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University of Arkansas at Little Rock forward Ronjanae DeGray, a two-time first team all-conference honoree, was named the Sun Belt Conference’s 2018-19 Athlete of the Year Oct. 7 as part of the league’s annual honors celebration event in New Orleans.

Nearly 100 UA Little Rock student-athletes have been recognized for their academic success during the 2018-19 year, with 64 student-athletes named to the 2018-19 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List while 35 others picked up Academic Honor Roll recognition.

A central component of Little Rock Athletics’ focus to deliver the best possible student-athlete experience is to Graduate Champions, and the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) from the NCAA continues to show the Trojans’ commitment to that ideal. 

University of Arkansas at Little Rock fans are invited to help kick start the 2018-19 Little Rock athletic season at the 2018 Little Rock Trojans Day on Thursday, Aug. 23, from 6-8 p.m. 

As the hot summer months begin, a number of Trojan baseball players are keeping busy playing in summer leagues across the country. These leagues have served as a crucial part of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s player development. 

As another academic season comes to a close, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock once again showed its commitment to excellence not only in competition but in the classroom, finishing the spring 2018 semester with a department-wide cumulative grade point average of 3.28. 

Continuing to add to its legacy in the classroom as well as in competition, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Athletics finished the fall 2017 semester with a cumulative 3.3 grade point average among its nearly 200 student-athletes, a new high for the athletic department. 

Three Trojans have been named All-Sun Belt Conference selections for 2017. Women’s soccer players Arola Aparicio Gili, junior forward, and Doro Greulich, sophomore midfielder, were named first team selections with Liesa Seifert, junior defender, being named a second team honoree. 

Coming off an impressive year both on and off the course, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s women’s golf team has added another impressive accolade to their repertoire. 

Nearly 54 percent of University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes were on honored as the Sun Belt Conference released its Commissioner’s List and Honor Roll Aug. 15.