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Sullins has historic throw at NCAA prelim; Hogs advance nine

Erich Sullins made history Thursday afternoon as he became the first Razorback in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A historic day one set the tone for Arkansas at the NCAA West Prelims at Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University.

The Razorbacks advanced nine Razorbacks on day one.

Erich Sullins made history Thursday afternoon as he became the first Razorback in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the hammer throw. Sullins finished with a best of 66.94m (219-7) – the fifth-best mark in the competition.

Arkansas’ second NCAA qualifier came by way of Gilbert Boit in the 10,000-meters.

Boit ran 29:00.70 taking seventh-place in the 10K semifinal earning a spot at the final site in Austin, Texas. Matt Young hung tough and battled to a 21st-place finish running 29:23.94.

The Razorbacks advanced a pair of quarter hurdles to the quarterfinal as Nick Hilson (51.25q) and Travean Caldwell (51.72Q) survived to compete another day.

Hilson advanced on time, turning in the second-fastest non-auto qualifying mark, while Caldwell grabbed an auto-Q spot to the next round finishing in the top three of his heat.

Moving up to 1,500-meters, Cameron Griffith and Ethan Moehn secured their spots in the quarterfinal. Griffith advanced via an auto-Q finish in his heat running 3:44.91, Moehn grabbed his spot in the next round on time running 3:45.23.

Kris Hari and Roy Ejiakuekwu will compete in the quarterfinal of the 100-meters following their run of 10.30 and 10.32, respectively. Hari grabbed an auto-Q

Hunter Woodhall’s season will continue as the sophomore from Syracuse, Utah clocked 46.88q earning a spot in the 400-meter quarterfinal.

Other Razorbacks that competed Thursday afternoon include:
23rd. Kieran Taylor – 800-meters (1:50.36)
36th. Josh Oglesby – 100-meters (10.52)
41st. Jalen Brown – 400-meters (47.82)
41st. Chase Pareti – 800-meters (1:52.16)
46th. Laquan Nairn – Long Jump (5.07m/16-7.75)

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2024 High School Rankings

OVERALLRecordPts
1.Bryant (21)13-02461
2.Greenwood (4)13-02242
3.Bentonville9-41855
4.Little Rock Parkview13-11734
5.Conway10-21563
6.Pulaski Academy10-31128
7.Shiloh Christian9-477
6.Benton10-2676
7.Fayetteville9-3527
9.Rogers8-4359
Others receiving votes: Arkadelphia 20, Farmington 15, Valley View 5, Hot Springs Lakeside, Mountain Home 2, Salem 2, Conway Christian 1, Little Rock Christian 1.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (25)13-01251
2.Bentonville9-4983
3.Conway10-2772
4.Pulaski Academy10-3485
5.Fayetteville9-3174
Others receiving votes: Rogers 10.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (25)13-01251
2.Shiloh Christian9-4964
3.Benton10-2772
4.Mountain Home10-3513
5.Lake Hamilton8-420
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 6.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (25)13-11251
4.Farmington12-2904
3.Valley View12-1683
5.Hot Springs Lakeside10-3605
2.Joe T. Robinson10-2252
Others receiving votes: Morrilton 3.
CLASS 4A
1.Arkadelphia (25)13-21252
2.Elkins14-1991
3.Little Rock Mills12-1523
4.Southside Batesville13-1465t
5.Warren10-3284
Others receiving votes: Malvern 3.
CLASS 3A
1.Salem (25)11-4125
2.Bismarck14-11001
3.Mansfield11-365
4.Fordyce11-1422
5.Osceola10-2214
Others receiving votes: Booneville 17, Prescott 3, Rivercrest 2.
CLASS 2A
1.Conway Christian (25)14-01252
2.East Poinsett Co.10-4984
3.Junction City9-468
5.Mount Ida9-341
4.Carlisle11-1251
Others receiving votes: Des Arc 8, Bigelow 6, Murfreesboro 3, Cross County 1.
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)8-0751
2.Midland11-1502
3.Cedar Ridge9-2223
Others receiving votes: Woodlawn 3.

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