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Gymbacks Set SEC Attendance Record on Senior Night; Fall to Sooners

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March 7, 2026

Gymbacks Set SEC Attendance Record on Senior Night; Fall to Sooners

It was a historic night at Bud Walton Arena on Friday as the No. 8 Gymbacks went toe-to-toe with the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners. While Arkansas fell to Oklahoma 197.925-197.500, there were 15,512 fans in attendance, a new Arkansas and SEC gymnastics attendance record.

Despite the loss, Arkansas’ score of 197.500 was its best at home this season, propelled by the energy of the crowd in the building. The previous SEC gymnastics attendance record, 15,162, was set by Alabama and took 20 years to break.

The Gymbacks closed out the meet with a season-high 49.650 on floor, matching the third-best floor score in program history and besting the Sooners’ 49.375 on the event.

Both Joscelyn Roberson and Morgan Price had record nights, as each matched the program high of 9.975 on floor and bars, respectively. Roberson became the second-ever Gymback to score 9.975 on floor with the mark, along with teammate Frankie Price. Morgan is now the only Arkansas gymnast to score 9.975 on bars two times.

Roberson and Morgan Price’s scores were good for the event titles, and Arkansas also had four more top three finishes on the night: Cami Weaver tied for second on vault with a 9.925, Leah Smith earned shares of second on floor (9.950) and third on bars (9.900) and Allison Cucci tied for second on floor (9.950) and third on beam (9.900).

Vault

Weaver got things started out strong on vault with a big Yurchenko full that score 9.925, including a perfect mark of 9.950 for the vault from one judge. Smith went next and got a 9.850, and Cucci matched it midway through the lineup. Klein scored 9.800 for her Yurchenko 1.5 up fourth. After Lauren Williams scored a 9.750 in the five spot, Morgan Price anchored the rotation with a 9.850 for a total vault score of 49.275.

Bars

Roberson led off bars with a 9.825 and Klein followed with a 9.800 up second. Smith started the sticks midway through the lineup and she scored 9.900 to keep the momentum up. Avery King went 9.850 in fourth, and Avalon Campbell dialed up a 9.800 in the fifth spot. Morgan Price ended the lineup with a bang as she earned a 9.975 for the second time this season, putting a bow on a 49.350 bars score.

Beam

Priscilla Park and Weaver earned 9.850s on beam in the front half of the lineup, and Klein scored a 9.800. Cucci went up and got a 9.900 in fourth, delivering a solid routine with stuck dismount. Morgan Price then earned a 9.825 up fifth, and Roberson scored 9.775 as the anchor. The Gymbacks concluded beam with a 49.225.

Floor

Arkansas’ last floor party of the season at Bud Walton Arena did not disappoint, and Klein got it going in a big way with a season high 9.900 first. Cucci went second and earned a new career high of 9.950, and Smith matched it to keep the energy up in a big way for Arkansas. Frankie Price scored 9.775 in the fourth position, and Williams got a 9.875 in fifth. Needing a bit of juice to end the rotation, Roberson put down her best floor score of the season and received a 10 from one judge, notching her second-ever 9.975 on the event to push the Gymbacks’ floor total to a monster 49.650.

Up Next

Arkansas closes out the regular season on the road on Friday, March 13 at No. 2 LSU. The action is set for 7:30 p.m. in Baton Rouge and the meet will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

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No. 36 Men’s Tennis Opens SEC Tournament Against No. 26 Kentucky

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April 15, 2026

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No. 36 Men’s Tennis Opens SEC Tournament Against No. 26 Kentucky

Avri Kamplain
April 14, 2026

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The No. 36 Arkansas men’s tennis team (16-13) travels to College Station, Texas to begin postseason play at the 2026 SEC Men’s Tennis Tournament. The Razorbacks will face No. 26 Kentucky (16-12) in the first round on Wednesday, April 15 at 2 p.m. CT.

Arkansas and Kentucky met earlier this season on March 8 in Fayetteville, where the Razorbacks earned a 4-3 victory. Arkansas enters the tournament ranked No. 36 in the latest ITA team rankings, led by No. 20 Jakub Vrba in singles. In doubles, the duo of Eric Padgham and Ben Weintraub come in at No. 30 nationally.

Kentucky comes into the matchup ranked No. 26 with a 16-12 overall record. The Wildcats feature multiple ranked players, including Eli Stephenson at No. 21 and Nicolas Arseneault at No. 54 in singles, along with Jack Loutit at No. 82. In doubles, Kentucky is highlighted by the No. 17 pair of Loutit and Stephenson, as well as No. 83 Nicolas Arseneault and Matt Rankin.

The winner of the Arkansas/Kentucky match will advance to face No. 6 Georgia on Thursday.

Live stats and video links are available on the men’s tennis schedule page.

For the latest information on all things Arkansas Men’s Tennis, follow the Hogs on social media by liking us on Facebook (Arkansas Razorback Men’s Tennis) and following us on Twitter and Instagram (@RazorbackMTennis).

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Shepherd confirmed as federal judge in Arkansas’ Western District – Talk Business & Politics

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April 14, 2026

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Shepherd confirmed as federal judge in Arkansas’ Western District – Talk Business & Politics

John Thomas Shepherd of El Dorado has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be a U.S. District judge in the Western District of Arkansas, according to the offices of U.S. Sens. John Boozman and Tom Cotton, R-Ark.

Shepherd is a native of El Dorado and graduate of Rice University and the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, where he was managing editor of the Arkansas Law Review.

He was a partner at Shepherd & Shepherd in El Dorado and also served as a prosecuting attorney, and later judge, for the Arkansas Circuit Court’s 13th Judicial District. He is a member of the Federalist Society, according to a press release from Cotton’s office.

His brother, Matthew Shepherd, is a partner in the El Dorado law firm and is a former speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives. Their father is Federal Judge Bobby Shepherd who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

“I am pleased to congratulate John Thomas Shepherd on his confirmation and am confident he will serve with the same integrity, professionalism and sound judgment he has demonstrated throughout his career,” noted a statement from Boozman’s. “We are grateful for his deep commitment to public service and the rule of law.”

Shepherd succeeds U.S. District Court Judge Susan Hickey who has been on the bench since October 2011. She was chief judge of the district between 2019 and 2025. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas includes 34 counties stretching from Texarkana and El Dorado to Fayetteville and Fort Smith.

Shepherd is the second Western District judge to be confirmed so far in 2026. David Clay Fowlkes, the former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, was confirmed in early February to be a federal judge in the Western District of Arkansas. He succeeded U.S. District Court Judge P.K. Holmes III, and will be in the Fort Smith office.

Other judges now in the Western District are Chief Judge Timothy Brooks (Fayetteville bench), Magistrate Judge Christy Comstock (Fayetteville), Magistrate Judge Mark Ford (Fort Smith), and Magistrate Judge Spencer Singleton (El Dorado).

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