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Razorbacks sweep pair of games over Furman at Bogle Park on Sunday

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas secured two run-rule victories over Furman on Sunday, outscoring the Paladins 11-0 in the first game and 9-1 in the second.

The Razorbacks have now won five straight games and will look to continue that streak when they host UAPB in more non-conference play on Tuesday.

Game 1: Arkansas 11, Furman 0

Starter Autumn Storms is now 16-5 after recording her third shutout and 11th complete performance of the season.

Storms needed only 73 pitches to close out game one for the Razorbacks, she gave up no free bases for the 15th time this season and fourth-straight appearance.

Behind Storms, the Razorback bats were fired up, scoring four runs in the first inning and three in the second to give the Hogs a steady 7-0 lead.

Arkansas (31-14) batted through the entire lineup in the first inning, starting with three consecutive base hits from Hannah McEwen, Danielle Gibson and Ashley Diaz. Gibson would be the first Hog to score after sophomore Kayla Green was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

A single to left field by junior Sydney Parr and a bases-loaded walk by Nicole Duncan scored two more for Arkansas. Green made her way around the bases and scored on a passed ball by the Furman catcher to tally the fourth Razorback run of the inning.

Arkansas stayed on the gas pedal in the second, scoring three runs with the help of senior Katie Warrick and Green.

The final offensive push came in the fourth inning, as sophomore shortstop Keely Edwards took advantage of a bases-loaded situation to send a 1-0 count into left center for her second double in as many days.

Edwards’ hit cleared the bases and gave Arkansas the leverage it needed to take game one in five innings.

Game 2: Arkansas 9, Furman 1

After an all-star performance in Arkansas’ extra-inning win over the Paladins on Saturday, Haff returned to the circle for the Razorbacks in game two, and held Furman to only one hit through five innings of work.

Haff’s one-hitter is her third of the season, it also marks the sixth time she has held an opponent to one run or less as a starter.

Furman was the first to score in the contest, plating a run from a leadoff walk and a passed ball.

The Razorbacks picked up where the left off in game one, scoring five in the bottom of the inning with runs batted in by Diaz, Green, and senior Haydi Bugarin. Bugarin gave the Razorbacks the 5-1 lead after the first frame with a three-run home run to right field.

With two outs on the board in the second and Razorbacks on first and second, Warrick hit a single to center field. The hit scored Gibson from second and Arkansas took a 6-1 lead.

After a scoreless third inning, Warrick delivered again in the fourth, scoring Diaz from second base. Freshman Sam Torres entered in Warrick’s spot to pinch run for Arkansas and used her speed to score her 11th run of the season with a single to right field from Green.

Now leading 8-1 through five frames, Arkansas needed only one additional run to end the game and secure the run-rule victory.

For the second day in a row, a Razorback pinch-hitter got the job done.

Sophomore Linnie Malkin was called on with Edwards on first and one out on the board, Malkin drove the 2-0 count down the left-field line and Edwards scored to call the game for the Hogs.

Notables

• Diaz has now recorded four consecutive multi-hit games; she now has 12 this season and 50 in the cardinal and white.

• Diaz is only one hit away from her 200th career hit and three hits from ranking seventh all-time at Arkansas for career hits.

• While five Razorbacks recorded multi-hit games on Sunday, Green was the lone Hog to record two multi-RBI performances with two runs batted in, in both contests.

• Arkansas is now 18-1 when scoring in the first inning.

• McEwen has now reached base safely in 41 of 44 games this season.

Up next

Arkansas will continue the nine-game homestand with a mid-week contest with UAPB on Tuesday before hosting LSU starting Thursday.

For one shining day, Tiger’s back on top, but will he stay there?

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For one shining day, Tiger’s back on top, but will he stay there?

Tiger Woods is back on top of the golfing world after showing he remembered what he’s learned from a bushel-basket load of major titles to add another one at The Masters on Sunday.

It had gotten to the point he was almost an after-thought at these major tournaments.

He had started to show some spark in the PGA and British Open last year following a disaster at the U.S. Open where he missed the cut.

