Bucknam says Hogs on right track for SEC after winning National Relays

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Bucknam says Hogs on right track for SEC after winning National Relays

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas captured its first National Relay Championships team title Saturday afternoon as the Razorbacks scored 36 points across six scored relay events at John McDonnell Field.

“I think we’re on the right track for the SEC championships in two weeks,” said Bucknam. “These guys did a great job, they compete hard and practice hard. I’m just really proud of they handled it today and they got a nice win.”

The Razorbacks struck gold in the 4×800-meters with Ethan Moehn, Kieran Taylor, Chase Pareti, and Cameron Griffith carrying the baton to the tune of 7 minutes, 39.47 seconds.

High hurdlers Shakiel Chattoo, Tre’Bien Gilbert, Gabe Moore, and Carl Elliot III combined for a time of 57.81 in the 110-meter shuttle hurdle relay.

In the final event of the meet, Rhayko Schwartz, John Winn, Roy Ejiakuekwu, and Hunter Woodhall ran 3:08.66 for second-place in the 4×400-meter relay.

Arkansas scored 36-points over the two day meet.

PLACE MEN [6 out of 6 scored] SCORE
1 Arkansas 36
2 Texas 31
3 Kansas State 29
4 TCU 20
5 Baylor 16
6 Kansas 11
7 Oklahoma 10
8 Miss State 7
9 Washington 6
10 Oklahoma State 5
11 Stanford 4

Men’s 4×800m Relay
1st – Moehn, Taylor, Pareti, Griffith – 7:39.47

Men’s 4×110m Shuttle Hurdle
1st – Chattoo, Gilbert, Moore, Elliot III – 57.81

Men’s 4×400m Relay
2nd – Schwartz, Winn, Ejiakuekwu, Woodhall – 3:08.66
7th- Caldwell, Hari, Hilson, Milhoen – 3:12.78

Men’s Shot Put
4th – Sam Kempka – 18.38m (60-3.75)
7th – Jeff Rogers – 17.21m (56-5.75)

Razorbacks take four of six scored races to win National Relay Championship

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Razorbacks take four of six scored races to win National Relay Championship

FAYETTEVILLE — No. 1 Arkansas captured its first National Relay Championships team title Saturday afternoon as the Razorbacks captured four of the six scored relays including three of the four contested on the final day.

“I think the whole idea was to try to get as much done as we could, stay healthy, and try to get the focus ready for the SEC Championships,” said Harter.

Kiara Parker, Payton Chadwick, Janeek Brown, and Kethlin Campbell opened the meet with a time of  44.35 to win the 4×100-meter relay.

Arkansas returned to the track to win the 4×800-meter relay as Taylor Werner, Lauren Gregory, Quinn Owen, and Carina Viljoen combined to run 8:55.14.

Tori Hoggard was the champion of the invitational pole vault clearing 4.30m (14-1.25). Desiree Freier posted a top-five finish taking fourth with a best of 4.15m (13-7.25).

For the first time in John McDonnell Field history, a shuttle hurdle race was run and the Razorbacks took the title running 56.03 seconds. G’Auna Edwards led off, followed by Brown, J’Alyiea Smith, and Chadwick on the anchor.

As is tradition in track & field, the meet was capped with the 4×400-meter relay where Paris Peoples, Morgan Burks-Magee, Sydney Hammit, and Sydney Davis battled to a second-place finish in 3:36.03.

Arkansas scored a ridiculous 54-points out of a possible 60 over the six relays that were scored at the National Relay Championships.

PLACE WOMEN [6 out of 6 scored] SCORE
1 Arkansas 54
2 Texas 38
3 Kansas State 34
4 Baylor 15
4 TCU 15
6 Oklahoma 12
7 Kansas 8
8 Miss State 6
– Oklahoma State 0
– Stanford 0
– Washington 0

 

Women’s 4×100m Relay
1st – Parker, Chadwick, Brown, Campbell – 44.35

Women’s 4×800m Relay
1st – Werner, Gregory, Owen, Viljoen – 8:55.14

Women’s 4×100m Shuttle Hurdle
1st – Edwards, Brown, Smith, Chadwick – 56.03

Women’s High Jump
6th – J’Alyiea Smith – 1.69m (5-6.50)

Women’s Pole Vault Invitational
1st – Victoria Hoggard – 4.30m (14-1.25)
4th – Desiree Freier – 4.15m (13-7.25)
6th – Rylee Robinson – 4.00m (13-1.50)

Women’s 4×400m Relay
2nd- Peoples, Burks-Magee, Hammit, Davis – 3:36.03

Watts’ big season capped with sixth-round selection by Vikings

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas defensive lineman Armon Watts became the third Razorback selected in the 2019 NFL Draft after being taken by Minnesota in the sixth round with the 190th overall pick on Saturday.

