LITTLE ROCK — Delta State’s Rushing to lead UCA women
Central Arkansas will announce the hiring of Delta State’s Sandra Rushing as its new head women’s basketball coach in a news conference at 3 p.m. today.
Rushing resigned from Delta State Wednesday night, the school announced in a release. She was one of two candidates interviewed by UCA Athletic Director Brad Teague and was on the Conway campus on Wednesday. Sugar Bears associate head coach Tony Kemper was interviewed on Tuesday by Teague.
When contacted by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Wednesday, Teague would not comment. Rushing could not be reached for comment, but said in a Delta State release that the move to UCA was “an extremely difficult decision, but one that was necessary at this time in my career.”
Rushing, from Biloxi, Miss., has been at Delta State for 10 seasons, compiling a 254-57 record, and led the Lady Statesmen to five Gulf South Conference championships and seven consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen. Before arriving at Delta State, Rushing was at Texas-El Paso (1990-2001) and Hesnderson State (2001-2002).
Former UCA Coach Matt Daniel was introduced as the new head coach at Marshall University on Tuesday after four seasons in which he led the Sugar Bears to three consecutive 21-victory seasons and a Southland Conference regular-season title last season. Daniel, from Jonesboro, was 72-50 at UCA.
The news conference will be held in the Hall of Fame room at Estes Stadium in Conway. The public is invited to attend.
- Jeremy Muck TRACK AND FIELD Hall of Fame banquet scheduled
Former University of Arkansas NCAA champions Daniel Lincoln and Jeff Pascoe are among the 2012 class being inducted into the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame on June 9. A banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Wyndham Riverfront in North Little Rock.
Lincoln was a four-time NCAA champion in the steeplechase (2001-2003) and 10,000 meters (2003). Pascoe won the NCAA outdoor pole vault title in 1985.
Other former Razorbacks in this year’s induction class are distance runners Carlton Efurd and Gary Taylor and heptathlete DeeDee Brown-Campbell. The class also includes Bruce Hamlin of Southern State College (Southern Arkansas University) and David G. Teague of Hendrix College.
Banquet tickets are $40 each and may be ordered by check payable to ATFHF sent to Charles Tadlock, PO Box 211, Sheridan, Ark. 72150. The deadline to order tickets is June 4.
HIGH SCHOOL Baseball, softball statistics needed
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is asking all high school baseball and softball coaches to submit their season statistics for inclusion in the endof-the-year spring sports roundup. Statistics needed are at-bats, hits, runs, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, stolen bases and batting average. Please indicate what school and grade of the players. Deadline for submission is June 5. These statistics may be faxed to (501) 378-3869 or they may be emailed to tcooper@arkansasonline.com.
All-Academic team nominations sought
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is accepting nominations for its high school All-Academic team. To be considered for the all-academic team, the student-athlete must be a senior, have made a contribution in at least one high school sport, have made a minimum of 25 on the ACT, be in the top 10 percent of his/her graduating class, and provide a resume. Student-athletes must also be nominated by a teacher, coach or administrator from their school who is not the nominee’s parent. Deadline for submission is June 8. Nominations may be faxed to (501) 378-3869 or they may be emailed to tcooper@arkansasonline.com.
Sports, Pages 21 on 05/31/2012