Little Rock Athletics History

The following is a brief history of sports that have been discontinued at Little Rock.


MAJOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

FOOTBALL

  • 1947 Coffee Bowl Champions
  • 1949 Little Rose Bowl Champions
  • 1949 JUNIOR COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
  • 1954 Mississippi Valley Conference Champions

MEN'S TENNIS

  • 1970 NAIA District 17 Champions
  • 1983 Trans-America Athletic Tournament
  • 1985 Trans-America Athletic Tournament
  • 1986 Trans-America Athletic Tournament
  • 1987 Trans-America Athletic Tournament
  • 1988 Trans-America Athletic Tournament
  • 1990 Trans-America Athletic Tournament

WOMEN'S TENNIS

  • 1977 AWISA Tennis Doubles
  • 1984 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
  • 1985 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
  • 1986 NAIA National Runner-Up

MEN'S WATER POLO

  • 1988 Southern Conference Champions
  • 1989 NCAA East Region Champions
  • 1989 Southern Conference Champions
  • 1990 Southern Conference Champions
  • 1991 Southern Conference Champions
  • 1992 Southern Conference Champions


NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES

Men's Tennis — 1996, 1998, 2000
Women's Tennis — 1984^, 1985^, 1986^, 1987^

^ - denotes appearance as NAIA member
BOLD - denotes National Championship appearance


INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

1984 — Berit Bjork, Women's Tennis (singles)
1984 — Berit Bjork / Katy Livijn, Women's Tennis (doubles)
1985 — Berit Bjork, Women's Tennis (singles)
1985 — Berit Bjork / Katy Livijn, Women's Tennis (doubles)
1986 — Berit Bjork, Women's Tennis (singles)
1986 — Berit Bjork / Katy Livijn, Women's Tennis (doubles)
1987 — Berit Bjork / Sharon Feighan, Women's Tennis (doubles)
 

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

2011 — Rebecca va den Houte, Women's Tennis (3rd Team)
2006 — Bindiya Parekh, Women's Tennis (1st Team)
2005 — Bindiya Parekh, Women's Tennis (2nd Team)

Sport History and Conference Affiliations

Men's Soccer

  • Trans America Athletic Conference, 1986 through 1990
  • Sun Belt Conference, 1991 through 1995 seasons

Men's Swimming & Diving

  • Independent, 1975 through 1995 seasons

Men's Tennis

  • Independent, 1975 through 1980 seasons
  • Trans America Athletic Conference, 1981 through 1991 seasons
  • Sun Belt Conference, 1992 through 2007 seasons

Men's Indoor Track & Field

  • Sun Belt Conference, 1991-92 through 2021-22 seasons
  • Ohio Valley Conference, 2022-23 through current

Men's Volleyball

  • Independent, 1982 through 1985 seasons

Men's Water Polo

  • Independent, 1975 through 1993 seasons