Paul Boyd is a sports reporter for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He was voted Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year in 2018.
UA volleyball takes highest ranking since '99 to New York

Arkansas’ Maggie Cartwright (11) tips the ball over the net Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2023, as Wisconsin’s Temi Thomas-Ailara (12) reaches to defend during play in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas volleyball Coach Jason Watson has no problem acknowledging the accomplishment of his team being ranked No. 16 in the country by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, but right-side hitter Maggie Cartwright said the players have bigger goals in mind.
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