Susan Altrui, the director of the Little Rock Zoo, has been named Little Rock’s acting city manager effective Sunday, Jan. 5, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Frank Scott Jr.
Arkansas junior Ayden Owens-Delerme is the primary Razorback to win the nationwide decathlon title.
Owens-Delerme scored 8,457 factors, matching the meet file, to win the decathlon on the NCAA Outside Observe and Discipline Championships on Thursday night time at Hayward Discipline in Eugene, Ore.
It was the second NCAA title for Owens-Delerme this yr together with profitable the heptathlon on the indoor championships.
Owens-Delerme now shares the NCAA meet decathlon file with Ashton Eaton, who scored 8,457 factors for Oregon in 2010
Going into the 1,500, the ultimate occasion, Owens-Delerme had 7,709 factors — an 11-point lead over Texas sophomore Leo Neugebauer.
Owens-Delerme ran 4 minutes, 29.54 seconds to clinch the title with Neugebauer operating 4:42.58 to complete second with 8,362 factors.
Arkansas junior Daniel Spejcher completed seventh within the decathlon with 7,744 factors.
Georgia junior Kyle Garland was third with 7,665 factors.
Garland broke Owens-Delerme’s collegiate file by scoring 8,720 factors on Could 7 to complete second on the USA Champions held at Arkansas’ John McDonnell Discipline.
Owens-Delerme had set the file of 8,578 factors on April 15 on the Mount San Antonio Faculty Relays in Walnut, Calif.
Owens-Delerme had a personal-best discus throw of 151 toes, 9 inches to focus on his Thursday occasions. He ran the 110-meter hurdles in 13.93, cleared 14-9 1/2 within the pole vault and threw the javelin 183-11.
Spejcher had a personal-best 190-7 throw within the javelin. His different marks Thursday had been 14.38 within the 110 hurdles, 15-9 1/4 within the pole vault, 137-11 within the discus and 4:46.33 within the 1,500.
In girls’s competitors Thursday night time, Arkansas junior Amada Fassold cleared a personal-best 14-11 within the pole vault to take second.
Fassold, the SEC champion competing simply two hours from her hometown of Hillsboro, Ore., missed two makes an attempt at 15-1. Her last try was a miss at 15-3.
Louisville senior Gabriel Leon gained with a clearance of 15-1.
Arkansas junior Bailee McCorkle cleared 13-9 1/4 to complete tenth. Junior Mackenzie Hayward didn’t clear the opening peak of 12-9 1/2.
Arkansas junior Lauren Gregory didn’t end the ten,000.
Sophomore Britton Wilson ran 54.72 within the 400-meter hurdles to advance to the ultimate for the Razorbacks.
Wilson, a switch from Tennessee, is the nationwide chief this season with a 53.75 she ran to win the SEC title.
Florida sophomore Anna Corridor, who gained the heptathlon on the USA Champions, had the highest qualifying time within the 400 hurdles at 54.48
Wilson ended Thursday night time’s occasions by anchoring Arkansas to a qualifying time of three:27.52 within the 1,600 relay. She ran 50.77 seconds on her cut up for a staff that included senior Morgan Burks-Magee, freshman Rosey Effiong and senior Jada Baylark.
Senior Logan Jolly ran an Arkansas school-record 9:38.13 within the 3,000-meter steeplechase semifinals to steer all qualifiers for the ultimate. She broke the mark of Krissy Gear, who ran 9:38.62 final yr.
Gear, a senior, ran a season-best 4:13.48 to qualify for the 1,500 last.
Effiong superior to the 400 last, operating 51.06. Burks-Magee ran 52.02 and didn’t make the ultimate.
Baylark ran 11.21 within the 100 to take 14th within the semifinals and didn’t advance.
The undefeated and top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers kick off SEC play at home with a Saturday afternoon matchup against the No. 23 Arkansas Razorbacks. The contest is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET with TV coverage on ESPN and streaming on-demand.
#23 Arkansas Razorbacks (11-2) at #1 Tennessee Volunteers (13-0)dd
NCAA men’s basketball matchup at a glance
When: Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. ET
Where: Food City Center, Knoxville, Tenn.
TV channel: ESPN
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | SlingTV (low intro rate) | DirecTV Stream (free trial)
In a conference that claims seven of the top 17 teams in the most recent of Associated Press national rankings, Tennessee has risen to the top with its perfect start and ability to win on either end of the floor. The Vols rank No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (56.2 ppg), No. 2 in field goal percentage defense (34.7%) and No. 1 in 3-point defense (24.6%).
Arkansas ranks among the most efficient offenses in the country with the fourth-best field goal percentage (51.5%) and 14th-best effective field goal percent (58.3%). The Razorbacks wrapped a competitive non-conference schedule with an 11-2 record, but moved into a January schedule that begins with three straight games against ranked opponents.
Tennessee Vols vs. Arkansas Razorbacks: Know your live streaming options
The Vols and Razorbacks are set for a 1 p.m. ET start on ESPN. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial) and SlingTV (low intro rate).
January 3, 2025 at 7:49 p.m.
Joseph Flaherty
Susan Altrui, the director of the Little Rock Zoo, has been named Little Rock’s acting city manager effective Sunday, Jan. 5, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Frank Scott Jr.
Arkansas quarterback signee Madden Iamaleava and receiver signee Jace Brown will make their official visits to Fayetteville this weekend.
Both flipped their commitments from UCLA on the Dec. 4 signing day.
Iamaleava, 6-3 and 200 pounds, of Long Beach Poly High School in California is rated a 4-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals.
He also had offers from Tennessee, Oregon, SMU, Ole Miss, Washington and others.
Iamaleava the brother of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava, is rated the No. 13 pocket-passer quarterback and No. 143 overall recruit by ESPN.
Brown, 6-4 and 200-pounds, of Long Beach Poly High School in California had offers from Notre Dame, Arizona, Minnesota, UNLV, Utah and others.
He is a consensus 3-star recruit. Brown and Iamaleava plan to enroll at Arkansas in January. Neither signee has visited Fayetteville as recruits prior to signing with the team.
Iamaleava visited Fayetteville to watch his brother and the Volunteers take on Arkansas on Oct. 5.
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