University of Arkansas at Little Rock

University of Arkansas at Little Rock freshman Christian Matamoros was named to the Sun Belt league's all-conference team on March 5. A second team honoree, Matamoros finished second in the high jump after clearing a height of 6-11 (2.11m) to set a new UA Little Rock record. The El Paso, Texas, native spent most of the indoor season rewriting the high jump record book for the Little Rock Trojans.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock claimed a number of Sun Belt conference postseason honors, announced March 5 by the Sun Belt office. Kamani Johnson picks up his first All-Sun Belt career honor, earning third team honors as he has become one of the league's top interior players. Johnson ranks fifth in the Sun Belt in rebounds per game (6.7) and is second in offensive rebounds (3.0), averaging 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds during Sun Belt action. A two-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week, the Brooklyn, New York, native scored in double figures 15 times in 2019-20, including 12 in league play with high games of 32, 30 and 24 points. In addition to his presence inside, Johnson has been a staple for Little Rock at the free throw line where he ranks 18th nationally in free throw attempts (198) and 25th in free throws made (144). Johnson is shooting 72.7% from the line, an improvement of nearly 22 percentage points from his freshman campaign when he shot 50.8%.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock claimed a number of Sun Belt conference postseason honors, announced March 5 by the Sun Belt office. Markquis Nowell has been Little Rock's floor general in 2019-20, at times carrying the team on his back. He ranks in the top-three in the Sun Belt in six statistical categories, leading the league in free throw percentage (87.9%) and three pointers per game (2.8) while sitting second in assists (4.9) and third in scoring (17.2), steals (2.2) and three point field goal percentage (39.1%). A three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week, the Harlem, New York native also ranks among the top-50 nationally in five statistical categories, including sitting 18th in steals per game (2.21), 21st in total steals (62) and 27th in free throw percentage. He has scored 20 or more points 12 times on the year, including games of 33 and 32 points in Sun Belt play, and is the Trojans' active career scoring leader at 749 points in two seasons.

More than 20 coders from central and southeast Arkansas took part in Google's 2020 Hash Code competition Feb. 20 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Nine members of the niversity of Arkansas at Little Rock swimming and diving team were named to the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team in recognition of their efforts both in the pool and in the classroom, as announced by the league on Feb. 27.

Coming off his 32-point, 16-rebound performance in the win over Arkansas State on Feb. 29, University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Kamani Johnson of Brooklyn, New York, has been named the Sun Belt Conference's Player of the Week. It is Johnson's second conference accolade this season.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock junior Aaron Funk of Lawrence, Kansas, set a new Little Rock Trojans baseball program record and tied a Sun Belt record with 17 strikeouts March 1 at Gary Hogan Field.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock junior catcher Kale Emshoff of Robstown, Texas, has been named the Sun Belt Conference Hitter of the Week, announced Feb.25 by the league office. It is the first conference weekly honor for Emshoff and the first for the Trojans in 2020. Emshoff had a strong week in helping lead Little Rock to a 4-1 record, going 9-for-17 for a .529 average with a pair of home runs and six RBI. The junior's week was highlighted by a 4-for-4 effort in in the win over Nicholls Friday night, belting a pair of home runs, including the game-winning two run blast in the top of the 10th. Emshoff's efforts over the past five games resulted in an .882 slugging percentage and a .636 on base percentage, drawing five walks.

Sixteen local game enthusiasts took part in Global Game Jam 2020 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. In just 48 hours, they created seven new games for the world to enjoy.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces students who have made the Dean's List for the fall 2019 semester, recognizing more than 1,500 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 grade point average. The student must not have any D, F, I, or "No Credit" grades on their semester grade report.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock congratulates its fall 2019 graduates with multiple degrees.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces its fall 2019 graduates.

UA Little Rock announces its fall 2019 Chancellor's List, recognizing more than 700 students with superior academic performance in the fall 2019 semester. To be eligible for the Chancellor's List, students must earn at least nine credit hours and at least a 3.9 grade point average. Students must not have D, F, I or "no credit" grades on their semester grade reports.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus Bookstore has awarded $10,000 in student scholarships for the spring 2020 semester. A total of 20 students representing law, graduate, and undergraduate students from across UA Little Rock's colleges have been awarded $500 each as part of the bookstore's 2020 Book Grant Awards.

The streak continues. University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes have broken a school record in every indoor meet the Trojans have competed this season and the team's Feb. 1 trip to the Wendy's Pittsburg State Invitational was no exception. This time the records came in the men's high jump, women's pole vault, and women's 600m. Ariana Garcia ran 1:39.05 in the 600m to break a record originally set by Elisa Suarez in 1996.

The streak continues. University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes have broken a school record in every indoor meet the Trojans have competed this season and the team's Feb. 1 trip to the Wendy's Pittsburg State Invitational was no exception. This time the records came in the men's high jump, women's pole vault, and women's 600m. Tricia Pierce's pole vault height of 12-2.75 (3.73m) broke her own school record by over seven inches.

The streak continues. University of Arkansas at Little Rock student-athletes have broken a school record in every indoor meet the Trojans have competed this season and the team's Feb. 1 trip to the Wendy's Pittsburg State Invitational was no exception. This time the records came in the men's high jump, women's pole vault, and women's 600m. Christian Matamoros topped a high jump record set 22 years ago. The freshman cleared a height of 6-9.5 (2.07m) on Feb. 1 to best a long-standing record originally set by James Lundberg in 1998 as he finished fourth in the event.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock redshirt junior catcher Kale Emshoff was named to the 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Baseball Team, announced Jan. 30 by the league office.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock senior third baseman Garrett Scott was named to the 2020 Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Baseball Team, announced Jan. 30 by the league office.

For the third time this season, Little Rock Trojan basketball guard Markquis Nowell was named the Sun Belt Conference's Co-Player of the Week Feb. 3, thanks to a pair of impressive performances over the week.

A University of Arkansas at Little Rock student has been selected as one of the 10 nationwide winners of a $5,000 scholarship from Acxiom's Diversity Scholarship Program.

It was a memorable day for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's track and field program. Not only did the Trojans compete at a Razorback-hosted meet in Fayetteville on Jan. 17, 2020 for the first time, but freshman Mia Dunning broke a school record.

It was a memorable day for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's track and field program. Not only did the Trojans compete at a Razorback-hosted meet in Fayetteville on Jan. 17, 2020 for the first time, but freshman Tricia Pierce broke a school record.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock criminal justice students presented their research on criminology topics at the American Society of Criminology conference Nov. 13-16, 2019, in San Francisco, California.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's commitment to Graduating Champions continued in the fall 2019 semester as Trojan student-athletes boasted a department grade point average of 3.281. It marks the 15th-straight semester Little Rock student-athletes have notched a GPA of 3.0 or better as eight programs accomplished the feat during their competition seasons.

Aisosa Osaretin, a first-year concurrent Juris Doctor student at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, was crowned the winner of the Miss Nigeria International Pageant in Osseo, Minnesota, on Dec. 14.

Students from the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law who are pursuing concurrent degrees with the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service completed clerkships, fellowships, and externships with law firms and judges this fall.

In 2018, Mitchel Gundrum, a former executive information technology support specialist living in San Francisco, was ready for a career change.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock sophomore forward Kamani Johnson has been tabbed the Sun Belt Conference Co-Player of the Week on Jan. 6. Johnson becomes the second Trojan to earn the conference's weekly accolade, joining teammate Markquis Nowell, who has earned the honor twice in 2019-20.

The 17 University of Arkansas at Little Rock students who traveled abroad to Morocco returned with lifelong friendships, cultural and leadership experience, and memories that will last a lifetime.