Watts joins Hjalte Froholdt (New England, 4th round) and Dre Greenlaw (San Francisco, 5th round) as Razorbacks picked in this year’s NFL Draft, making it the eighth time in nine years Arkansas has had three or more players drafted.

The trio continues Arkansas’ streak of 24 years with at least one Razorback picked in the NFL Draft, which ranks fourth in the SEC.

From St. Louis, Missouri, Watts put together a strong senior campaign after recording just seven tackles over his previous three years wearing an Arkansas uniform.

In his final year, Watts played in all 12 games, starting each of the last 11 to total 621 snaps played, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF), entering the season with just 114 snaps combined from 2015-17.

He was recognized three times by PFF, making the National Team of the Week after the second game of the year, while also bringing home Midseason All-SEC Team honors and SEC Team of the Week accolades for his play in week nine.

He ranked fifth on the team in total tackles, first among defensive lineman, with 49, which included 25 solo stops, 8.5 tackles for loss and a team-high 7.0 sacks.

Watts forced a team-best three fumbles, doing so in each of the first two games of the year against Eastern Illinois and Colorado State, both resulting in turnovers.

He put together two separate streaks of three-straight games with at least one sack and wrapped the year with a season-high seven tackles, six solo, on the road at Missouri.

Watts finished the year with the team’s highest overall defensive grade from PFF at 85.6, posting eight games with marks over 70.0.

He racked up a season-best 92.3 at Colorado State, with a 90.4 pressure grade and an 84.0 mark in run defense to land on the National Team of the Week.

Watts earned the Crip Hall Homecoming Performance by a Senior Award from the media after Arkansas’ win over Tulsa on Oct. 20.

After the season, he was honored with the Dan Hampton Award (defensive lineman of the year) and the Paul Eells Award (perseverance through adversity) by the Little Rock Touchdown Club at the group’s end of year awards banquet.

Arkansas’ Greenlaw selected in fifth round of draft by 49ers

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Arkansas’ Greenlaw selected in fifth round of draft by 49ers

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas linebacker Dre Greenlaw was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the 5th round with the 148th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday.

He is the sixth Razorback taken by the 49ers and the 270th Arkansas football player drafted since the first in 1938.

He joins Hjalte Froholdt (New England, 4th round) as Razorbacks picked in this year’s draft, making it the ninth consecutive year Arkansas has had multiple players chosen in the draft.

The duo continues Arkansas’ streak of 24 years with at least one Razorback picked in the NFL Draft, which ranks fourth in the SEC.

From Fayetteville, Greenlaw played in 38 games during his time as a Razorback, collecting 299 total tackles, 145 unassisted, holding the active career tackle mark throughout the entirety of the 2018 campaign.

He finished his collegiate career with 14 double-digit tackle games, 13 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three fumbles forced and three recovered.

As a senior team captain, Greenlaw played in nine games, starting eight at the weakside linebacker position, and ranked third on the team in tackles with 80.

He posted 38 solo stops, 6.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks, while picking off two passes, both against Texas A&M, forced a fumble and recovered another.

Greenlaw finished the year with four double-digit tackle games, with a season-high 13 tackles in back-to-back weeks vs. Texas A&M (Sept. 29) and Alabama (Oct. 6).

In 2017, he broke the 100-tackle threshold with 103 stops after starting all 12 games for the Razorbacks. Greenlaw finished fourth in the SEC in double-digit tackle games with six, four of those coming during SEC action, as he finished conference play with 72 tackles.

His 17 tackles against No. 23 TCU on Sept. 9 were a career-best and the most by a Razorback since 2010 (Jerry Franklin – 20).

His 2016 campaign saw him start all seven games he played, producing 42 tackles and 22 solo stops, with 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and two fumble recoveries.

Greenlaw’s freshman year saw him earn two Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Sporting News, as well as SEC All-Freshman honors from the conference coaches and Athlon Sports.

Greenlaw finished fifth nationally among FBS freshmen and topped SEC rookies with 95 tackles, leading the team in five games. He paced the squad in solo stops with 46, while adding 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and two forced fumbles.

He averaged 9.8 tackles in SEC road games, picking up a team-best 69 stops during conference play while putting together four double-digit tackle performances.

