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2018 College World Series Final Game 3:Oregon State v Arkansas

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OMAHA, Neb. — There will be a Game 3 in the 2018 College World Series Championship, as No. 3 Oregon State and No. 5 Arkansas battle in a winner take all final time at TD Ameritrade Park here in Omaha, Thursday.

First pitch for Game 3 is slated for 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday night, as college baseball fans brace themselves for a new national champion.

ESPN 2 will be providing the live television broadcast, while live streaming coverage will be available on ESPN3 and WatchESPN. Live Game Stats |

Oregon State forced a third game when it stunning completed a comeback in the bottom of the ninth to delay any early celebrations and stay on track to win a third national title.

Trailing 3-2 heading into the final inning, the Beavers scored three runs during that period to win the game 5-3 and force a decisive Game 3.

Shortstop Cadyn Grenier tied the game at 3 with an RBI single to left-field before Travor Larnach hit a two-run home run into the right-field bullpen to give Oregon State the win.

The Beavers had scored runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take a 2-1 lead, but Arkansas responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth to reclaim their advantage.

“I’ve seen it for a while with this club and this program. Just that will to keep going,” Oregon State coach Pat Casey said about his team. “The character is off the chart.”

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn wants his team to brush off

“What do you do?” Van Horn said. “You got a chance to play for the national championship going down to the last day. “Just gotta fight through it.

“It was quick. It was just, ‘hey, we get to play one more game.’ And what more could you ask? You gotta move on, you can’t take it back, you know?

“It’s over. So get your head up and start getting your mind right, because it’s going to be tomorrow before you know it.”

College World Series Finals
Series tied 1-1
Thursday, June 28
Game 3: No. 5 Arkansas vs No. 3 Oregon State –
ESPN2 and ESPN3

Matt Stinchcomb Top 5 SEC Offensive Line For 2015 Season

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Deemed as the powerhouse conference in college football, SEC Network analyst Matt Stinchcomb takes a look at the top five Offensive Lines in the Southeastern Conference for the 2015 season.

You can watch the video for the full views, but here is a brief summary:

Stinchcomb picked Alabama at No. 5 with the views that there are still question marks over the type of offensive line the Crimson Tide will put out this coming season, with only senior Ryan Kelly and sophomore Cameron Robinson being the two highlighted returners from the last campaign.

At No. 4 he selected Arkansas, who was not in his preseason rankings a year ago.

Nevertheless, despite being at No.4 and ahead of Alabama, Stinchcomb still thinks the Razorbacks, who he said “were a better protectors and pushers” during the last term, still has some work to do, especially against some of the top teams in the conference.

Sitting at No. 3 are LSU, but Stinchcomb made this pick on the views that the Tigers will improve on the numbers they put up on offense during the recent term when they barely pass the ball.

Although they are returning just four starters in that offensive line from last season, Auburn picked up the No. 2 ranking.

And as expected, Stinchcomb selected Georgia as the team with the best offensive line in the SEC for the 2015 season, despite the departure if star center David Andrews.

The Bulldogs, who had the top scoring offense last season will return the likes of Greg Pyke, and John Theus, who are expected to pick up from where they left off a year ago.

So Here Is Stinchcomb’s SEC Top Five Offensive Lines

1) Georgia
2) Auburn
3) LSU
4) Arkansas
5) Alabama

2014 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The following the Order of Events for the 2014 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which take place this weekend.

The Championships, which will be at the Kentucky Track and Field Complex, start on Thursday and conclude on Sunday, will feature some of the finest collegiate athletes in the sport.

The action begin at 12 p.m. ET Thursday and continue at 12 p.m. ET Friday, 1 p.m. ET Saturday and 11 a.m. ET Sunday.

