JONESBORO – The Arkansas State Athletics Department announced Wednesday that it has added a game against Arkansas to its 2025 schedule that will be played at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium.

The first ever meeting between Arkansas State and Arkansas will take place on Sept. 6, 2025.  The game will mark A-State’s first outing at War Memorial Stadium since playing Oklahoma State in Little Rock during the 2006 season.

“I’m happy the two FBS university football team’s in our great state of Arkansas will have an opportunity to participate in a regional matchup at War Memorial Stadium in our capital city of Little Rock,” said A-State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir.

“As an athletics director, you’re always trying to provide an opportunity for your students and university community to experience an exciting atmosphere.  I appreciate Hunter’s willingness to provide those experiences for his school as well.”

With the addition of Arkansas, the 2025 season will mark the seventh time over a 13-year period the Red Wolves will have played an in-state opponent.

Arkansas State now has three non-conference games, including Arkansas, on its 2025 schedule.  The Red Wolves are also set to play at Texas A&M and host Iowa State.

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The NCAA Woman of the Year award was established in 1991 and is described by NCAA.org to ‘recognize graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.’

The nominees come from all three divisions of the NCAA.

Those from Arkansas include:

Breanna Byrd, Southern Arkansas, outdoor track and field
Bailey Carr, Southern Arkansas, golf
Morgan Dasch, Hendrix, lacrosse
Hunter Eshnaur, Arkansas Tech, volleyball
Vasiliki Falaina, Little Rock, swimming and diving
Maria Fassi, Arkansas, golf
Victoria Hoggard, Arkansas, indoor and outdoor track and field
Claire Latta, Arkansas-Fort Smith, golf
Peyton Mills, Harding, softball
Sydnee Parker, Henderson, tennis

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The list includes Arkansas State senior Warren Wand, who has led the Red Wolves’ running game for two consecutive seasons, last season picking up 715 yards.

Two Razorbacks made the list as well. Arkansas junior Devwah Whaley and sophomore Chase Hayden rushed for 588 and 338 yards, respectively, in 2017.

The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name ten semifinalists in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced on November 20. The committee will cast a second vote beginning November 26 to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives.

The award, which will name its 29th recipient in 2018, is named for SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.

University athletic departments nominate candidates for the award and can continue to do so through October. The complete list of candidates is below.

Cam Akers (So.), Florida State
Darius Anderson (Jr.), TCU
Rodney Anderson (Jr.), Oklahoma
Ryquell Armstead (Sr.), Temple
Alex Barnes (Jr.), Kansas State
LeVante Bellamy (Jr.), Western Michigan
Eno Benjamin (So.), Arizona State
KirVonte Benson (Jr.), Georgia Tech
Jamauri Bogan (Sr.), Western Michigan
Tony Brooks-James (Sr.), Oregon
Brittain Brown (So.), Duke
Spencer Brown (So.), UAB
Squally Canada (Sr.), BYU
Stephen Carr (So.), USC
Michael Carter (So.), North Carolina
Andrew Clair (So.), Bowling Green
Matt Colburn, II (Sr.), Wake Forest
Jeremy Cox (Sr.), Old Dominion
Damarea Crockett (Jr.), Missouri
AJ Dillon (So.), Boston College
J.K. Dobbins (So.), Ohio State
Rico Dowdle (Jr.), South Carolina
Ian Eriksen (Sr.), Eastern Michigan
Travis Etienne (So.), Clemson
Wesley Fields (Sr.), Georgia Southern
Myles Gaskin (Sr.), Washington
Darrin Hall (Sr.), Pittsburgh
Damien Harris (Sr.), Alabama
Chase Hayden (So.), Arkansas
Darrell Henderson (Jr.), Memphis
Karan Higdon (Sr.), Michigan
Justice Hill (Jr.), Oklahoma State
Travis Homer (Jr.), Miami
Xavier Jones (Jr.), SMU
Patrick Laird (Sr.), Cal
Jeremy Larkin (Jr.), Northwestern
Bryce Love (Sr.), Stanford
Izzy Matthews (Sr.), Colorado State
Alexander Mattison (Jr.), Boise State
David Montgomery (Jr.), Iowa State
Jalin Moore (Sr.), Appalachian State
Kelton Moore (Jr), Nevada
Zack Moss (Jr.), Utah
Jacques Patrick (Sr.), Florida State
Emmanuel Reed (Jr.), Buffalo
Miles Sanders (Jr.), Penn State
LJ Scott (Sr.), Michigan State
Devin Singletary (Jr.), Florida Atlantic
Rodney Smith (Sr.), Minnesota
Benny Snell (Jr.), Kentucky
D’Andre Swift (So.), Georgia
J.J. Taylor (So.), Arizona
Jonathan Taylor (So.), Wisconsin
Lexington Thomas (Sr.), UNLV
Tavares Thomas (Sr.), Mid Tennessee
Warren Wand (Sr.), Arkansas State
Da’Leon Ward (So.), Texas Tech
Devwah Whaley (Jr.), Arkansas
Aeris Williams (Sr.), Mississippi State
Trayveon Williams (Jr.), Texas A&M
Kenny Young (Sr.), Miami (Ohio)
Marquis Young (Sr.), Massachusetts

