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Razorbacks take sixth place at Querencia Cabo Collegiate
LOS CABOS, Mexico — Arkansas moved up the leaderboard for the second straight day at the 2018 Querencia Cabo Collegiate, posting rounds of 296-282-284 – 862 (+10) to finish T-6th overall at Querencia Golf Club.
In the toughest field in college golf, Arkansas knocked off two of the top five teams in the nation and bested five teams ranked in the top 25.
The Razorbacks finished deadlocked with No. 23 South Florida, while top-ranked Oklahoma State ran away with the team title at 14-under. No. 13 California was the only other team in red figures, finishing runner-up at 6 under.
Alvaro Ortiz continues to play his best golf of the spring posting another top 5 finish at T-3rd overall following rounds of 72-69-68 – 209 (-4).
He had seven birdies in each of his first two rounds and finished with a tournament-best 19 birdies during the championship.
Luis Garza notched his third top-20 finish of the year thanks to a second round 2-under 69, while William Buhl finished inside the top 30 after shooting 2-under during the final 36 holes.
Mason Overstreet saved his best round of the event for Tuesday with a 1-over 72 to finish T-45th, while Tyson Reeder finished 69th overall.
Landon Ernst competed as an individual and used a final-round 1-under 70 to finish at 15-over for the tournament and T-65th overall in his fifth collegiate event.
The Razorbacks finished third in the field in total birdies at 53 and shot 10-under on par fives, good for fifth in the tournament loaded with 11 of the top 30 teams in the country.
Arkansas returns to action on March 12, traveling to Southern Intercollegiate in Athens, Georgia for the third consecutive year. The Razorbacks have a 23-4 head-to-head record at the event during the last two seasons.
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Razorback Lineup Final Results
Querencia Cabo Collegiate Final Team Results
Freshmen diving duo advance to three-meter championships
FAYETTEVILLE — Two Razorback freshmen earned spots at the NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, next week, as Brooke Schultz and Maha Amer finished second and ninth, respectively, in the three-meter finals at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships in Minneapolis Tuesday.
Amer becomes the third Razorback freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships, as Schultz qualified Monday in the one-meter and swimmer Peyton Palsha was selected by the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Committee last week to compete in the 1650 freestyle.
After finishing fourth in prelims, Schultz dove a school and personal record six-dive score of 391.50 to finish second in the finals with an overall score of 727.75.
It is the seventh time this season Schultz has broken a school record and the sixth time in the three-meter.
Amer qualified for finals, after scoring a personal-best 327.40 in the prelims to finish sixth. In the finals, she dove a 311.20 to finish ninth with a running score of 638.60 to claim the final qualifying spot.
Arkansas was able to send three divers to the finals, but senior Nicole Gillis came up short. After finishing 15th in the prelims with a score of 301.00, Gillis added 318.20 in to finals to finish 13th overall with a score of 619.20.
In prelims, junior Marissa Green finished 22nd, scoring a 244.55, while sophomore Caroline Welch scored 189.15 to finish 40th.
The final day of qualifying will begin on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the platform.
Schedule of Events/Results
Monday, March 5
One-Meter Prelim
4th – Brooke Schultz – 303.55
21st – Nicole Gillis – 258.85
23rd – Marissa Green – 257.50
30th – Maha Amer – 236.95
34th – Caroline Welch – 233.20
One-Meter Final
4th – Brooke Schultz – 615.80*
Tuesday, March 6
4th – Brooke Schultz – 336.25
6th – Maha Amer – 327.40 (personal best)
15th – Nicole Gillis – 301.00
22nd – Marissa Green – 282.35
40th – Caroline Welch – 229.95
Three-Meter Final
2nd – Brooke Schultz – 727.75* (school and personal record)
9th – Maha Amer – 638.60*
13th – Nicole Gillis – 619.20
Wednesday, March 7
11 a.m. – Women’s Platform Prelim/Final
* NCAA Qualifier
Anderson on Hogs before leaving for SEC Tournament
Arkansas coach Mike Anderson met with the media just prior to the team’s departure Tuesday for St. Louis and the SEC Tournament.
Arkansas, Western Kentucky set games in football, basketball
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas and Conference USA member Western Kentucky have scheduled a future football game and a home-and-home men’s basketball series.
In football, the Hogs will host the Hilltoppers on Nov. 9, 2019, while the men’s basketball team will host Western Kentucky during the 2018-19 season at a date to be announced later, followed by a trip to Bowling Green, Kentucky, during the 2019-20 campaign.
In football, Arkansas and Western Kentucky will meet for the first time in program history, while the men’s basketball programs have a history that dates back to the 1930’s.
On the hardwood, the Razorbacks have a 4-2 lead in the all-time series, including four straight wins in Central Arkansas from 1936-1945.
