Five female students and five male students were announced as the members of the 2026 Arkansas Tech University Homecoming court during a pep rally at Simmons Bank Field at Thone Stadium in Russellville on Monday, Oct. 5.
ATU students on the Russellville campus will have the opportunity this week to participate in voting at https://atu.presence.io/form/homecoming-king-queen-voting-2026 to select the 2026 ATU Homecoming queen and king.
The names of the queen and king will be announced during a 3:30 p.m. pre-game ceremony at Simmons Bank Field at Thone Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Below, in alphabetical order, are the members of the 2026 ATU Homecoming court.
Homecoming Queen Candidates
- Claire Smart of Charleston
- Allie Stoll of Benton
- Randilynn Stripling of Clinton
- Nikki Victory of Mayflower
- Bethani Walter of Dardanelle
Homecoming King Candidates
- Renlee Espinosa of Bald Knob
- Fernando Flores of Clarksville
- Timothy Hufford of Corning
- Kameron Jackson of Little Rock
- Anthony Rivas of Russellville
Smart is a junior rehabilitation science major. She was nominated by Kappa Sigma.
Stoll is a senior business data analytics major. She was nominated by Presidential Leadership Cabinet.
Stripling is a senior emergency management major. She was nominated by Zeta Tau Alpha.
Victory is a senior business management and digital marketing major. She was nominated by the First-Generation Student Organization and the Marketing Club.
Walter is a senior criminal justice and sociology major. She was nominated by Delta Zeta.
Espinosa is a senior vocal music education major. He was nominated by Sigma Alpha Iota.
Flores is a senior agriculture business major. He was nominated by Presidential Leadership Cabinet.
Hufford is a senior mechanical engineering major. He was nominated by Zeta Tau Alpha.
Jackson is a senior cybersecurity major. He was nominated by Alpha Phi Alpha.
Rivas is a senior psychology and biology biomedical option major. He was nominated by Student Activities Board and the Latinx Student Organization.
Twenty-three additional ATU students were nominated for the 2026 Arkansas Tech Homecoming court, selected to go through the interview process and recognized during the Oct. 5 pep rally.
They are Juan Jose Almaraz of Clarksville, Jax Andrews of Center Ridge, Skylar Brewer of Atkins, Rose Gunther of Bigelow, Cain Harmon of Magazine, Carsyn Hobson of Bryant, Kylie Kelly of Russellville, Georgia Ketterman of Benton, Haley Lorings of Little Rock, Courtney Mayberry of East End, Kelsey Morris of Alma, Allie Nobel of Fort Smith, Wendy Nunez of Dardanelle, Cathy Polanco of Springdale, Gracie Potter of Waldron, Shilo Reed of Fouke, Addyson Riedmueller of Bryant, Joy Skaggs of Russellville, Brock Skidmore of Bentonville, Vivica Smith of Black Rock, Jacob Thompson of Ozark, Emily Tyler of Searcy and Addie VanRiper of Russellville.
For more information about ATU Homecoming events for students, visit www.atu.edu/campuslife/homecoming/index.php.
For information about ATU Homecoming events for alumni and the community, visit www.atualumni.com/homecoming.
