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Razorbacks head west to Eugene for NCAA Championships

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EUGENE, Ore. – Arkansas will start its final challenge of the season this week against best programs in the country at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.

The ESPN family of networks will live stream and televise the four-day event, beginning Wednesday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

Fans are encouraged to participate in the event on social media by using the hashtag #ncaaTF.

2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 6, 1:30 p.m. | Thursday, June 7, 12:30 p.m. | Friday, June 8, 2:30 p.m. | Saturday, June 9, 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Hayward Field
LIVE Results: ncaa.com

ESPN has exclusive broadcast rights for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
*All times listed in CT

Arkansas Qualifiers
100-Meters – Kenzo Cotton
200-Meters – Kenzo Cotton
400-Meters – Obi Igbokwe
110-Meter Hurdles – Larry Donald
400-Meter Hurdles – Kemar Mowatt
1,500-Meters – Cameron Griffith
4-x-100 Meter Relay – Hari, Mowatt, Harris, Cotton
4-x-400 Meter Relay – Stephen, Woodhall, Mowatt, Igbokwe
Long Jump – Schrage
Decathlon – Jacobus, Moore

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP REPEATS ????
The Razorbacks have four athletes returning to the NCAA Championships in individual events after competing in the NCAA Indoor Championships this past March in College Station, Texas.

Kenzo Cotton qualifies for the outdoor championships following an indoor season that saw the senior grab his 16th All-American honor, finishing seventh in the 200-meters in a time of 20.85.

At last year’s NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Cotton finished 10th in the 100-meters (10.11), 12th in the 200-meters (20.52) and ran a leg on the seventh-place 4-x-100-meter relay that posted a time of 38.82)

Obi Igbokwe looks to improve during his second NCAA championships this season after posting a 14th-place finish in the 400-meters during the indoor championships this past March.

Igbokwe recorded a time of 45.49, an outdoor PR, at the NCAA West Preliminary that stands as the No. 5 mark all-time in Arkansas’ program history to punch his ticket to Eugene.

At last year’s NCAA Outdoor meet, Igbokwe finished 20th in the 400-meters (46.40) and helped the Razorbacks secure a runner-up finish in the 4-x-400-meter relay running a school record time of 3:01.84 in the final.

Cameron Griffith, who has qualified for every championship meet during the 2017-18 academic year (XC, ITF, OTF), will make his outdoor championships debut in the 1,500-meters after finishing fifth at the NCAA West Prelims running a personal-best time of 3:43.14.

Griffith finished as the bronze medalist in the 3,000-meters (8:05.91) at the indoor championships this past March in College Station, Texas.

Gabe Moore returns to the NCAA Championships following a sixth-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships. Moore posted a total score of 5,874-points to earn All-American honors indoors.

During the 2018 outdoor season, Moore has recorded a program No. 2 mark of 7,901-points that came during a runner-up finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.

The men’s 4-x-400-meter relay returns after their historic run during last year’s NCAA outdoor meet that saw Rhayko Schwartz, Eric Janise, Roy Ejakuekwu, Obi Igbokwe run a school record time of 3:01.84 in an NCAA runner-up finish.

This year’s outdoor squad features Jamarco Stephen, Hunter Woodhall, Kemar Mowatt, and Igbokwe who cruised to an NCAA qualifying time of 3:04.51 at the NCAA West Prelims meet in Sacramento, Calif.

Social Media
Join the championship conversation by using #ncaaTF
and following along on Facebook (NCAA Track & Field) & Twitter
(@NCAATrackField) for results and important meet updates.

On Wednesday afternoon the No. 13 Arkansas men’s track and field team will embark on its final challenge of the season, matching their talents against the best programs in the country at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships at Historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.

The ESPN family of networks will live stream and televise the four-day event, beginning Wednesday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU. Fans are encouraged to participate in the event on social media by using the hashtag #ncaaTF.