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The University of Arkansas is one of 16 programs hosting regional tournaments this weekend as the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

This will mark the sixth time that Baum Stadium will be a regional site and the first time since 2010. Arkansas has also hosted the super regional tournament twice (2004, 2015) and won each time.

The Razorbacks (42-17) and the top seed in the regional and will meet No. 4 seed Oral Roberts (42-14) on Friday at 7 p.m.

No. 2 seed Missouri State (40-17) will face No. 3 Oklahoma State (30-25) in the first game on Friday, with first pitch set for 2 p.m.

2017 NCAA Fayetteville Regional Schedule 

Friday, June 2
Game 1 – No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Missouri State, 2 p.m. CDT (ESPN3)
Game 2 – No. 1 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts, 7 p.m. CDT (ESPN3)  

Saturday, June 3
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN3) 

Sunday, June 4
Game 5 – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3 p.m. (ESPN3)
Game 6 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m. (ESPN3) 

Monday, June 5
Game 7 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (if necessary), 6 p.m. (ESPN3)

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Unfortunately for her, it was just a little short in her attempt to make the team.

For Arkansas star Ellis-Watson finished fourth in the 400m final, running a 50.25 in the event. She was .08 seconds behind Natasha Hastings, whose time of 50.17 was enough for third place.

Allison Felix claimed first place in the final with a sub-50 time of 49.68. Felix is a six-time Olympic medalist with two silvers and four golds, including the 200m championship in 2012.

Phyllis Francis finished second at 49.94. The top three will represent the United States in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August at the 2016 Olympics.

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Ellis-Watson came in third in the firsr of two semifinal heats in the 400m and is one of eight runners to advance to the finals on Sunday.

The former Arkansas star had a time of 50.60, which was the fourth-best time overall on the day.

Ellis-Watson took nearly a full second off her time of 51.54 from the first round on Friday.

The final 400m qualifying race is scheduled to start at 6:38 p.m. (CDT)

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Ellis-Watson, a recent graduate of Arkansas and member of the national championship team this spring, ran a 51.54 in the second heat of the day.

The top three in each of the four heats advanced along with the next four fastest times. Ellis-Watson’s time was sixth best on the day.

She is ranked 23rd in the world in the 400m and had a personal best of 50.78 at the LSU Invitational on April 30.

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Taylor Ellis-Watson (Arkansas), Aundrea Gamble (Arkansas State), Katie Huff (Arkansas Tech), Haley Hatcher (Ouachita) and Sireta Roach (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) were among 517 student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III in the NCAA recognized on this year’s list.

The award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Student-athletes are nominated only once in their career by their school.

Taylor Ellis-Watson, from Philadelphia, Pa., ran track at Arkansas. She is a four-time outdoor All-American as a sprinter and helped her team to an outdoor national championship this spring. She had a world-leading time at 400 meters of 52.26 at the Razorback Invitational.

Aundrea Gamble, who played basketball at Arkansas State, is from McKinney, Texas. Three times she was the Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Year and seven times was the Player of the Week. Gamble finished her career with 1,932 points and 479 assists.

Katie Huff, from Springdale, played volleyball at Arkansas Tech. She was on the First Team All-Great American Conference and led the league with a .325 hitting percentage.

Haley Hatcher, who played soccer at Ouachita, is from Maumelle. She is a three-time Great American Conference women’s soccer Player of the Year and was the 2015 Academic All-America Division II Women’s Soccer Player of the Year.

Sireta Roach, from Kingston, Jamaica, was a track and field athlete at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. She was a two-time conference champion in the shot put and had six individual victories during her senior year. Roach competed in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw.

