In deep fields at the Tennessee State Invite on Saturday, the UALR track and field teams each took ninth place in their first scored meet of the indoor season.

The UALR indoor track and field season continues this weekend in Nashville, Tenn., at the Tennessee State Invite with the Trojans hoping to improve on an already strong meet in Jonesboro last weekend.

Senior Markus Pearson continues to show leadership for the Trojans, winning another event early in the indoor track season at the Arkansas State Invite on Friday afternoon.

After more than a month without competing, the UALR track and field teams will be back in action Friday in Jonesboro for the Arkansas State Invitational.

Sophomore John Vodacek been named the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Student Athlete of the Week for the third week of January. A distance runner on the UALR cross country and track teams, Vodacek is pursuing a degree in finance and holds a perfect 4.0 grad...