202013-0
Head coachKevin Kelley
Statewide rank #6
Pulaski Academy
Little Rock · Pulaski County · Central Arkansas
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School branding
Bruins
Current mascotPrimary colors
Navy BlueVegas Gold
Accent colors
Carolina Blue
Opened 1971
School location
12701 Hinson RoadLittle Rock, Arkansas 72212
School districtN/A
Current leadership
Current leadership is being verified.
83overall titles
16state runner-ups
83athletic championships
0activity championships
10sports won
1980–81first state championship
2025–26most recent state championship
47boys athletic titles
33girls athletic titles
3coed athletic titles
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Perfect and unbeaten seasons
Undefeated seasons
Known perfect and unbeaten seasons documented in the owner's verified historical archives, including seasons with ties.
201714-0
Head coachKevin Kelley
201514-0
Head coachKevin Kelley
201114-0
Head coachKevin Kelley
Verified individual honors
All-State selections
Selections are documented separately from team championships. Repeat honorees appear once per sport with every documented year and position shown together.
Baseball
25 of 25 records
| 2024-25 | Ace DeWese | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2023-24 · 2020-21 | Kel Busby2× All-State selection | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2021-22 · 2020-21 | Caleb Rodgers2× All-State selection | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2021-22 | Patrick Engskov | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2017-18 | Gavis Glasgow | Boys | 5A | All-State |
| 2017-18 | Layne Hatcher | Boys | 5A | All-State |
| 2016-17 · 2015-16 | Cameron Blann2× All-State selection | Boys | 5A | All-State |
| 2016-17 | Will Osment | Boys | 5A | All-State |
| 2014-15 | Carter Cole | Boys | 5A | All-State |
| 2013-14 | Blake Wiggins | Boys | 5A | All-State |
Basketball
38 of 38 records
| 2025-26 · 2024-25 | Greenlee Elmore2× All-State selection | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2025-26 · 2024-25 | Randi Stewart2× All-State selection | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2025-26 | Koa Rockwell | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2024-25 · 2023-24 | Madison Sanders2× All-State selection | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2024-25 | KJ Colen | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2024-25 | Vatan Paydak | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2021-22 · 2020-21 | Estella Gadberry2× All-State selection | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2021-22 · 2020-21 | Riley Smith2× All-State selection | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2020-21 | Griffin Newby | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2019-20 | EJ Anderson | Boys | 4A | All-State |
Football
72 of 72 records
| 2025-26 | Javion Walker | Boys | 7A | RBAll-State |
| 2025-26 | Max Burns | Boys | 7A | LBAll-State |
| 2024-25 | Brandon Cobb | Boys | 7A | QBAll-State |
| 2024-25 | Kaden Nash | Boys | 7A | LBAll-State |
| 2024-25 | KJ Colen | Boys | 7A | DBAll-State |
| 2024-25 | William Svoboda | Boys | 7A | WRAll-State |
| 2023-24 | Andrew Fiser | Boys | — | WRAll-State |
| 2023-24 | Patton Whicker | Boys | — | DBAll-State |
| 2023-24 | Peyton Adams | Boys | — | DLAll-State |
| 2022-23 · 2021-22 · 2020-21 | Allen Thomason3× All-State selection | Boys | 6A · 5A | OLAll-State |
Outdoor Track
4 of 4 records
| 2025-26 | Chase Hancoack | Boys | 4A | All-State |
| 2010-11 | Sarah Pearce | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2009-10 · 2008-09 | Colea Blann2× All-State selection | Girls | 5A | All-State |
| 2008-09 | Chris Moutos | Boys | 5A | All-State |
Softball
1 of 1 records
| 1997-98 | Laura Nafe | Girls | A | All-State |
Volleyball
28 of 28 records
| 2025-26 | Emma Kimbell | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2024-25 | Greenlee Elmore | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2023-24 | Ellis McDaniel | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2023-24 | Leighton Meador | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2022-23 | Anna Abston | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2022-23 | Grace Schillinger | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2021-22 · 2019-20 | Maddie Beckemeyer2× All-State selection | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2021-22 · 2019-20 | Riley Smith2× All-State selection | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2020-21 | Lauren Langley | Girls | 4A | All-State |
| 2020-21 | Lauren Whitehead | Girls | 4A | All-State |
Conference recognition
All-Conference selections
Every All-State selection also qualifies as All-Conference. Standalone All-Conference and honorable-mention records appear here when separately documented.
