Taylor Ellis-Watson (Arkansas), Aundrea Gamble (Arkansas State), Katie Huff (Arkansas Tech), Haley Hatcher (Ouachita) and Sireta Roach (Arkansas-Pine Bluff) were among 517 student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III in the NCAA recognized on this year’s list.

The award honors graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Student-athletes are nominated only once in their career by their school.

Taylor Ellis-Watson, from Philadelphia, Pa., ran track at Arkansas. She is a four-time outdoor All-American as a sprinter and helped her team to an outdoor national championship this spring. She had a world-leading time at 400 meters of 52.26 at the Razorback Invitational.

Aundrea Gamble, who played basketball at Arkansas State, is from McKinney, Texas. Three times she was the Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Year and seven times was the Player of the Week. Gamble finished her career with 1,932 points and 479 assists.

Katie Huff, from Springdale, played volleyball at Arkansas Tech. She was on the First Team All-Great American Conference and led the league with a .325 hitting percentage.

Haley Hatcher, who played soccer at Ouachita, is from Maumelle. She is a three-time Great American Conference women’s soccer Player of the Year and was the 2015 Academic All-America Division II Women’s Soccer Player of the Year.

Sireta Roach, from Kingston, Jamaica, was a track and field athlete at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. She was a two-time conference champion in the shot put and had six individual victories during her senior year. Roach competed in the shot put, discus throw and hammer throw.

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Ouachita athletic director David Sharp and women’s basketball head coach Garry Crowder announced Tuesday the hiring of Alexis Sharp as an assistant coach for the team.

“I’m very excited to have “Lex” as my new assistant,” Crowder said in a release. “For four years, she was a very dedicated and committed player and a tremendous student of the game. I’m looking forward to coach Sharp’s contributions to the program.”

Sharp played four years for Crowder and graduated in May with a degree in sports management.

She appeared in all 109 games for Ouachita in her four years and started all 28 games for the Tigers last season.

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We wrap up the 2015-2016 athletic season with a series of Podcasts visiting with the coaches of the conference champions during the year. Today’s visit is with Ouachita men’s basketball coach Dennis Nutt.

GAC Weekly June 17, 2016

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We wrap up the 2015-2016 athletic season with a series of Podcasts visiting with the coaches of the conference champions during the year. Today’s visit is with Ouachita men’s soccer coach Wilson Jones.

GAC Weekly June 16, 2016

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Ryan Scott from Little Rock was taken in the seventh round by the Boston Red Sox with Pick No. 208.

Scott, a left fielder from North Little Rock H.S., hit .435 this season, the best in Division I. He was also named a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American.

Conner Eller from Ouachita was taken in the 22nd round by the Toronto Blue Jays with Pick No. 672.

Eller, a right-handed pitcher from Sylvan Hills H.S., was 6-5 on the year with an ERA of 3.40. He was named the GAC Pitcher of the Year in 2015 and this season was named First Team All-GAC and was on the All Central Region Team.

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