2014 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
LEXINGMAY 15-18, 2014
THURSDAY, MAY 15TH (Heat Sheets)
11:57AM NATIONAL ANTHEM
FIELD EVENTS
12:00PM HEPTATHLON
100M H, HJ, SP, 200M
12:30PM DECATHLON
100M, LJ, SP, HJ, 400M
1:30PM WOMEN’S HAMMER PRELIM & FINAL
FRIDAY, MAY 16TH
11:57AM NATIONAL ANTHEM
FIELD EVENTS
12:00PM DECATHLON
110M H, DISC, PV, JAV, 1500M
1:30PM HEPTHALON
LJ, JAV, 800M
1:30PM MEN’S HAMMER PRELIM & FINAL
TRACK EVENTS
6:15PM WOMEN’S 800M PRELIM
6:30PM MEN’S 800M PRELIM
6:45PM WOMEN’S 200M PRELIM
7:05PM MEN’S 200M PRELIM
7:25PM WOMEN’S 400M HURDLES PRELIM
7:40PM MEN’S 400M HURDLES PRELIM
8:05PM WOMEN’S 10,000M FINAL
8:45PM MEN’S 10,000M FINAL
(Anticipated Heptathlon 800m time at 4:00pm)
(Anticipated Decathlon 1500m time at 6:10pm)
SATURDAY, MAY 17TH
12:57PM NATIONAL ANTHEM
FIELD EVENTS
1:00PM WOMEN’S LONG JUMP PRELIM & FINAL
1:00PM WOMEN’S JAVELIN PRELIM & FINAL
3:00PM WOMEN’S HIGH JUMP FINAL
3:00PM WOMEN’S SHOT PUT PRELIM & FINAL
4:00PM MEN’S LONG JUMP PRELIM & FINAL
4:30PM WOMEN’S POLE VAULT FINAL
4:30PM MEN’S DISCUS PRELIM & FINAL
TRACK EVENTS
3:45PM WOMEN’S 1500M PRELIM
4:00PM MEN’S 1500M PRELIM
4:20PM WOMEN’S 100M HURDLES PRELIM
4:40PM MEN’S 110M HURDLES PRELIM
5:00PM WOMEN’S 400M PRELIM
5:20PM MEN’S 400M PRELIM
5:40PM WOMEN’S 100M PRELIM
5:55PM MEN’S 100M PRELIM
6:20PM WOMEN’S STEEPLECHASE FINAL
6:40PM MEN’S STEEPLECHASE FINAL
SUNDAY, MAY 18TH
10:57AM NATIONAL ANTHEM
FIELD EVENTS
11:00AM MEN’S JAVELIN PRELIM & FINAL
12:00PM WOMEN’S TRIPLE JUMP PRELIM & FINAL
1:30PM MEN’S SHOT PUT PRELIM & FINAL
2:00PM MEN’S POLE VAULT FINAL
3:00PM MEN’S TRIPLE JUMP FINAL
3:00PM WOMEN’S DISCUS PRELIM & FINAL
3:00PM MEN’S HIGH JUMP FINAL
TRACK EVENTS
2:00PM WOMEN’S 4X100M FINAL
2:10PM MEN’S 4X100M FINAL
2:20PM WOMEN’S 1500M FINAL
2:30PM MEN’S 1500M FINAL
2:40PM WOMEN’S 100M HURDLES FINAL
2:50PM MEN’S 110M HURDLES FINAL
3:00PM WOMEN’S 400M FINAL
3:10PM MEN’S 400M FINAL
3:20PM WOMEN’S 100M FINAL
3:30PM MEN’S 100M FINAL
3:40PM WOMEN’S 800M FINAL
3:50PM MEN’S 800M FINAL
4:00PM WOMEN’S 400M HURDLES FINAL
4:10PM MEN’S 400M HURDLES FINAL
4:20PM WOMEN’S 200M FINAL
4:30PM MEN’S 200M FINAL
4:40PM WOMEN’S 5000M FINAL
5:00PM MEN’S 5000M FINAL
5:25PM WOMEN’S 4X400M FINAL
5:35PM MEN’S 4X400M FINAL

Jamaicans Omar McLeod and Remona Burchell win NCAA 60m titles

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Sporting Alert) — Arkansas freshman Omar McLeod won the men’s 60m hurdles at the NCAA Division 1 2014 Indoor Track and Field Championship here at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Saturday.

McLeod, one of Jamaica’s young bright talents, clocked 7.58 seconds, the same time as Florida’s Eddie Lovett, to win the event after he out-leaned the UFL senior on the line.

Wayne Davis II from Texas A&M was third in 7.61.