He finished his career in the cardinal & white with 2,039 snaps played, according to Pro Football Focus, and came 10 tackles away from the 10th-most tackles in an Arkansas career.

Froholdt realizes dream, drafted in fourth round by New England

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas offensive lineman Hjlate Froholdt was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round with the 118th overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday.

Former Hogs coach Bret Bielema, who recruited Froholdt to Fayetteville, is on the Patriots’ staff as an assistant to coach Bill Belichick.

He is the 10th Razorback taken by the Patriots and the 269th Arkansas football player drafted since the first in 1938. At least one Razorback has been picked in each of the last 24 years of the NFL Draft, which ranks fourth in the SEC.

A native of Svendborg, Denmark, Froholdt is the first position player and second-ever Danish player to be drafted by an NFL squad.

His selection marks back-to-back years a Razorback lineman has been taken in the draft and the third time in four seasons, joining center Frank Ragnow who was the 20th overall pick of the first round by Detroit in 2018.

In February, Froholdt became the first Danish player invited to the NFL Combine after wrapping a four-year career on the Hill.

After transitioning from defensive line to the offensive trenches, Froholdt became a mainstay for Arkansas, participating in 2,501 snaps over 44 games as a Razorback.

He put together an impressive streak of 1,291 snaps in pass protection without a sack allowed, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF), which began in 2016 and ran through the entirety of the 2017 and 2018 campaigns.

Froholdt earned an 88.6 season rating from PFF in pass blocking for his 2018 performance, posting grades over 80.0 in eight of 12 games with a season-best of 90.2 at Mississippi State on Nov. 17.

The 2018 season marked his first playing multiple positions on the offensive line, seeing 260 snaps at center and several in the right guard spot, along with his 542 plays at his primary slot at left guard.

Hogs rally three times in slugfest for 11-9 win over Tennessee

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Hogs rally three times in slugfest for 11-9 win over Tennessee

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas rallied from three different deficits Friday night to defeat Tennessee in a slugfest, 11-9, at Baum-Walker Stadium.

It’s the fifth-straight conference win for Arkansas and gives it a game and a half lead in the SEC Western Division.

Redshirt freshman Jacob Nesbit came away with a blistering line, going 3-for-3 with a career-high six RBIs including a double and a home run.

His three-run home run in the fifth tied the game at 7-7 and followed it up with a two-run double in the sixth to help build Arkansas’ lead to 11-7 at the time.

Nesbit’s home run was his third of the year and second in three games. Over his last four games, Nesbit has driven in 12 runs on seven hits and is now hitting an even .300 on the year.

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Arkansas (32-11, 13-6 SEC) was in a hole early against Tennessee (31-12, 9-10 SEC) as the Volunteers jumped on starting pitcher Isaiah Campbell for a run in the first and three runs in the third inning.

Campbell didn’t have his best stuff as he finished with seven runs allowed over 4.2 innings, but only three of those runs were earned.

However, the Razorbacks came back swinging each time as they matched the Volunteers with a run in the first, three in the third, and again, three in the fifth after Tennessee took a 7-4 lead.

The Hogs finally got the big inning in the sixth once Tennessee went to its bullpen as redshirt senior Trevor Ezell hit a lead off homer to give Arkansas an 8-7 lead.

That was followed by a Jack Kenley RBI single and Nesbit’s double.

Matt Cronin closed the door for his ninth save of the season after pitching a scoreless ninth and striking out the final two batters.

Hog offense keeps swinging
Arkansas scored 11 times on 16 hits Friday night against Tennessee, its sixth game of its last eight that it has scored 10 or more runs.

Six different players recorded multi-hit games, with Jacob Nesbit and Trevor Ezell leading all hitters with three hits each.

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Four of Arkansas’ last five conference games have resulted in 10 or more runs being scored and Casey Martin leads all hitters during that stretch with a .476 average. Nesbit has 13 RBIs during that span as well.

Ezell breaks out another three-hit game
Redshirt senior Trevor Ezell went 3-for-5 in Friday’s game with Tennessee, scoring twice and driving in one. Ezell has five hits in his last two games and has tallied three three-hit games in his last eight starts.

Much of Ezell’s success as of late has been his move to the lead-off spot in the batting order. Ezell made the move on April 2 against Little Rock and since then has batted .333 with nine extra-base hits and 14 RBIs.

His homer on Friday was also his first since April 6 at Auburn and fifth of the year.

