Southern Arkansas hosts annual All-Sports Banquet

(L-R) Men's Scholar-Athlete Mickey Hammer, Women's Scholar-Athlete Jessica Duncan, Women's Auburn Smith Whitley Patterson and Men's Auburn Smith Travis Chrietzberg

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Women’s golf student-athlete Whitley Patterson (Meridian, Texas) and men’s golfer Travis Chrietzberg (Longview, Texas) were honored Tuesday with the coveted Auburn Smith Awards at the annual Southern Arkansas University All-Sports Banquet in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Also receiving laurels were rodeo’s Jessica Duncan (Avinger, [...]

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Muleriders begin Spring Football

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Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas coach Bill Keopple and his staff began spring football practice Monday, with the allotted 15 practices concluding Thursday, March 15 with the annual spring blue-gold game. The Muleriders will practice four days, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday each of the first three weeks, and Monday, Wednesday and [...]

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SAU Football inks 27 on signing day

Dallas (Texas) Carrollton offensive lineman Blake Simpson signs with SAU in Dallas.

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Fourth-year Southern Arkansas football Coach Bill Keopple and his staff signed 27 players to national letters-of-intent Wednesday to join the Mulerider program. The class includes six transfers and 21 student-athletes who will be incoming freshmen this fall. “Like most coaches (today) we believe we’ve signed a great class,” stated [...]

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SAU’s Downing to be inducted into Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Trailblazer…pioneer…educator…coach…are some of the many words used to describe Southern Arkansas University’s Dr. Margaret R. Downing, who will be inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Friday at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Downing’s long journey at SAU began in 1965 when she was named women’s basketball [...]

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Second annual Rip Powell Invitational Golf Tournament scheduled

Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas University Foundation will host the second annual Rip Powell Invitational Golf Tournament beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 13, at Magnolia Country Club. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Mulerider football program and will be part of a campaign to name the field at Wilkins [...]

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Southern Arkansas’ Johnson honored by Little Rock Touchdown Club

Mark Johnson (Bill Nielsen)

Contact: Houston Taylor LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Southern Arkansas running back Mark Johnson (5-7, 198, RsSo., Longview, Texas) will be honored January 27 at 11 a.m. at the eighth annual Little Rock Touchdown Club awards banquet at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. Johnson is one of 11 state collegiate football players selected to represent [...]

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Thornton promoted to Eagles’ active Roster

Cedric Thornton

Contact: Houston Taylor PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Former Southern Arkansas All-America defensive tackle Cedric Thornton (Star City) has been promoted to the Philadelphia Eagles’ active 53-man roster, as announced Monday by the club. Thornton (6-4, 309) fills the roster void left after Philadelphia placed wide receiver Steve Smith on season-ending injured reserve with a deep bone [...]

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