2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 6, 1:30 p.m. | Thursday, June 7, 12:30 p.m. | Friday, June 8, 2:30 p.m. | Saturday, June 9, 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Hayward Field
LIVE Results: ncaa.com

ESPN has exclusive broadcast rights for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
*All times listed in CT

Arkansas Qualifiers
100-Meters – Kenzo Cotton
200-Meters – Kenzo Cotton
400-Meters – Obi Igbokwe
110-Meter Hurdles – Larry Donald
400-Meter Hurdles – Kemar Mowatt
1,500-Meters – Cameron Griffith
4-x-100 Meter Relay – Hari, Mowatt, Harris, Cotton
4-x-400 Meter Relay – Stephen, Woodhall, Mowatt, Igbokwe
Long Jump – Schrage
Decathlon – Jacobus, Moore

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP REPEATS

The Razorbacks have four athletes returning to the NCAA Championships in individual events after competing in the NCAA Indoor Championships this past March in College Station, Texas.

Kenzo Cotton qualifies for the outdoor championships following an indoor season that saw the senior grab his 16th All-American honor, finishing seventh in the 200-meters in a time of 20.85.

At last year’s NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Cotton finished 10th in the 100-meters (10.11), 12th in the 200-meters (20.52) and ran a leg on the seventh-place 4-x-100-meter relay that posted a time of 38.82)

Obi Igbokwe looks to improve during his second NCAA championships this season after posting a 14th-place finish in the 400-meters during the indoor championships this past March.

Igbokwe recorded a time of 45.49, an outdoor PR, at the NCAA West Preliminary that stands as the No. 5 mark all-time in Arkansas’ program history to punch his ticket to Eugene.

At last year’s NCAA Outdoor meet, Igbokwe finished 20th in the 400-meters (46.40) and helped the Razorbacks secure a runner-up finish in the 4-x-400-meter relay running a school record time of 3:01.84 in the final.

Cameron Griffith, who has qualified for every championship meet during the 2017-18 academic year (XC, ITF, OTF), will make his outdoor championships debut in the 1,500-meters after finishing fifth at the NCAA West Prelims running a personal-best time of 3:43.14.

Griffith finished as the bronze medalist in the 3,000-meters (8:05.91) at the indoor championships this past March in College Station, Texas.

Gabe Moore returns to the NCAA Championships following a sixth-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships. Moore posted a total score of 5,874-points to earn All-American honors indoors.

During the 2018 outdoor season, Moore has recorded a program No. 2 mark of 7,901-points that came during a runner-up finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.

The men’s 4-x-400-meter relay returns after their historic run during last year’s NCAA outdoor meet that saw Rhayko Schwartz, Eric Janise, Roy Ejakuekwu, Obi Igbokwe run a school record time of 3:01.84 in an NCAA runner-up finish.

This year’s outdoor squad features Jamarco Stephen, Hunter Woodhall, Kemar Mowatt, and Igbokwe who cruised to an NCAA qualifying time of 3:04.51 at the NCAA West Prelims meet in Sacramento, Calif.

Social Media
Join the championship conversation by using #ncaaTF
and following along on Facebook (NCAA Track & Field) & Twitter
(@NCAATrackField) for results and important meet updates.

Razorbacks set to compete in NCAA Championships

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EUGENE, Ore. — Thursday afternoon, Arkansas embarks on the final challenge of the season, matching their talents against the best programs in the country at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships at historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.

The ESPN family of networks will live stream and televise the four-day event, beginning Wednesday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

Fans are encouraged to participate in the event on social media by using the hashtag #ncaaTF.

2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships | Eugene, Oregon
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 6, 1:30 p.m. | Thursday, June 7, 12:30 p.m. | Friday, June 8, 2:30 p.m. | Saturday, June 9, 1:30 p.m.
Venue: Hayward Field
LIVE Results: ncaa.com

ESPN has exclusive broadcast rights for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
*All times listed in CT

Arkansas Qualifiers
100-Meters – Jada Baylark
100-Meter Hurdles – Janeek Brown
1,500-Meters – Nikki Hiltz
3,000-meter steeplechase – Devin Clark
4-x-100 Meter Relay – Parker, Baylark, Brown, Brooks
4-x-400 Meter Relay – Burks-Magee, Parker, Hammit, Davis
Pole Vault – Jacobus, Hoggard, Robinson

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP REPEATS

The Razorbacks have three athletes returning to the NCAA Championships in individual events after competing in the NCAA Indoor Championships this past March in College Station, Texas.

