Arkansas
Ackera Nugent wins 100m Hurdles, Razorbacks claim 4 x 400 relay
AUSTIN – Razorback Ackera Nugent won the 100m hurdles on the final day of the NCAA Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium, 12.25w seconds producing the fastest all-conditions collegiate time ever.
Arkansas closed out the night with a victory in the 4 x 400m relay, posting a time of 3:24.05 with the foursome of Paris Peoples, Joanne Reid, Nickisha Pryce (50.33), and Rosey Effiong (50.73). The time ranks No. 3 on the UA all-time list and the Razorbacks swept NCAA titles this season.
Arkansas finished with 46 points in the meet to place third in team scoring. Texas won the national championship with 83 points with Florida runner-up with 51.
Behind the Razorbacks were Oregon (44), Texas A&M (36), Kentucky (28), LSU (26), Nebraska (25), Harvard (23), Georgia and Tennessee with 19 each.
Nugent established an early lead in the 100m hurdles and flew down the track with an assisting wind of 3.8 mps. Kentucky’s Masia Russell finished runner-up in 12.32 while Alia Armstrong claimed third in 12.49.
The time by Nugent is also equal No. 10 on the world all-conditions list. Nugent also completed a sweep of NCAA hurdle titles this season after winning the 60m hurdles indoors.
Arkansas totaled 19 points in the 400m with Britton Wilson runner-up in 49.64, Nickisha Pryce third in a career best 50.23, and Rosey Effiong fourth at 50.77. Florida’s Talitha Diggs, the defending champion, finished fifth in 50.93.
Wilson then placed seventh in the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.92.
Prior to the hurdle race Nugent led off the Razorback 4 x 100m relay, which finished fourth in 42.83, the second fastest time in Arkansas history behind the 42.65 school record set in 2019.
The Razorback lineup included Ariane Linton, MeKenze Kelley, and Effiong.
Texas won the sprint relay in 41.60 over Kentucky (42.46) and LSU (42.52). Finishing behind the Razorbacks were Ohio State (42.85), Georgia (42.87), Oregon (43.06), Baylor (43.12), and USC (43.13).
Finishing behind Arkansas in the 4 x 400 relay were Texas A&M (3:26.12), Ohio State (3:26.72), and USC (3:27.42).
Sydney Thorvaldson ran 16:03.61 to finish 12th in the 5,000m
Carson Field has worked full-time in the sports media industry since 2020 in Colorado, Texas and Wyoming as well as nationally, and he has earned degrees from Arizona State University and Texas A&M University. When he isn’t covering the Sooners, he’s likely golfing, fishing or doing something else outdoors.
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Purdue football coach Barry Odom makes first public appearance
Purdue football coach Barry Odom addresses questions from media in first public appearance in West Lafayette
WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football continues to stockpile Arkansas linebackers.
After snagging Razorback Alex Sanford out of the transfer portal, the Boilermakers picked up a commitment from Carson Dean.
Dean was a redshirt freshman for Arkansas this season and played in two games.
Dean, from Frisco, Texas, was a three star prospect by 247Sports out of Hebron High who had 17 offers, including Purdue.
In high school, Dean was an all-district outside linebacker after compiling 85 tackles, including 21 for loss as a senior in 2022.
At the time of his commitment, Barry Odom was Arkansas’ defensive coordinator and Mike Scherer, recently hired as Purdue’s defensive coordinator, was the Arkansas linebackers coach.
Scherer recruited Dean to Arkansas.
Odom’s staff, in need of linebackers after Kydran Jenkins graduated and Yanni Karlaftis transferred to Northwestern.
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Purdue is starting to pick up steam on the transfer portal market as former Arkansas linebacker Alex Sanford announced his commitment to the Boilermakers following an official visit to West Lafayette this weekend.
Sanford becomes Purdue’s second transfer portal pickup of the cycle and second from Arkansas, following quarterback Malachi Singleton, who announced his commitment to the Boilermakers earlier this week.
The redshirt freshman linebacker had committed to Arkansas to play for Barry Odom and Mike Scherer when the two were coaching in Fayetteville. Two years later he now follows the Boilermakers’ new head coach and defensive coordinator to West Lafayette at a position of need.
Purdue had a thin linebacker corps this season, which saw Kydran Jenkins and Yanni Karlaftis depart this off-season. Sanford now joins Hudson Miller, Winston Berglund and Owen Davis as players with experience at the linebacker position for the Boilermakers heading into 2025.
Sanford has had a minimal role on defense during his career, playing just nine snaps, but he has carved out a consistent role on special teams. Sanford had the third most special teams snaps of any Razorback in 2024, and 328 across his two seasons, serving on the kick return, kick coverage, punt return and punt coverage units, holding a 65.2 Pro Football Focus grade in that regard.
Sanford will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Boilermakers.
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