Track & Field

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech head men's and women's cross country and track & field coach Peter Dalton announced the promotion of Tony Cox to assistant coach. Cox spent the past two years as the programs' volunteer assistant coach and will continue to serve as the track & field team's jumps, multis, and throws coach.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech head track & field and cross country coach Peter Dalton announced the promotion of assistant Accaiya Evans to associate head coach Thursday. Evans has served as an assistant on the Golden Eagle staff for the past year-and-a-half after arriving in Cookeville in January 2020.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – It was a senior-led, strong finish to the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships for the Tennessee Tech track & field team Saturday, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up the third and final day of action at O’Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – More personal records and a phenomenal preliminary performance were among the highlights for the Tennessee Tech track & field team on day two of the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships Friday at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – It was a strong start for the Tennessee Tech track & field team Thursday, as the Golden Eagles completed day one of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. 

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track and field program will head north for the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships, competing in the league's annual event at O'Brien Field in Charleston, Ill. from Thursday, May 13 through Saturday, May 15. 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track & field team produced a strong finish to the 2021 regular season Saturday, gathering a number of personal records among the ranks of the Golden Eagles in competition at the Tennessee Challenge.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track and field program will close out the 2021 regular season Saturday, making the quick trip up I-40 to Knoxville for the Tennessee Challenge hosted by the University of Tennessee.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Being a leader is always a challenge. Doing so while going through a coaching transition makes that role that much more difficult and important. For Tennessee Track & Field's Jordan Toney, it's just another part of her journey as a member of the Golden Eagles.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A multitude of Golden Eagles had impressive showings on the final day of the Black and Gold Invitational Saturday, with competition concluding at the Vanderbilt Track & Field Complex.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Only a few members of the Tennessee Tech track & field team competed on the first day of the Black and Gold Invitational hosted by Vanderbilt Friday evening, but the Golden Eagles that were in action turned in a solid showing.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track and field program will compete in its third-straight multi-day meet this weekend, staying in-state for Vanderbilt's Black and Gold Invitational in Nashville.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – It was another round of strong performances for the Tennessee Tech track & field team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up the second and final day of action at the Hilltopper Relays hosted by Western Kentucky at the Charles M. Ruter Track & Field Complex.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A couple of strong performances gave the Tennessee Tech track & field team a good start to the Hilltopper Relays Friday, competing at Charles M. Ruter Track & Field Complex in the two-day event hosted by Western Kentucky.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track and field program returns to action this weekend for the two-day, Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays in Starkville, Miss. hosted by Mississippi State. Action is slated for both Friday and Saturday at Mike Sanders Track and Field Complex.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – It was another solid showing for the Tennessee Tech track & field program Saturday, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up competition at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays at the Mike Sanders Track & Field Complex in Starkville, Miss.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – A handful of Tennessee Tech track & field athletes got the action started for the Golden Eagles at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays Friday at the Mike Sanders Track & Field Complex in Starkville, Miss.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track and field program returns to action this weekend for the two-day, Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays in Starkville, Miss. hosted by Mississippi State. Action is slated for both Friday and Saturday at Mike Sanders Track and Field Complex.

MOBILE, Ala. – A couple of personal bests and several finals appearances highlighted the 2021 outdoor season opener for the Tennessee Tech track and field program Friday evening at the USA Invitational.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech track and field program opens its 2021 outdoor campaign Friday, Mar. 12, making a trip south to Mobile, Ala. for the USA Invitational hosted by South Alabama at Jaguar Track.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – In this present climate with the region recovering from the effects of natural disasters and pandemics, part of the mission for Tennessee Tech’s student-athletes is to give back to their community. Essential to that mission is the Anna Cooper’s Backpack Buddies initiative, named after the former Golden Eagle track and field and cross country student-athlete who helped initiate the program during the 2016-17 year and has been a vital part of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s outreach efforts.

Tennessee Tech head cross country and track & field coach Peter Dalton joins Dylan Vazzano on the 20th episode of our Wings Up Weekly podcast.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech Athletics has officially launched the newly redesigned TTUSports.com, providing Golden Eagle fans the same access to information, stories, stats and more they had before with a fresh, more modern look.

The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents has announced fall competition and championships in the sports of football, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball will be postponed due to the concerns and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. 

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents has reiterated its intention for the Conference to commence competition this fall if the facts surrounding the pandemic support it. The Board agreed to postpone the start of competition in fall Olympic sports until September 17 and to conduct conference-only competition in women’s soccer and volleyball. This decision does not include football at this time due to existing contractual matters.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech track and field announces the signing of 16 student-athletes to the Golden Eagles 2020-21 signing class on Wednesday, announced by head coach Peter Dalton. The latest group of Golden Eagles hail from seven states - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, and Tennessee - with an international addition from Slovenia.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was a warm May weekend in Cookeville, but it wasn’t just the temperatures heating up the Tucker Stadium track as the Tennessee Tech women’s track and field team was burning rubber, dominating the competition as it earned the 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. The Golden Eagles finished with 151 points – well out of reach of second-place Murray State at 101 – and earned Wayne Angel his second OVC Track and Field Coach of the Year honor to go along with the Indoor award he received after Tech won the indoor championship just three months earlier.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents have announced effective immediately the cancelation of all intercollegiate competitions, including OVC Championships, through the end of the 2019-20 academic year due to the COVID-19 public health threat.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents have announced that effective immediately OVC member institutions will suspend athletic-related activities including all competition, and formal practices until further notice due to the COVID-19 public health threat.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Every team and program needs veteran leadership that other student-athletes can look up to for inspiration.