The Arkansas men's and women's track teams are in prime position entering the final day of competition at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
The Razorbacks shot up the leaderboard thanks to end-of-the-day efforts by Kenzo Cotton in the 100-meter dash and Frankline Tonui and Cale Wallace in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Georgia leads Arkansas 46-45.
The Arkansas women totaled 44 points, 16 ahead of Texas A&M.
All in all it was a successful day at Sam Bailey Track at the University of Alabama.
Cotton tied for first in the 100 meters with a time of 10.30. Tonui and Wallace set the pace in the Steeplechase and never looked back.
"Kenzo's been banged up the last month or so, but we knew he was getting back and ready to run fast again," men's assistant coach Doug Case said. "He went out there and had a really good start, didn't finish great, but he's getting better every single day.
"That was an outstanding performance by both Frankline and Cale. They went out and lead that thing the way the entire way. It was definitely a team effort."
Senior Jessica Kamilos picked up 10 points with a victory in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 9:48.16. Teammate Devin Clark's third-place finish was good for six points.
Jerrion Lawson added to his stellar week in Tuscaloosa with another title to add to his resume.
The NCAA champion long jumper made his mark Thursday with a 200-meter performance that turned heads. Friday, he was back to his natural event: the long jump.
Lawson completed the indoor/outdoor sweep of the men's long jump with a meet-best leap of 25-11½.
Twenty of the points scored by the Arkansas women came from four strong performances in the heptathlon.
Payton Stumbaugh placed third, Taliyah Brooks finished fourth, Alex Gochenour was fifth, Leigha Brown sixth and Kelsey Herman seventh.
But they weren't content.
"Obviously I thought their performance was great, but it didn't meet their expectation," women's assistant track coach Chris Johnson said. "They were a little disappointed with their scores, but in terms of getting out there and scoring a lot of points for their team, they did their jobs and we're very proud of them."
Taylor Ellis-Watson won the women's 400 meters preliminaries with a time of 52.34 and advances to the finals today. She'll also compete in the 200-meter finals.
"Taylor, she's in great form right now," Johnson said. "She's very happy right now. She understands what she needs to do. She looked good today during the prelims and hopefully we can keep her healthy for the finals (today) in the 400."
Stumbaugh added to her day's work with a qualifying time that sends her to the finals in the women's 100-meter hurdles.
Four Razorbacks advanced to the finals of the women's 1,500 meters, including Dominique Scott, who won the preliminaries, with a time of 4:18.28. Nikki Hiltz also qualified along with Annika Sisson and Therese Haiss.
The women are in strong position to take the SEC crown.
"I think it's key to be able to score in the finals that we made and then to take care of business in the relays," Johnson said. "If we do that then we'll feel pretty good about our performance."
Other Razorbacks to advance to the finals, included Davon Anderson, who turned in a time of 13.93 in the 110-meter hurdles in heat two of the preliminaries.
Haiss earned a spot in the finals of the women's 1,500 meters with a time of 4:24.96
Jack Bruce ran the fastest time of the day while punching a ticket to the finals of the men's 1,500 meters with a preliminary time of 3:46.53.
Sports on 05/14/2016