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Perico stays in striking distance on second day at NCAA

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Perico stays in striking distance on second day at NCAA

FAYETTEVILLE — Julian Perico got off to a slow start but grinded his way to a 3-over-par 75 Saturday in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, played at Blessings Golf Club (par 72, 7,550 yards).

Perico, who was tied for sixth after an opening-round 71, stands in a tie for 23rd with a 36-hole, 2-over-par score of 146 (71-75). The individual leader after two rounds is Oklahoma State’s Austin Eckroat with a 6-under-par 138 (69-69).

OSU teammate Matthew Wolff is tied for second after tying the Blessing course record with a 66 in round two. Razorbacks Mason Overstreet and Tyson Reeder have also shot 66.

First-round leader Collin Morikawa is tied with Wolff for second as the pair is one stroke back with a 139.

The freshman is still in good position to make the cut after tomorrow’s third round, which would lead to two more rounds to make up the eight-stroke difference.

The team field will shrink from 30 to 15 and the top nine individuals not on those advancing teams will play 18 final holes on Monday.

After Monday’s round, an NCAA individual champion will be crowned the top eight teams that will advance to match play Tuesday will be determined.

Perico started his round with a double-bogey on the par-5, 10th hole. He dropped two more shots on holes 13 and 15. However, he posted back-to-back birdies on holes 16 and 17 to climb back to +2 for the day and +1 for the Championship.

Perico gave those two shots back on holes 18 and 1 but, after four straight pars, he had a birdie on hole 6 for the second straight day. He closed his day with pars on his final three holes.

Perico will tee off at 9:02 am off hole No. 10 for his third round on Sunday.

Hogs move six athletes to NCAA at West Prelims on Friday evening

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Hogs move six athletes to NCAA at West Prelims on Friday evening

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arkansas advanced six through to the NCAA Championships on day two of the West Prelims at Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University Friday night.

The Razorbacks will have a familiar trio at Mike A. Myers Stadium for the start of the women’s pole vault as Tori Hoggard, Lexi Jacobus and Desiree Freier all clinched spots to the championships clearing identical bars of 4.32m (14-2).

Rylee Robinson and Bailee McCorkle finished 29th and 32nd in the event each clearing 4.07m (13-4.25).

Kethlin Campbell will compete for an NCAA title as the sophomore clocked a time of 51.85 winning her heat to advance to the final site in Austin, Texas. Paris Peoples finished 14th in 52.83, and Morgan Burks-Magee took 18th in a season-best 52.99.

Kiara Parker will join Campbell in Austin as she advanced to the championships in the 100-meters. A USATF finalist from last year, Parker will have a shot at an NCAA title, punching her ticket with an auto-Q run of 11.34.

Tamara Kuykendall narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA meet in the 100-meters running a lifetime-best of 11.45 to finish 15th-overall.

Devin Clark will return to the NCAA Championships in the steeplechase earning her spot with a lifetime-best performance that stands as the No. 2 mark in program history.

Clark finished with a time of 9:48.35 that was almost a full second PR for the senior from Spring Branch, Texas.

Arguably the best 100-meter hurdles duo in the nation, Arkansas’ Janeek Brown and Payton Chadwick advanced to the quarterfinal turning in the No. 1 and No. 2 times from the first round along the way.

Chadwick clocked 12.80 tying her lifetime-best mark while Brown ran a smooth 12.89 with both advancing with an auto-Q finish.

The hurdle duo returned to the track for first-round action in the deuce (200-meters) and found similar results as both advanced to the quarterfinal running times of 22.81 (Brown) and 23.39 (Chadwick).

Arkansas has qualified eight total athletes through to the final site thus far and will look to add to that total tomorrow as the Razorbacks have an entry in every event on the track tomorrow night.

Three Razorbacks advance to NCAA’s on second day at prelims

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Three Razorbacks advance to NCAA’s on second day at prelims

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arkansas advanced three more athletes to the NCAA Championships on Friday night at the West Prelims at Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University.

Travean Caldwell had a breakthrough performance in the 400-meter hurdles, turning in a lifetime-best of 50.14 that is tied for the third-fastest performance in program history trailing only Sam Glover (49.08) and Kemar Mowatt program-leading mark of 48.49 from the 2017 World Championships.

Caldwell won his heat earning an auto-Q spot to the NCAA meet in Austin, Texas in two weeks. Nick Hilson was advanced on referee’s decision after a protest was upheld. That means 13 men will move on from the West Region to the Outdoor Championships in Austin, Texas in the event.

