• Golden Eagles secure third straight OVC Team Sportsmanship Award for women's golf
    May 03, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – For the third straight year, the ninth time in program history, and the fifth time in the past six years of its distribution, the Tennessee Tech women's golf team collected the Ohio Valley Conference's Team Sportsmanship Award for women's golf, as announced by the league Friday morning.
  • Panthers take series opener over Golden Eagles
    May 03, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – An early pitcher’s dual turned into a hefty win for visiting Eastern Illinois Friday afternoon, as the Tennessee Tech baseball team dropped its Ohio Valley Conference series opener with the Panthers, 12-5, at Quillen Field and Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex.
  • Tech Football alum and Hall of Famer Barry Wilmore to be featured on video chat from International Space Station May 10th
    May 03, 2024
    COOKEVILLE -- Tennessee Tech University will host a video chat with NASA astronaut, university trustee and two-time alumnus Barry “Butch” Wilmore live from the International Space Station on Friday, May 10th at 2:45 p.m. CT in the Multipurpose Room of the Roaden University Center on Tech’s campus. The event is free and open to the community. Wilmore and fellow astronaut Suni Williams are set to launch on Monday, May 6 at 9:34 p.m. CT as part of the Boeing Crew Flight Test bound for the International Space Station aboard the Starliner aircraft and United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
  • Seventy-nine degrees awarded to Tech student-athletes and staff during Spring 2024 commencement
    May 03, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – One of the things Tennessee Tech Athletics prides itself on is a high graduation rate for its student-athletes. The proof of that was exemplified on Friday as the Golden Eagle program had 79 student-athletes walk across the Hooper Eblen Center stage during the University’s commencement programs. The total of 79 degrees conferred is among the highest totals achieved in a single semester in a recent era of success that peaked with 63 degrees in Spring 2019, 56 in Spring 2017, 53 last May and 52 in Spring 2021.
  • Golden Eagles close out regular season Saturday and Sunday at Tennessee State
    May 02, 2024
    NASHVILLE – It’s the final week of the Ohio Valley Conference softball regular season, and for the Tennessee Tech softball team, the Golden Eagles already know that they’re going to the postseason tournament next week at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, Ill. Tech can not drop in the standings, its seventh-place spot secured as a minimum. The Golden Eagles (21-22, 11-13 OVC) can still finish as high as fourth – with a sweep over Tennessee State this weekend and Western Illinois sweep over Southern Indiana. UT Martin and Lindenwood both face the top two teams in the conference standings – Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri – with Tech two games back from both of those teams. That presents a window where the Golden Eagles could move into fifth or sixth.
  • Golden Eagles back home for OVC weekend with Eastern Illinois, series opener moved up to noon start
    May 02, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team plays host to Ohio Valley Conference rival Eastern Illinois in another crucial, three-game set this weekend, taking on the Panthers at Quillen Field and Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex. DUE TO POTENTIAL INCLEMENT WEATHER, INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN, FRIDAY'S SERIES OPENER BETWEEN THE GOLDEN EAGLES AND PANTHERS HAS BEEN PUSHED TO UP TO A 12:00 P.M. CT FIRST PITCH.
  • Tech draws West Lafayette Regional for first NCAA Men's Golf Championships appearance
    May 01, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team officially has its assignment for its first-ever appearance at the NCAA Men's Golf Championships, as the Golden Eagles learned of their destination for next week's regional during Wednesday's selection show.
  • DL Dava drafted by the B.C. Lions in CFL Draft
    May 01, 2024
    VANCOUVER, B.C.  -- Tennessee Tech’s Kail Dava will get the opportunity to play on the next level as he was selected by the Canadian Football League’s B.C. Lions in their annual draft on Tuesday night. Dava was a highly-rated prospect before the start of the 2023 campaign with the Golden Eagles. He was selected with the 44th overall pick in the league draft.