The women’s race was equally as close, with Sharika Nelvis of Arkansas State winning the title, after a photo finish separated her and Baylor senior Tiffani McReynolds, with the pair both running 7.93.

Third place went to Jasmin Stowers of LSU, although she and fourth place finisher, Kendra Harrison of Kentucky, ran 7.94.

McLeod fellow Jamaican countrywoman Remona Burchell of Alabama surprised the field to win the women’s 60m title in a new personal best of 7.11secs, the fastest time by a collegiate female sprinter this season.

She got the better of favourites Dezerea Bryant of Kentucky, who ran 7.12 for second and Oregon’s Jasmine Todd, who was third in 7.16.

The men’s event went to Dentarius Locke of Florida State in 6.52.

The senior finished ahead of Arizona State’s Ryan Milus (6.57) and Alabama’s Diondre Batson (6.58).

In other results, UTEP’s Anthony Rotich ran a 27.95 last lap on his way to winning the men’s mile in 4:02.54, and in the process handed Arizona’s Lawi Lalang a second defeat in back-to-back finals at these championships.

Lalang, who was hoping to win an historic 1600, 3000m and 5000m triple indoor crown, was second in 4:02.81. The Arizona senior was also beaten in the 5,000m on Friday night.

Mac Fleet of Oregon took third in the mile with 4:02.96.

Men 60 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Omar McLeod FR Arkansas 7.58 10 7.576
2 Eddie Lovett SR Florida 7.58 8 7.578
3 Wayne Davis II SR Texas A&M 7.61 6
4 Johnathan Cabral JR Oregon 7.65 5
5 Aleec Harris SR USC 7.67 4
6 Milan Ristic SR California 7.68 3
7 Donovan Robertson FR Ohio State 7.69 2
8 Greggmar Swift SR Indiana State 7.85 1

Oregon, Stanford lead NCAA Indoor Championships standings after day 1

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Sporting Alert) — The following are the team scores after the first day of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships here at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday night.

Edward Cheserek upsets Lawi Lalang in 5,000m – NCAA Indoors

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Men – Team Rankings – Through Event 10 (3 Events Scored)
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1) Oregon 24 2) Stanford 14
3) Florida 13 4) Alabama 10
5) Arizona 8 6) Indiana 6
6) Pittsburgh 6 8) BYU 5
8) Notre Dame 5 10) Oklahoma St. 4
10) Columbia 4 12) Virginia Tech 3
12) New Mexico 3 12) USC 3
15) Texas A&M 2 15) Villanova 2
15) Arkansas 2 18) Washington 1
18) Cornell 1 18) Wisconsin 1

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Women – Team Rankings – Through Event 26 (3 Events Scored)
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1) Stanford 22 2) Florida 19
3) Dartmouth 11 4) Kentucky 10
4) Arkansas 10 6) Penn State 6
6) Notre Dame 6 8) Boise State 5
8) Texas A&M 5 10) Michigan 4
10) Duke 4 12) Oregon 3
12) USC 3 12) William and Mary 3
15) Colorado 2 15) Georgetown 2
17) Providence 1

On the men’s side, Oregon, which collected 16 points in the men’s 5,000m alone, leads the way with 24 points, ten more than Stanford, who are second with 14 points.

Florida (13), Alabama (10) and Arizona (8) complete the top five with a host of finals on the cards of Saturday’s second and final day of action.

On the women’s side, Stanford leads the way with 22 points, three more than second place Florida, which sits second on 19 points.

Dartmouth (11) is in third, while Kentucky and Arkansas both ended day one with 10 points each and tie for fourth.

Among the highlight on the day were Edward Cheserek of Oregon who won the men’s 5000m, Dezerea Bryant of Kentucky, the women’s 200m champion in 22.69 and Florida’s James Harris, who cleared a career-best 2.32m (7-07.25) to win the men’s high jump.

NCAA DI Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships Qualifiers

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INDIANAPOLIS (NCAA) — The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee on Saturday announced the team and individual qualifiers for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships.

In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals qualified in their respective NCAA regional competitions.

Thirty-one teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top two, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the nine regions, for a total of 18 teams. Thirteen additional teams were selected at-large.

