Southern Arkansas University
Contact: Houston Taylor DALLAS – Southern Arkansas University Head Athletic Trainer Ken Cole has been named the NCAA Division II national athletic trainer of the year by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) College/University Athletic Trainers’ Committee (CUATC). Cole will be formally recognized and receive the honor June 20 during the annual meeting and clinical [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Former Southern Arkansas coaching great, Raymond (Rip) Powell, passed away Friday evening, October 29 at the LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport, La. He was 79 and born August 10, 1931 in Thornburg, Ark. Powell served as head football coach at Southern Arkansas from 1969-1978 and head track and [...]
By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Former Southern Arkansas track and field and cross country coach and standout Dan Veach was inducted into the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame Saturday at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock. Veach served 20 years (1988-2008) as both the men’s and women’s head cross country [...]
By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Tennis student-athlete Caitlin Korensek (Ennis, Texas) and baseball standout Cannon Lester (El Dorado) were honored Wednesday 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 volleyball’s Maggie Glover (Waxahachie, Texas) [...]
By: Houston Taylor MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Southern Arkansas’ men’s track team was among a number of schools participating Saturday in the Memphis Invitational at the Murphy Sports Complex. Both SAU’s men’s and women’s teams were scheduled to participate this weekend in the Michael Johnson Invitational at Baylor, but the men instead opted for Memphis, with [...]
By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Five athletes from the modern era, two from the golden era, and one individual for meritorious service comprise the 2009 Southern Arkansas University Sports Hall of Fame class. SAU’s seventh hall of fame class will be inducted Friday in the first-ever hall of fame banquet at 7 p.m. in [...]
SAU Golf Classic Registration Form.pdf By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas athletic department will sponsor the Southern Arkansas University Golf Classic on Friday, July 17 at the Magnolia Country Club. The classic is a 4-person scramble with registration set for 8 a.m. on the day of the event and a tee time [...]