Nikki Hiltz qualifies for the outdoor championships following an indoor season that saw the senior grab All-American honors, finishing third in the Mile in a time of 4:32.59.

At last year’s NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Hiltz finished runner-up in the 1,500-meters (4:13.80) and enters this year’s championships chasing that elusive NCAA Championship in the same event.

Janeek Brown looks to improve during her second NCAA championships this season after posting an eighth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor championships this past March.

Brown recorded a time of 12.90w at the NCAA West Preliminary to punch her ticket to Eugene.

At the SEC Outdoor championships, Brown posted a personal-best time of 12.84 in a third-place finish – the No. 2 time in program history.

Jada Baylark will make her second outdoor championships appearance in the 100-meters after finishing first at the NCAA West Prelims running a personal-best and school record time of 11.04.

Her time of 11.04 seconds broke the 14-year-old Arkansas record held by Olympic Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown.

Baylark finished 15h in the 60-meters at the indoor championships this past March in College Station, Texas.

Social Media

Join the championship conversation by using #ncaaTF
and following along on Facebook (NCAA Track & Field) & Twitter
(@NCAATrackField) for results and important meet updates.

Cole drafted in fourth round by Kansas City

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Junior right fielder Eric Cole was selected by Kansas City in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB Draft with the 122nd overall pick Tuesday.

Cole hit .328 with 13 home runs and 47 RBI this season and .  The Southlake, Texas native is tied for the team lead in home runs and is second in RBI entering Super Regional play this weekend.

Cole has a career .299 batting average in 147 career games with 18 home runs and 79 RBI. He is also 9 for 13 in stolen base attempts in his career as a Hog.

Cole and the Razorbacks will be back in action this weekend hosting South Carolina in the Fayetteville Super Regional beginning on Saturday evening at 5:30 on ESPN2.

In four games this season against South Carolina Cole is hitting .267 (4 for 15), 2 runs, RBI and 6 strikeouts.

Razorbacks’ Knight taken in third round by Baltimore

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FAYETTEVILLE — Baltimore selected Arkansas right-hander Blaine Knight in the third round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday.

The lanky junior from Bryant was the 87th pick of the draft. Most feel Knight will sign before the July 6 deadline and forego his final year with the Razorbacks.

Knight is the only pitcher in Division I baseball with an 11-0 record this season, and he was solid again in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional in a 10-2 win against Oral Roberts last Friday.

Knight went eight innings, matching a career high, allowed three hits, two earned runs and walked one.

It marked his eighth start this season of six-plus innings pitched and one walk or less.

Prior to the Fayetteville regional, Knight earned All-America honors from Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball, and became the 42nd All-American in program history, living up to his preseason All-America honors.

Knight was projected to be a high-round selection last June as a draft-eligible sophomore, but fell to the 29th round because of a high asking price for a signing bonus.

Last year’s draft didn’t begin until after the Razorbacks lost their regional championship game against Missouri State at Baum Stadium.

Knight, who started a loss to Missouri State that sent Arkansas into the loser’s bracket two days earlier, asked to pitch out of the bullpen that night, thinking it would be his final college game at home.

Since announcing his return to Arkansas, Knight’s draft stock soared while getting the upper hand in a number of pitching matchups with other projected high draft choices, including Auburn’s Casey Mize, who was chosen as the No. 1 pick in the draft by the Detroit Tigers.

He also secured wins in matchups against Florida’s Brady Singer and Jackson Kowar as well as Ole Miss’ Ryan Rollison. Knight holds a 2.74 ERA in 16 starts this season and has a 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio while holding opponents to a .224 average against.

Knight is expected to make at least one more start in his Arkansas career as the Razorbacks open super regional play against South Carolina this weekend at Baum Stadium.

