Clarksville, Ark.-Not even famed University of Georgia running back Herschel Walker was faster than Percy Williams. Williams, a 5-foot-7, 145-pound sprinter, beat the 6-foot-1, 225-pound Walker at an indoor 60-meter race during his collegiate days. Walker wasn’t the only runner Williams beat over a four-year span while at Ozarks. Williams, who competed at Ozarks from […]
Clarksville, Ark.-As a young man, Louis Whorton grew up listening to a number of basketball coaching legends in his home. Little did he know that he would later join them as a legend himself. Years after learning the game from that influential group of coaches, Whorton would become one of the most successful women’s basketball […]
Maegan Bell, a senior early childhood education major from Dallas, Texas, didn't always consider Ozarks her home. But four years later, she is an avid champion for Ozarks and the Jones Learning Center. "I graduated from a high school in Dallas that works with students who have learning disabilities," Bell explained. "My guidance counselor there […]
Clarksville, Ark.-U of O women's tennis and basketball player Chelsea Glasscock wanted to do something to bring a little holiday cheer to the Clarksville Retirement Center. Glasscock, a senior from Prairie Grove, and roommate Erin Heim decided to collect items for stockings. Glasscock took advantage of facebook to spread her idea and was able to […]
University of the Ozarks Theatre presented their show, "God of Carnage," at the American College Theatre Festival at Arkansas State University in October with resounding success. The company came away from the event with six awards. The first award, Best Load-in/Load-out, was for having the smoothest set-up and take-down of lighting, costumes, sound and scenery. […]
Clarksville, Ark.-Clarksville, Ark.-The Lady Eagles used 15 players and made ten three-pointers to run away with a 81-41 victory over Rhema Bible College Tuesday afternoon. Ozarks improves to 5-6 overall heading into Christmas break. Ozarks will next play January 3 against Howard Payne University in Clarksville. Ozarks cruised to a 39-24 halftime lead behind a […]
Clarksville, Ark.-The Eagles cruised to an easy 92-61 win over Rhema Bible College Tuesday in non-conference action. Ozarks (3-8) went up big in the first half and held the lead for all but one possession in the game. Rhema (2-9) took a brief lead, 10-8, at the 15:25 mark of the first half, but Ozarks […]
Belton, Texas-Mary Hardin-Baylor built a 42-27 halftime lead and then had to weather a strong second half run by the Eagles in a 89-72 American Southwest Conference win Saturday. Ozarks (2-8, 1-5 ASC) made nine field goals in the first half, while the Crusaders (7-2, 5-0 ASC) hit 14 shots from the field and hit […]
Belton, Texas-Mary Hardin-Baylor took a 38-35 lead into halftime, but then outscored the Lady Eagles 48-35 in the second half to earn a 86-70 American Southwest Conference victory Saturday. Ozarks (4-6, 2-4 ASC) fell behind 34-23 with 2:52 left in the first half before making a strong push to close out the first twenty minutes […]
Last week, U of O Professor of Biology Dr. Sean Coleman's Critical Inquiry class participated in a geocaching competition on campus. Critical Inquiry (CI) is a freshman level course designed to help students transition from high school to college life. Each CI professor develops unique and creative ways of challenging their CI students. For Coleman’s […]