2 Hogs in contention at U.S. Women’s Amateur

Arkansas sophomore Ela Anacona got off to a blistering start and had a hot finish Monday at the U.S. Women’s Amateur in Rockville, Md. The in-between part kept Anacona from being at the very top of the leaderboard at the 120th U.S. Amateur.

Anacona, playing in the morning group, was at 4-under through eight holes, had five bogeys in her next eight holes, then finished with back-to-back birdies for a 1-under 71 at Woodmont Country Club. She is tied for seventh place, three shots behind the co-leaders Rachel Kuehn and Riley Smyth at 4 under.

Anacona, of Argentina, led a contingent of five Razorbacks over the 6,561-yard course. She was the only Arkansas player whose round was not affected by a…