Joining Caldwell and Hilson at the NCAA Championships will be Kris Hari and Roy Ejiakuekwu who grabbed spots at the national meet in the 100-meters. Both advanced to the final site by way of an auto-Q finish.

Ejiakuekwu posted a personal-best at 10.27 seconds while Hari grabbed his spot in the following heat besting Ejiakuekwu by one one-hundredth of a second (.01) tying his personal best, and Danish National Record, of 10.26 seconds.

Carl Elliot III was the lone Razorback to advance to the quarterfinal in the 110-meter hurdles, doing so with an auto-Q finish running 13.97. Tre’Bien Gilbert finished 27th in 14.10 while Shakiel Chattoo took 41st in 14.75.

True Freshman Rashad Boyd took the next step in qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 200-meters as he advanced to the quarterfinal running a lifetime-best of 20.80.

Hunter Woodhall ran in the quarterfinals of the 400-meters falling just short of moving on to Austin in the event. Woodhall took 17th with a time of 46.59 in the one-lap sprint.

Arkansas has qualified six total athletes through to the final site thus far and will look to add to that total tomorrow as the Razorbacks have an entry in every event on the track tomorrow as well as two in the field.

Perico has strong start on first day at NCAA Championships

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Perico has strong start on first day at NCAA Championships

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas freshman Julian Perico carded an opening-round, 1-under-par 71 and stands in a tie for sixth place after the first day of the 2019 NCAA Championship, played at Blessings Golf Club (par 72, 7,550 yards).

Cal’s Collin Morikawa is the first-round leader (5-under, 67). Three players are tied for second at -3, followed by Stanford’s Isaiah Salinda in fifth at -2 and six players, including Perico, tied for fifth at -1.

This was Perico’s 18th time to shoot in the par of better this season and his sixth time over his last eight rounds.

Perico played with two other individual qualifiers and the trio was in first place and tied for second heading into the 18th hole. Utah’s Kyler Dunkle had a par on the final hole and was the clubhouse leader with a 3-under-par 69.

Perico and Western Kentucky’s Billy Tom Sargent each had a bogey on the final hole and were tied for sixth with a 1-under-par 71 when they completed play.

“It is always disappointing bogey the last hole,” Perico said. “I don’t think I played my best but a 71 on this course is always good. I should be in good position after everyone is done today. Some of the best players in the country are here so being in contention after day one is good.”

Perico’s and his playing partners all led at various points during their round.

“How great was that,” said Arkansas coach Brad McMakin. “To have those three guys play a combined 5-under par – on this course – is phenomenal. It was fun to watch. They really fed off each other and the crowd following them.”

Perico got off to a hot start with birdies on holes 2, 3 and 6. He dropped a shot on hole 9 and fell to 1-under after a bogey on the par-3 15th.

Perico responded with a par on 14, a birdie on 15 and made two great runs at birdie on holes 16 and 17 before settling for par on both. He finished with a bogey on the par-4 18th to finish at 69.

“I was cruising a little when I got back to 2-under,” Perico said. “I only had two three putts and unfortunately one was on 18. My short game was sharp and I putted really good today. It just got sloppy at certain points. The way I played I should have shot lower.”

Perico, Sargent and Dunkle will tee off at 2:22 pm on Saturday and start on the 10th hole. Admission and parking are free to the 2019 NCAA Championship at Blessings Golf Club.

Van Horn, Goodheart, Noland after falling to Ole Miss on Friday

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Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn, designated hitter Matt Goodheart and starting pitcher Connor Noland with the media after the Rebels won 3-2, eliminating the Hogs from the SEC Tournament.

Goodheart, pitching not enough to keep Hogs going in SEC Tournament

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Goodheart, pitching not enough to keep Hogs going in SEC Tournament

HOOVER, Ala. — A two-run home run by designated hitter Matt Goodheart coupled with a strong performance by the pitching staff wasn’t enough Friday afternoon as Ole Miss scored the go-ahead runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat Arkansas, 3-2, and eliminate it from the SEC Tournament.

Much like the other games of the SEC Tournament, runs were hard to come by in Friday’s game between the Razorbacks and Rebels.

It was the third-straight game Arkansas totaled five hits and the 12th game of the tournament decided by two runs or less.

Goodheart, who had just one hit in eight at-bats in the previous two tournament games, broke out for a 2-for-3 game as the only Hog with a multi-hit performance.

He’s also the second Razorback with a multi-hit game in this week’s tournament as his fourth-inning home run was the only source of offense for the Hogs.

It was Goodheart’s third home run of the year and second in as many weeks, but it was only the third extra-base hit for Arkansas over the three games this week.

