest entry mark for Arkansas has been 15, which occurred twice in recent years (2015 and 2019), which were national championship seasons for the Razorbacks, scoring 63 and 62 points, respectively.
Heading into the NCAA Indoor meet next week, the Hogs maintain a firm hold on the No. 1 position in the weekly USTFCCCA national rating index over Texas A&M, Texas, Georgia and Florida among the top five.
The next group among the top 10 include LSU, BYU, USC, Alabama, and Texas Tech.
Arkansas doubled the number of entries by any other school as Florida, Texas, and Texas A&M have a dozen each. They are followed by Georgia (11), LSU (9), and USC (9).
Among entries by conference the SEC leads with 99, followed by the ACC (40), Mountain Pacific (37), Big 12 (36), and Big 10 (22).
The Razorbacks have four entries in three separate events – 400, Mile and 3,000m. They also have four athletes who are entered in two individual events.
They include Jada Baylark (60|200), Kennedy Thomson (800|Mile), Katie Izzo (3000|5000), and G’Auna Edwards (Long Jump|Pentathlon).
For the second consecutive year Arkansas and Florida are the only two women’s teams to have qualified in both the 4×400 and distance medley relays.
The Razorbacks enter the NCAA Indoor with a collegiate-leading time in the distance medley relay as their 10:53.77 ranks second on the UA all-time list.
In the 4×400 relay, the school record performance of 3:28.50, which broke the 2005 SEC meet record, ranks second collegiately.
In the women’s history of the NCAA Indoor, dating back to 1983, no school has won both relays. The distance medley relay was contested starting in 1994, replacing the 4×800 relay. In 1984, Tennessee claimed the 4×400 as well as the 4×800 relay.
This marks the 21st consecutive year the Razorbacks have qualified an athlete in the pole vault and the eighth straight season Arkansas qualified multiple athletes in the pole vault.
In the past 15 years, the Razorbacks have advanced more than one vaulter into the NCAA Indoor on 14 occasions.