Wes Johnson Interview

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Wes Johnson Interview

Game times announced for this week’s Super Regional

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FAYETTEVILLE —After sweeping through the Fayetteville Regional with wins over Oral Roberts, Southern Miss, and Dallas Baptist last week, fifth-seeded Arkansas continues on the road to the College World Series this weekend, hosting the NCAA Super Regional against South Carolina in a best-of-three series at Baum Stadium beginning Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

2018 NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional Schedule
Saturday, June 9, Arkansas vs. South Carolina, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, June 10, Arkansas vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, June 11, Arkansas vs. South Carolina (if necessary), 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Arkansas is making its seventh Super Regional appearance in school history. With two wins, the Razorbacks will advance to the College World Series for the ninth time in school history.

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Tuesday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Tuesday

Gamecocks getting second chance against Hogs

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas will get an opponent they’ve already taken two out of three from at Baum Stadium with South Carolina coming to town for the NCAA Super Regional.

Arkansas will host South Carolina in the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional after the Gamecocks defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 8-4 on Monday in the championship of the regional in Greenville, N.C.

South Carolina also had regional wins over Ohio State and No. 12 seed East Carolina. Arkansas, the No. 5 national seed, won its home regional with wins over Oral Roberts, Southern Miss and Dallas Baptist.

The start dates and times for the super regional at Baum Stadium will not be finalized until later today or early Tuesday. The best-of-three super regional will begin either Friday or Saturday.

Arkansas is 3-1 against South Carolina this season. The Razorbacks won two of three games over the Gamecocks in Fayetteville in April, and also won 13-8 at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama, on May 23.

“These guys have been pounding the ball and winning at home and winning on the road,” Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said of South Carolina following the win in Hoover. “They’re a dangerous team.”

South Carolina (36-24) was the last visiting team to win a game at Baum Stadium, 3-2 on April 12. The Razorbacks failed to score four times with the bases loaded that night.

Yurachek hires Houston’s Steinbock as women’s tennis coach

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FAYETTEVILLE — Courtney Steinbock has been named the sixth head coach in Arkansas women’s tennis history, announced Monday by Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek.

One of the rising stars of collegiate tennis, Steinbock comes to Fayetteville from Houston, where she was head coach the last three seasons from 2015-18.

“First off, I want to thank Hunter Yurachek and Clayton Hamilton for this incredible opportunity,” Steinbock said. “I am so excited to be a part of the University of Arkansas and the Razorback family. This program is so rich in tradition and has a history of great success. Having coached in the SEC before, I am beyond thrilled to get back to such a prestigious conference and at the helm of the Razorback program.”

Steinbock recently led Houston to a 20-4 record in 2018, just the program’s seventh 20-win campaign in 41 years and coached two student-athletes to American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team honors.

The Cougars went undefeated at home for the first time since 2006 at 14-0 and were ranked as high as No. 49 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.

“In her successful coaching career, Courtney has displayed the same on court passion and competitive spirit that made her an outstanding student-athlete at the University of Kansas,” Yurachek said. “She showed great fortitude in overcoming roster and facility challenges early on in her tenure at Houston and was able to quickly turn the Cougars into a nationally competitive program.

“She brings tremendous experience both as a former student-athlete and as a coach to our program which will be a huge positive for our student-athletes.”

Prior to Houston, Steinbock spent two seasons at Oklahoma State from 2013-15, helping the Cowgirls compile an impressive 49-15 record during that span.

In 2015, Oklahoma State achieved one of the best seasons in program history. With Steinbock’s help, the Cowgirls finished the season 23-6 and hosted the opening two rounds of the NCAA Championship for the first time.

Oklahoma State rose as high as No. 8, a program record, and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1996. Following the season, Steinbock was named ITA Central Regional Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the National Assistant Coach of the Year award.

Steinbock also helped develop Viktoriya Lushkova into a two-time All-American in singles. With Steinbock’s leadership, Lushkova rose to No. 10 in the ITA singles rankings, an Oklahoma State record.

In addition, Lushkova and teammate Kelsey Laurente were ranked as high as No. 3 in the ITA’s doubles listings, another school record.

Steinbock spent three seasons (2010-13) as an assistant at Mississippi State prior to her time at Oklahoma State.

She helped the Bulldogs win their first SEC Tournament match in nearly a decade and played a major role in building a program that later advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship in 2015.

Prior to her time in Starkville, Mississippi, Steinbock served two seasons (2008-10) as Wichita State’s associate head coach and helped the Shockers win the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships.