Thirty-eight individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process. All individual qualifiers finished in the top 25 in their region.

Indiana State will host the championships on Nov. 23, at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind. The men’s race will begin at noon ET, followed by the women’s race at approximately 1:15 p.m.

Men’s Automatic Qualifying Teams

Arkansas
Colorado
Columbia
Eastern Kentucky
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Northern Arizona
Oklahoma State
Oregon
Princeton
Stanford
Syracuse
Texas
Tulsa
Virginia
Villanova
Wisconsin

Men’s At-Large Teams

Air Force
BYU
Colorado State
Dartmouth
Harvard
Indiana
Iona
New Mexico
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Portland
Providence

Women’s Automatic Qualifying Teams

Arkansas
Arizona
Butler
Colorado
Dartmouth
Florida State
Georgetown
Iowa State
Michigan
Minnesota
New Mexico
Providence
SMU
Stanford
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Villanova
William & Mary

Women’s At-Large Teams

BYU
Cornell
Indiana
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Oregon
Penn State
Princeton
San Francisco
Syracuse
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin

Men’s Individual Qualifiers

Great Lakes Region
John Mascari, Indiana State
Matt McClintock, Purdue
Caleb Rhynard, Michigan State
Tom Curr, Butler

Southeast Region
Paul Chelimo, North Carolina-Greensboro
Thomas Curtin, Virginia Tech
Paul Katam, North Carolina-Greensboro
Tyler Byrne, Louisville
Ernest Kibet, Louisville

Mid-Atlantic Region
Andrew Springer, Georgetown
Matt Fischer, Penn State
Thomas Awad, Penn
Tyler Mueller, Lehigh

West Region
Jeff Howard, Boise State
Aaron Nelson, Washington
Chris Frias, Cal Poly
Chris Enriquez, Long Beach State
Eric Causey, San Francisco

Midwest Region
Trent Lusignan, South Dakota State
Jannis Topfer, Illinois
Mohamed Hrezi, Iowa State
Reid Buchanan, Kansas

Mountain Region
Kennedy Kithuka, Texas Tech
Anthony Rotich, UTEP
Ryan Barrus, Southern Utah
Garrett Zans, Wyoming

Northeast Region
Kevin Dooney, Yale
Kelton Cullenberg, Maine
Wesley Gallagher, Northeastern
Craig Hunt, Central Connecticut

South Region
Ty McCormack, Auburn
Peter Okwera, Tennessee
Matt Miller, Belmont
Bryant Blahnik, Florida State

South Central Region
Matt Johnsen, Lamar
Isaac Spencer, Texas A&M
Ash Harrell, Lamar
Will Firth, Rice

Women’s Individual Qualifiers

Great Lakes Region
Juli Accurso, Ohio
Katie Borchers, Ohio State
Victoria Voronko, Eastern Michigan
Clare Fischer, Xavier

Mid-Atlantic Region
Michelle Capozzi, La Salle
Lindsay Prettyman, Delaware
Cleo Whiting, Penn
Kiera Harrison, Loyola Maryland

Midwest Region
Courtney Frerichs, UMKC
Alyssa Schneider, Illinois
Kaitlyn Fischer, Missouri
Monika Juodeskaite, Oklahoma State

Mountain Region
Heather Demorest, Montana State
Summer Harper, Weber State
Rebekah Winterton, Utah
Rolonda Jumbo, Northern Arizona

Northeast Region
Waverly Neer, Columbia
Kate Avery, Iona
Liv Westphal, Boston College
Silvia Del Fava, Albany

South Region
Cory McGee, Florida
Teghan Henderson, Chattanooga
Elinor Kirk, UAB
Agata Strausa, Florida

South Central Region
Marielle Hall, Texas
Kristina Aubert, Arkansas State
Rachel Johnson, Baylor
Hillary Montgomery, Texas A&M
Brooke Cassar, Central Arkansas

Southeast Region
Cally Macumber, Kentucky
Juliet Bottorff, Duke
Joanna Thompson, NC State
Annie LeHardy, North Carolina

West Region
Emma Bates, Boise State
Shelby Houlihan, Arizona State
Kelsey Santisteban, California
Laura Hollander, Cal Poly

NCAA DI Cross Country Regional Championships Results

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(Sporting Alert) — The following is a list result links for the NCAA DI Cross Country Regional Championships, which took place on Friday afternoon.

