Arkansas pitcher Jake Reindl, centerfielder Dominic Fletcher and pitcher Barrett Loseke talked with the media after Sunday’s 9-7 series sweeping win.
No. 11 Razorbacks capture inaugural National Relays title
FAYETTEVILLE — No. 11 Arkansas took first at the inaugural National Relay Championships hosted at John McDonnell Field.
The Razorbacks posted a team total of 52 points over the two-day meet.
From coach Chris Bucknam:
“We got some qualifiers, it was a great meet. I’m very appreciative of all of the teams that came to Fayetteville and provided a lot of great competition on National TV. You have to practice competing, and that’s what this meet was all about. You have to practice competing, it’s not always just about the mark on the scoreboard, the time or the distance, it’s about beating teams and that’s what this meet highlighted. You saw all the great relays that happened with all the great teams, it was just some quality competition on the track. This meet was a big precursor to the meets we’ll attend from here on our with the SEC Championships through the NCAA Championships. Everybody got their reps in, we had a lot of kids competing this weekend. I think with the success with being on the SEC network while trying to expand our fan base for the spirt of track & field, I think this is a meet that will continue to get better and grow.”
In the first relay of the day, the Razorbacks finished with a time of 38.59 as senior Kenzo Cotton built a comfortable lead down the homestretch to secure Arkansas’ win in the event.
The time was good for the third-best in program history, as well as the fastest time in the nation this season edging out LSU’s time of 38.84 set during the opening week of the outdoor season at the PAC-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge in Tempe, Ariz.
The Razorbacks picked up another win in the 4×200-meter relay in a race that was tightly contested until the final leg when Florida dropped the baton and failed to finish the race.
The race gave Arkansas a commanding advantage heading into the final relay of the night, the 4-x-400-meter relay.
In the 4-x-400-meter relay, the Razorbacks and Florida once again were ahead of the pack for most of the race.
Arkansas’ anchor Obi Igbokwe and Florida’s Grant Holloway traded places throughout the final leg of the race, with Holloway coming out in front by just over a half of a second stopping the clock for Florida at 3:02.68.
The Razorbacks time of 3:03.36 is the fourth-fastest time in the country this season. The Race gave the Razorbacks six points and secured its title finish at the inaugural National Relay Championships.
Scoring was determined in a traditional scoring format, with the relays only counting towards points. Coming into the day the Razorbacks had 16 points from a first-place finish in the 4×1500-meter relay and a third-place finish in the sprint medley relay.
National Relay Championships
Team Scores (Top Five)
1. Arkansas- 52
2. Florida- 43
3. Kentucky- 26
4. Virginia Tech- 17
5. Texas- 15
Men’s Distance Medley Relay
6. Dalquist, Woodhall, Taylor, Griffith- 9:49.85
Men’s 4-x-200-meter relay
1. Schrage, Igbokwe, Harris, Cotton – 1:22.12
Men’s 4-x-800-meter relay
4. Hosting, Moehn, Pareti, Walters- 7:30.61
Men’s 4-x-100-meter relay
1. Ejiakuekwu, Mowatt, Harris, Cotton- 38.59
Men’s 4-x-400-meter relay
2. Stephen, Mowatt, Ejiakuekwu, Igbokwe- 3:03.44
Men’s Shot Put
13. Jeff Rogers – 16.80m (55′-1.50″)
14. Sam Kempka – 16.67m (54′-8.25″)
17. Gabe Moore – 12.64m (41′-5.75″)
Men’s Triple Jump
9. Rubin Owens – 51-9 (15.77m)
Hammer Throw
11. Erich Sullins – 204-11 (62.47m)
Clutch hits pace Hogs to series win over Crimson Tide
What was a pitchers’ duel early on between Arkansas’ Kacey Murphy and Alabama’s Jake Walters turned into a slugfest in the middle innings as the lead changed hands three times in the fifth and sixth innings.
