Tennessee Tech has announced a strategic restructuring of its intercollegiate sports programs. The move is an effort to maximize financial resources and ensure sustained athletics competitiveness in the OVC. Two athletic teams – rifle and women’s tennis – will be suspended effective July 1.
After the two-day Ohio Valley Conference Rifle Championship event, the Tennessee Tech rifle team finished in sixth place. The Golden Eagles had a team score of 2204 in the smallbore on Saturday, and followed that up with a 2242 in the air rifle on Sunday for combined score of 4446.
Tennessee Tech looks to break the streak of five consecutive Ohio Valley Conference rifle championships by the Jacksonville State Gamecocks this weekend at the 2010 OVC Rifle Championships competition.
Tech shooters posted five season-best marks last weekend while hosting the James Newkirk Invitational, and now the Golden Eagles prepare to host a couple of strong teams this weekend with visits from Ole Miss and defending NCAA champion West Virginia.
After a two-month break from action, the Tennessee Tech rifle team returns to the range this weekend by hosting the James Newkirk Invitational. Four teams will be in town for the two-day event, named for Tech's Hall of Fame former coach.
After breaking his career-high twice already this year in the air rifle competition, Austin Litherland of the Tennessee Tech rifle team was named the Ohio Valley Conference Air Rifle Athlete of the Month.
Austin Litherland shot a team-high 576 in the air rifle competition but the Tennessee Tech rifle team fell to Columbus State by a combined score of 4544-4485.
The Tennessee Tech rifle team had its best competition of the season when it shot against Morehead State on Sunday, posting a team score of 4,511 against the Eagles, who scored 4,515.
Austin Litherland topped his career high for the second time in two weeks, and Chase Cortner also shot a career high, but the Tennessee Tech rifle team fell to Jacksonville State by a total score of 4542-4452.
Austin Litherland shot 569 in the Small Bore competition and Chase Cortner shot the same score in the Air Rifle competition, but the Tennessee Tech rifle team fell by a total score of 4,559-4,489 against Columbus State at the US Army Marksmanship Unit in Fort Benning, Ga.
Austin Litherland set a new career-high in the air rifle competition, shooting a 581 out of 600 on Sunday as the Tennessee Tech rifle team hosted UT Martin on Sunday.
The Tennessee Tech rifle team finished in ninth place after the second day of the Ole Miss Invitation.
The Tennessee Tech rifle team competed in the Ole Miss Invitational on Sunday in Oxford, Miss. The Golden Eagles currently sit in third place in the two-day invitational with an aggregate score of 4488.
The storied Tennessee Tech rifle team will begin its 47th season of competition on Sunday when the Golden Eagle travel to Mississippi for the Ole Miss Invitational.
Former rifle standout Erica Burnham awarded a Fullbright scholarship to Germany to teach English as a foreign language.
The 2009 OVC Rifle Championships are complete and the Golden Eagles have placed fifth among all the schools in the conference. Junior Curtis Gagne led Tech with a spot on the All-OVC Second Team in smallbore.
