(WALNUT RIDGE, Ark.) – Williams Baptist University crowned Kylen Kelly and Emberlin Caldwell as its 2026 Homecoming King and Queen. The coronation took place Saturday, November 7, at the Southerland-Mabee Center in front of a packed crowd as part of the university’s Homecoming celebration.
Both Kelly and Caldwell are seniors. Kelly, a sports management major, is from Jonesboro, while Caldwell hails from Van Buren and is studying biology with a minor in psychology.
The Homecoming Court also included several other representatives from the student body, selected through a student vote. Representing the senior class alongside Kelly and Caldwell were Lawson Aaron, a finance major from Oakland, Tennessee, and Taylor Forrester, a liberal arts major focusing on natural science and psychology from Walnut Ridge.
Junior class representatives were Archer Dienst, a Christian ministries: discipleship studies major from Highland, Arkansas, and Natalie Collier, a marketing major with a communications minor from Malden, Missouri.
Sophomore representatives included Garrett Mace, a Christian ministries: Great Commission studies major from Paragould, Arkansas, and Amber Kahler, a psychology major from Sherwood, Arkansas.
Freshmen representatives were Spencer Mahnken, a Christian ministries: biblical-theological studies major from Mayflower, Arkansas, and Sadie Meyer, a business administration major with a marketing minor from Highland, Arkansas.
Williams Baptist University, a private Christian institution based in Walnut Ridge, draws students from across Arkansas and neighboring states. The Homecoming King and Queen, along with the entire court, were chosen through votes cast by the university’s student body as part of the annual celebration.