The Hogs were able to take advantage of Alabama’s bullpen scoring all four of their runs in the sixth with two outs.
The Tide, which had hit back-to-back homers to start the sixth inning and force Murphy out of the game, led 3-2 going into the bottom half, but could not stave off the Razorback offense after retiring two of the first three batters in the inning.
The rally started with a four-pitch walk to junior Jax Biggers, then a walk to Grant Koch to load the bases. That brought up Kenley, who fouled off five-consecutive pitches after falling behind 0-2.
Kenley was able to put a good swing on a fastball and bloop it into shallow right-centerfield, scoring the tying and go-ahead runs. Kenley, later, singled again to finish the game 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBIs. It’s his first multi-hit game of the season.
The win now gives Arkansas (31-13, 12-8 SEC) its fourth conference series victory of the year and keeps it a half game up on Ole Miss for the SEC Western Division lead. Alabama (23-22, 5-15 SEC) drops its ninth of its last 11 games.
The Hitting
Arkansas only recorded one hit through the first four innings, a two-out RBI single from Luke Bonfield to give the Hogs their first run of the game. Bonfield finished the game as the team’s top hitter, going 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a home run.
After the Razorbacks had taken the lead with their four-run sixth inning, Bonfield came up huge in the seventh with a monster solo shot to the Hog Pen in left field, his sixth of the year, to give the team a little more insurance. It’s the fourth home run of the series for the Hogs and the first for Bonfield since April 7 against Auburn.
Arkansas now has 67 home runs on the year, which is good for second in the league and only one behind SEC-leader Florida. It’s also 12 ahead of last year’s pace where the Hogs hit a league-best 83 home runs.
Joining Kenley and Bonfield with a multi-hit performance was sophomore Jordan McFarland as he finished 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored, his eighth multi-hit game of the year.
The Pitching
Before giving way to the bullpen, Arkansas starting pitcher Kacey Murphy had one of his best performances of the season, even after being forced to throw a lot of pitches in the early innings.
Murphy struck out a career-high 11 batters over five innings and scattered six hits, while allowing just three earned runs, two from solo home runs.
It’s the second time in his career that he’s tallied a double-digit strikeout total, topping his previous high of 10 set against Grand Canyon (April 5) last year.
Murphy is also the second Razorback pitcher this week to strike out 10 or more in the same game as tonight’s save recipient, Barrett Loseke, notched 10 against No. 4 Texas Tech on Tuesday.
Sophomore Evan Lee came on in relief in the sixth inning and pitched two perfect innings with the Hogs’ go-ahead rally sandwiched in between.
The outing earned him his fourth win of the year and second this week. In his last 3.2 innings, Lee hasn’t allowed a hit and struck out five.
Loseke finished off the final 1.1 innings to earn his second save of the year after entering the game with two runners on and the Hogs up 7-3.
He only allowed one hit and struck out two batters, giving him 37 strikeouts on the season.
Razorback Quotables
“First off, he’s such a good defender. He’s got a really good eye at the plate. He’ll take a walk, usually he gets bunts down. He’s very dependable in the little things that help you win. He’s been swinging the bat really good in batting practice, hitting balls out of the park and balls all over the field.” — Coach Dave Van Horn on what he saw from Jack Kenley to start him this weekend
“Well the pitching staff has done a great job. We’ve done it with a lot of different kids and that’s a good thing. I just told them in the outfield after the game, ‘That’s a good team win.’ We used a lot of people tonight. We’ve got guys sick, guys filling in, used more bullpen then we’ve used. Guys that maybe haven’t pitched in the league as much. If we’re going to play for a while, we got to have those guys.” — Van Horn on the pitching staff’s performance this weekend
“It’s a confidence booster. Knowing if I give up a run like I did or lose a lead like I did. I have all the confidence in the word in my offense on the other side to put us back, tie it up right off the bat. It helps me pitch and helps me keep a calm attitude on the mound.” — Kacey Murphy on how the strong offense helps his pitching
“I was excited, I was really excited. I knew I was going to get something to hit, get pitched pretty tough, but I felt confident in my swings today. Approach felt great, pretty much just go out there and execute.” — Jack Kenley on his go-ahead RBI single situation
“It was big to help the team win. I’ve been seeing the ball well of late. In our last series against Mississippi State, Zach Barr, one of our coaches, kind of just sat me aside and said ‘Hey, calm down. You’re a good player. Just let the game come to you and stop pressing.’ Ever since then, I’ve taken good swings and calmed down at the plate a little bit.” — Luke Bonfield on his three-hit game
Up Next
Arkansas will go for its seventh series sweep of the year and third in conference play when it faces off with Alabama one final time on Sunday at Baum Stadium.