“I applied what I learned from last two major championships today,” Tiger said on CBS from the Butler Cabin after winning by a shot.

No, Tiger didn’t make some wild shots that stand out in everybody’s memory. There were no incredibly long and winding putts, fairway eagle hole-in shots or some bunker shot that rolled in the cup.

“I was as patient as I’ve been in a number of years,” he said later. “I kept control of my emotions and shot placement.”

In the end Tiger simply outlasted a jam-packed leaderboard for his fifth Masters title and 15th major. He didn’t win it as much as he didn’t blow it.

“I was just trying to plod my way around the course all day,” Woods said.

In the old days, Tiger would have started a day like this where he was tied for second, two shots back, charged past everybody on the front nine and watched everybody spraying shots all over the place on the back nine.

Not this time.

At a tournament where it’s long been said things don’t really get started until the back nine on Sunday, there was no “Tiger Charge,” but just a smart, steady nice walk through the Georgia woods on a Sunday afternoon.

Of course, the back nine is where everybody else may have felt the pressure a little.

“It all flipped at No. 12,” Tiger said, who had never come from behind on the final day to win a major title.

Francesco Molinari who had made his way to what was looking like a commanding lead hadn’t made a bogey the entire tournament until he got to the 12th hole where he promptly plunked a shot into the water.

That was all the opening Tiger needed.

“Francesco made a mistake and all these different scenarios started flying around,” he said later. “It was an amazing buzz to figure out what was going on. I kinda liked it.”

Woods birdied the 12th, 13th and 15th. His best shot of the tournament may have been on the 16th, though, when his tee shot landed perfectly on the slope and gently rolled slightly past the hole where he had a little 4-footer for another birdie and a two-shot lead.

That’s when his experience kicked in. Even with all of his well-documented problems personally and with his back surgeries, it was hard to imagine Tiger blowing a two-shot lead with two to play.

“Last year I was just lucky to be playing again,” he said. “It’s unreal for me to experience this.”

His last major championship came in 2008 and the last time he won The Masters was 2005. Since his ex-wife beat out the windows on his car and he struggled with serious back injuries, all the talk about Tiger was off the course.

Not Sunday.

“This was one of the hardest I’ve had to win because of what’s transpired the last couple of years,” he said as the emotion of the win was evident as he walked off the 18th green.

His first win in 1997 was emotional as he was greeted by his father. This time it was his children and mother waiting for him.

“It’s come full circle,” Tiger said later.

Now the challenge is staying at the top.

The last time someone of this stature surprisingly won at Augusta was Jack Nicklaus in 1986. The shot of the tournament was a LONG putt he snaked in from what seemed like halfway to Atlanta.

Nicklaus, bone-fishing somewhere down in the Bahamas, had come to shore Sunday morning to watch the tournament and was quickly on Twitter immediately after Tiger’s win.

Jack was the oldest to win The Masters at 46 and now Tiger is the second-oldest. Of course that was the last major Nicklaus won.

We’ll see if Tiger can return to the dominant form he last showed over a decade ago.

Or if this is the end to his story.

Razorbacks down Auburn on road in regular-season finale Sunday

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Razorbacks down Auburn on road in regular-season finale Sunday

AUBURN, Ala. — Arkansas women’s tennis team defeated Auburn 4-0 in its regular-season finale Sunday afternoon.

The Hogs got on a roll early, taking the doubles point in straight sets. Martina Zerulo and Thea Rice earned a win at the No. 2 position, before Lauren Alter and Tatum Rice clinched the point with a 6-2 win.

No. 86 Tatum Rice put the Razorbacks up 2-0, earning a 6-2, 6-3 victory at the No. 2 position. No. 88 Zerulo put the team within one of the clinch with a 6-3, 6-0 win at the No. 1 position.

Junior Jackie Carr clinched the match at the No. 6 position, her third of the season. The final three matches were suspended due to the clinch.

Arkansas will return to the court next week at the SEC Tournament hosted by Texas A&M. The Hogs will learn their opponent and seeding later this evening.

For more information on Razorback women’s tennis, follow @RazorbackWTEN on Twitter.

