Quantcast The Echo
College Media Network

Sports Articles

Freshmen bolster softball success

Freshmen bolster softball success
The Lady Mocs suffered a setback over the weekend against conference opponent Elon. An opening win in Saturday's doubleheader improved the team's winning streak to 14 games before the visiting Elon Phoenix (17-18, 6-6) took game two. It was UTC's first loss in conference play this year, but Coach Frank Reed said he wasn't disappointed.…

Campus recreation offers summer activities

The campus recreation department makes racing down a rapid or mountain biking on Lookout Mountain possible. University officials said they want to provide students with physical and entertaining events during the summer break with options such as canoeing, camping and mountain biking.…

Golden Eagles prey on Mocs

The UTC tennis team played a non-conference match against Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn., on April 10. Although the Mocs were victorious in two of three doubles, it wasn't enough to pull off an overall victory over Tech. In the doubles, Pavel Vostrikov, an Orenburg, Russia, junior, and Badr Bouabdellah, a Barcelona, Spain, senior teamed up, winning 8-6.…

De Groot loses lead in competition

The Lady Mocs golf team posted a 633 two-round score, taking 12th place at the Peg Barnard California Collegiate, hosted in Stanford, Calif., Sunday. Stanford succeeded in defending its title on the par-71, 6,117 yard Stanford Golf Course. Stanford finished with a 591, four strokes ahead of the University of Washington and eight ahead of the University of Oregon.…

Mocs look for a season of resurgence

Mocs look for a season of resurgence
All eyes are on the Mocs as they prepare for the 2008 season with spring practice. The UTC football team looks to take their 2-9 record from last season and improve by winning key conference games according to the coaching staff. Those key games include a season opener at Fiesta Bowl Champion Oklahoma, as well as a home game against reigning Southern Conference champ Appalachian State, Nov.…

Alex Anderson first Lady Moc to be drafted

Among the list of star athletes that have graduated from UTC, such as Terrell Owens and Gerald Wilkins, we can now add another name: Alex Anderson. Anderson, a senior from Stone Mountain, Ga., was selected in the third round of the WNBA draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars to become the first women's basketball player at UTC to be drafted.…

Ledford prepares to take on the pros

UTC senior, star of the golf team and new pro player, Bryce Ledford, is well on his way to the national circuit. Ledford, 23, has taken numerous amateur events, including one of the biggest, the New Year's Invitation in January. Ledford, who three weeks ago started his pro career sponsored by Titleist, began playing golf at age three when his father gave him his first set of clubs.…

Advertisement

Poll

How will the new legislation which allows students to receive the HOPE scholarship for up to five years affect your approach to earning a degree?
Submit Vote

View Results

Advertisement