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Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics The UT Martin Men’s Basketball team opened the 2019-20 season last night. The Skyhawks defeated St. Louis College of Pharmacy by a score of 106-to-48. Preseason- All-OVC picks Quintin Dove and Craig Randall were in midseason form. Dove led the team with 24 points and 9 rebounds while Randall stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three steals. The team returns to action on Saturday as they host in-state

Graphic Credit to UT Martin Athletics The UT Martin women’s basketball team opened the 2019-2020 season with a tough loss this week. The Skyhawks fell on the road to St. Louis by a score of 56-to-50. Junior guard Tamiah Stanford led the team with a career-high 19 points on the night. Sophomore forward Damiah Griffin added 15 points and 5 rebounds. The team returns to action on Monday as they travel to nationally ranked Mississippi State.

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics In the month of October, Devon Woods went a perfect 2-0 in her competitions. Her two victories have helped UT Martin to remain in the Top-10 of the National Collegiate Equestrian Association rankings. She recorded a season-high 74.5 points in the Skyhawks competition against South Dakota State. Woods remained consistent with a 72.5 point outing in the team's win over previously 10th ranked Delaware State.

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics The graduate transfer from Frostproof, Florida took home the national defensive player of the week award for his performance in UT Martin's 22-17 win over #18 Jacksonville State. Cherry had a season-high 14 tackles, a game high five quarterback hurries, and picked up two tackles for a loss. He and his teammates will head on the road to take on #24 Austin Peay this weekend.

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics For the first time since 2012, the UT Martin Skyhawks defeated the Jacksonville Gamecocks. Coach Jason Simpson became the most winningest football coach in UT Martin history by getting his 85th victory which helped him past former Head Coach Bob Carroll. John Bachus III and Colton Dowell had their chemistry flowing as Dowell recorded five catches for 117 yards and one touchdown. Bachus threw for one touchdown and rushed for one more whil

It was a weekend to remember for the UT Martin Skyhawk football team as they defeated the #18 Jacksonville State Gamecocks on Saturday. One of the biggest things that came from this victory was a sweep of the Ohio Valley Conference weekly awards. This marks the first time that the Skyhawks have swept the weekly awards since they have been in the OVC. First, Quarterback John Bachus III won his second offensive player of the week and third newcomer of the week award. Bachus com

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics The UT Martin Football team suffered a tough loss over the weekend. The Skyhawks lost on the road to conference opponent Southeast Missouri by a score of 17-to-10, snapping a 4 game winning streak. Freshman quarterback John Bacchus led the team with 284 passing yards and 1 passing touchdown. The team returns to action Saturday as they host Jacksonville State for homecoming. Kickoff from Hardy Graham Stadium is at 2.

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Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics The UT Martin Football team picked up another win over the weekend. The Skyhawks improved to 4-0 in OVC play and 5-2 on the season. Things didn't look promising as Eastern Illinois struck first as Raymond Crittenden returned a John Bacchus fumble 51 yards for the opening score. The Panthers would convert a 2 point conversion to make it an 8-0 game. UT Martin responded with a 6 play 71-yard drive, capped off with a 21 yard John Bacchus to

The UT Martin Soccer team picked up two big wins over the weekend. The Skyhawks defeated Morehead State on the road 2-1 on Friday thanks to goals from Alice Adams and Bella Roberts. The team then traveled to Richmond, Kentucky for a matchup with Eastern Kentucky. The team found itself tied at 1 after 55 minutes of play before the Skyhawks scored a flurry of goals in a 12-minute span. Alice Adams scored her second goal of the weekend, followed up by 2 goals from Jill Hildreth

The UT Martin Golf team posted another strong performance this week. The Skyhawks won the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate by defeating host Austin Peay by 3 strokes, finishing with a team score of -20. The win gives the team their 3rd consecutive team title, just the second time since 2008 that the program has achieved that feat. Senior Jack Story won his second tournament of the season as he posted -9 for the tournament. Junior Nick Wolf and Senior Ross Redmont also posted Top

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics Juniors Devon Woods and Tess Baumann helped the Skyhawks defeat South Dakota State and No.10 Delaware State last week. Baumann grabbed her third consecutive reining win, and Woods had a season high 74.5 points with two wins. Both riders went undefeated in their competitions. UT Martin's next competition will be in one month when the Skyhawks take on South Carolina.

UT Martin Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has announced the hiring of Kevin Mangan as the head of the Skyhawk Cross Country Program. Mangan gets the nod after spending two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator with both the cross country and track programs. He will remain an assistant on the track team staff. As a former student-athlete, Mangan competed on both the cross country and track teams at the University of Washington where he was recognized as a PA

The University of Tennessee at Martin athletics director Kurt McGuffin announced the hiring of Jolyta Henderson as the fifth head track and field coach in UT Martin’s Division-I history. Henderson has been on staff with UT Martin for 3 years and at only 25 years old she became the youngest female African American head coach in Ohio Valley Conference history. A former collegiate athlete herself, Henderson competed in sprints, jumps, and hurdles at Murray State University. Over

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics After their performance last Saturday against Tennessee Tech, John Bachus III and TJ Jefferson both earned TSWA Football Players of the Week awards. Jefferson tied a season high in tackles with 12, and set a new career high in sacks with 2.5. Bachus had a career day as well by setting new career highs in passing yards (331) and passing touchdowns (5). The two stars will try to match their past performance this weekend against Eastern Ill

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics After going 2-2 on field goals and 7-7 on extra points against Tennessee Tech, Ryan Courtright was given the OVC Specialist of the Week Award. The Junior from Lexington, Tenn., made field goals from 30 yards and 45 yards out. The 45 yard FG was a career long for Courtright. He is 5-5 on field goal attempts this season and looks to improve on that this weekend against Eastern Illinois at home.

Graphic Credits to UT Martin Athletics Redshirt Freshman Quarterback John Bachus III made his presence known last week in UT Martin’s 55-14 rout over Tennessee Tech. Bacchus threw for a career high 331 passing yards with no interceptions. He also achieved a career high in passing touchdowns with five on the night. This performance earned him his first OVC Offensive Player of the Week award and his second OVC Newcomer of the Week award. The young QB will try to repeat his perf

The UT Martin Football team continued its hot start to conference play with a dominant 55-14 win over Tennessee Tech. The Skyhawks were looking for their first 3-0 start in conference play since 2006, and an early win in the Sgt. York Trophy series. The Skyhawks jumped out to a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter after a John Bacchus to Colton Dowell touchdown pass and a career-long 45-yard field goal from Ryan Courtright. Things were just getting started for UT Martin'

Credit to UT Martin Athletics for the Graphic The OVC announced that UT Martin Sophomore Cross Country Runner Alexis Grandys has been named OVC Cross Country Runner of the Week. She wins the award after a strong showing at the Chile Pepper Invitational Cross Country Invitational over the weekend. She tied for the fastest time in the OVC this week with a new personal best time of 17:22.9 giving her a 24th place finish out of 270 competitors. The team returns to action on Octob

Credit to UT Martin Athletics for the Graphic The OVC announced that UT Martin Senior Lineback T.J. Jefferson has been named Adidas OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Week. Jefferson wins the award for the first in his career after making 5 tackles and 2 quarterback hurries. Jefferson also recovered a fumble and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter. The team returns to action on Saturday as they travel to take on in-state rival Tennessee Tech.