“When you get older, you won’t remember how many soccer games you’ve won or lost,” Mark Foster, head coach of Little Rock (LR) soccer, tells his players. Soccer has been Foster’s life since childhood. He’s played on the amateur and semi-professional level in his home country of Ireland, the college level in America, and coached […]
Men finish seventh, women 11th at Sun Belt Indoor Championships
Little Rock men’s track and field placed seventh overall, while the women’s team placed 11th at the 2019 Sun Belt Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 18 and 19. The Trojan men’s team finished with 43 total points, its best mark since 2012. Three Little Rock athletes won individual Sun Belt championships at the […]
Men’s basketball monthly review
After a trying non-conference slate and 2-6 January performance, Little Rock (LR) men’s basketball pieced together its longest win streak of the season and moved away from the bottom of the Sun Belt this February. As of Feb. 20, the Trojans stand at 5-8 in league play and are in a three-way tie for eighth […]
Women’s golf finishes 14th in Texas
Little Rock (LR) women’s golf finished 14th out of 16 teams at the three-round Texas State Invitational on Feb. 11-12, the Trojans’ first action since October. The Trojans posted a total score of 915 (63-over par), two strokes ahead of fellow Sun Belt member UT Arlington and four behind Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Freshmen Kellie Gachaga […]
Women’s basketball review
With an 11-2 league mark, Little Rock (LR) women’s basketball remains No. 1 in the Sun Belt with five regular season games remaining. Led by coach Joe Foley in his 16th season, LR is the defending Sun Belt champion, boasting five NCAA Tournament appearances in the last nine seasons. LR rode a five-game win streak […]
UA Little Rock student saves man’s life at gym
When a normal Friday morning workout turned into life or death for 67 year old Charles Rainey, UA Little Rock nursing student Megan Crawley acted quickly to try and revive him. Responding to the cries for help she heard when Rainey collapsed, she performed CPR while her classmate Ryan Ruff found and charged a portable […]
The rites of spring
After the resignation of SGA President Mat Wheeler and Vice President Caddo Lowery during the fall semester, the remaining senators and a few veterans of the organization came together to try and pick up the pieces. Headed by Interim President Larry Dicus and Interim President Pro-Tempore Jonathan Nwosu and working under the guidance of former […]
LR men’s basketball winter review
Little Rock (LR) men’s basketball entered the winter break 4-6, having suffered a three-point loss to Central Arkansas. The winter break proved frustrating, as LR finished 3-8 and brought their record to 7-14 overall. The break started with a 67-47 home win over Miles College, the last home game to be played at the Jack […]
LR to induct five new members to Hall of Fame
Little Rock (LR) Athletics will induct five new members to the Trojan Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 1, during Hall of Fame weekend festivities. The department will further honor the inductees, Karen Aston, Bill Ballard, Mike Morrison, Chastity Reed, and Sara Wikstrom during halftime of the men’s basketball game as part of the […]
Trojan Tracker: It’s time to burst the bubble
The last year-and-a-half has seen much talk of the possible introduction of football to Little Rock (LR) Athletics programs’ slate. On July 12, 2017, the university announced its intentions to complete a football feasibility study to investigate the value and challenges that accompany introducing a football program. LR is no stranger to football, having fielded […]