Baseball
32 of 32 records
| 2024-25 | Ace DeWese | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2023-24 | Kel Busby | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2021-22 | Caleb Rodgers | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2021-22 | Patrick Engskov | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2020-21 | Caleb Rodgers | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2020-21 | Kel Busby | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2017-18 | Gavis Glasgow | Not recorded | 5A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2017-18 | Layne Hatcher | Not recorded | 5A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2016-17 | Cameron Blann | Not recorded | 5A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2016-17 | Will Osment | Not recorded | 5A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
Basketball
67 of 67 records
| 2025-26 | Greenlee Elmore | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2025-26 | Koa Rockwell | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2025-26 | Randi Stewart | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | Greenlee Elmore | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | KJ Colen | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | Madison Sanders | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | Randi Stewart | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | Vatan Paydak | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2023-24 | Madison Sanders | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2021-22 | Estella Gadberry | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
Football
97 of 97 records
| 2025-26 | Javion Walker | Not recorded | 7A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2025-26 | Max Burns | Not recorded | 7A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | Brandon Cobb | Not recorded | 7A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | Kaden Nash | Not recorded | 7A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | KJ Colen | Not recorded | 7A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | William Svoboda | Not recorded | 7A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2023-24 | Andrew Fiser | Not recorded | — | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2023-24 | Patton Whicker | Not recorded | — | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2023-24 | Peyton Adams | Not recorded | — | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2022-23 | Allen Thomason | Not recorded | 6A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
Outdoor Track
5 of 5 records
| 2025-26 | Chase Hancoack | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2010-11 | Sarah Pearce | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2009-10 | Colea Blann | Not recorded | 5A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2008-09 | Chris Moutos | Not recorded | 5A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2008-09 | Colea Blann | Not recorded | 5A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
Softball
1 of 1 records
| 1997-98 | Laura Nafe | Not recorded | A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
Volleyball
35 of 35 records
| 2025-26 | Emma Kimbell | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2024-25 | Greenlee Elmore | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2023-24 | Ellis McDaniel | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2023-24 | Leighton Meador | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2022-23 | Anna Abston | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2022-23 | Grace Schillinger | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2021-22 | Maddie Beckemeyer | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2021-22 | Riley Smith | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2020-21 | Lauren Langley | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
| 2020-21 | Lauren Whitehead | Not recorded | 4A | All-ConferenceAutomatic qualifier via All-State |
Beyond state championships
Additional program honors
Runner-up finishes, regional and conference championships, and individual recognition are documented separately and do not count toward the school's state-title total.
State runner-up finishes
8 of 8 records
| Runner-Up | Basketball | Girls | — | 1997, 2015, 2025 |
| Runner-Up | Wrestling | Boys | 1A-4A | 2021 |
| Runner-Up | Football | Boys | — | 2006, 2010, 2018 |
| Runner-Up | Quiz Bowl | Coed | 5A | 2018 |
| Runner-Up | Wrestling | Boys | 1A-5A | 2016, 2017 |
| Runner-Up | Baseball | Boys | — | 2000, 2014 |
| Runner-Up | Basketball | Boys | — | 2005, 2012 |
| Runner-Up | Quiz Bowl | Coed | 3A | 2003, 2004 |
People and program recognition
State Championship MVPs
11 of 11 records
| Will HefleyRelative tier: 5A. | Football | Boys | 5A | 2014 |
| Spencer KeithRelative tier: 5A. | Football | Boys | 5A | 2008 |
| Layne HatcherRelative tier: 5A. | Football | Boys | 5A | 2016, 2017 |
| Kenny JordanRelative tier: 6A. | Football | Boys | 6A | 2022 |
| Joe HimonRelative tier: 5A. | Football | Boys | 5A | 2020 |
| Jaren WatkinsRelative tier: 5A. | Football | Boys | 5A | 2015 |
| Fredi KnightenRelative tier: 4A. | Football | Boys | 4A | 2011 |
| Charlie FiserRelative tier: 5A. | Football | Boys | 5A | 2021 |
| Broderick GreenRelative tier: 5A. | Football | Boys | 5A | 2006 |
| Braden BratcherRelative tier: 5A. | Football | Boys | 5A | 2019 |
Arkansas Gatorade Players of the Year
2 of 2 records
| Layne HatcherReconciled with verified All-State selections from 2015, 2016, 2017. | Football | Boys | — | 2017 |
| Joe HimonReconciled with verified All-State selections from 2019, 2020, 2021. | Football | Boys | — | 2021 |
State Championship Coaches
1 of 1 records
| Kevin Kelley | Football | Boys | — | 2011, 2015, 2017, 2020 |
Verified school connections
Notable Athletes
Athletes connected to Pulaski Academy through high-school achievement and recognition beyond high school.
10 athletes
Dusty Hannahs
Basketball
Attended: Basketball Reference associates the athlete with this high school; graduation and playing relationship require separate verification. Professional league and Arkansas high-school association are documented by the preserved directory/player source. Graduation is not inferred.
Professional AthleteNBA
NBA
View person profile →Fredi Knighten
Football
Played at: Pulaski Academy
Gatorade Player of the YearNational Award
1 verified national-program recognition
View person profile →Hunter Henry
Football
Professional AthleteNFL
NFL · Tight EndActive2016–present
View person profile →Second-round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft and longtime NFL starting tight end.
Jennifer Brashear
Soccer
Played at: Pulaski Academy
Gatorade Player of the YearNational Award
1 verified national-program recognition
View person profile →Joe Himon
Football
Played at: Pulaski Academy
Gatorade Player of the YearNational Award
1 verified national-program recognition
View person profile →Layne Hatcher
Football
Played at: Pulaski Academy
Gatorade Player of the YearNational Award
1 verified national-program recognition
View person profile →Matt Stoltz
Football
Played at: Pulaski Academy
Gatorade Player of the YearNational Award
1 verified national-program recognition
View person profile →Meredith Prassee
Soccer
Played at: Pulaski Academy
Gatorade Player of the YearNational Award
1 verified national-program recognition
View person profile →Michael Krulin
Soccer
Played at: Pulaski Academy
Gatorade Player of the YearNational Award
1 verified national-program recognition
View person profile →Tyler Turchi
Soccer
Played at: Pulaski Academy
Gatorade Player of the YearNational Award
1 verified national-program recognition
View person profile →Beyond high school
Bruins in the Pros
Hunter Henry
Tight End · 2016–present
- Team / representation
- San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers · New England Patriots
- Career note
- Second-round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft and longtime NFL starting tight end.