The Regional Championships are the path-way for teams to qualify for the NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 23.

Top two finishing teams from each region, in addition to four individual runners, not associated with those teams will win automatic slots to next week’s championships. The NCAA panel will also reward additional teams and individuals at-large bits to compete at the event.

There were no major surprises on Friday, as the likes of Colorado, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Arkansas and Northern Arizona progressed on the men’s side and Florida State, Arizona, Iowa State, Arkansas and Providence on the women’s.

Villanova men and women won the Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships, while No.2 Northern Arizona shocked No. 1 Colorado on the men’s side in the race for the Mountain Region Cross Country Championships.

11/15/13 NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships XC AL
11/15/13 NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships XC CA
11/15/13 NCAA Division I Midwest Region Cross Country Championships XC IA
11/15/13 NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships XC NY
11/15/13 NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships XC PA
11/15/13 NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships XC TX
11/15/13 NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships XC UT
11/15/13 NCAA Division I Southeast Region Cross Country Championships XC VA
11/15/13 NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships XC WI

Arkansas Men, Women win SEC Cross Country titles

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GAINESVILLE, FL (Sporting Alert) — Arkansas dominated the 2013 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships after both the men and women teams won the title at at UF’s Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Florida on Friday.

The Razorbacks, led by a 1-2-3 finish where Jamaican senior Kemoy Campbell set a SEC 8,000m meet record to win in 22:58.73, tallied 31 points to dominate the men’s side.

Florida was a distant second with 96 points, while Georgia (101), Missouri (107) and Kentucky (173) completed the top five.

Campbell was followed home by teammates Stanley Kebenei, who ran 23:40.12 and Solomon Haile, at 23:54.87. Also coming home in the top ten was Gabe Gonzales and he ran 24:13.43 for 10th, as the Razorbacks took home its fourth straight SEC crown.

The first non-Arkansas runner across the tape was Georgia’s Lucas Baker and he came home in 23:56.13. Jimmy Clark led home the hosts with a fifth place 23:57.03 finish.

On the women’s side, Arkansas tallied 32points to also dominate the race for the team crown, as the second place finisher, Texas A&M, had 123 points.

Kentucky took third with 134pts, Florida was fourth with 150 and fifth went to Vanderbilt with 161.

Dominique Scott won the women’s 6,000m in 20:02.81 and also led home a 1-2-3 sweep for the Arkansas Razorbacks, which was winning their 14th SEC Championship.

Kemoy Campbell, No. 12 Arkansas hunt SEC Cross Country crown

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FAYETTEVILLE – The three-time defending Southeastern Conference (SEC) Champion No. 12 Arkansas men’s cross country team will enter the 2013 SEC Championships looking to claim the program’s 21st SEC title. The men’s 8K is scheduled for an 8 a.m. start on Friday, Nov. 1.

Championships Website and Updates

At the beginning of the season, the Razorbacks were a unanimous selection to win the 2013 league title in a vote by the coaches. Arkansas has won 20 of the last 22 SEC cross country Championships. The Razorbacks have won seven consecutive conference titles dating back to the 2011 outdoor track and field title in Athens, Ga.

“I think at this stage of the game, it’s mostly mental.” Said head coach Chris Bucknam. “Our guys have been running since mid-June preparing for the SEC Championships and the NCAA Championships.

“We just need to have confidence in the fact that we are healthy, we are extremely fit and now we will drill down and get race fit. It’s all about believing in the system and having confidence in the training that we have gone through and I truly believe that our best race is still to come.”

Senior Kemoy Campbell is currently the SEC’s leader at the men’s 8K distance with a time of 23:12, recorded at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational. The course record at the Mark Bostick Golf Course is currently 23:34.0, set by Auburn’s Brian Jaeger in 1986.

The Razorbacks return All-SEC performers in Solomon Haile, Campbell and Cale Wallace. In 2012, head coachChris Bucknam was named the SEC Coach of the Year and Wallace earned SEC Freshman of the year honors.