No. 44 Arkansas 4, Auburn 0

Doubles Results – Order of Finish (2,1)
1. Lauren Alter/Tatum Rice (ARK) def. Madeline Meredith/Taylor Russo (AU) 6-2
2. Martina Zerulo/Thea Rice (ARK) def. Jaeda Daniel/Yu Chen (AU) 6-2
3. Alannah Griffin/Caroline Turner (AU) vs. Miruna Tudor/Jackie Carr (ARK) 4-3, unfinished

Singles Results – Order of Finish (2,1,6)
1. No. 88 Martina Zerulo (ARK) def. No. 113 Jaeda Daniel (AU) 6-3, 6-0
2. No. 86 Tatum Rice (ARK) def. Madeline Meredith (AU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Taylor Russo (AU) vs. Lauren Alter (ARK) 3-6, 6-3, 2-5, unfinished
4. Alannah Griffin (AU) vs. Miruna Tudor (ARK) 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
5. Yu Chen (AU) vs. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 3-6, 6-3, 3-0, unfinished
6. Jackie Carr (ARK) def. Caroline Turner (AU) 6-4, 6-2

Ortiz finishes as runner-up for low amateur at Masters on Sunday

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Ortiz finishes as runner-up for low amateur at Masters on Sunday

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Former Razorbacks Alvaro Ortiz and Andrew Landry each finished strong in their first appearance at The Masters that concluded Sunday.

Ortiz shot a final-round, 3-under-par 69, which was third-best total on the day following a pair of 5-under-par rounds and seven rounds at 4-under-par.

Overall, Ortiz was 2-under for the Championship, shooting rounds of 73-71-73-69=286 to finish in a tie for 36th. He won the silver medal as runner-up for low amateur by one stroke.

“I am proud of the way I competed here and how I hung in there in some pretty tough conditions,” Ortiz said. “And I am looking forward to playing wherever I can get exemptions, here in the States on the PGA Tour or in Europe.”

A 2018 Arkansas graduate, Ortiz earned a berth to The Masters after winning the 2019 Latin America Amateur Championship in January.

Ortiz became just the third Mexican-born golfer to play in The Masters and first since 1979.

Landry, a 2009 Arkansas graduate, earned his invitation to The Masters after winning the 2018 Valero Texas Open.

He finished with rounds of 72-73-73-70 for an even-par total of 288, tying for 46th. Landry’s 2-under-par 70 was the same final-round score as champion Tiger Woods and runner-up Brooks Koepka.

Reeder leads Razorbacks to win in Git-R-Done Husker Invitational on Sunday

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Reeder leads Razorbacks to win in Git-R-Done Husker Invitational on Sunday

LINCOLN, Neb. — Arkansas was down two strokes after 18 holes, but answered with a 7-under-par round in the afternoon to win the Git-R-Done Husker Invitational by 19 strokes with a one-day, 36-hole total of 657 (290-277).

The six-team event was a late addition to the Razorbacks’ schedule and was played Saturday at Firethorn Golf Club (par 71, 7,025 yards).

In addition to the team win, Tyson Reeder claimed his first collegiate medalist honor, shooting a final-round 69 to tie South Dakota State’s Jared Nicholls for first.

Reeder was tied for fourth after an opening-round 71 but carded a 2-under-par round in the afternoon for a total of 140 (71-69).

Reeder will enter the 2019 SEC Championships as the Razorbacks’ hottest golfer as he shot a career-low 207 — 9-under par — to finish a then career-best third last week at Augusta.

He has two top-three finishes over his last two outings, is 11-under-par and has shot par or better in four of his last five rounds.

With the win, head coach Brad McMakin has led Arkansas to 27 tournament titles, including 22 during the last nine years, and at least one tournament win in each of his 13 years as the Razorback mentor.

Reeder marks the third Razorback to win an event this season, joining William Buhl (Gopher Invitational) and Julian Perico (Jerry Pate National Invitational).

Arkansas put all five golfers inside the top 10 including Reeder (T1st; 71-69-140), Mason Overstreet (3rd; 72-69=141), Perico (T4th; 75-68=143), Luis Garza (T6th; 73-72=145) and Buhl (T6th; 74-71=145).

