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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

UT Martin students rode the Struggle Bus in the UC yesterday.

Campus Rec's Circuit Fit is getting a fresh look on October 31.

NSLS hosted a trivia night last week to gain members.

Students gear up for homecoming in the last week of October.

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.

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'

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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.

Credit to UT Martin Athletics for the Graphic The UT Martin Football team received national recognition for its performance over the weekend. The Skyhawks were named the STATS FCS Team of the week for its 38-to-28 victory over conference rival Eastern Kentucky. The team played well in all 3 phases of the game. Offensively, the team racked up over 400 yards of offense, including a season-high 234 rushing yards on the day. On the defensive side of the ball, the Skyhawks limited

The UT Martin Football team entered Saturday's road contest against Eastern Kentucky looking to defeat the Colonels on the road for only the 3rd time ever. To do so they would have to slow down one of the nation's best rushing attacks. Things didn't look promising, as Colonel quarterback Parker McKinney connected with receiver Jaelin Carter from 27 yards out to give Eastern Kentucky a 7-0 lead just 3 plays into the game. The Skyhawks would respond with 17 straight points to t

A crowd gathered on Saturday for Salsa in the Quad.

The Center for Women and Gender Equality are requesting help from Martin students and community members.