Pitching-wise, freshman Connor Noland, making his 16th start of the year was sharp, giving up just one run on two hits over five innings, while walking one and striking out two on 73 pitches.

It was Noland’s fifth outing of five or more innings was one of his more efficient as it was just his second start of five or more innings with two or less hits allowed.

Since his start at Vanderbilt (April 13), which was his shortest of the year, Noland has given up just six earned runs in 34.2 innings (7 outings) and leads the pitching staff with a 1.56 ERA, while holding opponents to just a .208 batting average.

Arkansas struggled to punch in runs Friday against Ole Miss. After taking the 2-0 lead in the fourth, the Hogs had the bases loaded with two outs in the fifth as Ole Miss started struggled with command and hit Martin with a pitch followed by a walk to Goodheart. Unfortunately, Dominic Fletcher popped out to left field, ending the threat.

The Razorbacks were 0-for-6 in the game with runners in scoring position and just 2-for-13 with runners on base. It was a tough tournament, offensively, as the offense managed just seven hits in 43 at-bats (.163) with runners on base.

Overall, the team hit .160 with just 15 hits and eight runs scored. On the flip side, the pitching was outstanding, allowing just nine earned runs over 25 innings and held opponents to just a .169 batting average.

After Noland was relieved at the start of the sixth inning, Kevin Kopps, Cody Scroggins and Kole Ramage did a great job out of the bullpen combining for two innings of no-hit ball with just two walks allowed.

Combined this week, that pitching combo had a 2.90 ERA and allowed five hits and four walks.

Zebulon Vermillion followed Ramage at the start of the eighth inning, but struggled to record just one out after walking the lead-off batter and then hitting another.

Junior Matt Cronin was called upon for the second time this week to try for the five-out save, but could not stop the first-pitch single by Thomas Dillard to tie the game.

That was followed by a sacrifice fly by Grae Kessinger to give Ole Miss the final lead of the game.

Up next

Arkansas will now wait to see where it lands in the NCAA Tournament field, which will be decided on Monday afternoon at 11 a.m. on ESPNU.

The regional host announcement will come Sunday at 7:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.

???? Friday Halftime Pod — Featuring Matt Hobbs

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???? Friday Halftime Pod — Featuring Matt Hobbs

Phil & Tye hit on the Georgia game, plus Matt Hobbs joins the pod!

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Friday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Friday

John & Tye discuss the outlook of the SEC Tourney, beer sales in Razorback Stadium, plus Scott Tabor!

Edwards, Werner qualify Thursday for NCAA Championships

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Edwards, Werner qualify Thursday for NCAA Championships

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One day down, two NCAA qualifiers secured as Arkansas hit the track Thursday afternoon at the NCAA West Prelims at Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University.

Eight Razorbacks advanced on day one.

Taylor Werner has added to her comeback season with a ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 10,000-meters.

Werner, who missed last outdoor season with a medical redshirt, has qualified for every championship meet this season (XC, ITF, OTF). The sophomore from Ste. Genevieve, Mo. secured her ticket to Austin, Texas running 33:40.81 – the fourth-fastest on the night.

G’Auna Edwards grabbed her spot at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 6.14m (20-1.75) in the women’s long jump. Edwards took care of business early in the event posting the mark on her initial jump of the competition.

First on the track for the Razorbacks, was the middle-distance group as they competed in the first round of the 1,500-meters.

Carina Viljoen advanced to the quarterfinal by way of an auto-Q finish, taking third in her heat in a time of 4:18.92Q.

Sydney Brown finished 27th in 4:22.17, while Maddy Reed (4:25.38) and Meghan Underwood (4:26.25) finished 30th and 32nd, respectively.

Kethlin Campbell led the entire field of the women’s 400-meter first round, finishing with a days best of 52.16.

Paris Peoples ran a lifetime-best 52.79Q securing her spot in the quarterfinal alongside Morgan Burks-Magee who grabbed a spot with her run of 53.47q.

Sydney Hammit narrowly missed out on advancing, running the second-fastest non-qualifying time at 53.83. Shafiqua Maloney (54.28) and Tiana Wilson (54.82) 36th and 42nd, respectively.

Both Arkansas sprinters moved through to the quarterfinal. Kiara Parker clocked a time of 11.42Q, the 10th-fastest on the day, and Tamara Kuykendall ran 11.61q to lock up her spot in the next round.

J’Alyiea Smith also competed Thursday afternoon finishing T-16th in the high jump clearing 1.75m (5-8.75).