First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and will be televised on SEC Network+.
Hogs place second at inaugural National Relay Championships
FAYETTEVILLE — On the final day of the inaugural National Relay Championships No. 5 Arkansas finished strong in primetime on the SEC Network taking second-place with 28 points combined over the two-day meet.
“Overall I think it was a success!” said coach Lance Harter.
“Everybody who attended from the various schools, I thought it was great. Mother nature was very cooperative, and we had a beautiful day. We started off with great hurdling and finished with a season-best in the mile relay, and in between, we had great marks all along. Our vaulters are jumping at the collegiate lead… all-in-all we did great. As far as the team total goes, the secret is you have to have an entry in every event and we just don’t have that type of depth this season. We only entered four out of the seven relays and we still finished second. When we did compete, we competed well it’s just that we didn’t spread ourselves too thin because the SEC meet is too close. The kids walked away happy and we had a minimal amount of aches and pains so it was a successful weekend.”
The pole vault group was well represented on day two of the National Relay Championships.
Morgan Hartsell set a personal-best clearing the first four bars she attempted cleanly, with the last bar raised to 4.02m (13’-2.25”) finishing second in the early section of the women’s pole vault.
Elizabeth Ramos Mata also competed in the early section of the pole vault finishing 10th-overall.
In the invite section of the women’s pole vault, Lexi Jacobus and Tori Hoggard dominated the field finishing with identical clearances of 4.51m (14’-9.50”) finishing first and second, respectively.
Hoggard moved up to the No. 3 spot in the NCAA, while Jacobus remains No. 2 in the NCAA with her clearance of 4.55m (14’-11”) at the Texas Relays earlier this season.
In the first event on the track, the women’s 4-x-100-meter relay, the team of Janeek Brown, Kiara Parker, Jada Baylark, and Morgan Burks Magee carried the baton to the tune of 43.38 in a second-place finish.
The time is the second-fastest time in program history falling four one-hundredths of a second (.04) off the school record pace of 43.34 set last season.
Arkansas currently boasts the seventh-fastest 4-x-100-meter relay in the country.
The women’s DMR of Regan Hime, Sydney Hammit, Carina Viljoen, and Devin Clark finished runner-up to Michigan crossing the line 11:19.84, the No. 7 time in the nation this season.
Closing out the meet, as is traditional in track & field, were the women’s 4-x-400-meter relays. Arkansas used the lineup of Morgan Burks Magee, Jada Baylark, Kiara Parker, and Sydney Davis posted a season-best time of 3:34.70 in the event.
National Relay Championships
Saturday Results
Team Scores (Top Five)
1. Kentucky – 42
2. Arkansas – 28
3. Baylor – 26
T-4. Oklahoma State – 19
T-4. Texas- 19
Women’s Pole Vault
2. Morgan Hartsell – 4.02m (13′-2.25″)
10. Elizabeth Ramos Mata – 3.72m (12′-2.50″)
Women’s Pole Vault Invitational
1. Lexi Jacobus – 4.51m (14′-9.50″)
2. Tori Hoggard – 4.51m (14′-9.50″)
12. Rylee Robinson – 3.86m (12′-8″)
Women’s 4-x-100-meter relay
2. Arkansas – 43.38
Women’s DMR
2. Arkansas – 11:19.84
Women’s 4-x-400-meter relay
2. Arkansas – 3:34.70
Van Horn on Hogs battling back to down Bama
Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said after the 7-4 win over the Crimson Tide on Saturday to clinch the series it was “a lot of little things” that made the difference.