Wil Gibson, playing as an individual, finished tied for 20th (76-77=153), his second career top 20 finish.

Reeder opened the event with a bogey but had birdies on holes 8 and 9. He dropped a shot on the par-3, 13th hole before closing with five pars for an even-par round of 71. In the afternoon session, Reeder had four birdies and two bogeys to finish with a 2-under 69.

Overstreet earns his second top-5 finish of the season and fifth of his three-year career. The junior birdied his opening hole of the day and had three for the round through 12 holes to stand at 1-under.

He dropped a pair of shot on holes 16 and 17 to finish at 1-over. In the afternoon, Overstreet was 3-under thanks to a birdie on hole five and one of the two eagles for the event, holing out on his second shot on the par-4, 10th hole.

He suffered a bogey on the 15th hole to finish with a 2-under 69, his 23rd career round in the 60’s.

Perico had 15 pars, two bogeys and a double in the morning round for a 4-over 75. However, he jumped 12 spots on the leaderboard in round two, carding a 3-under 68 thanks to four straight pars on holes 8, 9, 10 and 11. He also ended his day with a birdie.

Buhl and Garza each recorded their second top 10 of the season, tying for sixth. Buhl shot a 74 in the first round but moved up four places with an even-par round off 71 thanks to two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars.

Garza shot an opening-round 73 and climbed two spots to finish tied for sixth thanks to a final-round 72.

Overstreet, Reeder and Perico each posted an event-best 26 pars over 36 holes, while Garza had 25. Reeder added six pars while Garza, Perico and Buhl each had five. Overstreet had one of the two eagles at the event.

Arkansas will now turn its attention to the 2019 SEC Championships (April 24-28) in St. Simons Island, Ga.

Arkansas closes out men’s regular season with home win over Auburn

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ men’s tennis team defeated Auburn 4-3 on Saturday afternoon to close out the regular season.

The Hogs dropped the doubles point in straight sets, as Auburn earned victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Arkansas quickly evened the match at the No. 3 position, as Alex Reco earned a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

The Razorbacks went ahead with a 6-1, 6-4 win from Maxim Verboven, getting within one of the clinch as No. 65 Oscar Mesquida earned a 6-4, 6-3 win at the No. 1 position. Jose Dominguez Alonso clinched for the Hogs at the No. 5 position, before the Tigers took the final two matches.

“We want to thank the great crowd that came out, especially coach Cox and the big group of Razorback Tennis Alumni,” coach Andy Jackson said. “ They provided great encouragement and it really helped us at a moment when we needed it.”

Arkansas returns to the court next week for the SEC Tournament hosted by Florida.

For more information on Arkansas men’s tennis, including in-match updates, follow @Razorback MTEN on Twitter.

Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,6,1,5,2,4)

1. No. 65 Oscar Mesquida (AR) def. Tad Maclean (AUBURN) 6-4, 6-1
2. Matteo DeVincentis (AUBURN) def. Josh Howard-Tripp (AR) 6-3, 6-4
3. Alex Reco (AR) def. Filippo Mora (AUBURN) 6-1, 6-2
4. Tim Dollman (AUBURN) def. Enrique Paya (AR) 6-3, 7-5
5. Jose Alonso (AR) def. Brandon Laubser (AUBURN) 6-3, 6-1
6. Maxim Verboven (AR) def. Diego Chavarria (AUBURN) 6-1, 6-4

Singles Results – Order of Finish (3,6,1,5,2,4)

1. No. 62 Tad Maclean/Brandon Laubser (AUBURN) def. Oscar Mesquida/Adam Sanjurjo (AR) 6-1
2. Filippo Mora/Matteo DeVincentis (AUBURN) def. Maxim Verboven/Enrique Paya (AR) 6-4
3. Alex Reco/Jose Alonso (AR) v. Anders Fry/Diego Chavarria (AUBURN) 5-4, unfinished

Hogs struggle, suffer first series loss against Vandy; try to avoid sweep

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Hogs struggle, suffer first series loss against Vandy; try to avoid sweep

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt claimed a series victory over Arkansas on Saturday, scoring 12 runs in the first three innings to claim the 12-2 victory at Hawkins Field.

