TLU News
11/04/2009 -
Texas Lutheran Bulldog greats Richard Miller (football), Lili Torres-Ramirez (women’s tennis), Aaron Merhoff (baseball), Craig Saunders (men’s basketball) and Madeline Klasing Williams (women’s volleyball) will be inducted into the Texas Lutheran Athletics Hall of Fame during TLU Homecoming ceremonies this weekend.
TLU also will recognize its Athletics Leadership Wall of Honor Class of 2009. This year’s inductees are the Honorable Edmund Kuempel and Ken and Linda Voges.
(Pictured from top to bottom, left to right, are: Maddie Klasing Williams, Aaron Merhoff, Richard Miller, Craig Saunders, Lili Torres-Ramirez, Ken and Linda Voges, and Edmund Kuempel.)
10/07/2009 -
Dr. Mark Gilbertson was recognized during Tuesday’s Texas Lutheran women’s volleyball match as the 2009-10 Texas Lutheran Athletics Honorary Coach.
(Dr. Mark Gilbertson, joined by wife Pat, accepts his TLU Bulldog jacket. - photo by Tim Clark)
09/23/2009 -
The American Southwest Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held its annual meeting on Monday (Sept. 21) at the Holiday Inn Select-North Dallas hotel. Each of the ASC’s 15 member institutions were represented with at least one advisor and two student-athletes.
TLU women's volleyball player Jamie Jahns handled vice-chair duties at the meeting.
Here is a YouTube clip of Jamie Jahns after the SAAC meeting.
09/18/2009 -
The American Southwest Conference has partnered with Clear Marketing Concepts in developing a weekly online video production that will highlight student-athletes, coaches, member institutions, games and academics. The show about the 15-member NCAA Division III-affiliated athletic conference will be called ASC All Access and produced every Wednesday throughout the academic year. ASC All Access debuted on Sept. 16. ASC All Access can be viewed by logging onto www.ASCsports.org/AllAccess or through any of the ASC’s 15 member institutions’ athletic websites.
Watch "ASC All Access"
09/17/2009 -
The 25th Annual Bulldog 5K will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 as part of the Texas Lutheran Homecoming festivities on the weekend of Nov. 6-8.
In addition to the Bulldog 5K, which is scheduled for an 8:30 a.m. start on the TLU campus, a Kids 1K will also be contested. The Kids 1K will start at 8 a.m.
Bulldog 5K / 1K Info Register Online08/17/2009 -
The 2009 Women's Track & Field Yearbook is now online for viewing. The yearbook appears on the web in .pdf format. Pictured on the track and field section’s cover are the 2009 American Southwest Conference individual track and field champions: (standing back row from left to right) Sahara Bragner, Devin Evans, Brooke Basey, Staci Jackson; (kneeling left to right) Tiffany Wetz, Shyra Walker; and (sitting in front) Casey Toombs.
2009 Track & Field Yearbook (Photo by Patrick Zarate)
08/06/2009 -
Texas Lutheran University was voted by its peers as the inaugural winner of the American Southwest Conference Sports Information Department of the Year award for the 2008-09 academic season. TLU was honored on Monday (Aug. 4) during the annual ASC SID meeting in Dallas.
06/23/2009 -
Texas Lutheran recent graduate Amber Lowe claimed the 17th ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honor in school history when she was named to the Second Team 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division Women’s Track/Field & Cross Country Team.
(Photo of Amber Lowe by Drew Engelke)
06/08/2009 -
Texas Lutheran senior student-athletes Valerie Clark and Amber Lowe advanced to the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America ballot after claiming Academic All-District VI First Team honors in the Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country college division.
(Photos of Amber Lowe, left, and Valerie Clark, right, by Drew Engelke)
05/27/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran women's track and field team returned from the 2009 NCAA Division III Championships with a third-place national showing in the 400-meter dash by Staci Jackson and with a collection of photos from the three days of competition. Click on the link below to access the photo gallery of the Bulldogs' experiences at the national championships.
