Message From Hunter Yurachek

By the Numbers

Athletic Programs

Student-Athletes

Coaches & Staff

Our History

National Championships

SEC Team Championships

2023-24 Directors' Cup Finish

Bowl Game Selections

Southwest Conference Titles

Combined Conference Championships

Our Traditions

Old Main

Old Main was the first permanent building on the University’s campus and remains the oldest building still standing on campus. It is tradition to point toward the Towers of Old Main during the
last line of the Alma Mater:“Mothers of Mothers, we sing unto you.”

Calling the Hogs

The Hog Call is one of the most recognizable chants in all of sports and is aRazorback fan favorite. Wooo. Pig. Sooie! Wooo. Pig. Sooie! Wooo. Pig. Sooie! Razor-backs!

Wild Band of Razorbacks Monument

In 1909, the University of Arkansas football team was greeted by a large crowd of fans and students at the Fayetteville train station. Coach Hugo Bezdek told the crowd that his team played, “like a wild band of Razorback hogs.” The following year the student body voted to change the official mascot from the Cardinals to the Razorbacks.

Senior Walk

Senior Walk is the University’s longest tradition in miles as well as years. The University of Arkansas campus is the only college with a Senior Walk. The names of more than 175,000 graduates are etched on Senior Walk and counting, beginning with the first class inscribed at the foot of the Old Main steps.

Who to Contact

Academic Support

Baseball: Jonathan Burgess (jb156@uark.edu; 479-575-7997)
Basketball (M): Jacob Hoops (jhoops@uark.edu; 479-575-5654)
Basketball (W): Tamesha Muse (tgreenl@uark.edu; 479-575-4026)
Cross Country (M): Maerys Joseph (maerysj@uark.edu)
Cross Country (W): Jonathan Burgess (jb156@uark.edu; 479-575-7997)
Football: Chris Evans (ce016@uark.edu; 479-575-7997)
Golf (M): Trevor Williamson (tpwillia@uark.edu; 479-575-5691)
Golf (W): Maerys Joseph (maerysj@uark.edu)
Gymnastics: Miranda Giddens (mgiddens@uark.edu)
Soccer: Tamesha Muse (tgreenl@uark.edu; 479-575-4026)
Softball: Megan Whobrey (mwhobrey@uark.edu; 479-575-2834)
Swimming & Diving: Megan Whobrey (mwhobrey@uark.edu; 479-575-2834)
Tennis (M): Morgan Beaudoin (mlbeaudo@uark.edu)
Tennis (W): Marlon Briggs (mdbriggs@uark.edu)
Track & Field (M): Maerys Joseph (maerysj@uark.edu)
Track & Field (W): Jonathan Burgess (jb156@uark.edu; 479-575-7997)
Volleyball: Megan Whobrey (mwhobrey@uark.edu; 479-575-2834)

Agents

Scotty Thurman Jr.
Director of Compliance
rst004@uark.edu
479-575-3649

Amateurism Questions

Cat Harper
Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
ch097@uark.edu
479-387-3945

ARMS

Dan Trump
Deputy AD / Integrity & Student-Athlete Success
dtrump@uark.edu
479-575-7966

Cat Harper
Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
ch097@uark.edu
479-387-3945

Career Development (Resumes, Jobs, Internships, Pro Hogs Academy

Justin Johnson
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Experience / Flagship
jjjohns@uark.edu
479-575-8483

Community Engagement Opportunities

Lauren Hawkins
Assistant Director of Student Athlete Experience
lh059@uark.edu

Educational Enrichment Services

Christine Scheets
Director of Educational Enrichment Services
cscheets@uark.edu
479-575-6202

Richard Smith
Associate Director of Educational Enrichment Services
rxs09@uark.edu
479-575-3901

Briley Vickers
Learning Specialist
bjvicker@uark.edu
479-575-5456

Financial Aid

Monica Frisby
Director of Financial Aid
mxm17@uark.edu
479-575-2861

Financial Education and Tax Information

Justin Johnson
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Experience / Flagship
jjjohns@uark.edu
479-575-8483

