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 University will hold induction ceremonies for its ninth Sports Hall of Fame class Friday, October 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center. Induction will take place during the third annual hall of fame banquet. The 2011 Sports [...]
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 RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Southern Arkansas junior Mickey Hammer (Marshall) has been named the Great American Conference men’s cross country runner of the week, his second such honor this season. Hammer was the top NCAA Division II finisher in this past Friday’s Arkansas-Little Rock Invitational. He placed eighth with a time of 25:38.86 [...]
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 [...]