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A look around the nest: Track wins first OVC indoor title

Track Tennessee Tech women’s track and field team made history in February, winning their first OVC Indoor Championship in 2018. Head coach Wayne Angel received the OVC Indoor Coach of the Year award for the second consecutive year, winning both indoor and outdoor seasons for the Golden Eagles. "They came together […]

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Tech baseball extends streak to five, softball prepares for OVC play

Baseball Tech’s baseball team is 13-5 overall, 4-1 in Ohio Valley Conference play, and currently on a four-game winning streak. During their winning streak, the Golden Eagles outscored their opponents by a combined 25-3 run differential. The Golden Eagles swept a home-and-home series with in-state rival Lipscomb.  Tech also swept […]

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Tech basketball teams finish season top ten in OVC

Men's Basketball Tech’s men’s basketball team finished their season 19-14 overall, 10-8 in Ohio Valley Conference play, finishing fifth in regular season play. The Golden Eagles picked up a win and a loss in their final two regular season home games, a 69-64 win over in-state rival Tennessee State, and […]

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Tech coach leaves for NFL

Casey Kramer, Tech’s director of athletic performance, traded the phrase “Wings Up” for “Bear Down” as he left Tech to further his career. “I was hired by the Chicago Bears to be the assistant strength coach on their staff and be a part of the new coaching staff that’s coming […]

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Jeannette Waldo hired as new Tech volleyball coach

University officials hired former Missouri State University assistant coach Jeannette Waldo to lead Tech’s volleyball team. Waldo, who also served as the recruiting coordinator for the Bears, succeeds Tech coach Dave Zelenock who resigned after five years with the Golden Eagles. In the past two seasons, the Golden Eagles finished […]

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Crosland earns full scholarship

Coming out of high school without a basketball scholarship, Cade Crosland knew he would have to hustle if he ever wanted to play at the college level.  Hustle he did. Crosland, a sophomore communications major who joined Tech’s team as a walk-on, finally earned full-ride scholarship last month.  Tech […]

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New Game Plan

Dewayne Alexander Figuring out all of the connections between the new Tech football coaching and his staff requires a pen, a pad of paper and a good memory. For his new staff, Dewayne Alexander hired three former Golden Eagle players, one former Golden Eagle coach and four new faces while […]

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TTU sports wrap-up

Shaq Calhoun rises above a Kennesaw State defender, Bryson Lockley, in the Golden Eagles 82-68 victory. Track: The track team participated in the Vanderbilt Indoor Opener in Nashville on Dec. 2. Fifteen athletes finished in the top 10 positions in 11 events. Junior Na’Asha Robinson won the 400-meter dash, and […]

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Satterfield out, Zelenock resigns

In his two years as Golden Eagles Head Coach, Satterfield compiled a 6-16 record. Searches are underway for two athletic positions after the TTU volleyball coach resigned and the head football coach was terminated in the same week. Athletics Director Mark Wilson said he expects to have both positions filled […]

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Women’s Basketball up six spots in OVC

Tennessee Tech's Women's Basketball team celevrating their win over Tennessee Weslyan with a score of 84-66 Tech’s womens basketball team is predicted to finish fifth this season, up six spots from the Ohio Valley Conference predictions just one year ago.  “Last year we were a brand new staff,” Kim Rosamond, […]