Graduate School Preparation

Justin Johnson
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Experience / Flagship
jjjohns@uark.edu
479-575-8483

Graduation Information

Tamesha Muse
Assistant Athletic Director of Student-Athlete Excellence
tgreenl@uark.edu
479-575-4026)

Initial & Continuing Eligibility

Beth Haj
Director of Eligibility
bhaj@uark.edu
479-575-6110

Lydia Haj
Eligibility Coordinator
lhaj@uark.edu
479-575-4673

International Student Questions

Justin Johnson
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Experience / Flagship
jjjohns@uark.edu
479-575-8483

Medical Hardship / Medical Exemption Waivers

Scotty Thurman Jr.
Director of Compliance
rst004@uark.edu
479-575-3649

Mental Health & Performance Support

Chris Bader
Associate AD, Mental Health & Performance
cbader@uark.edu
479-409-7216

Jordan McDowell
Mental Health & Performance Clinician
jxh090@uark.edu
479-575-4691

KC Cross
Mental Health & Performance Clinician
479-575-6791
kec005@uark.edu

NCAA/SEC Compliance Waivers

Cat Harper
Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
ch097@uark.edu
479-387-3945

NIL Education and Disclosure

Justin Johnson
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Experience / Flagship
jjjohns@uark.edu
479-575-8483

NIL Merchandise

Justin Johnson
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Experience / Flagship
jjjohns@uark.edu
479-575-8483

Nutritional Support

Baseball: Ben Tarnowski (bt051@uark.edu)
Basketball (M): Karla Horsfall (kmhorsfa@uark.edu; 479-575-4784)
Basketball (W): TBD
Cross Country (M): Karla Horsfall (kmhorsfa@uark.edu; 479-575-4784)
Cross Country (W): Karla Horsfall (kmhorsfa@uark.edu; 479-575-4784)
Football: Brooks Gillerlain (brooksg@uark.edu), Abby Burns (ab306@uark.edu)
Golf (M): Piper Ertz (peertz@uark.edu)
Golf (W): Piper Ertz (peertz@uark.edu)
Gymnastics: Piper Ertz (peertz@uark.edu)
Soccer: Ben Tarnowski (bt051@uark.edu)
Softball: TBD
Swimming & Diving: TBD
Tennis (M): Piper Ertz (peertz@uark.edu)
Tennis (W): Piper Ertz (peertz@uark.edu)
Track & Field (M): Karla Horsfall (kmhorsfa@uark.edu; 479-575-4784)
Track & Field (W):Karla Horsfall (kmhorsfa@uark.edu; 479-575-4784)
Volleyball: Piper Ertz (peertz@uark.edu)

 

Participation Status

Scotty Thurman Jr.
Director of Compliance
rst004@uark.edu
479-575-3649

Parking Questions

Scotty Thurman Jr.
Director of Compliance
rst004@uark.edu
479-575-3649

Preseason Compliance Forms

Scotty Thurman Jr.
Director of Compliance
rst004@uark.edu
479-575-3649

Postgraduate Scholarships and Awards
Razorback Ready Program

Justin Johnson
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Experience / Flagship
jjjohns@uark.edu
479-575-8483

Lauren Hawkins
Assistant Director of Student Athlete Experience
lh059@uark.edu

Razorback Sporting Event Ticket Questions - For Your Sport

Cat Harper
Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
ch097@uark.edu
479-387-3945

