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Track and field brings familiar face to coaching staff

31Mar

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Track and field brings familiar face to coaching staff

By Adam Goolsby Trevecca alum and former track and field athlete Sydney Burdge is back on campus to help coach the track team. Burdge, who graduated last spring and holds six school records in track and field, hopes the familiar venue will help her out as a new coach. “I think I got a good understanding of Trevecca as an institution and what we stand for and how things work around here,” said Burdge. Head Coach Austin Selby is happy to have another assistant on the staff, she said. “It helps each athlete get the focus and attention they need… I think we’re all ready to see the benefits of that,” he said. Burdge said she has a good understanding of the track and field aspects as a coach. She currently holds records in the 60-meter hurdles (10.4), 100-meter hurdles (17.35), long jump (...

20Feb

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Trevecca raising funds for new golf facility

By Claudia Villeda Trevecca is collecting funds for a two-part project that will benefit the golf program and students’ sport participation. With the recent success within the golf program and increased student participation in intramural sports, Trevecca plans to add a golf facility and to make improvements to the current intramural field that will be adjacent to the new golf facility. “This golf training facility and the intramural field project is a really big phase of us trying to get the athletic facilities at Trevecca to grow,” said Randy Kinder, director of events and strategic planning. Last year, the men’s golf team placed fifth in the nation at the 2019 NCAA’s Division II National Championship, and the women’s golf team finished fourth at the 2019 Great Midwest Athletic Confe...

1Oct

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Lady Trojans looking for success

By Kallie Sohm Conference play is here for Trevecca women’s soccer. The team has 10 new players all of whom are freshmen. The Lady Trojans had a 0-3-2 record before G-MAC conference play started on Saturday Sept. 21 against Kentucky Wesleyan University. “We have a ridiculously hard schedule pre-conference and I did that intentionally so that we can be prepared for conference,” said Kelsey Fenix head women’s soccer coach. Trevecca lost 0-2 to West Florida University who was ranked eighth in the nation at the time. They also fell 0-3 to Lee University now ranked fifth in the nation and ranked 12 at the time of the game. NCAA soccer had a shorter preseason this year. Normally two weeks are allowed for training prior to game play. This year was only a week due to it being a festival year....

1Oct

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Men’s soccer ready for G-MAC

By Kallie Sohm Preseason is over for Trevecca men’s soccer. The team has 12 new players and is in the beginnings of G-MAC conference play. The team currently has a 1-2 record. They are preparing to play Cedarville at 4:30 p.m. Thursday Sept. 26 at home. “We had a really good preseason,” said Danny Leavy, head men’s soccer coach, “From a team chemistry stand point, it was really productive because we brought in so many new players this year.” Leavy said a highlight of preseason was seeing how the new team trains together. “Last year’s group loved to play soccer with each other and this group really enjoys playing soccer for each other,” said Leavy. Will Thompson, freshman goalkeeper, started in the first game of the season. Leavy said the coaching staff had originally expected Thompso...

Basketball and soccer to debut junior varsity teams this year

30Sep

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Basketball and soccer to debut junior varsity teams this year

By Kallie Sohm More than 40 new athletes enrolled at Trevecca as part of a junior varsity athletic team. This year is the first year the athletic department has fielded multiple junior varsity teams. Men’s basketball junior varsity is in its second year with three returning players. This academic year will be women’s basketball and men’s soccer’s first year of having secondary teams in their programs. “I think it’s already serving its purpose,” said Danny Leavy head men’s soccer coach. Last spring, Dan Boone, Trevecca president, said the university wanted to add 100 additional athletes within the next four years. The addition of junior varsity teams has been the first step toward that goal. Chad Hibdon, head women’s basketball coach, said he and Goodson were looking for “missional fi...

7May

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More facilities needed for more athletes

By Kallie Sohm With the announcement that Trevecca officials want to add up to 150 more athletes comes the question of how the campus will accommodate them with adequate practice and competition facilities. “The number one obstacle to this [adding one or two junior varsity teams and club sports each year] is our current gymnasium,” said Dan Boone, university president. Boone said there is a plan for expanding and improving Moore Gymnasium, but there are currently no funds or donors for the approximately $12 million project. (more…)

10Apr

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Baseball and Softball teams off to a good start for 2019 season

By Maddux Reid The Trevecca softball and baseball teams are hitting the ground running for the 2019 season. In their first weekends of play, baseball swept the University of Montavello in three games and softball beat Missouri-St. Louis and Delta State. Baseball was predicted to land in 5th place after the pre-season poll. Ryan Schmalz, head baseball coach, said that’s motivation to the team. (more…)

2Apr

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Athletic department to add junior varsity teams

By Kallie Sohm Trevecca officials want add 100 additional athletes to the student body within the next four years with the addition of junior varsity and club teams. “When you look at the size of Trevecca, we are about 100 to 150 athletes bellow what would be average for a school our size - that doesn’t have football,” said Dan Boone, university president. The new 100 athletes would join the nearly 200 athletes currently playing for Trevecca. Boone said athletics take a lot to maintain financially. They are looking for ways to bring more athletes to campus in a less costly way. He said that the way to do that right now is through junior varsity teams and club sports, like the new fishing team. (more…)

25Apr

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Men’s basketball coach not returning next year after 25 seasons

By Andrew Preston Trevecca men’s basketball coach Sam Harris won’t return next year. According to a press release posted Monday night, Harris “will conclude his service as head coach” at the end of this year. Athletic Director Mark Elliott won’t say if he was fired or if he resigned. “The press release states he is concluding his service and we’re not saying anything more than that,” Elliott said. “His service has concluded as head coach.” Harris was informed last Friday, Elliott said. (more…)

20Apr

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Men’s golf seeking sixth consecutive G-MAC Championship

By Andrew Preston The Trevecca men’s golf team enters next week’s G-MAC championship aiming to defend their five-year run as the conference’s best team. “Obviously it’s a goal of ours to try and continue the streak and get six and it’s something as team we’ve talked about all season long, but we have to play our game to win,” director of golf, David Head said. (more…)