Arkansas (25-10, 8-6 SEC) suffers its first road series loss of the season and second series overall. The Hogs are still winners of three of their last five games and remain within two games of first place in the SEC Western Division.

Razorback starting pitcher Connor Noland struggled from the onset allowing the first five batters he faced to reach base and was relieved without recording an out.

It all started with a lead-off single by Cooper Davis, who was able to get to second on the play after a throwing error by Casey Martin.

That was followed by a walk to Austin Martin and then consecutive single by JJ Bleday, Ethan Paul and Philip Clarke, bringing in the game’s first two runs.

It was Noland’s shortest outing of the year as he was followed by sophomore Kole Ramage, who didn’t far much better. Ramage walked in the third run and then gave up a grand slam to Stephen Scott, making it 7-0.

At the plate, Arkansas managed both of its runs in the eighth inning and scattered seven hits throughout the game. Matt Goodheart was the lone bright spot in the Hogs’ lineup today, going 3-for-3 with two doubles. The three hits ties his season high and marks his third three-hit game this year.

Goodheart continues to be the Razorbacks’ hottest hitter since the beginning of SEC play. Goodheart is now hitting .460 (29-for-63) over his last 19 games and is hitting .452 in conference games, which leads all SEC hitters. Over that 19-game stretch, Goodheart has nine doubles and 15 RBIs.

Sophomore Heston Kjerstad extended his hitting streak to eight games with an RBI single in the eighth. Kjerstad joined Goodheart along with Jordan McFarland, Jacob Nesbit and Zack Plunkett to notch hits in the game.

Arkansas utilized four pitchers in relief of Noland during Saturday’s game. Ramage endured the game high seven runs allowed, but was followed by freshman Elijah Trest, who looked very sharp with three scoreless innings and only one hit allowed.

Marshall Denton and Liam Henry both followed Trest and threw a scoreless frame of their own with each striking out two.

Vanderbilt starting pitcher Kumar Rocker earned his third win of the year after holding the Arkansas offense scoreless over seven innings with just four hits allowed. He struck out seven with no walks.

Up next

Arkansas and Vanderbilt will conclude the three-game series on Sunday with first pitch at 1 p.m. at Hawkins Field.

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. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.

Matthews continues hot streak, winning third match at ‘Liz Murphey’

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Matthews continues hot streak, winning third match at ‘Liz Murphey’

ATHENS, Ga. — Brooke Matthews continued to play well, winning her third match to lead Arkansas on the final day of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday.

Matthews earned co-medalist honors in the single round of stroke play and won both of her matches yesterday. She added a third match play win, 1-up, today against the host team.

Freshman Ximena Gonzalez picked up a 3&2 win, but the Razorbacks fell, 3-2, to the Bulldogs.

Matthews battled back-and-forth in her match with the scoring all-square as late as the 13th hole. She won the 14th and 15th holes and hung on for the win.

Gonzalez took a 1-up lead on the fourth hole and would never trail in the contest. She moved to 3-up on No. 13 and cruised to the win.

Arkansas remains on the road traveling to the Southeastern Conference Championship in Birmingham, Alabama, next week. Stroke play begins on Wednesday followed by match play next weekend.

Results
47th Annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic | April 11-13, 2019 | UGA Golf Course, Athens, Ga. | Par 72, 6979 Yards

Red Bracket – Finals

Georgia 3, Arkansas 2
Brooke Matthews (Ark) def. KKelsey Kurnett, 1-up
Jenny Bae (Ga) def. Cara Gorlei (Ark), 2-up
Harmie Constantio (Ga) def. Maria Hoyos (Ark), 1-up
Ximena Gonzalez (Ark) def. Rinko Mitsunaga, 3-and-2
Jo Hua Hung (Ga) def. Dylan Kim (Ark), 4-and-3

Benz’s sacrifice lifts Razorbacks to 12-inning win over Furman on Saturday

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FAYETTEVILLE — Sydney Benz delivered a pinch-hit sacrifice to left field scoring Kayla Green in the bottom of the 12th inning to give Arkansas a 6-5 win over Furman on Saturday afternoon.

