Kedron Sowells, junior sprinter for the North Texas track team, has won the Arthur Ashe Jr Sports Scholar Award.

Reava Potter joins the UAB track and field coaching staff after spending the past three seasons at Bethune-Cookman. Potter will be coaching the jump and multi-event student-athletes under the direction of head coach Kurt Thomas.

The entire Rice University family mourns the passing of August Fred Erfurth, Jr., who dedicated 25 years of his life to Owls athletics, most notably as Director of Athletics and as the head track coach.

The Mean Green track and cross-country teams got up extra-early on Aug. 29 to appear on News 8 Daybreak to celebrate the kickoff of college football with other Texas colleges.

The signing class is made up of 10 men and seven women, two of which are transfers and one that is an international student. The Pirates add 14 freshmen, two sophomores and one junior to the roster for the 2014-15 season.

With an already-loaded recruiting class joining the Tulane track and field team for the upcoming season, the Green Wave have secured the talents of javelin star Laruschka Joubert, announced director of track and field Eric Peterson on Tuesday.