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Mid-Tenn Connection to the London Games: Tommy Haynes

Mike Osborne — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:47:28 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (HUBBARD) -- The opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympic Games are set for Friday evening. WMOT News has discovered a surprising number of Mid-State connections to the games.

Tommy Haynes was a three-time All American under Middle Tennessee State track coach Dean Hayes. Haynes broke the NCAA and national records in the triple jump and set the top mark for an American at the 1975 Pan-American Games.

MTSU Baseball Coach Peterson Retires

Associated Press — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:46:43 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Peterson has retired after 25 seasons as head baseball coach at Middle Tennessee State University.

Peterson, who announced his retirement Thursday, compiled a 791-637-3 record with the Blue Raiders. His teams played in nine NCAA regional tourneys.

Jim McGuire, associate head coach, was named interim head coach.

MTSU Golf Team Makes NCAA Regionals

Tyann Nelson — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:56:00 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Nelson) -- Middle Tennessee State University is the only school in the Mid-State, and only one of two schools in Tennessee selected to participate in the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Golf Championships.

The announcement was made by The Men’s Golf Selection Committee’s ranking show on NCAA.com and this will be MTSU’s 5^th consecutive year involved.

The University of Tennessee in Knoxville and a Vanderbilt University student, Adam Hofmann were also selected.

MTSU Men Face UT, Women Play Vanderbilt

Mike Osborne — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:24:13 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A day and time has been announced for the MTSU/UT post season men’s basketball matchup.

The National Invitation Tournament game will tip off at 6 p.m. CT this Monday evening in Knoxville. Middle Tennessee State has won only a single game in nine meetings between the in-state rivals, but that lone win did come during an NIT game in 1988.

MT Basketball Hoping for NCAA Tourney Nod

Mike Osborne — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:16:20 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn (WMOT) -- A heartbreaking defeat Tuesday afternoon for Lady Raider’s basketball. The MT women suffered a cliff-hanger, single-point loss to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

The 71-70 defeat ended the team's winning streak at 20 games and dashed their hopes for a seventh Sun Belt Tournament title. The men’s team was knocked out of the tournament in the first round.

MTSU Men Knocked Out of Sun Belt Tourney

Mike Osborne — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:31:21 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- A shocking loss Sunday for the Middle Tennessee State men’s basketball team. The number-one seeded Blue Raiders fell to number-nine seed Arkansas State 64 to 61.

The MT men will now have to wait till March 11 to hear about a spot on the NCAA tournament bracket.

The Lady Raiders faired much better in Sun Belt Tournament action over the weekend. Middle Tennessee beat back a late rally by Western Kentucky to defeat the Lady Toppers 65-57 in Hot Springs, Ark.

MTSU Volleyball Headed to NCAA Tourney

Mike Osborne — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:37:35 +0000

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- It’s been a difficult fall for Middle Tennessee State sports, but one team has made into postseason play.

For the sixth straight year, MTSU volleyball has earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Raiders had to sweat through the selection process before hearing their name called as an at-large pick.

Now, MTSU will travel to Knoxville for a first-round match on Thursday, taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes. The match will begin at 3:30 PM at Thompson-Boling Arena.