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Razorback quotables
“He came up clutch. Obviously, he got the sac fly and had the three-run homer, the big double down the line, drove in two more. Again, we wouldn’t be sitting here talking about a win if he didn’t have the big night. That’s what it takes, somebody picking you up, somebody having a big night. Tennessee, they came out and swung the bats. It ended up turning into kind of a slugfest. I don’t think either coach probably saw that coming. I know I didn’t.” — Coach Dave Van Horn on Jacob Nesbit’s game

“I don’t think either coach saw that coming. Their (Tennessee’s) ERA is incredible for this time of year, and you kind of see why, they’ve got some big time arms. Isaiah (Campbell) had been pretty consistent all year, but tonight wasn’t his night. You got to give Tennessee hitters credit because they did a nice job against him. Isaiah just didn’t have the secondary pitches going like normal. He’d probably tell you that he didn’t spot his fastball as much as normal. It just seemed like the zone was pretty tight there both ways. I think it was hard on the starters.” — Van Horn on the pitching performances for both teams

“It was up tonight. I don’t know what the gun — we’ll look at ours. Yeah, I mean, he was bringing it a little bit. The other night, not so much. So tonight, I just feel like he had a lot of adrenaline going. I think he was frustrated the way it went the other night as well and he had something to prove. Tonight, he was back to his old self as far as velocity and he threw a lot of strikes as well.” — Van Horn on Matt Cronin’s velocity

“Yeah, great night. I got a fastball and just put my best swing on it and thankfully it went out. The team really put together a good offensive showing today and it was really good to see.  It was a fun one for sure.” — Jacob Nesbit on his home run and how the offense performed against Tennessee’s pitching

“It shows what we’re capable of doing. Isaiah (Campbell) didn’t have his best stuff tonight like he has all year and it was good that the offense was able to pick him up so to be able to do that we feel pretty good about ourselves for sure.” — Trevor Ezell on the offense performing after Isaiah Campbell didn’t have his best stuff

Up Next
Arkansas and Tennessee will be back on the field tomorrow for game two of the series which is set to start at 6:30 p.m. at Baum-Walker Stadium.

The game will be televised online via SEC Network+.

Van Horn: ‘Not your typical Friday game’ after win over Tennessee

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Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn coming from behind on more than one occasion, starter Isaiah Campbell’s problems and closing out 11-9 win over the Volunteers on Friday night.

Razorbacks’ Ezell, Nesbit, Cronin after winning first game over Vols

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Hogs’ players Trevor Ezell, third baseman Jacob Nesbit and reliever Matt Cronin on big nights in starting series against Tennessee with 11-9 win Friday night.

Brown runs her way into record books at first day at National Relay Championships

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Brown runs her way into record books at first day at National Relay Championships

FAYETTEVILLE — On a weekend that includes Penn Relays and Drake Relays, Arkansas’ Second-Annual National Relay Championships provided a plethora of elite marks including a 100mH/200m double that trails only Jackie Joyner-Kersee Friday afternoon at John McDonnell Field.

Janeek. Brown.

Her name is synonymous with success and All-American honors, but Friday afternoon the sophomore from Kingston, Jamacia achieved a feat that is rarely seen in modern-day track & field.

Brown started her day with a World-Leading time of 12.57 (+1.6) in the 100-meter hurdles that broke the old facility record of 12.84 set by Baylor’s Tiffani McReynolds in 2014.

It also lowered the Arkansas program record in the 100-meter hurdles from 12.80 that was set last year by Brown at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Brown returned to the track about an hour later and posted the fastest time in the SEC this season with an impressive 22.67 that is No. 3 on the Arkansas All-time list trailing only Olympians Veronica Campbell (22.41) and Taylor Ellis-Watson (22.48).

“She’s a great competitor,” said coach Lance Harter. “She was an All-American as a freshman indoors and outdoors. What she did today was absolutely phenomenal! For her to post the leading time in the 200-meters in the SEC where it’s a ‘Who’s Who’ of sprinting talent and to do it as a hurdler, is a tribute to Chris Johnson’s training and the job he’s done in recruiting and developing these sprinters,” Harter said.

Brown’s 100mH/200m double Friday afternoon was the second-fastest in world history:
35.01 (12.71/22.30) Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 1988
35.24 (12.57/22.67) Janeek Brown, 2019
35.25 (12.69/22.56) Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 1988
35.40 (12.54/22.86) Jessica Ennis-Hill,  2012
35.48 (13.13/22.35) Dafne Schippers, 2014
35.51 (12.49/23.02) Sally Pearson, 2012
35.63 (12.90/22.73) Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, 2018

Elsewhere on the track, Arkansas secured National Relays Championship in the women’s 4×1500-meter relay as Meghan Underwood, Quinn Owen, Sydney Brown and Maddy Reed raced to the victory running 17:56.89.

