University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Sali Kourouma was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Player of the Year.

Little Rock senior Myron Gardner has been tabbed a second team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection.

Eight members of the Little Rock swimming and diving team were named to the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Scholar-Athlete Team, an honor that recognizes their efforts in both the pool and the classroom. The Trojans honored by the league this year include graduate student Lauren Gray, junior Aubry Matthews, and sophomores Gillian Boggs, Jaelle Carlson, Olivia Henderson, Lucy Jahn, Caitlin Romprey, and Devin Trammell.

After a childhood filled with punishments instead of presents and abuse to go alongside her accolades, as a survivor of eight suicide attempts to come out on the other side as an advocate for mental health awareness, Little Rock forward Angelique Francis has been named the 2023 recipient of the Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

After leading Little Rock to at least a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular season championship and an undefeated record at home in league play, Trojan forward Sali Kourouma was named the OVC's Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 21.

Little Rock distance runner Nicholas Newby was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Co-Track Athlete of the Week Wednesday after breaking a 15-year-old school record in the 800-meter run.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its Fall 2022 graduates with multiple degrees.

After leading the Ohio Valley Conference in both scoring and steals, Little Rock forward Sali Kourouma has been named the OVC's Co-Player of the Week following the final week of play in the regular season.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its Fall 2022 graduates.

Little Rock forward Faith Lee was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Co-Freshman of the Week Tuesday, Jan. 31, her third weekly honor this season issued by the OVC.

Matty Bianchi has been named the Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week, the first weekly conference honor for the Little Rock wrestling program this season and the second ever in the program's young history.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the Fall 2022 semester, recognizing nearly 1,150 students whose academic performances have been superior at the end of each semester. To be on the Dean's List, UA Little Rock students must earn at least nine credit hours and maintain at least a 3.5 GPA.

On February 1 Perfect Game released their conference preview on the Ohio Valley Conference. In the article, the website gave the honor of OVC Freshman of the Year to Little Rock's own Ty Rhoades.

Little Rock sprinter Troy McKnight was recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference Jan. 25 as he was named the league's Track Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week.

UA Little Rock announces its Fall 2022 Chancellor's List, recognizing students with superior academic performance in a semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 GPA.

Little Rock track and field claimed four of the six honors awarded by the Ohio Valley Conference Wednesday as the league announced its Athlete of the Week awards for the second week of the 2022-23 indoor track and field season.

Little Rock forward Sali Kourouma was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Player of the Week following an explosive set of games where she averaged 23.5 points per game and led the league in scoring and blocked shots.

In another first for the Trojans, three Little Rock wrestlers stood on the podium and received awards for their performances at the prestigious Southern Scuffle tournament this weekend. The team finished 10th overall out of 21 total teams, outscoring several big programs in the process and ending up 11 places higher than last season.

After averaging 15 points and recording a league-best five blocks in a single game on Dec. 18, Little Rock forward Nikki Metcalfe was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 20.

Little Rock sophomore Matthew Fox was recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference Jan. 11 as he was named the league's Co-Field Athlete of the Week in the first weekly honors of the season announced by the league.

For the second time this season, Little Rock redshirt freshman Ethan Speaker has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week after a pair of strong performances.

Little Rock forward Faith Lee was named the Ohio Valley Conference's Freshman of the Week for her performance before Christmas.

For the third time this season, Little Rock guard Chris Walker has been named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Week.

A UA Little Rock history student is celebrating the completion of his lifelong dream of finishing his college education, a dream that is 50 years in the making.

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 750 has honored Kassandra Torres, a junior political science major at UA Little Rock, with the organization's 2022 Student of the Year Award.

Niki Buckman, a student from Quinlan, Texas, was elected as the District 1 director during the ANSA convention held in Hot Springs. She will represent and advocate for nursing students in Arkadelphia, Conway, Hot Springs, Little Rock, and Magnolia. She will also serve on the annual convention, fundraising, and awards committees.

Bobbie Handcock, a rhetoric and writing graduate student from Lonoke, has won the 2022 Phi Kappa Phi Essay Contest and a $250 scholarship.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate is exploring how to attract more women to enter Arkansas's growing construction industry. Gozde Gursoy, a native of Izmir, Turkey, will graduate with a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration from UA Little Rock.

Little Rock forward Faith Lee was recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference Tuesday as she was named the league's Co-Freshman of the Week, splitting the honor with Southeast Missouri's Alecia Doyle.

Kristina Johnson, a Little Rock native who now lives in Hot Springs Village, has known since high school that she wanted to pursue her passion for writing in college. "When I was a senior, I thought about what I was good at. I really liked English and creative writing. I've enjoyed writing short stories in my free time for many years."