Photo Gallery (Pictured from left to right are: Sahara Bragner, Casey Toombs, Staci Jackson, Devin Evans, and Shyra Walker. Photo by Patrick Zarate)
05/23/2009 -
Texas Lutheran senior sprinter Staci Jackson set a new school record and career best time in finishing third in the 400-meter dash Saturday at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
NCAA DIII Championships (Photo of Staci Jackson by Patrick Zarate)
05/22/2009 -
Texas Lutheran senior sprinter Staci Jackson won her heat of the 400 meter dash Friday and takes the fastest preliminary time into Saturday’s final at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
(Photo of Staci Jackson by Patrick Zarate)
05/22/2009 -
Photos from Texas Lutheran's first day at the 2009 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships are now online.
Photos from Thursday include action from TLU's 4x100 meter relay team and from Staci Jackson in the 200.
Jackson competes today (Friday) in the 400 meters preliminary round, which begins at 2:55 p.m. central.
NCAA DIII Championships (Photo of Staci Jackson by Patrick Zarate)
05/21/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran women’s 4x100 meter relay team, the defending NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field national champion, did not reach the national championship final after finishing fourth in its heat Thursday.
Senior sprinter Staci Jackson also missed on a national championship final after placing third in a 200 heat Thursday.
NCAA DIII Championships (Photo of Staci Jackson by Lee Usry)
05/21/2009 -
Senior sprinter Staci Jackson and the Texas Lutheran women's 4x100 meter relay team take to the track today (Thursday) at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio.
The Bulldogs will race in Heat 1 of the 4x100 at 4 p.m. eastern (3 p.m. central). Other teams in the heat are: College of New Jersey, Emory, Roanoke, and Cabrini. TLU will race from the far outside lane of the heat (Lane 7).
Staci Jackson also races in Heat 3 of the 200 meter dash today (Thursday). The 200 heats start at 6:15 eastern (5:15 central). Jackson will start from Lane 7 in Heat 3.
Championship Site (Photo of Devin Evans, left, and Staci Jackson, right, by Lee Usry)
05/19/2009 -
Texas Lutheran student-athletes Valerie Clark and Cody Fuller were named American Southwest Conference Distinguished Scholar-Athletes in women's track and field and men's tennis, respectively, after a vote of the conference's 15 sports information directors.
(Photo of Cody Fuller by Tim Clark; Photo of Valerie Clark by Lee Usry)
05/15/2009 -
Senior sprinter Staci Jackson and senior baseball player Jeremy Macklin are the 2008-09 Texas Lutheran Athletes of the Year after a vote of the TLU head coaches.
(Photo of Jeremy Macklin by Ron Macklin; Photo of Staci Jackson by Lee Usry)
05/11/2009 -
Forty-four Texas Lutheran students – student-athletes, student athletic trainers, and student sports information assistants – were named to the American Southwest Conference 2009 All-Academic honor rolls.
05/11/2009 -
At the University of Oklahoma Sooner Twilight on Saturday, Texas Lutheran’s Staci Jackson set a new school record in the 400-meter dash and improved her standing for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
(Photo of Staci Jackson by Drew Engelke)
05/05/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for May 5, 2009 are now online. This week's notes include news about the TLU women's track and field team's preparations for the NCAA DIII Championships and the baseball team's season coming to a conclusion.
04/25/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran women’s track and field team scored 149.33 points and finished second in the team standings at the 2009 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Championships, completed Saturday at Mississippi College.
After receiving winning performances Friday in the 3,000-meter steeplechase from Brooke Basey and in the 10,000 meters from Tiffany Wetz, the Bulldogs won six events Saturday. TLU captured titles in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, the 200 (Staci Jackson), the 400 (Jackson), the 800 (Jackson), and the 5,000 (Wetz).
04/24/2009 -
Texas Lutheran distance runners Brooke Basey and Tiffany Wetz each claimed individual conference crowns by winning events Friday evening at the 2009 American Southwest Conference Track & Field Championships at Mississippi College.
(Photo of Brooke Basey by Lee Usry)
04/15/2009 -
A photo gallery of Texas Lutheran women's track and field from the Trinity Alumni Classic is now online. Click on the link below to access the photos. All photos are courtesy of Lee Usry.
Women's Track & Field Photo Gallery (Photo of Ravin McCallum by Lee Usry)
04/14/2009 -
Texas Lutheran senior sprinter Staci Jackson (Lake Highlands/Lake Highlands/McMurry) has been named the American Southwest Conference Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week for a fourth time this season.
(Photo of Staci Jackson by Drew Engelke)
04/14/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for April 14, 2009 are now online. This week's notes include news on Texas Lutheran women's track and field, baseball, women's golf, men's golf, and softball.
