Southern Arkansas University
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 [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Southern Arkansas junior Mickey Hammer (Marshall) earned cross country region honors for the second consecutive year with his 19th-place finish Saturday at the NCAA Division II South Central Region cross country championships hosted by Midwestern State (Texas) at Hawk Ridge Golf Course. The top 25 finishers receive All-South [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor SEARCY, Ark. – The East Central (Okla.) men’s cross country team captured the inaugural 2011 Great American Conference cross country championship, and Harding the women’s title, Saturday at Wyldewood Retreat Center that was hosted by Harding. Southern Arkansas’ men’s team finished third and the women fourth. Mulerider junior Mickey Hammer (Marshall) placed [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas’ cross country teams hosted the Lois Davis Invitational Saturday, with the Lady Muleriders winning the women’s event and junior Mickey Hammer (Marshall) claiming the individual title in guiding the men’s team to a second-place finish. SAU’s women totaled 30 points in outdistancing Grambling State (43) and Texas [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Southern Arkansas’ men’s and women’s cross country teams competed Friday in the Arkansas-Little Rock (UALR) Invitational. Team scores were not kept in the event, but the SAU teams made a good showing, with three Mulerider runners placing in the top 25 and four Lady Muleriders finishing in that [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor TYLER, Texas – The Southern Arkansas cross country women’s team earned a perfect score of 15 points in sweeping the top five spots to claim first place Saturday at the Texas-Tyler Invitational, with freshman Mary Nguyen (Bridge City, Texas) winning the individual title. Junior Mickey Hammer (Marshall) finished first in the men’s [...]
Contact: Houston Taylor RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Cross country coaches in the Great American Conference have picked Harding to claim both the men’s and women’s championships this fall, with the release Monday of the 2011 GAC coaches’ pre-season poll. Southern Arkansas’ men were voted to finish third, while the women were picked eighth. Harding garnered seven [...]