  • No. 17 Commodores edge Golden Eagles in 11 innings
    April 30, 2024
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It was a thrilling finish Tuesday night at Hawkins Field, but the Tennessee Tech baseball team’s bid at an upset over No. 17 nationally-ranked Vanderbilt came up just short as the Commodores walked off the Golden Eagles in the 11th inning, 8-7.
  • Bassel named 2024 March Unsung Leader presented by Golden Oak Sedation Dental & Implant Center
    April 30, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It can sometimes take a little while to develop as a leader. Given the time to grow and manifest itself within can be a critical factor for a team, and for the Tennessee Tech men's golf team, there's been no better example than Alexander Bassel. 
  • Tech takes on No. 17 Vanderbilt in Nashville in final midweek tilt of the year
    April 29, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team competes in its final midweek action of the season Tuesday evening, making the trip to Nashville for a 6:00 p.m. CT affair at No. 17 Vanderbilt at Hawkins Field. The contest will be streamed live on SEC Network+. 
  • Skyhawks rally late, down Golden Eagles in series finale
    April 28, 2024
    MARTIN, Tenn. – Early pitching dominance by the Tennessee Tech baseball team couldn’t hold up to a late offensive surge by UT Martin Sunday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles fell in the Ohio Valley Conference series finale at Skyhawk Baseball Field, 8-4.
  • Seniors honored as Golden Eagles close out home slate
    April 28, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the Tennessee Tech softball team wrapped up the home portion of the 2024 campaign, the Golden Eagles honored their senior student-athletes who have devoted countless hours on the field and in the classroom representing the Purple and Gold. It was a celebration of the success the program had this season with still much more to go as Tech has clinched a spot in the Ohio Valley Conference softball championships with a weekend still to play, giving the Golden Eagles a chance to raise their standing in the race. Sunday’s series finale against SIUE was a close battle until the sixth inning with the Cougars scoring five runs. Tech answered with four in the home half of the frame and had a chance to even the game in the bottom of the seventh, but SIUE evaded the sweep with a 7-5 victory in the finale.
  • Momentum builds for Golden Eagles following final regular-season meet
    April 27, 2024
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It was a sea of improvement for the Tennessee Tech track & field team over the weekend, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up their regular season at the Outdoor Music City Challenge at the Vanderbilt Outdoor Track Complex in Nashville.
  • Golden Eagles fall to UT Martin in game two of OVC series
    April 27, 2024
    MARTIN, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team dropped its first Ohio Valley Conference series since the opening weekend of league action Saturday afternoon, falling to in-state rival UT Martin 15-6 at Skyhawk Baseball Field in Martin, Tenn.
  • Golden Eagles lock up tourney spot with doubleheader sweep over SIUE
    April 27, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With two victories on Saturday to take both ends of the doubleheader against SIUE, the Tennessee Tech softball team is assured of one thing – the Golden Eagles will be heading back to postseason action in the Ohio Valley Conference softball championships in Peoria. With the two wins and now four games up on the Cougars and six on Morehead State, Tech (21-21, 11-12 OVC) is assured of at least the No. 7-seed with a chance to move up further with wins in their last four games of the season and help from fellow OVC teams in the final three days of conference competition.
  • Tech’s season comes to a close with 4-0 loss to Belmont in Horizon League semifinal
    April 27, 2024
    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team’s postseason quest at a title fell short Saturday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles saw their season ended by Belmont with a 4-0 defeat in the semifinals of the 2024 Horizon League Men’s Tennis Championship.
  • Skyhawks take series opener over Golden Eagles
    April 26, 2024
    MARTIN, Tenn. – A first-inning outburst was too much for the Tennessee Tech baseball team to overcome Friday evening, as the Golden Eagles fell in their Ohio Valley Conference series opener at UT Martin, 7-2.