Sullins has historic throw at NCAA prelim; Hogs advance nine

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Sullins has historic throw at NCAA prelim; Hogs advance nine

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A historic day one set the tone for Arkansas at the NCAA West Prelims at Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University.

The Razorbacks advanced nine Razorbacks on day one.

Erich Sullins made history Thursday afternoon as he became the first Razorback in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw. Sullins finished with a best of 66.94m (219-7) – the fifth-best mark in the competition.

Arkansas’ second NCAA qualifier came by way of Gilbert Boit in the 10,000-meters.

Boit ran 29:00.70 taking seventh-place in the 10K semifinal earning a spot at the final site in Austin, Texas. Matt Young hung tough and battled to a 21st-place finish running 29:23.94.

The Razorbacks advanced a pair of quarter hurdles to the quarterfinal as Nick Hilson (51.25q) and Travean Caldwell (51.72Q) survived to compete another day.

Hilson advanced on time, turning in the second-fastest non-auto qualifying mark, while Caldwell grabbed an auto-Q spot to the next round finishing in the top three of his heat.

Moving up to 1,500-meters, Cameron Griffith and Ethan Moehn secured their spots in the quarterfinal. Griffith advanced via an auto-Q finish in his heat running 3:44.91, Moehn grabbed his spot in the next round on time running 3:45.23.

Kris Hari and Roy Ejiakuekwu will compete in the quarterfinal of the 100-meters following their run of 10.30 and 10.32, respectively. Hari grabbed an auto-Q

Hunter Woodhall’s season will continue as the sophomore from Syracuse, Utah clocked 46.88q earning a spot in the 400-meter quarterfinal.

Other Razorbacks that competed Thursday afternoon include:
23rd. Kieran Taylor – 800-meters (1:50.36)
36th. Josh Oglesby – 100-meters (10.52)
41st. Jalen Brown – 400-meters (47.82)
41st. Chase Pareti – 800-meters (1:52.16)
46th. Laquan Nairn – Long Jump (5.07m/16-7.75)

Razorbacks can’t get key hits, fall into elimination game Friday

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Razorbacks can’t get key hits, fall into elimination game Friday

HOOVER, Ala. — Arkansas couldn’t stop a late rally by three-seed Georgia on Thursday in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, giving up three runs in the final three innings in a 3-1 loss.

The defeat sends the Razorbacks (41-16) to an elimination game set for Friday afternoon and will face seven-seed Ole Miss for the second time in three games Ole Miss bounced back from its loss to the Hogs on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over six-seed Texas A&M on Thursday.

First pitch with the Rebels on Friday is slated for 3 p.m. on the SEC Network.

You can hear the game on ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.

Thursday’s loss to the Bulldogs was Arkansas’ 21st game decided by two runs or less this year as the Hogs are now 14-7 in such games. Including this week’s SEC Tournament, Arkansas is 3-3 in its last six games decided by two runs or less.

For the second-straight day, the Razorback offense only managed five hits, but its only run came in the third inning thanks to a couple of wild pitches from Georgia starter Cole Wilcox.

In that inning, redshirt freshman Jacob Nesbit got into scoring position with a one-out double down the left field line.

He scored five pitches later after Wilcox threw a wild pitch and then the Bulldog catcher, Shane Marshall, suffered a passed ball.

It was the only run Arkansas was able to score and it was almost enough with Isaiah Campbell on the mound.

Campbell had another strong start for the Razorbacks, going five scoreless innings with just two hits allowed and three strikeouts on 71 pitches. It was his 14th start of five or more innings this year and second outing where he gave up two or less hits.

Campbell also did a good job working out of jams as he allowed Georgia to load the bases in the second and then put two in scoring position in the third, but both times prevented a run from scoring.

Kole Ramage, Jacob Kostyshock and Zebulon Vermillion all followed over the final three innings, but Georgia managed to tie the game in the seventh on a pinch-hit RBI double by Connor Tate.

It seemed the game might come down to the bottom of the ninth or forced to extras as Kostyshock entered the game for the eighth inning, making his second appearance in as many days.

However, Georgia got a lead-off double by Aaron Schunk followed by two quick outs even with Schunk advancing to third, looked to be pushing the momentum back in Arkansas’ favor.

An intentional walk to Cam Shepherd put runners on the corners and Patrick Sullivan followed with the two-RBI double that gave Georgia its first lead of the game and kept it ahead for good.

Up next

Arkansas will face Ole Miss for the second time this week in what will be an elimination game on Friday at 3 p.m. at the Hoover Met.

Pregame coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.

The game will be televised on the SEC Network and the winner will advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals against Georgia on Saturday.

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