Mulerider Club will meet Sept. 8

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MAGNOLIA – The Mulerider Club, Southern Arkansas University’s athletic booster club, will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, at Joe’s Italian Restaurant in Magnolia. Those attending the meeting will hear updates and season previews from SAU coaches and athletics staff as well as SAU President Dr. David Rankin. The meal is Dutch treat. [...]

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Two SAU Baseball Players Drafted

Seniors James Schroeder, third baseman, and Aaron Terry, right handed pitcher, were both selected on day three of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. Schroeder was selected in the 33rd round by the New York Mets and Terry was taken in the 42nd round by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Rankin Selected to NCAA Division II Council

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Contact: Rebecca Bell MAGNOLIA– Dr. David Rankin, president of Southern Arkansas University, has been selected as a member of the NCAA Division II President’s Council. His appointment fills a vacancy in the southern region, and his term expires in January 2012. The President’s Council is a 15 member body with representation based on weighted regional [...]

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Keopple Named New SAU Football Coach

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By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Bill Keopple was introduced as the 19th head football coach at Southern Arkansas University in a press conference Friday in Overstreet Hall on the university campus. He has served the past six years as head coach at Texarkana Arkansas High School. Keopple brings 25 years of coaching experience to [...]

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SOUTHERN ARKANSAS IS NO. 1!

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Collegiate Baseball poll.pdf Ping! poll.pdf By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – For the first time in Southern Arkansas baseball history, the Muleriders have reached a new zenith, in being ranked first in the nation by both the coaches’ Collegiate Baseball and the Ping! Baseball polls released this week. SAU’s 5-0 record this past week vaulted [...]

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SAU Sports Hall of Fame Will Induct Eight

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MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Four student-athletes from the golden era and four from the modern era will be inducted into the 2007 Southern Arkansas University Sports Hall of Fame this weekend. SAU’s fifth Sports Hall of Fame class will be honored at halftime of the Mulerider football game against Valdosta State on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Wilkins Stadium.

Athletes to be recognized from the golden era

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Babineaux Rewarded with Five-Year Contract Extension

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MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Former Southern Arkansas defensive back Jordan Babineaux was rewarded by the Seattle Seahawks Tuesday with a five-year contract extension worth $10 million. Combined with incentives, the total package could be worth as much as $17 million, and there is $3 million of guarantees in the deal.

Babineaux was set to be a free agent after this season, but is now signed in

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