Kenley, Murphy, Bonfield recapping Hogs’ win over Tide
Arkansas third baseman Jack Kenley, starting pitcher Kacey Murphy and designated hitter Luke Bonfield talked after the game about the biggest plays in the 7-4 win over Alabama.
Hogs down Rebels in front of largest home crowd in history
FAYETTEVILLE — Playing in front of the largest home crowd in program history, Arkansas tallied a 3-0 win Saturday afternoon over Ole Miss.
Hannah McEwen and Autumn Buczek each had three hits while Mary Haff registered her 10th complete-game shutout of the season. With the win, the Razorbacks improve to 35-11 overall and 10-9 in SEC play.
Saturday’s game was played in front of 3,448 fans at Bogle Park with an SEC Network television audience watching along.
The figure is nearly 700 higher than the previous mark of 2,756 established earlier this season against Missouri (March 24). Three of the Top 10 home crowds in program history have now been set this season.
Up Next
The Razorbacks return to the field Sunday afternoon for game two of their series against Ole Miss. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Before the game, the team will recognize its senior class of A.J. Belans, Autumn Buczek, Tori Cooper and Loren Krzysko. The pre-game senior ceremony begins at 3:45 p.m.
GAME 1: #16 Arkansas 3, Ole Miss 0 | Box Score
One of McEwen’s hits was a lead-off home run in the bottom of the first inning, her team-leading ninth big fly of the season.
The freshman took a 2-1 pitch from Ole Miss starter Kaitlin Lee and deposited it over the fence in left field. McEwen is now tied with Sandra Smith (2008) at 45 for the fifth-highest RBI total in a single season.
The home run was Arkansas’ 48th this year which ties the 2009 team for No. 8 in program history.
Haff’s complete-game performance doubled as her seventh one-hitter of the season. She allowed a one-out single to right in the first inning but didn’t allow another hit for the remainder of the game.
With six strikeouts against Ole Miss, Haff became just the fourth pitcher in program history to reach 200 strikeouts in a single season and the first to do so since 2007.
She is now 22-4 this season which ties Tammy Kincaid (1999) for the third-most wins by an Arkansas pitcher in program history.
The Razorbacks pushed their advantage to 2-0 with an RBI single by Buczek in the second inning. With the bases loaded, the senior infielder knocked a base hit into left field to score fellow senior Loren Krzysko from third.
An insurance run in the bottom of the sixth gave Haff some wiggle room when she went out of the seventh and the freshman pitcher responded with a 1-2-3 inning to secure the victory.
Saturday win snapped a six-game skid against Ole Miss (28-19, 5-14 SEC) and gave the Razorbacks their first shutout win in the series since 2010.
Broncos take Williams in seventh round of draft
ARLINGTON, Texas — Arkansas running back David Williams became the second Razorback taken in the 2018 NFL Draft when he was selected in the seventh round with the 226th overall pick by the Denver Broncos on Saturday.
A Philadelphia native, Williams is the 32nd player in program history selected as a running back in the NFL Draft and the first since Alex Collins (No. 171 overall) and Jonathan Williams (No. 156 overall) were both picked in the fifth round in 2016.
He is the first Razorback drafted by the Broncos since 2008 when the organization selected fullback Peyton Hillis in the seventh round (No. 227 overall).
Williams, who came to Arkansas from South Carolina as a graduate transfer in 2017, was the Razorbacks’ most productive running back last season.
Williams led the team in rushing yards (656), all-purpose yards (827), rushing touchdowns (8) and scoring touchdowns (10).
For his career, Williams played in 42 games with six starts. He totaled 1,467 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns to go along with 37 receptions and two receiving touchdowns.