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Thursday, Aug. 25
Wayland Baptist at Lyon

Thursday, Sept. 1
Arkansas-Monticello at Northwestern Oklahoma State
East Central at Ouachita
Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas
Southeastern Oklahoma State at Henderson State
Southern Arkansas at Southwestern Oklahoma State
Southern Nazarene at Arkansas Tech

Friday, Sept. 2
Toledo at Arkansas State

Saturday, Sept. 3
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Tennessee State
Austin College at Hendrix
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas
Lyon at Lindsey Wilson
Oklahoma Baptist at Harding

Saturday, Sept. 10
Arkansas at TCU
Arkansas State at Auburn
Arkansas Tech at Oklahoma Baptist
Harding at Southern Nazarene
Hendrix at Lyon
Henderson State at East Central
Northwestern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas
Oklahoma Panhandle at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Ouachita at Southeastern Oklahoma State
Samford at Central Arkansas
Southwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas-Monticello

Thursday, Sept. 15
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alcorn State

Friday, Sept. 16
Arkansas State at Utah State

Saturday, Sept. 17
Arkansas-Monticello at Arkansas Tech
Morthland at Lyon
Northwestern Oklahoma State at Henderson State
Northwestern State at Central Arkansas
Southern Arkansas at Harding
Southwestern Oklahoma State at Ouachita
Texas State at Arkansas

Saturday, Sept. 24
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (at AT&T Stadium)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Jackson State (at Little Rock)
Arkansas Tech at Southern Arkansas
Central Arkansas at Arkansas State
Harding at Arkansas-Monticello
Henderson State at Southwestern Oklahoma State
Hendrix at Millsaps
Lyon at Bacone
Ouachita at Northwestern Oklahoma State

Saturday, Oct. 1
Arkansas vs. Alcorn State (at Little Rock)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama State
Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
Centre at Hendrix
Henderson State at Arkansas Tech
Oklahoma Baptist at Arkansas-Monticello
Ouachita at Harding
Southern Nazarene at Southern Arkansas
Southwestern Assemblies of God at Lyon

Wednesday, Oct. 5
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State

Saturday, Oct. 8
Alabama at Arkansas
Arkansas-Monticello at Southern Nazarene
Arkansas Tech at Ouachita
Harding at Henderson State
Hendrix at Birmingham-Southern
Southern Arkansas at Oklahoma Baptist
Texas College at Lyon

Saturday, Oct. 15
Alabama A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas-Monticello at Henderson State
Berry at Hendrix
Central Arkansas at McNeese State
East Central at Arkansas Tech
Ole Miss at Arkansas
South Alabama at Arkansas State
Southeastern Oklahoma State at Harding
Southern Arkansas at Ouachita

Saturday, Oct. 22
Arizona Christian at Lyon
Arkansas at Auburn
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern
Arkansas Tech at Southeastern Oklahoma State
Chicago at Hendrix
Harding at East Central
Henderson State vs. Southern Arkansas (Murphy USA Classic at El Dorado)
Lamar at Central Arkansas
Ouachita at Arkansas-Monticello

Saturday, Oct. 29
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Grambling State
Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana
East Central at Arkansas-Monticello
Hendrix at Rhodes
Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas State
Lyon at Wayland Baptist
Northwestern Oklahoma State at Arkansas Tech
Oklahoma Baptist at Henderson State
Southeastern Oklahoma State at Southern Arkansas
Southern Nazarene at Ouachita
Southwestern Oklahoma State at Harding

Thursday, Nov. 3
Arkansas State at Georgia State

Saturday, Nov. 5
Arkansas-Monticello at Southeastern Oklahoma State
Arkansas Tech at Southwestern Oklahoma State
Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin
Florida at Arkansas
Harding at Northwestern Oklahoma State
Henderson State at Southern Nazarene
Hendrix at Washington (Mo.)
Lyon at Langston
Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Ouachita at Oklahoma Baptist
Southern Arkansas at East Central

Saturday, Nov. 12
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Southern
Arkansas Tech at Harding
LSU at Arkansas
Lyon at Missouri Baptist
New Mexico State at Arkansas State
Nicholls State at Central Arkansas
Ouachita at Henderson State
Sewanee at Hendrix
Southern Arkansas at Arkansas-Monticello

Thursday, Nov. 17
Arkansas State at Troy

Saturday, Nov. 19
Arkansas at Mississippi State
Central Arkansas at Sam Houston
Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Friday, Nov. 25
Arkansas at Missouri

Saturday, Nov. 26
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette

Saturday, Dec. 3
Arkansas State at Texas State

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