So far this season, the Razorbacks have collected three team titles and four individual titles. The Razorbacks have also collected multiple awards with Stanley Kebenei being named the USTFCCCA National Runner of the Week as well as SEC Runner of the Week twice, Campbell also collected two SEC Runner of the Week honors. Freshman Aidan Swain also added to Arkansas’ honors by being named the SEC Freshman of the Week on two separate occasions.

Mark Bostick Golf Course Men’s 8K Top 10 Performers

1.

 Brian Jaeger Auburn 23:34.0 10/25/86 Florida Invitational

2.

 Mike Blaney Florida 23:46.4 10/25/86 Florida Invitational

3.

 Jimmy Clark Florida 23.53.78 9/14/13 Mountain Dew Invite

4.

 Henok Lechebo Florida 23:53.81 9/9/05 Gator Invitational

5.

 Paul Waldron adidas 23:55.6 10/25/86 Florida Invitational

6.

 Mark Parrish Florida 23:59.41 9/14/13 Mountain Dew Invite

7.

 Matt Parker Auburn 24:00.0 10/25/86 Florida Invitational

8.

 Jon Harris Florida 24:01.1 10/25/86 Florida Invitational

9.

 Jeff Pigg Florida 24:03.9 10/25/86 Florida Invitational

10.

 David Kimani Alabama 24:05.18 11/4/02 SEC Championships

Mark Bostick Golf Course Women’s 6K Top 10 Performers

  1. Shannon Womack Tenn. 19:50.16 11/12/05 NCAA South Reg.
  2. Angela Homan Auburn 20:14.83 11/12/05 NCAA South Reg.
  3. Lauren Blankenship Samford 20:16.39 11/12/05 NCAA South Reg.
  4. Susan Kuijken Florida St. 20:19.01 11/10/07 NCAA South Reg.
  5. Melanie Schultz Miami 20:32.41 11/12/05 NCAA South Reg.
  6. Barbara Parker Florida St. 20:35.69 11/10/07 NCAA South Reg.
  7. Felicia Guliford Tenn. 20:43.47 11/12/05 NCAA South Reg.
  8. Sonja Friend-Uhl Asics 20:44.93 9/30/00 Gator Invitational
  9. Kelly Perzanowski FGCU 20:45.06 9/14/13 NCAA South Reg.
10. Lauren Burks Georgia 20:45.09 11/12/05 NCAA South Reg.

Fans can follow live updates during the meet from the team’s official Twitter account @RazorbackTF and results will be available on the official website http://www.gatorzone.com/crosscountry/tour/sec/2013/.

For more information on Arkansas men’s cross country, follow @RazorbackTF on Twitter.

Week 8 College Football TV Channels, Live Streams and Fixtures

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(Sporting Alert) — The following are the list of games and respective TV channels and live streaming channels for Week 8 on the NCAAF – College Football – schedule on Saturday.

Highlighted game on the list is the clash between No. 3 Clemson (6-0, 4-0 ACC) and the rising No. 5 Florida State (5-0, 3-0 ACC) at Memorial Stadium, in South Carolina. This game will be broadcast live on ABC, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Both teams are defeated so far this season, with Clemson coming off a 24-14 win over Boston College and a well rested Seminoles returns to action for the first time since their thumping 63-0 win over Maryland on Oct. 5.

Untouched No. 1 Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) will face fellow Southeastern Conference rivals Arkansas (3-4, 0-3 SEC) at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The Crimson Tide have been putting up big numbers in their previous games, including scoring 45 or more points in the last two games, but head coach Nick Saban believes his team can still improve in certain areas.

Victory against Kentucky was easy last Saturday, especially when you look at the 48-7 final score.

However, Saban still see room to improve.

“I don’t think that we’ve played our best game by any stretch of the imagination,” he said. “I think there’s a lot of things that we can improve on.”

Arkansas, after winning its opening three games of the season, is now on a four game losing streaking and entertain Saturday’s contest wanting to quickly forget about the 52-7 loss to No. 11 South Carolina last Saturday.