Williams’ Quick Hits
• Found the end zone multiple times in three games in 2017, including two three-TD efforts.
• Rushed for a touchdown in five games in 2017.
• Recorded 75 or more rushing yards four times in 2017, all in SEC action.
• Led the Hogs in runs for a first down (31), of 10-plus yards (18) and 20-plus yards (6).
• Had a breakout performance in his final game at Arkansas against Missouri on Nov. 24, totaling 113 yards of offense and three touchdowns on 13 touches.
• Earned his undergraduate degree in retail management from South Carolina in May 2017.
Reeder, Overstreet get wins at SEC Championship match play
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Arkansas sophomores Tyson Reeder and Mason Overstreet picked up wins Saturday morning, but the 16th-ranked Razorbacks lost, 3 & 2, to Auburn in match play action at the 2018 SEC Championship at Sea Island Golf Club.
Overstreet jumped out to the lead quickly, winning the first hole. The match was squared twice before Overstreet took the lead for good on the fifth hole of the round. He went on to a 3 & 2 win over Ryan Knop getting Arkansas on the board.
Reeder had a back-and-forth battle with Jovan Rebula before winning in 19 holes. Reeder won the first hole, but the match would be square through the turn.
Reeder reclaimed the lead on the 11th hole of the round and held the advantage as the duo moved to No. 9 — their 18th hole of the round.
Rebula knocked it close and won the hole forcing extra golf. Reeder won the 19th hole for Arkansas.
Tied at 2-all, the match was decided by Wells Padgett’s three-hole win over William Buhl. Padgett took the lead three holes into the match and would never surrender the advantage securing the Tiger victory.
2018 SEC Championship Quarterfinals – Match Play
(4) Auburn 3, (5) Arkansas 2
Tyson Reeder (ARK) def. Jovan Rebula (AU), 1-up (19)
Trace Crowe (AU) def. Luis Garza (ARK), 1-up
Brandon Mancheno (AU) def. Alvaro Ortiz (ARK), 2 & 1
Mason Overstreet (ARK) def. Ryan Knop (AU), 3 & 2
Wells Padgett (AU) def. William Buhl (ARK), 3 & 2
The Razorbacks return to Fayetteville and await word of their NCAA Regional Selection. The NCAA Selection Show airs live on the Golf Channel on Wednesday, May 2, at 4:30 p.m.
Long ball propels Hogs past Crimson Tide in opener
Arkansas (30-13, 11-8 SEC) and Alabama (23-21, 5-14 SEC) matched each other run for run in the first two innings before the Hog offense flexed its muscles in the middle innings.
Fletcher’s home run in the third was part of a two-run inning that broke a 2-2 tie. It was his fifth of the year and one of three hits he had in the game as he went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a double.
With the win, the Razorbacks reach the 30-win plateau, making them one of only five teams in the SEC with 30 wins or more at this point in the season.
It’s also the 24th win at Baum Stadium this year and fifth-straight at home.
The Hitting
Four different Razorbacks recorded multi-hit performances in Friday night’s game, while the team, combined, had 11 hits.
It was the 26th game this year that the Razorback offense has recorded 10 or more hits in a game and the Hogs are 20-6 in those games.
The Hogs jumped on Alabama starting pitcher Sam Finnerty early in the first inning, scoring two runs before the first out.
Martin provided the first RBI of the game with an infield single to the shortstop, followed by Alabama fielding error that led to the second run.
Martin went on to go 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs, his 15 multi-hit game of the year.
He homered to lead off the fifth inning, a straight-away rocket to the centerfield portion of the Hog Pen, and build Arkansas’ lead to 5-3. It was his ninth long ball of the year and second in conference play.
Arkansas went on to hit three home runs on the night, driving in four of their seven runs from the big swings.
Fletcher continued his hot streak with a home run of his own in the third inning, his fifth of the season. Fletcher extended his hitting streak to six games with his three hits on Friday and is hitting .478 during that stretch.
