Trojans Fete Athletics Icon Betty Jo Stephens

UALR is throwing a birthday party for Trojan women sports pioneer and 2010 Alumni Association Presidents Award winner Betty Jo Stephens at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. The party will be held before home game between the Trojans, the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Champion, and the Missouri State Lady Bears at Jack Stephens Center.

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4th Annual SpectacUALR Enjoys Record Success

The fourth annual SpectacUALR established a new record for giving by generating more than $200,000 in support of Trojan student-athletes. The fundraiser was the university’s largest recurring fundraiser.

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Happy Mahfouz, Trojan Coach, AD, Dies at 80

Happy Anthony Mahfouz, former UALR basketball coach and athletic director who shepherded the Trojans into the NCAA, has died in Alexandria, La. He was 80.

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SpectacUALR to Honor Kinnaman Oct. 11

Tickets are going fast for UALR’s SpectacUALR, the university’s annual fundraising celebration of Trojan athletics. The gala is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Jack Stephens Center.
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UALR Opens Sports and Recreation Complex

UALR’s soccer team began its first official day of practice Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the newly opened Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex, located behind University Village residence hall near the intersection of University and Asher Avenues.

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Two Honored as ITA Scholar-Athletes

Senior Veronique Luksich and sophomore Michaela McShane of the UALR Women’s Tennis Team have been honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as Scholar-Athletes for the 2011-12 year.

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Newton Named Assistant Sports Info Director

UALR Sports Information Assistant Patrick Newton has been promoted to assistant sports information director, Athletic Director Chris Peterson has announced.

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Film, Discussion Looks At Female Athletes

A screening of “Playing Fair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete” and a discussion of female athleticism will be presented at 6 p.m. Friday, March 2, in UALR’s Donaghey Student Center Room D.
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SpectacUALR to Honor Jack Kinnaman

Jack Kinnaman, a 2004 inductee into the UALR Athletics Hall of Fame and one of UALR’s most substantial supporters over the past quarter century, will be the honoree at the Department of Athletics’ fourth annual SpectacUALR on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Jack Stephens Center.

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Former UALR Runner Tries for Olympics

Former UALR runner Leah Thorvilson will compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon on Jan. 14 in Houston.

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