Bryant hurdler Jordan Chadwick has been selected to the 2010 All-Arkansas Academic Team for Track and Field.

The honor is given to student-athletes who have balanced their academic and athletic life with high successes in both. Qualifications for the team include a high grade point average and ACT score and having competed in the state track meet. Chadwick, who will compete for UCA next spring, graduated recently with a final grade point average of 4.04 and an ACT score of 29. She competed at the state meet in both the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles.

The All-Arkansas team members will be honored at the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame Banquet on June 5 at the Wyndham Hotel in North Little Rock.

PEARCY — The undefeated Bryant Hornets 4x100 meter relay team faced their biggest test of the season at the annual Meet of Champions track meet on Saturday, May 8, at Lake Hamilton High School.

The 7A state champion Hornet quartet of Dillion Winfrey, Tanner Tolbert, Kendrick Farr, and Sammill Watson had the third fastest time from all of the different classifications’ meets held around the state, behind only Class 5A champ Crossett and Class 6A champ Watson Chapel.

FAYETTEVILLE — The Bryant Hornets used an outstanding performance by their sprint crew to earn a sixth place finish at the Class 7A State Track Championships at John McDonnell Field at the University of Arkansas on Thursday. The 4x100 meter relay team of Dillion Winfrey, Tanner Tolbert, Kendrick Farr, and Sammill Watson won the state title in a time of 42.90. In the preliminary round, the same relay team set a new school record with a time of 42.48.

Fort Smith Southside won its second consecutive state outdoor title with 124 points, followed by Fayetteville (90), Conway (76), Bentonville (75), and Cabot (54). All 16 Class 7A teams competed.

FAYETTEVILLE — The Bryant Lady Hornet track team went into the Class 7A State meet Thursday having qualified 17 athletes in 12 events. They had high hopes of performing well on the fast University of Arkansas track. Unfortunately, the Lady Hornets were only able to score in three events.

Bryant ended the day in 15th place out of 16 teams with a total of 8.5 points. Fayetteville won the team championship with 147 points.

LITTLE ROCK — The Bryant Hornets earned first place finishes in four events Saturday in the 7A Central Conference track and field championships at Scott Field, but it wasn't enough as Conway used superior depth to earn the conference title.

The Hornets placed third behind Conway (155 pts.) and Cabot (137.5). The Hornets third place total of 114 points is the highest total for Bryant at a conference track meet in recent memory.

Russellville (98.5), North Little Rock (69), Little Rock Catholic (53), LR Central (15.5), and Van Buren (13.5) rounded out the scoring in the meet which was hosted by Little Rock Central.

"I'm really proud of how the guys competed,” commented Hornets coach Steve Oury. “The conditions were really tough, with winds blowing at over 30 miles per hour for much of the day. Having a conference meet in one day is really tough and, to be honest, it's not fair to the athletes. The 7A-West had a two-day meet and finished their meet on Thursday.

LITTLE ROCK — The Bryant Lady Hornets finished third in the team competition at the 7A-Central Conference Track and Field Championship Saturday at Scott Field. Conway won the championship for the second year in a row with a total of 137 points. Host Little Rock Central finished runner-up with 130 points. Bryant had 98 points followed by Cabot (85), North Little Rock (82), Russellville (57), Van Buren (45), and Mount St. Mary (24).

Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.

NAME: Colton Klaus

DATE OF BIRTH: Sept. 12, 1991

PARENTS: Terese Oliver and Roger Klaus

SIBLINGS: I have a twin sister, Courtney Klaus, and an older brother, Chase Klaus. He’s 21.

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Math, algebra

FAVORITE SPARE TIME ACTIVITY: Fishing

FAVORITE FOOD: Mashed potatoes

FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Lady Antebellum

PEARCY — At the Central Arkansas Junior High Conference Track Championship Friday at Lake Hamilton High School, the Bryant Junior Lady Hornets won six events, scored 119 points, and set three new school records, but it wasn’t enough to take the team championship away from Lake Hamilton.

Competing with only 14 athletes in a competition that includes 16 events and three entries allowed per event per school, the Bryant girls simply did not have enough depth to secure the title, said Bryant track coach Danny Westbrook.

Lake Hamilton won the meet with 134 points. Bryant had to settle for runner-up, just 15 points behind with 119. North Little Rock finished third with 106 points followed by Cabot (94), Conway (81), Sheridan (55), and Benton (28).

PEARCY — The Bryant Hornets freshman track team finished fifth with 57 points in the championship track meet of the South Division of the Central Arkansas Junior High Conference Saturday at Lake Hamilton High School.

Cabot South won top team honors with 162 points followed by North Little Rock with 151 1/3, Lake Hamiton (109 1/3), Conway Blue (74), Bryant, Benton (45) and Sheridan (22 1/3).Bryant, by school rule, competed with only freshmen while other teams in the meet added seventh- and eight-grade athletes to deepen their teams.

Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.

NAME: Dillon Rhodes

DATE OF BIRTH: Aug. 2, 1991

PARENTS: Paul and Karla Rhodes

SIBLINGS: I have three, Madison, Brice and Tiffany. Madison is 12, Brice is 8 and Tiffany is 24.

FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Science

FAVORITE SPARE TIME ACTIVITY: Sports.

FAVORITE FOOD: Lasagna.

FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: Coheen & Cambria