Eric Cole, who took over as the lead-off batter Friday, went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs, his ninth multi-RBI game of the year.
His team-leading 10th home run of the year came in the sixth inning to push the Hogs ahead 7-3.
Two innings later, he nearly homered again, this time from the other side of the plate, but fell just a couple of feet short of the wall.
The Pitching
Junior Blaine Knight gutted out a strong performance on the mound, going six innings strong with only three runs on three hits allowed to stay undefeated at 7-0.
He also struck out six, giving him six appearances with six or more strikeouts this year.
Knight hit a milestone in the first inning when he struck out Cobie Vance to start the game for his 200th strikeout of his Razorback career.
Knight joins just 12 other Razorback pitchers that have thrown 200 or more strikeouts in their careers. Overall this season, Knight has racked up 63 strikeouts. He struck out 96 a year ago and 46 as a freshman.
Tonight’s outing was Knight’s ninth of five innings or more. He has only gone short of five innings twice this year and has yet to give up more than three runs in each of his last three starts.
After Knight completed a nine-pitch sixth inning, he gave way to junior Jake Reindl, who finished the game with a three-inning save, his third save of the year.
Reindl struck out four and scattered three hits over his scoreless outing. He’s only allowed two runs over his last 16.2 innings and has also only allowed nine hits over that same span.
With his third save under his belt, he joins Matt Cronin as the only Razorback pitchers with multiple saves on the year and tonight’s was Reindl’s first coming in conference play.
Razorback Quotables
“Well, he looked like he wasn’t hurt. He legged out a hit that got the inning going a little bit more. Hit a ball in there between the shortstop and third basemen and beat it out, showed how quick he was. Obviously, defensively, he turned a super double play, showed some really good arm strength, quickness. That play in the hole to his left was really nice. Oh yeah, he hit a ball about 400 feet. I would say he had a pretty good game.” — Coach Dave Van Horn on Casey Martin’s return
“The diving play, it’s almost like he makes one every series, or every other day. He’s a very good defender. That ball was hit extremely hard by a left-handed hitter and the ball started backing up and coming back to him. He got inside that ball and hammered it, it started slicing and Dom made a great break on it.” — Van Horn on Dominic Fletcher
“Defense has definitely gotten better. Yeah, we got off to a slow start with it, but every team gets off to a slow start in some form or fashion of the game. We’re picking it up, and like I said before Dom (Fletcher) is the best centerfielder in the country. I really didn’t think he was going to get to that ball. I thought it was in for a hit, I started backing up a base and he came up with it which was huge. Big thanks to him, and he’s going to keep doing it.” — Blaine Knight on improved defense
“Usually, off the bat, I’ll know if I can catch it or not, that one I didn’t think I had a chance at it just kind of stayed up just long enough for me to get my glove underneath there.” — Dominic Fletcher on his diving catch
“A lot people say defense wins championships, and I felt like tonight we were really good defensively overall. Outfield, infield, pitching, hitting, it was all good.” — Casey Martin on Razorback defense
Up Next
Arkansas and Alabama return to the field for game two of the three-game series tomorrow at Baum Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. and will be televised online on SEC Network+.
Brown, Brooks shine in 100 meters to open National Relay Championships
FAYETTEVILLE — No. 5 Arkansas showed up and showed out at the inaugural National Relay Championships Friday afternoon at John McDonnell Field.
The Razorbacks posted nine personal-bests as well as four season-best marks.
“The only lowlight in today’s meet was finishing runner-up in the 4-x-1,500-meters to Oklahoma State,” said coach Lance Harter.
“The anchor for Oklahoma State had another gear and we were unable to respond, but I thought the relay as a whole ran really well. Our sprint crew ran really solid, the two hurdles [Brown and Brooks] ran absolutely fabulous. Janeek [Brown] she is a super competitor, and anytime you can handle a person like Taliyah Brooks you have to be doing something right. Taliyah [Brooks] at 12.82, that’s the fastest that shes ever run. That was a great start for us. Janeek came back and ran a PR in the 100-meters which shows that her speed endurance continues to improve. My hats off to [Assistant Coach] Chris Johnson, he does a fantastic job of bringing those kids around. Tomorrow, center stage for us will be to run a good 4-x-100-meters and a good 4-x-400-meters.”
