ATHLETICS Hendrix to induct five
Five new members will be inducted into the Hendrix College Sports of Honor during a banquet April 4 in Conway.
Wes Crawford, John Kane, Millard Williams “Dub” Phillips, Frank Poff and Kim Ralston Kelley will be inducted during an on-campus banquet at 6 p.m.
Crawford, from Blytheville, lettered in basketball and track and field in 1961-1965, leading the Warriors’ basketball team to the NAIA district playoffs in each of his four seasons. Kane set the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference record in the 200-meter breaststroke as a freshman in 1973, then set a new record in 1974 and again in 1975.
Phillips helped the school’s track and field team win the 1937 state championship as a pole vaulter, setting a state record at 13 feet, 6 inches.
Poff helped the Hendrix swimming and diving team win AIC championships in 1977, 1978 and 1979, being named an all-AIC selection in all three years. He was an NAIA national qualifier in 1978 and 1979 and was a three-year member of the water polo team.
Kelley was a second-team All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference selection in basketball in 1994-1995.
TRACK AND FIELD Arkansas wins two at Texas Relays
The No. 1 Arkansas men’s track and field team won two event titles during a weather-delayed Texas Relays on Friday in Austin, Texas.
Noah Kittelson won the high jump with a leap of 7 feet, 1 inch, while teammate Dwayne Golbeck finished second at 6-11 3/4.
The threat of inclement weather forced an hour delay before the Razorbacks sprint medley relay team took the top spot. Curtis Brown, Travis Southland, Eric Janise and Tomas Squella edged out LSU in 3:18.57.
The No. 14 Arkansas women’s team finished second in the sprint medley relay. Regine Williams, Taylor Ellis-Watson, Chrishuna Williams and Kari McClary held a steady lead throughout the race but finished second to Texas A&M with a time of 3:40.02.
The distance medley relay team of Regan Ward, Diana Harper, Victoria Feole and Sandie Raines finished fourth in 11:32.31. Kristen Hesseltine finished third in the high jump at 5-8 3/4.
TENNIS Arkansas men upset No. 15 Florida
Mike Nott and Manfred Jeske teamed up for a doubles victory, then each won a singles match to help Arkansas to a 4-2 victory over No. 15 Florida on Friday in Fayetteville.
Nott and Jeske beat Gordon Watson and Florent Diep 8-3 in a doubles match, then Nott beat Watson 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) at No. 1 singles and Jeske beat Diep 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 at No. 2. Johan Den Toom also won a singles match for the Razorbacks, who beat a top-15 team for the first time since 2006.
UCA earns first league victory
The Central Arkansas women’s tennis team won 5 of 6 singles matches to earn a 6-1 victory over Sam Houston State on Friday in Huntsville, Texas.
The Bears (8-9, 1-6) got straight-set singles victories from Simona Horsikyan, Kelsey Williams and Krizia Buck. Kristina Horsikyan needed to win the final two sets to beat Natalie Petaia 1-6, 6-4, 10-6, and Bianca Strukelj earned a default victory.
Sports, Pages 25 on 03/29/2014