04/08/2009 -
Texas Lutheran senior sprinter Staci Jackson has been named the American Southwest Conference Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week for a third time this season.
(Photo of Staci Jackson by Patrick Zarate)
04/06/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for April 6, 2009 are now posted. This week's notes include news on women's track and field performances at the McMurry Relays, the baseball and softball teams recent and upcoming games, the men's golf squad's participation in the West Region Invitational, and the conclusion of the tennis seasons.
04/01/2009 -
Texas Lutheran distance runner Tiffany Wetz is this week’s American Southwest Conference Women’s Track & Field Athlete of the Week.
(Photo of Tiffany Wetz by Drew Engelke)
04/01/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for April 1, 2009 are now online. This week's edition includes notes on Texas Lutheran baseball, men's golf, softball, women's track & field, and women's and men's tennis.
03/29/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran women’s track and field team posted 15 personal or season bests during competitions Friday at the Rice University Victor Lopez Bayou Classic and Saturday at the University of Texas-San Antonio Relays.
(Photo of Staci Jackson by Lee Usry)
03/24/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for March 24, 2009 are now posted online. News items on the Texas Lutheran baseball, women's track & field, softball and tennis teams are included in this week's edition.
03/18/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for March 18, 2009 are now posted online. This week's notes contain notices about the ASC Player of the Week awards for golfers Angela Aufderhaar and Andrew Long and for softball player Kelsi Loewe. The notes also highlight upcoming events for baseball, softball, women's golf, men's golf, and women's track and field.
(Pictured clockwise from top: Clay Childress, Andrew Long, Brigitte Neumann, Devin Evans, and Angela Aufderhaar. Photos contributed by Ron Macklin, Patrick Zarate, Chris Steiger, and Lee Usry.)
03/11/2009 -
For the second time in two weeks, Texas Lutheran spinter Staci Jackson (Lake Highlands/Lake Highlands) is the American Southwest Conference Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week.
(Photo of Staci Jackson by Drew Engelke)
03/07/2009 -
Texas Lutheran’s Sahara Bragner, Staci Jackson, Devin Evans, and Shyra Walker posted a provisional NCAA Division III Championships time of 48.02 seconds and won the 4x100 meter relay Saturday at the 77th annual Border Olympics in Laredo, Texas.
(Photo of Devin Evans by Lee Usry)
03/04/2009 -
Texas Lutheran senior sprinter Staci Jackson (Lake Highlands/Lake Highlands/McMurry) has been named the American Southwest Conference Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Week.
(Photo of Staci Jackson by Lee Usry)
03/02/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran women's track and field team finished third in the team standings Saturday at the Trinity University Invitational - the first outdoor meet of the season for the Bulldogs.
TLU senior Staci Jackson (Lake Highlands/Lake Highlands/McMurry) won the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.87 seconds. Jackson, a two-time national champion in relays and a multiple All-American winner for the Bulldogs, also ran in the 200 and finished third with a time of 25.54.
(Photo of Staci Jackson by Lee Usry)
02/24/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes for Feb. 24, 2009 are now online. This week's version includes notes on women's golf, men's golf, baseball, women's and men's tennis, women's and men's basketball, softball and women's track and field.
(Upper left photo of Kyle Harvey by Ron Macklin; upper right photo of Courtney Haskell by Drew Engelke; bottom left photo of Carly Hansen by Patrick Zarate; bottom right photo of Devin Evans by Lee Usry)
02/21/2009 -
Texas Lutheran freshmen Sarah Usry and Devin Evans each posted top-five finishes Saturday at the Missouri Southern Invitational indoor track and field meet in Joplin, Mo. The Bulldogs came away with nine season-best marks and one school record.
(Photo of Devin Evans by Lee Usry)
02/11/2009 -
This week's Texas Lutheran Athletics Notes contain news items on women's track & field, women's basketball, men's basketball, men's tennis, baseball and softball. The notes highlight a busy weekend ahead for the TLU athletics teams.
02/01/2009 -
The Bulldogs competed Friday and Saturday at the University of Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial indoor meet in Houston.
01/21/2009 -
The Texas Lutheran women’s indoor track and field team opened its season Friday at the University of Houston’s 2009 Leonard Hilton Memorial, held at Houston’s Yeoman Fieldhouse.
(photo of Sarah Usry)
