The Southern Arkansas University athletic department has been awarded the 2013 NCAA Division II Award of Excellence for Community Engagement. The award was presented Friday, April 12, 2013, during the Division II Identity Workshop at the NCAA national headquarters. The Award of Excellence serves as the Division II National Championship
Former Southern Arkansas All-America cornerback Don Unamba has signed a free-agent deal with the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). The signing came shortly after the conclusion of the 2013 NFL Draft. Unamba was only one of six to make the team and sign with the Rams
Three years of rebuilding the Southern Arkansas football program finally paid off in the fourth season for Head Coach Bill Keopple and his coaching staff as the Muleriders erased a six-year drought in finishing a stellar 2012 campaign with an 8-2 regular season record and at third in the Great
SAU volleyball ended a historic season in the GAC semi-finals. SAU wrapped up its third consecutive successful season, reaching the semi-finals for the second straight year. The team’s 23-12 record was the most wins and the second-best NCAA finish since the 1996 squad went 27-10. They finished the GAC regular
Growing up in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area of Texas, Don Unamba had a single focus. “I grew up thinking football. I have never wanted to do anything else,” he said. Growing up in a state known for its love of football, Unamba watched his brother, Trumaine Johnson, on the gridiron
In her relatively short life, Klaire Blasco Vine has learned a lot about the value of family, a good education and diversity. Raised by her mother, Klaire and her sister moved from place to place. They left California for Mexico when she was about five years old and she has
For Mulerider quarterback Tyler Sykora, football was never a priority growing up in Hot Springs Village. It was something he loved playing in the backyard with his brother, but not on an organized team. “I always loved sports, but I didn’t play football until my sophomore year in high school.
Southern Arkansas University hosted a dedication ceremony for the Ronnie Ribble Strength Training Center on Wednesday, Feb. 29. The facility is located behind Goodheart Field. The Ribble Strength Training Center provides a place for the University’s athletic teams to conduct strength training and conditioning. Teams previously conducted this training in
Southern Arkansas University has announced the members of its 10th Sports Hall of Fame class. The class will be inducted during a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, in the Grand Hall of the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center. The 2012 Sports Hall of Fame class
Andy Sharpe was introduced as the new men’s basketball coach at Southern Arkansas in April. He has served the past five years as head coach at NAIA-affiliated Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn. Sharpe brings eight years of coaching experience to the Muleriders, seven as a head coach in which