Still, Saban his players not to get caught up in that score and warned that the Razorbacks could turn out to be their toughest test thus far.

“This is certainly going to be our biggest test in terms of the some of the challenges they present to us,” Saban said of the fixture.

The defeat last week saw Arkansas matching its longest losing streak under head coach Bret Bielema and he wants his players to keep on fighting to end this bad streak.

In fact, he’s called on everyone to step up.

“When adversity strikes, you don’t try and fight it alone,” Bielema said. “You fight it together, and I think that’s the part that we’ve got to rally around.”

He added: “Everybody’s got to step up a little bit better, starting with me as a head coach and all our assistants. That’s the No. 1 thing plaguing our program right now.”

No. 2 Oregon (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12), staying on the heals of Alabama and waiting for a slip up, will entertain Washington State (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12), a week after hammering the then-No. 16 Washington Huskies 45-24 on the road.

Elsewhere, on Saturday, No. 4 Ohio State (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) return against Iowa (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes last played on Oct. 5 where they battle to a 40-30 victory over Northwestern.

In more action No. 6 LSU are at Ole Miss, No. 9 UCLA travel to face the No. 13 Stanford, who will be looking to rebound from 27-21 shocking defeat to Utah last week, No. 7 Texas A&M is expected to face a very strong and determined No. 24 Auburn, while No. 11 South Carolina are at Tennessee, searching for more positive results.

Saturday, October 19 – NCAAF LIVE
LIVE TV Channels and Streams
TIME (ET) MATCHUP TV
12:00 PM No. 11 South Carolina at Tennessee ESPN2, WatchESPN
12:00 PM No. 15 Georgia at Vanderbilt CBS
12:00 PM No. 16 Texas Tech at West Virginia FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM TCU at No. 21 Oklahoma State FOX
12:00 PM Minnesota at Northwestern ESPN2, WatchESPN
12:00 PM Purdue at Michigan State BTN
12:00 PM Southern Miss at East Carolina
12:00 PM Southern Methodist at Memphis ESPN3
12:00 PM Connecticut at Cincinnati ESPNU, WatchESPN
12:00 PM Navy at Toledo ESPNEWS, WatchESPN
12:21 PM No. 22 Florida at No. 14 Missouri ESPN3
12:30 PM Syracuse at Georgia Tech ESPN3
1:00 PM Akron at Miami (OH) ESPN3
1:00 PM Army at Temple ESPN3
1:00 PM Ohio at Eastern Michigan ESPN3
2:00 PM Charleston Southern at Colorado
2:00 PM Ball State at Western Michigan ESPN3
2:00 PM Colorado State at Wyoming
3:00 PM No. 23 Northern Illinois at Central Michigan ESPN3
3:00 PM Kent State at South Alabama ESPN3
3:30 PM Iowa at No. 4 Ohio State ABC, ESPN2, WatchESPN
3:30 PM No. 24 Auburn at No. 7 Texas A&M CBS
3:30 PM No. 9 UCLA at No. 13 Stanford ABC, ESPN2, WatchESPN
3:30 PM No. 18 Oklahoma at Kansas ESPN, WatchESPN
3:30 PM Indiana at Michigan BTN
3:30 PM Maryland at Wake Forest ESPNU, WatchESPN
3:30 PM Brigham Young at Houston ESPNEWS, WatchESPN
3:30 PM Duke at Virginia ESPN3
3:30 PM Massachusetts at Buffalo ESPN3
3:30 PM North Texas at Louisiana Tech CBS Sports Network
6:00 PM No. 20 Washington at Arizona State Pac-12 Network
7:00 PM Arkansas at No. 1 Alabama ESPN, WatchESPN
7:00 PM No. 6 LSU at Ole Miss ESPN2, WatchESPN
7:00 PM Iowa State at No. 12 Baylor ESPNU, WatchESPN
7:00 PM Old Dominion at Pittsburgh ESPN3
7:00 PM Georgia State at Texas State ESPN3
7:30 PM USC at Notre Dame NBC
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Kennedy Kithuka wins Chile Pepper 8k; Arkansas take team title

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ARKANSAS (Sporting Alert) — Kennedy Kithuka was again impressive on Saturday after the Texas Tech star won the men’s 8k college division at the 2013 Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

The defending NCAA champion over 10K, clocked 23:28 to take the win, following up on his victory at last week’s OSU Jamboree in Stillwater.

