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updated 8:34 a.m. ET Oct. 22, 2004

TUCSON, Ariz. - Two men ran onstage and threw custard pies at conservative columnist Ann Coulter as she was giving a speech at the University of Arizona, hitting her in the shoulder, police said.

University police arrested the men but did not release their identities.

In her half-hour speech Thursday night, Coulter trashed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and derided liberals and Democrats while saluting conservative students who attended her speech.

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Coulter writes a column for Universal Press Syndicate. Her appearance was sponsored by the UA College Republicans.