Coach Courtney Deifel made the call for the pinch-hitter and Benz worked the count to 1-2 before delivering the shot deep into left field.

The Razorbacks entered the 12th trailing after a solo home run in the top of the inning gave the Paladins the 5-4 lead, but put the tying run on base as Katie Warrick kicked off the bottom of the inning with a single over the pitcher’s head.

Junior Ryan Jackson entered to pinch-run for and advanced to third when Green laid down a sacrifice bunt that was mishandled and she got on first. Jackson crossed the plate to tie the game at 5-5 on Sydney Parr’s sacrifice fly to left field.

Following Parr, senior Haydi Bugarin hit her fifth double of the season, putting Green in prime scoring position for Benz’ sacrifice hit.

Arkansas (29-14) took an early lead with sophomores Hannah McEwen and Danielle Gibson started the game with back-to-back hits.

The duo scored off the bat of Ashley Diaz, who singled up the middle to score McEwen from third and give Gibson the chance to score when the ball was misplayed in center field.

Gibson followed up her double in the first inning with a home run in the second, her team-leading 10th of the season. Gibson’s long ball gave the Razorbacks a 3-0 lead through two frames.

Furman (10-27) would score its first run in the top of the fourth, with a single to left-center field that scored Paladin pinch-runner Caroline Nageotte from second.

The Razorbacks responded with a run of their own in the home half of the inning, as sophomore Nicole Duncan scored with another RBI from Diaz. Duncan crossed the plate after reaching on a base-hit of her own to lead off the inning.

A three-run home run by Furman’s Marissa Guimbarda in the top of the fifth inning would would provide the tying run that sent the game into extras.

Sophomore Mary Haff entered the circle for starting pitcher Autumn Storms and got right to work, retiring the first two batters she faced.

Haff went on to retire 23 of the 28 batters she faced, recording 16 strikeouts in over seven innings and giving up only three hits.

Haff’s 16 strikeouts is a career-high, besting her 15-strikeout performance at #5 Tennessee just last month.

Haff now has nine career performances in which she recorded 10 or more strikeouts, second only to Katy Henry who recorded 14 between 2005-2008. Haff is the only Arkansas player to tally nine such performances as just a sophomore.

Notables

• The 12-inning battle was the first extra-inning outing for the Hogs this season, and the first of its length since April 15, 2013.

• Haff’s 16 strikeouts ties the single-game record by an Arkansas pitcher, first set by Heather Schlictman in 2004.

• Every Razorback starter recorded at least one hit in the win.

• Arkansas is now 16-1 when scoring in the first inning and 25-5 when it is the first to score.

• Storms and Haff combined for 19 strikeouts, the most by the Hogs all season.

• McEwen has now reached base safely in 38 of Arkansas’ 43 games this season.

Up next

The Razorbacks and Paladins are scheduled for a doubleheader on Sunday (April 14), first pitch of game one is slated for 10 a.m.

Arkansas will continue the nine-game homestand with a mid-week contest with UAPB on Tuesday before hosting No. 7 LSU starting Thursday.

Campbell posts Top 10 time 200-meters at John McDonnell Invitational

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FAYETTEVILLE — With multiple athletes competing in multiple events, Arkansas took advantage of great weather and pieced together a solid meet with Kethlin Campbell’s performance in the 200-meters standing out amongst the group Friday afternoon at the John McDonnell Invitational.

Campbell had a busy day as the sophomore competed in the 4×100-meter relay, 100-meters, 200-meters, and 4×400-meter relay.

Campbell ran 11.56 in the 100-meters, which holds as her wind-legal PR, before returning to the track to run the No. 4 time in program history in the 200-meters at 23.08.

Her 200-meter time trails only Veronica Campbell (22.41), Taylor Ellis-Watson (22.48), and Jada Baylark (23.00).

