FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas junior Alana Uriell and senior Summar Roachell received Southeastern Conference accolades the league office announced on Thursday.
Uriell, a Carlsbad, California native, earned All-SEC Second-Team honors while Conway, Arkansas native Roachell was selected to the league’s community service team.
The league honor is the first for Uriell who won her first collegiate event this fall at the UTSA Maryb S. Kauth Invitational. Uriell leads the team with a 72.04 stroke average and has four top-10 finishes this year.
Roachell is making her third consecutive appearance on the SEC Community Service Team. Some of Roachell’s service activities include volunteering at the Ronald McDonald Charity Tournament, Shop With Razorbacks, participation in the National Girls & Women in Sports Day event, participation in several Book Hogs Kickoff events at area elementary schools, volunteering at the Children’s Hospital, the KLRC Valentine Day event for first responders, taking part in the Puerto Rico Junior Golf Clinic, participation in the Jones Center Golf Tournament and the Girls First Tee Golf event.
The 13th-ranked Razorbacks are making their 16th NCAA Regional appearance this season traveling to Columbus, Ohio, for postseason play on May 8-10. The Razorbacks are the No. 4 seed in the Regional joining No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Florida State, No. 12 South Carolina, No. 20 Texas A&M and No. 21 Colorado out of the Golfweek.com Top 25. The rest of the field features Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan, San Jose State, Houston, Louisville, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Old Dominion, Delaware, Missouri State and Cleveland State.
Four NCAA Regional sites welcome 24 teams and 12 individuals next week. Following 54 holes of stroke play, the low six teams and the low three individuals not on those teams from each regional will advance to the NCAA Championship.