The Kenyan was followed home by a determined Jamaican Kemoy Campbell, who races for Arkansas and he came across the line in an impressive 23:34, with the two being the only ones under 24 minutes on the wet course.

Arkansas, which finished three runners in the top ten took the team overall title with an overall score of 31 points.

Villanova scored 44pts for second place, while Texas Tech (91), North Texas (110) and Loyola Marymount (114) completed the top five finishers.

Individual Results

Place Athlete Name Time Points
1 Kennedy Kithuka
SR – Texas Tech 23:28.1 1
2 Kemoy Campbell
SR – Arkansas 23:34.8 2
3 Stanley Kebenei
JR – Arkansas 24:08.0 3
4 Patrick Tiernan
FR – Villanova 24:27.0 4
5 Solomon Haile
SR – Arkansas 24:27.6 5
6 David Fuentes
SR – Rogue Running 4 24:35.9
7 Frankline Tonui
FR – Iowa Central CC 24:36.9 1
8 Jordan Williamsz
SO – Villanova 24:37.8 6
9 Ezekiel Kissorio
SR – Texas Tech 24:39.6 7
10 Weston Strum
SR – LMU 24:42.7

Team Scores

Place Team Points Div
1 Arkansas 31 Univ
2 Villanova 44 Univ
3 Texas Tech 91 Univ
4 North Texas 110 Univ
5 LMU 114 Univ
6 Baylor 161 Univ
7 U.A.L.R. 188 Univ
8 Central Arkansas 264 Univ
9 Louisiana Monroe 274 Univ
10 Louisiana Tech 276 Univ

OSU Jamboree Cross Country Meet

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STILLWATER, Okla. (Sporting Alert) — Several of the nation’s top NCAA and NAIA programs will take part in Saturday’s annual Cowboy Jamboree meeting at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater.

Leading the way in the University race are hosts Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma Christian, Wayland Baptist, Dallas Baptist and Wichita State.

In the college section, the likes of Southwestern (Kan.), Rogers State, Iowa Central CC, Eastern New Mexico and Allen County CC are some of the schools leading the way.

Competing Schools

University Men – 9:45 a.m.
Abilene Christian
Cameron
Colorado Mines
Friends
Harding
Iowa Central CC
Missouri Southern
North Texas
Nova Southeastern
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist
Oklahoma Christian
Oklahoma State
Oral Roberts
Stephen F. Austin
TAMU-Commerce
Texas Christian
UTEP
Wayland Baptist
Western State
Wichita State

College Men – 8:35 a.m.
Allen County CC
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Bacone
Colby CC
Cowley County CC
Dallas Baptist
East Central
Evangel
Friends
Incarnate Word
Iowa Central
Kansas Wesleyan
Langston
Lubbock Christian
McMurry
Northwestern Oklahoma
Oklahoma Christian
Our Lady of Lake
Preston High School
Rogers State
Southern Arkansas
Southern Nazarene
Southwestern (Kan.)
Southwestern Christian
St. Gregory’s
St. Mary’s
Texas Wesleyan
West Texas A&M

University Women – 9:00 a.m.
Abilene Christian
Colorado Mines
Dallas Baptist
Harding
Missouri Southern
Missouri State
North Texa
Nova Southeastern
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Oral Roberts
Southeastern Oklahoma
Stephen F. Austin
TAMU-Commerce
UTEP
Western State
Wichita State

College Women – 8:00 a.m.
Allen County CC
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Bacone
Central Oklahoma
Colby CC
Crowley County CC
East Central
Eastern New Mexico
Evangel
Friends
Incarnate Word
Iowa Central CC
Kansas Wesleyan
Langston
Lubbock Christian
McMurry
Northwestern Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist
Oklahoma Christian
Our Lady of the Lake
Rogers State
Southern Arkansas
Southern Nazarene
Southwestern (Kan.)
Oklahoma
St. Gregory’s
Texas Wesleyan
Wayland Baptist
West Texas A&M