Campbell also turned in the fastest split of the night on the mile relay running 52.70 on the third-leg of Arkansas’ “A” relay that won in 3:33.79 – the second-fastest relay time this season for the Razorbacks.

Arkansas opened the meet with a victory in the 4×100-meter relay as the team of Tiana Wilson, Payton Chadwick, Janeek Brown, and Campbell ran 44.28 gapping second-place by a second and a half as Oral Roberts took second in 45.89 seconds.

Campbell won the 100-meters in 11.56, followed by Tamara Kuykendall in second at 11.69.

Arkansas put seven in the top-eight led by Campbell’s 23.08 that won the event.

Following Campbell were Morgan Burks-Magee (23.78), Wilson (23.94), Paris Peoples (24.44), Kuykendall (24.46), Sydney Hammit (24.47), and Shaquifa Maloney (24.52) in second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth place, respectively. Five of the seven performances were personal-bests.

in the 400-meters, Arkansas placed five in the top-10 led by Morgan Burks-Magee (53.13) in second place. Sydney Hammit took third-place in 53.83 followed by Tiana Wilson (54.05) in fourth, Paris Peoples (54.34) in sixth-place, and Shafiqua Maloney posting a personal-best of 55.06 for ninth-place.

Carina Viljoen won the 800-meters just missing out on a PR finishing the two-lap race in 2:08.85. Following Viljoen were Meghan Underwood (2:11.23) and Byrnes (2:11.45) in second and third to complete the sweep.

Arkansas put five in the top eight of the women’s pole vault with Tori Hoggard winning the event with a best clearance of 4.43m (14-6.25).

Desiree Freier was a close second clearing 4.33m (14-2.50) while Rylee Robinson (4.23m/13-10.50), Bailee McCorkle – (4.03m/13-2.50), Morgan Hartsell (3.88m/12-8.75), and Olivia Groeber (3.68m/12-0.75) took third, fourth, sixth and eighth-place, respectively.

Maddy Reed’s lifetime-best in the 1,500-meters led the way for Arkansas as she finished third overall in the event running 4:19.22. Lauren Gregory finished fifth in 4:20.25 and Devin Clark took sixth in 4:21.12.

Three Razorbacks finished in the top-10 in the 3,000-meters (2. Quinn Owen – 9:56.07,
4. Greta Taylor – 10:06.88, 7.

Payton Brown – 10:23.83), while the 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles yielded three top-10 finishes as G’Auna Edwards (13.78) and J’Alyiea Smith (13.90) finished second and third in the high hurdles with Smith doubling back for a sixth-place finish in the intermediate hurdles running 1:03.15.

Smith also competed in the open high jump clearing 1.68m (5-6) for second place.

Peoples, Burks-Magee, Campbell and Hammit closed out the meet in the 4×400-meter relay with the second-fastest time of the season for Arkansas in the event running 3:33.79.

Arkansas will split between three meets next week as the sprints and relays head south to Baton Rouge, La. Apr. 20 while the distance squads head to the west coast for the Mt. SAC Invitational and Bryan Clay Invitational Apr. 18-20.

ARKANSAS COMPLETE RESULTS

Women’s 4×100-meter relay
1. Wilson, Chadwick, Brown, Campbell – 44.28

Women’s 100-meters
1. Kethlin Campbell – 11.56
2. Tamara Kuykendall – 11.69

Women’s 200-meters
1.Kethlin Campbell – 23.08
2.Morgan Burks-Magee – 23.78
3.Tiana Wilson – 23.94
4.Paris Peoples – 24.44
5.Tamara Kuykendall – 24.46
7.  Sydney Hammit – 24.47
8. Shaquifa Maloney – 24.52

Women’s 400-meters
2. Morgan Burks-Magee – 53.13
3. Sydney Hammit – 53.83
4. Tiana Wilson – 54.05
6. Paris Peoples – 54.34
9. Shafiqua Maloney – 55.06
12. Alex Byrnes – 55.76
13. Sydney Davis – 56.72
20. Joy Ripslingler – 1:02.10