  • Lions end Golden Eagle run at OVC Championships in 3-2 thriller
    April 26, 2024
    MOREHEAD, Ky. – The 2024 beach volleyball campaign officially came to a close in heart-wrenching fashion for Tennessee Tech Friday afternoon, falling to Lindenwood in an elimination dual at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at Giovanni’s Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
  • Calitri named to College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year Watch List
    April 26, 2024
    LUBBOCK, Texas – After dominating through the first 10 weeks of the 2024 campaign, Tennessee Tech ace Peyton Calitri has been named to the College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Year Watch List, as announced by the organization Thursday. The senior joined a group of 53 other pitchers around Division I baseball recognized on the list.
  • Golden Eagles best Northern Kentucky in Friday’s Horizon League quarterfinal, will face Belmont in Saturday’s semifinals
    April 26, 2024
    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team’s postseason pedigree proved itself yet again, as the Golden Eagles began their playoff quest with a 5-1 victory over Northern Kentucky in Friday’s quarterfinals of the 2024 Horizon League Men’s Tennis Championship.
  • Tech Athletics to host NCAA men's golf selection show viewing party Wednesday, May 1
    April 26, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team cordially invites Golden Eagle fans to its Selection Show Watch Party on Wednesday, May 1 as the purple and gold await to hear its destination for the 2024 NCAA Regionals. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. CT.
  • Tech tennis travels to West Lafayette, Ind. for 2024 Horizon League Men’s Tennis Championship
    April 25, 2024
    Postseason is on the horizon for the Tennessee Tech tennis team. Literally.
  • Alex Alvarez named to the All-Horizon League Second Team
    April 25, 2024
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A day before the Horizon League Tournament kicks off, the Tennessee Tech tennis team made news with the announcement of Golden Eagle freshman Alex Alvarez securing a spot on the All-League Second Team during Thursday’s unveil of the conference’s postseason honors.
  • Morehead tops Tech in opening match of OVC Beach Volleyball Championships
    April 25, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Yet another match-up between the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team and Morehead State saw all five scoring duals reach a third set, as the No. 4 seeded Eagles topped the No. 5 Golden Eagles in the first tilt of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Thursday morning at Giovanni’s Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
  • Tech looks to continue hot run with in-state series at UT Martin
    April 25, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team heads west this weekend for an in-state battle with Ohio Valley Conference rival UT Martin, kicking off the series with a 5:00 p.m. affair Friday evening at Skyhawk Baseball Field in Martin, Tenn.
  • Tech wraps up regular season at Outdoor Music City Challenge
    April 25, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track and field team concludes the 2024 regular season at the Outdoor Music City Challenge, competing at the Vanderbilt Outdoor Track Complex Friday and Saturday.
  • Senior Day a highlight of weekend series vs. SIUE
    April 25, 2024
    COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the Ohio Valley Conference schedule begins to draw to a close with the conference tournament just two weeks away in Peoria, Ill., the Tennessee Tech softball team can potentially clinch a spot this weekend as the Golden Eagles host SIUE on Saturday and Sunday. But while there is business to take care of this weekend, it’s also a moment to reflect on the careers of the Tech seniors as they will be honored Sunday during the team’s Senior Day festivities as third baseman Carmen Betts, second baseman Mac Fitzgerald, outfielder Jordan Key, outfielder Brooklin Richardson, pitcher Lennon Spicer and catcher S.J. Talley will be recognized for their efforts in the Purple and Gold.
  • Austin Peay rallies to top Golden Eagles
    April 24, 2024
    CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – After taking a 2-0 lead, the Tennessee Tech softball team saw host Austin Peay score five runs in its final three frames to take a 5-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Eagles (19-21) return to action on Saturday and Sunday as they take on SIUE in Tech’s final home series of the season.
  • Golden Eagles capture first OVC Tournament crown since 1990; top SIUE in match-play championship
    April 24, 2024
    MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – It was history in the making, and perhaps a little redemption, for the Tennessee Tech men’s golf team Wednesday evening, as the Golden Eagles claimed its first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title since 1990 after finishing 2-0 in the match-play portion of the league championships at the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.
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