Arkansas also turned in top-three finishes in the Sprint Medley Relay where Tamara Kuykendall, Morgan Burks-Magee, Sydney Hammit, and Paris Peoples ran 3:55.61 for third-place.

Bailee McCorkle’s clearance of 4.05m (13-3.50), and G’Auna Edwards mark in the long jump (6.35m/20-10)  rounded out the Razorback medalist on day one of the National Relay Championships.

Through two events scored, Arkansas is currently in second-place with 16 points.

PLACE WOMEN [2 out of 6 scored] SCORE
1 Texas 18
2 Arkansas 16
3 Kansas State 8
4 TCU 6

 

Complete results

Arkansas will return to wrap up the second-annual National Relay Championships Saturday morning with action from John McDonnell Field being broadcast LIVE on SEC Network.

Women’s 100m Hurdle
1st – Janeek Brown – 12.57* World-Lead/Facility Record/Program Record/Lifetime-best
5th- G’Auna Edwards – 13.42

Women’s 100m
4th – Kiara Parker – 11.41
7th- Tamara Kuykendall – 11.71

Women’s 200m
2nd- Janeek Brown – 22.67
4th- Kethlin Campell- 22.90
8th- Payton Chadwick- 23.27
9th- Kiara Parker – 23.45
16th- Morgan Burkes Magee – 23.87
18th- Shafiqua Maloney – 24.01
19th- Paris Peoples – 24.08

Women’s 400m
4th – Morgan Burks-Magee – 53.24
6th – Paris Peoples – 53.30
8th- Sydney Hammit – 53.61
14th – Shafiqua Maloney – 54.76
21st- Sydney Davis – 55.91
28th – Alexandra Byrnes – 57.54
29th – Joy Ripslinger – 1:03.86

Women’s 800m
14th – Josie Carson – 2:14.18

Women’s 1500m
8th- Micah Huckabee – 4:38.31
14th- Greta Taylor – 4:49.53
15th – Payton Brown – 4:52.72
16th – Tess Iler – 5:12.36

Women’s 4×1500
1st- Arkansas 17:56.89

Women’s SMR
3rd- Arkansas- 3:55:61

Women’s Discuss
10th – Riley Hoogerwef – 41.94m (137-7)

Women’s Javelin
6th- Elleyt Belote- 106-8
7th- Riley Hogerwerf- 92-3

Women’s pole vault
3rd- Bailee McCorkle- 13-3.5
10th- Morgan Hartsell- 12-5.5
18th- Olivia Groeber- 11-3.75

Women’s long jump
3rd – G’Auna Edwards – 6.35m (20-10)

Razorbacks kick off final road series of season against Aggies on Saturday

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Razorbacks kick off final road series of season against Aggies on Saturday

FAYETTEVILLE — Only one additional road test lays between the Razorbacks and the SEC Tournament and that road runs through College Station, Texas.

Arkansas faces Texas A&M in a three-game series beginning Saturday.

Saturday’s game is slated to begin at 8 p.m. with Sunday and Monday’s games scheduled for 7 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. All three games can be seen on the SEC Network with Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Erin Miller (color) on the call.

For the season, Texas A&M (25-21, 3-15 SEC) is led offensively by Payton McBride and Kelbi Fortenberry, who top the team with a .353 and .340 batting averages, respectively.

Fortenberry leads the Aggies in multiple categories, including runs (29), hits (51) and stolen bases (10).

Arkansas’ Hannah McEwen is coming off a stellar week, posting an 8-for-12 performance at the plate that included a double and a home run. McEwen recorded six runs and six runs batted in for a .667 batting average and .714 on base percentage.

The Hogs will be on the hunt for another victory after defeating the Aggies for the first time in program history the last time they met in 2017.

On that April day, senior Ashley Diaz picked the perfect time for her first hit of the weekend with a two-out RBI single to left field to send the Razorbacks to a 4-3 win over then No. 5 Texas A&M.

Arkansas scored twice in the final frame to rally past the Aggies for the program’s first win in the series. The victory doubled as the Razorbacks’ first win over a top-five opponent since the 2014 season.

The last time out

The Razorbacks recorded an 8-5 victory over No.9 LSU on Thursday night (April 18); the win was the first of its kind since 2013.