Tickets to Other Razorback Sporting Events

Aubrie McGee
Coordinator of Ticket Operations
amm104@uark.edu
479-718-8134

SEC Leadership Council

Lauren Hawkins
Assistant Director of Student Athlete Experience
lh059@uark.edu

Sport Administrators by Sport

Baseball: Kevin Trainor (ktrainor@uark.edu; 479-575-6959)
Basketball (M): Matt Trantham (mtran@uark.edu; 479-575-2666)
Basketball (W): Derita Renee’-Ratcliffe Dawkins (dratclif@uark.edu; 479-575-7520), Taylor McGillis (mcgillis@uark.edu; 479-249-5249)
Cross Country (M): Derita Renee’-Ratcliffe Dawkins (dratclif@uark.edu; 479-575-7520), Felecia Saine (fsaine@uark.edu; 479-575-4424)
Cross Country (W): Derita Renee’-Ratcliffe Dawkins (dratclif@uark.edu; 479-575-7520), Felecia Saine (fsaine@uark.edu; 479-575-4424)
Football: Rick Thorpe (rthorpe@uark.edu; 904-314-5330)
Golf (M): Matt Trantham (mtran@uark.edu; 479-575-2666)
Golf (W): Matt Trantham (mtran@uark.edu; 479-575-2666)
Gymnastics: Kat Devenport (kemoffe@uark.edu; 479-575-7953), Elvis Moya (ejmoya@uark.edu; 479-575-6055)
Soccer: Kat Devenport (kemoffe@uark.edu; 479-575-7953)
Softball: Dan Trump (dtrump@uark.edu; 479-575-7966)
Swimming & Diving:Dan Trump (dtrump@uark.edu; 479-575-7966)
Tennis (M): Rick Thorpe (rthorpe@uark.edu; 904-314-5330), Kyle Parkinson (kparkin@uark.edu; 479-575-2752)
Tennis (W): Rick Thorpe (rthorpe@uark.edu; 904-314-5330), Kyle Parkinson (kparkin@uark.edu; 479-575-2752)
Track & Field (M): Derita Renee’-Ratcliffe Dawkins (dratclif@uark.edu; 479-575-7520), Felecia Saine (fsaine@uark.edu; 479-575-4424)
Track & Field (W):Derita Renee’-Ratcliffe Dawkins (dratclif@uark.edu; 479-575-7520), Felecia Saine (fsaine@uark.edu; 479-575-4424)
Volleyball: Kevin Trainor (ktrainor@uark.edu; 479-575-6959)

Strength & Conditioning Coaches by Sport

Baseball: Hunter Bell (hb029@uark.edu)
Basketball (M): Dave Richardson (Dr039@uark.edu; 479-575-4113)
Basketball (W): Tyler Beckman (tbeckman@uark.edu)
Cross Country (M): Steven Strobis (sstrobis@uark.edu)
Cross Country (W): Steven Strobis (sstrobis@uark.edu)
Football: Ben Sowders, Aurmon Satchell, Zach Reed, Cole Forney, Tommy McChesney
Golf (M): Zane Whobrey (zwhobrey@uark.edu)
Golf (W): Whitney Smith (wbranham@uark.edu)
Gymnastics: Whitney Smith (wbranham@uark.edu)
Soccer: Zane Whobrey (zwhobrey@uark.edu)
Softball: Zane Whobrey (zwhobrey@uark.edu)
Swimming & Diving: Whitney Smith (wbranham@uark.edu), Zane Whobrey (zwhobrey@uark.edu)
Tennis (M): Tyler Beckman (tbeckman@uark.edu)
Tennis (W): Tyler Beckman (tbeckman@uark.edu)
Track & Field (M): Steven Strobis (sstrobis@uark.edu)
Track & Field (W): Steven Strobis (sstrobis@uark.edu)
Volleyball: Whitney Smith (wbranham@uark.edu)

 

 

