JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 29, 2018) For her unparalleled work in the classroom, the community, and in competition, ETSU senior Macy Carrier (Bluff City, Tenn.) has been named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Women’s Track/Cross Country Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 29, 2018) -- For the third consecutive year and fourth time in program history, the ETSU men’s athletics program was awarded the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Cup, which is the all-sport trophy that is presented to the conference’s best all-around men’s program.
For the second straight year, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will launch a special day of giving in support of Buccaneer student-athletes on Wednesday, April 11th.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (April 5, 2018) -- The Southern Conference announced its 10 postgraduate scholarship recipients for the 2017-18 academic year Thursday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 17, 2018) -- Forty-five ETSU student-athletes earned spots on the Fall 2017 Academic All-Southern Conference Team, as the league office announced the awards on Tuesday.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (November 10, 2017) – The 2017 season came to end for ETSU’s cross country teams at the NCAA South Regional on Friday, but the Bucs got a glimpse of a promising future. Each ETSU team got its top performance from a freshman in a crowded field on the Henry Pritchett Running Park in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Lindsey Stallworth (Knoxville, Tenn.) was 24th out of 228 runners in the women’s 6K, and Ben Varghese (Kingsport, Tenn.) finished 18th out of 164 in the men’s 10K. The Buc women were 18th out of 31 teams in the scoring. The men were 14th out of 24.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 9, 2017) – ETSU’s cross country teams bring some momentum with them as they prepare for their biggest test and most important race of the season -- the NCAA South Regional meet on Friday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Over the last three meets, the men’s team has a win and two runner-up showings, while the women have a victory and two 3rd-place performances. Both victories came at the HPU VertCross Invitational on October 13. In their most recent outing – the Southern Conference Championships on October 28 – the men were 2nd and the women 3rd.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Oct. 28, 2017) – Going into Saturday’s Southern Conference Cross Country Championships, ETSU head coach George Watts said, “top three finishes are very realistic” for both Bucs teams. He got that, and a little more. The ETSU men finished 2nd and the women 3rd on a cloudy, 56-degree day on the Milliken Research Center course in Spartanburg, S.C. It was the best showing for the Buc men since 2014 and the second straight 3rd-place showing for the women. Six ETSU athletes received all-conference recognition.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn (Oct. 27, 2017) – In collegiate cross country, every meet is important. But some are more important than others. That’s the attitude ETSU’s teams are taking as they prepare for the annual Southern Conference Championships, to be held Saturday, October 28 in Spartanburg, S.C. ETSU has performed well in 2017. The Bucs have finished 5th or better in each of their four “regular season” meets this season, including a sweep of the team titles at USC Upstate Invite on September 30. That victory came on the Milliken Research Center course in Spartanburg, the same venue that will host the SoCon meet.
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 13, 2017) – Paced by top-five finishes from a pair of freshmen, each of ETSU’s cross country teams produced a solid showing on Friday in the HPU Vertcross Invitational in Kernersville, N.C. The men’s team was a close 2nd out of 17 teams, and the women 3rd in a competitive 16-team field, on the looped two-kilometer course at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex, hosted by High Point University. Lindsay Stallworth (Knoxville, Tenn.) was third in the women’s 6K race, while Ben Varghese (Kingsport, Tenn.) finished in the same spot in the men’s 8K.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 12, 2017) – ETSU’s cross country teams seek to carry the momentum of their last meet into their next meet, and the meets after that, when they take in part of the HPU Vert Invitational on Friday in Kernersville, N.C. The Bucs swept the women’s and men’s titles in their last event, the USC Upstate Invite, on September 30. Friday’s meet is ETSU’s last tuneup before the Southern Conference Championship on October 28. The NCAA South Regional meet follows on November 10.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Sept. 30, 2017) – ETSU’s cross country teams began the “stretch run” of their 2017 season the best way they could, sweeping the women’s and men’s championships at the USC Upstate Invitational in Spartanburg, S.C. on Saturday. Running the same course that will host the Southern Conference Championship meet in less than a month, each ETSU squad bested runner-up Appalachian State – the men by 21 points and the women on a tiebreaker.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 29, 2017) – ETSU’s cross country teams get a run-through – so to speak – of the course that will host the Southern Conference Championship meet when they take part in the USC Upstate Invitational on Saturday, September 30. It’ll be held at the Milliken Research Center in Spartanburg, S.C. That's the same course on which the SoCon meet will be staged on October 28.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Sept. 15, 2017) -- Paced by strong showings from a group of youngsters, both of ETSU’s cross country teams finished in the top five of the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational on Friday in Blacksburg, Va. Freshman Ben Varghese was 5th in the men's race. Another freshman, Lindsay Stallworth was 11th in the women’s race.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 14, 2017) -- ETSU’s cross country teams run in their second meet of the 2017 season on Friday, with a visit to the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational. It's the sixth straight appearance at the event, in Blacksburg, Va.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 5, 2017) – The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Tuesday a new service available through the Buccaneers’ athletic communications office, as the Buc Photo Store will provide fans with an opportunity to own their favorite ETSU athletic moments.
Boone, N.C. (Sept. 1, 2017) -- ETSU’s cross country teams posted top-tier finishes Friday in their first meet of the season, the Covered Bridge Open in Boone, N.C.
Johnson City, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2017) -- ETSU’s cross country teams take the first steps into their 2017 schedule on Friday, September 1st, at the Covered Bridge Open, on the Don Kennedy Trails in Boone, N.C.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (August 29, 2017) --ETSU’s cross country teams are expected to be among this year’s top contenders in the Southern Conference.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 22, 2017) – ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland announced Tuesday a transition plan for the leadership of the Buccaneers’ Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as former ETSU football standout and current Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Operating Officer Scott Carter will assume the role of director of intercollegiate athletics in September.