Southern Arkansas University Athletics

With the longtime successes reached by the Southern Arkansas Track & Field program under several legendary head coaches including longtime SAU Sports Hall of Famer Dan Veach, a stockpile of talented student-athletes became the norm year in and year out for Veach's Muleriders.
 
Among those that played a vital role in the program's success in the early 1990s was Dallas, Texas, native Keffus Wilkerson. The Texan lettered four seasons as a member of the Mulerider Men's Track & Field team and received national honors both as a sprinter and as a jumper.
 
Wilkerson burst onto the collegiate scene claiming NAIA All-America status in the Long Jump event and as a member of the Muleriders' speedy 4x100 relay team following his freshman season of 1990. He placed third in the Long Jump that season with a rookie mark of 23' 5 ½".
 
The next season he became the AIC's Individual Champion in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump events, while repeating as an All-America selection in the Long Jump. He claimed the Long Jump Crown with a final mark of 23' 3 ¾", while his final result of 46' 9" in the Triple Jump also placed him atop the podium.
 
As a junior in 1992, Wilkerson battled through injuries to once again record a pair of All-AIC First Team honors with a second-place showing in the Triple Jump event (46' 6 ¼") and a third-place result in the Long Jump event (23' 3 ¾"). He claimed a pair of Long Jump wins in the regular season and added a Triple Jump title to his first-place ledger as well.
 
The following season, his final for the Muleriders, Wilkerson again gritted through competition at times not fully 100% to log a pair of top five finishes at the AIC Championships with fourth-place results in the Long Jump (22') and Triple Jump (43' 11 ½") events. Additionally, he added event wins in the Long Jump (22' 9 ¼") and Triple Jump (43' 7 ½") at that season's SAU Invitational, while claiming top honors in the Long Jump (21' 11 ¼") event at the Ambassador College Track Meet.