Janeek Brown and Taliyah Brooks bolted down the track in the 100-meter hurdles finishing second and fourth, respectively.
Brown finished in 12.73 (+2.6) followed by teammate Brooks in 12.82 (+2.6). Both times were lifetime bests under all-conditions.
The 400-meters featured three Razorbacks on the track. Morgan Burks Magee finished 14th in 54.03 while Sydney Davis (55.04) and Sydney Hammit (55.35) took 24th and 25th. Hammit’s mark was a season-best.
Brown returned for the 100-meter open, finishing in 11.34. Jada Baylark (11.36) and Kiara Parker (11.47) finished fifth and ninth, respectively.
Rounding out competition in the event for Arkansas was Tamara Kuykendall (11.83) in 21-place.
The lone competitor in the 800-meters for the Razorbacks, Emily Jeacock recorded a season-best of 2:15.56.
In the 1,500-meters, seven of the nine who stepped on the track in the Cardinal and White, seven finished with either a personal-best or a season-best time:
16th Micah Huckabee – 4:33.66 (personal-best)
21st Rachel Nichwitz – 4:37.49
24th Alex Ritchey – 4:41.79 (personal-best)
28th Sydney Brown – 4:46.78 (season-best)
29th Greta Taylor – 4:47.35 (personal-best)
30th Grace Taylor – 4:49.44 (personal-best)
36th Kristen Larkan – 4:55.09 (personal-best)
37th Payton Brown – 4:56.58 (season-best)
39th Tess Iler – 4:59.73
Baylark and Parker returned to the oval once again, this time in the 200-meters. Baylark finished fourth running 23.12, and Parker took 14th with a time of 23.81.
In the field, Riley Hoogerwerf competed in the discus with a best throw of 38.21m (125’-4”) – a personal-best – to take 15th-place.
Carmen Sitz tied her personal-best in the high jump clearing 1.70m (5’-7”) for fourth-place, while in the long jump, Taliyah Brooks finished fourth with a best jump of 6.28m (20’-7.25”).
The final event of the day for Arkansas saw the Razorbacks finish runner-up in the 4-x-1,500-meter relay at 17:46.87.
National Relay Championships
Friday Results
Women’s 100-meter hurdles
2. Janeek Brown – 12.73 (+2.6)
4. Taliyah Brooks – 12.82 (+2.6)
Women’s 100-meter
4. Janeek Brown – 11.34
5. Jada Baylark – 11.36
9. Kiara Parker – 11.47
21. Tamara Kuykendall – 11.83
Women’s 200-meter
4. Jada Baylark – 23.12
14. Kiara Parker – 23.81
Women’s 400-meter
14. Morgan Burks Magee – 54.03
24. Sydney Davis – 55.04
25. Sydney Hammit – 55.35
Women’s 800-meter
19. Emily Jeacock – 2:15.56
Women’s 1500-meter
16. M. Huckabee – 4:33.66
21. R. Nichwitz – 4:37.49
24. A. Ritchey – 4:41.79
28. S. Brown – 4:46.78
29. Greta Taylor – 4:47.35
30. Grace Taylor – 4:49.44
36. K. Larkan – 4:55.09
37. P. Brown – 4:56.58
39. T. Iler – 4:59.73
Women’s 4-x-1500-meter relay
2. Arkansas – 17:46.87
Women’s Discus
15. Riley Hoogerwerf – 38.21m (125′-4″)
Women’s High Jump Invitational
4. Carmen Sitz – 1.70m (5′-7″)
Women’s Long Jump Invitational
5. Taliyah Brooks – 6.28m (20′-7.25″)