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee

Lauren Hawkins
Assistant Director of Student Athlete Experience
lh059@uark.edu

Sports Medicine

Baseball: Corey Wood (clw028@uark.edu; 479-935-7245)
Basketball (M): Matt Townsend (mto45@uark.edu; 479-200-3432)
Basketball (W): Simone Rush (sr080@uark.edu; 479-966-7109)
Cross Country (M): Anthony Alaniz (aa174@uark.edu; 479-396-9985) – Assistant: Molly Mattson (mm714@uark.edu; 479-249-7823) – Assistant: Jessica Price (jp131@uark.edu; 479-236-6635)
Cross Country (W): Anthony Alaniz (aa174@uark.edu; 479-396-9985) – Assistant: Molly Mattson (mm714@uark.edu; 479-249-7823) – Assistant: Jessica Price (jp131@uark.edu; 479-236-6635)
Football: Vincent Blankenship (vb017@uark.edu; 229-395-5773) – Associate: Tamaria Hibbler (thibbler@uark.edu; 479-445-4439) – Assistant: Allison Charleson (ac544@uark.edu; 401-261-7809) – Assistant: Pauline Piech (ppiech@uark.edu; 773-964-2625)
Golf (M): Matt Townsend (mto45@uark.edu; 479-200-3432)
Golf (W): Simone Rush (sr080@uark.edu; 479-966-7109)
Gymnastics: Kaitlyn Hocutt (kmhocutt@uark.edu; 614-736-1312)
Soccer: Dawn Didier (ddidier@uark.edu; 479-530-7111)
Softball: Andrew Kreis (amkreis@uark.edu; 479-200-4271)
Swimming & Diving: – Assistant: Laura Lynn (lelynn@uark.edu; 870-476-6776) – Assistant: Morgan Pook (mpook@uark.edu; 208-890-3943)
Tennis (M): Mason Chick (mbchick@uark.edu; 479-502-3092)
Tennis (W): Juliet Tunberg (jtunberg@uark.edu; 479-422-5716)
Track & Field (M): Anthony Alaniz (aa174@uark.edu; 479-396-9985) – Assistant: Molly Mattson (mm714@uark.edu; 479-249-7823) – Assistant: Jessica Price (jp131@uark.edu; 479-236-6635)
Track & Field (W): Anthony Alaniz (aa174@uark.edu; 479-396-9985) – Assistant: Molly Mattson (mm714@uark.edu; 479-249-7823) – Assistant: Jessica Price (jp131@uark.edu; 479-236-6635)
Volleyball: Katelin Wollner (kwollner@uark.edu; 479-236-8364)

Teamworks

Justin Johnson
Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Experience / Flagship
jjjohns@uark.edu
479-575-8483

Cat Harper
Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
ch097@uark.edu
479-387-3945

Textbook Questions

Misti Ceseña
Athletics Support Services Manager
mscena@uark.edu
479-575-4761

Transfer Portal

Scotty Thurman Jr.
Director of Compliance
rst004@uark.edu
479-575-3649

Tutor Scheduling

Trevor Williamson (tpwillia@uark.edu; 479-575-5691)

Violation Reporting

Dan Trump
Deputy AD / Integrity & Student-Athlete Success
dtrump@uark.edu
479-575-7966

Cat Harper
Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
ch097@uark.edu
479-387-3945

Website Bio Update

Football: Kyle Parkinson (kparkin@uark.edu; 479.871.0817)
Men’s Basketball: Mike Cawood (tmcawood@uark.edu; 479.236.2090)
Men’s Golf: Mike Cawood (tmcawood@uark.edu; 479.236.2090)
Baseball: Oliver Grigg (ogrigg@uark.edu; 479.502.6577)
Women’s Basketball: Fuller Birch (fdbirch@uark.edu; 501.765.4946)
Women’s Golf: Fuller Birch (fdbirch@uark.edu; 501.765.4946)
Soccer: Fuller Birch (fdbirch@uark.edu; 501.765.4946)
Softball: Hunter Corneliusen (hc068@uark.edu; 913.689.8407)
Gymnastics: Emily Polglaze (polglaze@uark.edu; 608.921.6741)
Volleyball: Emily Polglaze (polglaze@uark.edu; 608.921.6741)
Cross Country (M): Shawn Price (sdp013@uark.edu; 979.661.0731)
Cross Country (W): Shawn Price (sdp013@uark.edu; 979.661.0731)
Track & Field (M): Shawn Price (sdp013@uark.edu; 979.661.0731)
Track & Field (W): Shawn Price (sdp013@uark.edu; 979.661.0731)
Women’s Tennis: Lucas Clifton (lclifton@uark.edu; 405.659.2828)
Men’s Tennis: Robert Gregg (rgregg@uark.edu; 405.306.4192)
Swimming & Diving: Jackson Leichner (jkleichn@uark.edu; 501.772.5680

Work it Off Program

Lauren Hawkins
Assistant Director of Student Athlete Experience
lh059@uark.edu