She earned MVC Assistant Coach of the Year honors after the season and helped the program make it back to the NCAA Championship in 2010.

A graduate of the University of Kansas, Steinbock also spent three seasons (2004-06) as a volunteer assistant at her alma mater and two seasons (2006-08) as an assistant at Washington State.

During her tenure in the Pacific Northwest, the Cougars were ranked as high as No. 39 in the ITA national rankings and qualified for the 2008 NCAA Championship.

A native of Lubbock, Texas, Steinbock was a four-year letterwinner with the Jayhawks from 2000-04.

She was named team MVP each of her last two seasons and earned First Team All-Big XII Conference honors as a junior.

THE STEINBOCK FILE
Hometown: Lubbock, Texas
College: Kansas, 2005 (B.S., General Studies in Liberal Arts and Sciences)

Playing Experience
College: Kansas (2000-04)

Coaching Experience
2004-06: Kansas, Volunteer Assistant Coach
2006-08: Washington State, Associate Head Coach
2008-10: Wichita State, Associate Head Coach
2010-13: Mississippi State, Assistant Coach
2013-15: Oklahoma State, Assistant Coach
2015-18: Houston, Head Coach

Championships Won As A Coach
2009: MVC Regular Season Championship
2009: MVC Tournament Championship

Awards Earned As A Coach
2009: MVC Assistant Coach of the Year
2015: ITA Central Regional Assistant Coach of the Year

Three Razorbacks nominated for College Football HOF

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Three Razorbacks nominated for College Football HOF

FAYETTEVILLE — Darren McFadden is on the ballot for the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame along with former Razorbacks Dan Hampton and the late Brandon Burlsworth.

The College Football Hall of Fame voting is one of the more political honors out there. Part of it is the huge number of candidates nominated, then the sheer number of voters involved, which includes over 12,000 members and current Hall inductees.

It leads to a lot of lobbying and often has as much to do with things not involving what a player did on the football field.

From the press release announcing the nominees on the ballot this year:

While each nominee’s football achievements in college are of prime consideration, his post-football record as a citizen is also weighed. He must have proven himself worthy as a citizen, carrying the ideals of football forward into his relations with his community and his fellow man, with love of his country. Consideration may also be given for academic honors and whether the candidate earned a college degree.

It’s hard to find a reason why Eric Dickerson from SMU is not already in the Hall. To be honest, I thought he was.

The guess here is the fact that the Mustangs got the death penalty and the cheating scandals there in the late 1970’s and the 1980’s (yes, there were more than one or two). That shouldn’t take away that the players there were the winningest program in college football over a four-year period from 1981-84.

Just because SMU was blatantly paying players with no qualms whatsoever didn’t mean those players didn’t perform at Hall of Fame levels.

For those not aware with those times, the Mustangs weren’t the only ones doing it and they weren’t paying the most, but they did have alumni that bragged about it more than anybody else and that — combined with bad organization — is what nailed them.

Former Heisman Trophy winners Eric Crouch, Carson Palmer and the late Rashaan Salaam are nominated. Salaam probably should be in just for sheer number of the letter A in one name.

Hampton should have been elected a while back. The Jacksonville native, who developed from his high school performance level to an All-American maybe more than anyone in Razorback history, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Why he’s not in the College Football Hall of Fame is a mystery.

Burlsworth came from a walk-on in Fayetteville to earn All-American honors and is in the same discussion with Hampton as a developmental player. He was killed in a car crash in 1999, just 11 days after being selected in the third round by the Indianapolis Colts.

Both of them should be in the Hall of Fame, but McFadden should be a slam dunk.

He was, quite simply, the best running back in the nation over a two-year period. D-Mac finished second two straight years in the Heisman Trophy balloting

Arkansas has 19 former players and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Previous inductees include coach Frank Broyles, Lance Alworth, Loyd Phillips, Ronnie Caveness, Jimmy Johnson, Clyde Scott, Billy Ray Smith Jr., Wayne Harris, coach Lou Holtz and coach Danny Ford.

The 2019 class will be announced on Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif., the site of the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Monday

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Bud Light Morning Rush Podcast: Monday

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