The Golden Eagle Cross Country teams will line up to race the NCAA South Regional Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Nov. 6. The race will be held at the University of Alabama’s Harry Pritchett Cross Country course and features 35 teams made up of 462 student runners. The men’s teams […]
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After one-point loss, Tech needs rebound to win OVC
The Golden Eagles (5-3, 4-2 OVC) are looking to bounce back from a one-point Homecoming loss as they travel to Richmond, Ky. to take on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-3, 5-1 OVC) on Saturday. Both teams are ranked in the FCS Coaches poll, 20 and 25 respectively, and both control […]
Tech basketball teams prepare for preseason openers
The men’s and women’s Golden Eagle basketball teams are preparing to tip off the 2011-2012 season next week. The men will begin their season Nov. 11 on the road. They will head to Coral Gables, Fla. to the BankUnited Center to take on the Miami Hurricanes of the Atlantic Coast […]
Looking Back: Tech’s last Homecoming win came in dramatic fashion
In preparation for the 2011 homecoming football game set for Nov. 5, the Golden Eagles looked back on their last homecoming victory. Oct. 31, 2009,Tech was matched up against the Tennessee State Tigers. During the very first possession of the game, Golden Eagle Caleb Mitchell made a sack on the […]
Golden Eagle Player Profile: Amelia McCoy
A sophomore runner from Crossvile, Tenn., McCoy was a standout runner at Cumberland County High School and placed second on the team at the NCAA South Regionals last year. Any pets?: “I have a fat cat named Izzy and a chameleon named Moe.” What do you do when you’re bored?: […]
Tech looking to upset ranked OVC foe after loss
The Golden Eagle football team (4-2, 3-1 OVC) looks to bounce back from a heartbreaking loss as they travel to Jacksonville, Ala. to face off against the conference leading Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-2, 4-0 OVC). Tech and Jacksonville State are both nationally ranked teams. The Golden Eagles are ranked 19th […]
Weekly Roundup: This week’s sports stories at a glance
Swansey receives National recognition Preseason accolades continue to pour in for Tech, and this time, it’s senior guard Zac Swansey garnering high honors from a national media source. The USA Today named Swansey its Preseason Player of the Year in the Ohio Valley Conference in its college basketball preview publication […]
Cross Country’s season culminates with OVC championships Saturday
A season’s worth of hard work and preparation come to a head for the 16 Tech cross country runners who will compete Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Richmond, Ky. The event, hosted by Tech a season ago, moves to Eastern Kentucky this fall and will be held […]
NCAA approves option for student-athlete scholarship increase
Over the past year, most of collegiate athletic coverage doesn’t seem to talk about the actual sports that are being played. It seems that all anyone can talk about anymore is conference realignment rumors and scandals involving student-athletes taking improper benefits. This week, the NCAA is in the news again […]
Volleyball seeks to continue improving record with May, Gray and Penrod leading the way
With a win last Saturday against the Murray State Racers, the Tech volleyball team looks to pick up a couple more victories against the Austin Peay Governors and the Tennessee State Tigers while on the road this weekend. Leading the Golden Eagles in kills this season with 234, Sophomore Natalie […]