The addition of the Western Kentucky game completes the 2019 non-conference football schedule for the Razorbacks.
Arkansas already has non-conference games scheduled with Portland State (Aug. 31), Colorado State (Sept. 14) and San Jose State (Sept. 21) for the 2019 season.
Anderson boots Thomas off team for rules violation
Dustin Thomas apparently can’t keep himself out of hot water.
This time, though, will likely be his last at Arkansas as Mike Anderson booted the senior forward off the team just ahead of the SEC Tournament, which starts Thursday for the Razorbacks.
“Senior forward Dustin Thomas has been dismissed from the team effective immediately for a violation of team rules,” Anderson said in a statement. “It is a privilege to represent the University of Arkansas as a student-athlete. We will continue to hold the student-athletes in our program to a high standard on and off the court.”
This has become a pattern with Thomas.
He was one of three Razorbacks arrested on counterfeiting charges in the summer of 2015, but was reinstated when the legal matter was resolved in December 2015.
At the beginning of this season, Thomas was suspended for Arkansas’ two exhibition games and first three regular-season games because of a “violation of team rules.”
Thomas started 17 of the 26 games he played in this season, averaging 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds in 19.2 minutes.
He had come on strong late in the season, starting the final seven games. During that stretch, he shot 58.3 percent from the floor and had an 11-point game against Alabama and a 10-rebound game against Kentucky.
His career started at Colorado before transferring to Arkansas in 2015. He sat out one season because of the NCAA’s transfer rules and then played on last season’s NCAA Tournament team.
Thomas’ dismissal likely means forwards Adrio Bailey, Arlando Cook and Gabe Osabuohien will receive extended minutes this postseason.
Hogs race up leaderboard to seventh in Cabo
LOS CABOS, Mexico — No. 19 Arkansas moved four spots up the leaderboard on Monday during the second round of the 2018 Querencia Cabo Collegiate, firing a 2-under 282 at Querencia Golf Club.
The Razorbacks raced up the leaderboard and are now alone in seventh place in the field of 15 teams and lead six different top 25 programs, including No. 2 Vanderbilt and No. 5 Baylor.
Top-ranked Oklahoma State has a narrow one-shot lead at 10-under, while No. 13 California is 9-under and No. 29 Arizona State is 4-under overall.
Arkansas’ 2-under 282 was its second-lowest score at the event in five years, only behind a 5-under 279 during the final round last year.
Alvaro Ortiz, Luis Garza and William Buhl all signed for a 2-under 69 to lead the charge and Ortiz played his way into the top 15 entering the final round, currently T-11th overall.
Garza had a stretch of four birdies in seven holes, but ended the day with back-to-back bogeys, while Ortiz made the turn at 2-over, but rallied down the stretch with a 4-under 32 on the back nine to get into red figures for the tournament at 1-under.
The third and final round tees off Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. CT at Querencia Golf Club. Live stats will be available at Golfstat.com or via the Golfstat Live app.
Razorback Lineup Day 2 Results
Querencia Cabo Collegiate Day 2 Team Results
Schultz qualifies for NCAA diving championships
FAYETTEVILLE — Freshman diver Brooke Schultz punched her ticket to the NCAA Championships on Monday afternoon, finishing fourth overall in the one-meter springboard event at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships in Minneapolis.
Schultz becomes the second Razorback this season and first diver to qualify for the Championships in Indianapolis next week, joining freshman Peyton Palsha (1650 freestyle).
Schultz started the day finishing fourth overall among 47 athletes in the one-meter prelims with a score of 303.55.
Among the 18 divers who advanced to finals, Schultz needed to finish in the top 11 to move on the Indianapolis.
The Fayetteville native added 312.25 points in finals to her prelim score to finish fourth overall with a running score of 615.80.
In prelims, senior Nicole Gillis missed the finals by 3.35 points, scoring a 258.85 for a 21st-place finish. Junior Marissa Green was right behind Gillis, scoring a 257.50 to finish 23rd, while freshman Maha Amer (236.95) and sophomore Caroline Welch (233.20) finished 30th and 34th, respectively.
Action from Minneapolis will continue tomorrow at 11 a.m. with the men’s one-meter prelims. The women’s three-meter prelims and finals will follow.
Schedule of Events/Results
Monday, March 5
One-Meter Prelim
4th – Brooke Schultz – 303.55
21st – Nicole Gillis – 258.85
23rd – Marissa Green – 257.50
30th – Maha Amer – 236.95
34th – Caroline Welch – 233.20
One-Meter Final
4th – Brooke Schultz – 615.80
Tuesday, March 6
11 a.m. – Women’s Three-Meter Prelim/Final
Wednesday, March 7
11 a.m. – Women’s Platform Prelim/Final
