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SMACKOVER - Demond Burns proved to be a multi-sport athlete at Smackover during his high school career. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock track program is excited to see what Burns can do when he focuses on just one sport.

Burns signed a scholarship to run track-and-field at UALR on Monday.

“I’m real happy for him,” said Smackover coach David Preston. “We had talked to a few schools and a lot of them wanted him to come and walk-on. When we talked to UALR, they were talking scholarship from the very first minute. That was a good fit for him. I’m glad...