The Hogs followed with a statement 11-0 run-rule victory over the Tigers on Friday before dropping the final game of the series 3-1 on Saturday.

Arkansas’ 2-1 series win was LSU’s first series loss of the season.

In the polls

After winning eight of their last nine contests, the Razorbacks are holding steady in the polls, cruising into Week 11 sitting at 23rd in the NCAA Women’s Softball RPI, and ranked No. 18 by USA Today/NFCA, No. 13 by Fastpitch News, No. 18 by FloSoftball, No. 21 by Softball America and #24 in the USA Softball/ESPN poll.

Razorback tidbits

• The Razorbacks’ current .296 batting average is second highest in a single season, second only to the 2014 squad (.304).

• Danielle Gibson is only one of eight Razorbacks to ever record double-digit HRs and doubles in the same season (11, 11). The first since Nicole Schroeder achieved such in 2017 and only the 4th sophomore.

• Nicole Duncan’s 16 HBP calls in 2019 ties the single-season high of 16, set by Kim Eiben in 2002. As a team, the Hogs have been hit 50 times at the plate, a single-season high in program history. The previous high was 43, set by the 2012 squad.

• Kayla Green is only one of four SEC catchers to catch eight or more runners stealing – of those four, Green has the least number of stolen bases allowed (5) and therefore the best SBA% (.431). Green’s 23 career runners caught stealing is one away from ranking 10th for CSB in a career at Arkansas.

• Hannah McEwen’s .357 career batting average is tied for first in the Arkansas record books – tied with Devon Wallace (2012-2015).

• Autumn Storms’ 1.14 walks per seven innings is second-best in a single season by a Razorback, she’s behind only Tammy Kincaid (0.97, 1999 with 244.1 IP).

Keep up with the Hogs

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Sprint medley relay places second on first day of National Relay Championships

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Sprint medley relay places second on first day of National Relay Championships

FAYETTEVILLE — On a weekend that includes Penn Relays and Drake Relays, Arkansas’ Second-Annual National Relay Championships provided a plethora of elite marks and great competition including seven top-five finishes by the Razorbacks at John McDonnell Field.

Leading the way for Arkansas was the sprint medley relay of Rashad Boyd, Travean Caldwell, John Winn, and Kieran Taylor who pieced together a second-place finish running 3:16.54, a season-best time.

Shakiel Chattoo at 13.92 led the Razorback hurdlers in the 110-meter hurdles recording a third-place, with Tre’Bien Gilbert (13.99) and Daniel Spejcher (15.00) taking fourth and eighth, respectively. Spejcher’s time finished as a lifetime-best.

Roy Ejiakuekwu’s 21.07 was good for fifth place, followed by teammates Kris Hari (21.21) and Josh Oglesby (21.46) in ninth and 16th-place, respectively.

A fourth-place finish by Colin O’Mara in the 1,500-meters at 3:52.30 was a lifetime-best in the event.

Another Razorback lifetime-best was set in the 400-meter hurdles by Nick Hilson who finished fourth in a quick 51.22 seconds.

Through two events scored, Arkansas is currently in third place with 8 points.

PLACE MEN [2 out of 6 scored] SCORE
1 Texas 20
2 Kansas State 13
3 Arkansas 8
4 Baylor 6
4 TCU 6

 

Complete results

Arkansas will return to wrap up the second-annual National Relay Championships Saturday morning with action from John McDonnell Field being broadcast LIVE on SEC Network.

Men’s 200m
5th- Roy Ejiakuekwu- 21.07
9th- Kristoffer Hari- 21.21
16th- Josh Oglesby – 21.46

Men’s 400m
7th – Jalen Brown – 46.96
8th – Rhayko Schwartz – 47.07
13th – James Milholen – 47.67

Men’s 800m
5th – Chase Pareti – 1:51.73
8th – Reese Walters – 1:54.03

Men’s 1500m
4th – Colin O’Mara – 3:52.30

Men’s 110m Hurdles
3rd – Shakiel Chattoo – 13.92
4th – Tre’Bien Gilbert – 13.99
8th – Daniel Spejcher – 15.00

Men’s 400m Hurdles
4th – Nick Hilson – 51.22

Men’s SMR
2nd- Arkansas- 3:16:54

Men’s Hammer
1st – Erich Sullins – 65.74m (215-8)

Men’s Discuss
7th – Gabe Moore – 46.68m (153-2)

Men’s Long Jump
10th- Laquan Nairn – 6.93m (22-9)

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