Mulerider Athletics » Track and Field

Arkansas Track & Field Hall Inducts Former SAU Coach and Standout

Houston Taylor — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:47:33 +0000

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 [...]

Southern Arkansas Hosts Annual All-Sports Banquet

Houston Taylor — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:14:43 +0000

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) [...]

Southern Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame will Induct Eight

Houston Taylor — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:28:08 +0000

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 [...]

Southern Arkansas Athletic Department to Host Golf Classic

Houston Taylor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:29:21 +0000

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 [...]

Lady Muleriders’ Krcova Receives Academic Honor

Houston Taylor — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:05:16 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas’ Michaela Krcova has been selected to the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District VI women’s track & field and cross country team. It’s her second consecutive year to receive the honor. Krcova, a junior from Trnava, Slovakia boasts a perfect 4.00 GPA in business administration-finance. [...]

Southern Arkansas Host Annual All-Sports Banquet

Houston Taylor — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:17:04 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Mallory McKee and James Schroeder were honored Wednesday with the coveted Auburn Smith Awards at the annual Southern Arkansas All-Sports banquet in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Also receiving laurels were Sarah Bell and Jack Crowley, being named this year’s Scholar-Athlete Award winners. Director of [...]

Southern Arkansas Track Teams Compete at Hendrix

Houston Taylor — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:01:00 +0000

By: Houston Taylor CONWAY, Ark. – The Southern Arkansas track and field teams were one of six squads competing Saturday in the Hendrix Invitational in Conway. Others participating were Central Arkansas, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas Tech, and host Hendrix. The Lady Muleriders’ performance was highlighted by sophomore Bailey Dulaney’s (Keller, Texas) third-place finish in [...]

Southern Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame will induct Seven

Houston Taylor — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:17:50 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Two athletes from the modern era and two from the golden era, including one of the nation’s top football coaches, and three former coaches comprise the 2008 Southern Arkansas University Sports Hall of Fame class. SAU’s sixth hall of fame class will be honored Saturday at halftime of the [...]

SAU Sports Hall of Fame Activities Postponed

Houston Taylor — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:02:47 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas’ 2008 Sports Hall of Fame activities originally scheduled for this weekend have been postponed until Saturday, October 25. SAU was slated to induct its sixth hall of fame class during Saturday’s football game with Henderson State, but the university will be holding family day activities instead. Family [...]

SAU Cross Country and Track Athletes Receive Academic Honors

Houston Taylor — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:34:20 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas has placed two student-athletes on the 2008 ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District VI men’s and women’s track & field and cross country teams. The Muleriders are represented by Joshua Mitchell, while the Lady Muleriders’ Michaela Krcova was selected. Both athletes compete as distance runners for [...]

Southern Arkansas Hosts Annual All-Sports Banquet

Houston Taylor — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:45:13 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Kristina Daily and Cody Jones were honored Wednesday with the coveted Auburn Smith Awards at the annual Southern Arkansas All-Sports banquet in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Also receiving laurels were Rachel Vinsant and Johnny Fields, being named this year’s Scholar-Athlete Award winners. Director of [...]

Mulerider Track Competes at Warhawk Classic

Houston Taylor — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:15:10 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MONROE, La. – Southern Arkansas’ track teams completed the regular season portion of its schedule Saturday, participating in the annual Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk Classic. The Muleriders and Lady Muleriders were the lone NCAA Division II institution competing at the meet, going up against a number of Division I representatives. The Sun Belt Conference [...]

Southern Arkansas Preparing for Last Track Meet

Houston Taylor — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:38:07 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas winds up the regular season portion of its track and field season Saturday when they travel to participate in the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk Classic in Monroe, La. Both the Muleriders and Lady Muleriders got off to a late start this year as the late-winter snow March 7 caused [...]

SAU Track Wintered out of Season-Opener

Houston Taylor — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:24:01 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Old man winter forced Southern Arkansas’ track & field teams to cancel out of their 2008 season-opener. The Lady Muleriders and Muleriders were supposed to open Saturday at the Hendrix Invitational in Conway, but Friday’s snow in the Magnolia area forced the cancellation. SAU will now open this spring’s [...]

Southern Arkansas Cross Country Athletes Honored

Houston Taylor — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:31:37 +0000

By: Houston Taylor MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Southern Arkansas cross country athletes’ Kendall Mears and Joshua Mitchell have been named to the 2007 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Teams. There were 202 female student-athletes from 99 NCAA Division II programs and 127 males representing 67 Division II institutions on this [...]

SAU Sports Hall of Fame Will Induct Eight

Houston Taylor — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:32:58 +0000

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

Southern Arkansas Hosts Annual All-Sports Banquet

Shelley Keith — Tue, 01 May 2007 18:45:41 +0000

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Whitney Brannon and Skyler Stromsmoe were honored Tuesday with the coveted Auburn Smith Awards at the annual Southern Arkansas All-Sports banquet in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Also receiving laurels were Nelly Tualla and Brian (Scooter) Hendrickson, being named this year’s Scholar-Athlete Award winners. Director of Athletics, Jay Adcox, presented the annual honors.

Muleriders Have Strong Showing at Rhodes College Open

Shelley Keith — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:20:52 +0000

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Over 20 teams from NCAA Division I, II, and III competed Saturday in the Rhodes College Open on the Rhodes campus. Southern Arkansas’ men’s and women’s teams made a strong showing in the all-day event.

The Mulerider 400-meter relay team posted a time of 42.34 in placing second, just behind Ole Miss’ “A” team.

The men were represented well in the 400 meter dash also, getting a third