Garrett Uekman Foundation 7-on-7 Success

 

Pulaski Academy Bruins win Garrett Uekman tourney

The Pulaski Academy Bruins high school team won the 2013 Garrett Uekman 7-on-7 tournament.

The second annual Garrett Uekman Foundation 7-on-7 football tournament at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock is in the books and a new high school team winner was crowned – the Pulaski Academy Bruins. The event also drew several current and former Arkansas Razorbacks football players, all in Little Rock to lend support to their former teammate’s foundation.

High school teams competing this year:

  • Dumas
  • Catholic High School for Boys
  • Central
  • Malvern
  • Lakeside
  • Fountain Lake
  • Russellville
  • Carlisle
  • Clinton
  • Highland
  • Earle
  • Pulaski Academy
  • Jonesboro
  • Mountain Home

The Bruins junior high school team won that division, as well. The fifth/sixth-grade division was won by Maumelle.

Pulaski Academy Bruins jr high team win Garrett Uekman tourney

Pulaski Academy Bruins junior high team won the 2013 Garrett Uekman 7-on-7 tournament.

Maumelle team winners at the Garrett Uekman tourney

Maumelle wins the fifth/sixth grade division of the Garrett Uekman 7-on-7 tournament.

Dumas High School players practicing drills at the Garrett Uekman Foundation tournament

Dumas High School players practicing drills at the Garrett Uekman Foundation tournament.

Former Garrett Uekman teammates and friends

Former teammates and friends of Garrett Uekman: (left to right) Arkansas Razorbacks tight end Austin Tate, Ole Miss kicker, Tyler Campbell, and Neal Barlow.

Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen with Bonner Chilton

Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Brandon Allen with Bonner Chilton.

BJ Maack with Michelle Uekman, Garrett's mother

BJ Maack with Michelle Uekman, Garrett’s mother.

The Garrett Uekman Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The purpose is to raise funds for heart disease education and to fund scholarships for deserving student athletes.

The Garrett Uekman Foundation has pledged $100,000 to help fund an endowed memorial scholarship within Razorback Athletics to honor the memory of former Razorback football student-athlete Garrett Uekman.

The gift agreement was signed in a ceremony held in Garrett’s hometown of Little Rock on Monday, Oct. 15. Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long was joined by members of the Uekman family including Garrett’s parents, Danny and Michelle, and his sister Meagan.

When the scholarship is fully funded, a Razorback student-athlete will be recognized each year in perpetuity.

“We are deeply honored that the Uekman family and the Uekman Foundation have chosen to make this commitment to celebrate Garrett’s legacy in this way,” Long said. “Garrett Uekman was more than just a tight end on the football team. He was a special young man who made an impact on the lives of his teammates and students around the University of Arkansas campus. He was an extraordinary person and a true Razorback.

“The Uekmans’ courage in the face of tragedy has encouraged all of us and their continued work on preserving Garrett’s legacy has been truly inspiring. We are grateful to Danny, Michelle, Meagan and the Uekman Foundation for helping Razorback Athletics further meet its mission of developing student-athletes to their fullest potential through intercollegiate athletics.”

Uekman, 19, passed away in November 2011 due to complications from cardiomyopathy which resulted in an enlarged heart. At the time of his death, Uekman was a sophomore majoring in applied exercise science in the College of Education and Health Professions. He was a redshirt freshman on the Arkansas Razorback football team, where he played tight end. He played in nine games during the 2011 football season.

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