Women’s 800-meters
1. Carina Viljoen – 2:08.85
2. Meghan Underwood – 2:11.23
3. Alexandra Byrnes – 2:11.45

Women’s 1500-meters
3. Maddy Reed – 4:19.22
5. Lauren Gregory – 4:20.25
6. Devin Clark – 4:21.12
21. Micah Huckabee – 4:43.16
22. Tess Iler – 4:48.16

Women 3,000-meters
2. Quinn Owen – 9:56.07
4. Greta Taylor – 10:06.88
7. Payton Brown – 10:23.83

Women’s 100-meter hurdle
2. G’Auna Edwards – 13.78
3. J’Alyiea Smith – 13.90

Women’s 400-meter hurdles
6. J’Alyiea Smith – 1:03.15

Women’s 4×400-meter relay
Arkansas “A” – 3:33.79
Arkansas “B” – 3:40.53

Women’s Pole Vault
1. Victoria Hoggard – 4.43m (14-61/4)
2. Desiree Freier – 4.33m (14-21/2)
3. Rylee Robinson – 4.23m (13-101/2)
4. Bailee McCorkle – 4.03m (13-21/2)
6. Morgan Hartsell – 3.88m (12-83/4)
8. Olivia Groeber – 3.68m (12-3/4)
12. Genna Potter – 3.28m (10-9)

Women’s High Jump
2. J’Alyiea Smith – 1.68m (5-6)

Women’s Long Jump
11. Rachel Jantzi – 5.04m (16-6.5)

Women’s Discus
11. Riley Hoogerwerf – 38.53m (126-5)

Women’s Javelin
8. Elleyt Belote – 31.60m (103-8)
9. Riley Hoogerwerf 31.54m (103-6)

Missed opportunities for Razorbacks costly in 3-2 loss against Vandy

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Arkansas had the tying run at third base and the go-ahead run at second in the eighth inning Friday night, but was unable to bring any of them home to score as Vanderbilt escaped with a 3-2 series-opening win.

The Razorbacks (25-9, 8-5 SEC) left nine runners on base in the tight affair as runs were truly at a premium in what turned out to be quite the Friday night pitching matchup. Arkansas’ Isaiah Campbell and Vanderbilt’s Drake Fellows combined for 14.2 innings pitched and only two walks with each notching nine strikeouts.

Campbell was just an out short of recording the eight-inning complete game and a career-long innings pitched, but gave up three-consecutive hits in the fourth inning, two off doubles from Ethan Paul and Philip Clarke for two of Vandy’s three runs. Campbell still struck out nine in his outing, the most in his last four starts.

The redshirt junior finished with 7.2 innings pitched, his seventh-consecutive start of six or more innings, six hits scattered, three earned runs, nine strikeouts and no walks. It’s the third time this year he hasn’t walked a batter in an outing and all three were outings of five innings or more.

On the offensive side, Arkansas outhit Vanderbilt (26-8, 8-5 SEC) 7-6, but only managed a run in the second from a two-out RBI by Casey Opitz and a bases-loaded RBI groundout in the eighth by Jacob Nesbit.

Sophomore Casey Martin and junior Jack Kenley led all Arkansas hitters with two hits each and both have 11 multi-hit games this season. Heston Kjerstad, Matt Goodheart and Opitz each added a hit of their own as both Kjerstad and Goodheart extend their hitting streaks to seven games.

Opitz RBI single in the second inning gave Arkansas the early 1-0 lead, but was the only lead it was able to grab in the game. The Hogs crept back within a run after getting Dominic Fletcher on with a hit by pitch followed by two consecutive walks to load the bases with one out.

However, Vanderbilt brought in its closer in Tyler Brown and limited the damage with just the groundout RBI by Nesbit and then got Opitz to strike out with the tying run on third. Arkansas had at least one runner in scoring position in four of the final seven innings after scoring its first run, but came away empty handed three of those times.

Up Next
Arkansas and Vanderbilt will be back on the field for game two tomorrow at Hawkins Field and will have first pitch at Noon due to the predicted inclement weather later in the day. The game will be streamed online via SEC Network+.

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