Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
NOTEBOOK: Track & Field Sets Facility Records in Louisville
1/31/2022 5:01:00 PM | General, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, BRAA, Track & Field/Cross Country
Lyn'Nikka Vance, Esther Isa and Omamuyovwi Erhire placed first in the 60m dash, women's triple jump and men's triple jump respectively. Their marks in their events also topped C-USA's rankings for the indoor season so far.
FYI, Lyn'Nikka Vance is just getting started!👀🔥
— MT XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) January 29, 2022
First in the 60m dash ✅
Facility record ✅
New PB of 7.47s ✅
No. 1⃣ in C-USA ✅#BlueRaiders | #MT ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/77grW75tNf
Another week at the 𝓣𝓞𝓟 for Erhire!👑
— MT XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) January 29, 2022
First in triple jump ✅
Facility record - 15.48m ✅
No.1⃣ in C-USA ✅#BlueRaiders | #MT ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/Dohuj3qufA
🥇𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑. 𝐈𝐒𝐀.🥇
— MT XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) January 29, 2022
First in triple jump ✅
Facility record - 12.77m ✅
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Groundhog Day Luncheon Tickets Still on Sale
Tickets for Middle Tennessee Baseball's Groundhog Day Luncheon on Feb. 2 are still available for purchase! You can follow the link here to help us kickoff the 2022 season with the presentation of the Railbirds jacket with a meal including ham hocks, white beans, tomato salad, green onions, cornbread, chocolate cake and ice cream.
Groundhog Day week! It's not too late to purchase your tickets. Come celebrate the Blue Raider baseball tradition with us in the MTSU Student Union Ballroom.
— MT Baseball (@MT_Baseball) January 31, 2022
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Signing Day Celebration Caps Off Action Packed Feb. 2
After Groundhog Day Luncheon in the student union, the Blue Raider Athletic Association, in conjunction with the Middle Tennessee football program, will host the 13th Signing Day Celebration on Feb. 2 in the Jeff Hendrix Stadium Club. The event begins at 5:30 PM and will be showing the "MT Signing Day Live" show that will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 beginning at 6 p.m.
The hour-long show will be hosted by Voice of the Blue Raiders Chip Walters. Highlights of the signees, player interviews, and a look ahead to 2022 will make up this year's show.
The Signing Day Celebration in the Hendrix Club will include refreshments, beer and wine. Fans can watch the show with members of the coaching staff and get the inside scoop on the next great Blue Raiders. For any questions, please contact the BRAA today at 615-898-2210. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and Head Coach Rick Stockstill will address the crowd at 5:40 p.m. prior to being on the show.
Have a meal with the #BlueRaiders on Wednesday!@MT_Baseball's annual Groundhog Day Luncheon starts at 11:30 AM, and the @MT_FB Signing Day Celebration is at 5:30 PM.
— MT Athletics (@MTAthletics) January 30, 2022
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Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Also on Feb. 2 is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, and MT Athletics will be celebrating all day long across all its social media channels.
Keep an eye out on your feeds throughout the day Wednesday for some great work from our Athletic Communications staff!
Women's Basketball Sweeps C-USA Honors
Kseniya Malashka and Anastasiia Boldryeva swept the C-USA Weekly honors on Monday, with Malashka earning Player of the Week and Boldyreva earning Freshman of the Week. The Lady Raiders swept their two games over the weekend to continue their rise up the C-USA East standings.
Malashka continued her recent dominance in leading Middle Tennessee past East Division contenders Marshall and WKU. The junior forward scored 43 points in 35 total minutes of action against the two foes. She averaged 21.5 points, five rebounds and two steals in the two games, while shooting a sizzling 64 percent (14-of-22) from the field, including 4-of-7 (57 percent) from 3-point range. She was also 11-of-11 from the free-throw line. This is Malashka's second player of the week honor this season.
Boldyreva continued her progression as one of the top freshmen in C-USA with another strong weekend. The 6-foot-6 center averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots against Marshall and WKU. The Russian International enjoyed an exceptional game against Marshall with a career-high 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting to go with five rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot. It marked the third consecutive game Boldyreva established a new career high for points.
📢: Congratulations to @MT_WBB's Kseniya Malashka, #CUSAWBB Player of the Week presented by @surfandturfgolf! 🏀
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) January 31, 2022
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📢: Congratulations to @MT_WBB's Anastasiia Boldyreva, #CUSAWBB Freshman of the Week presented by @surfandturfgolf! 🏀
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) January 31, 2022
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Men's Basketball Highlights from Big Weekend in C-USA "North"
Of course, no recap of last weekend would be complete without highlighting Men's Basketball road sweep of Marshall and Western Kentucky.
Check out some of the work of MT's Creative Department from their trip up the road to Bowling Green on Saturday…and SID Thomas Donley's phone camera work from the locker room in Huntington, W. Va.
Roadkill. #BlueRaiders | #StickTogether pic.twitter.com/YfSTqcciUM
— MT Basketball (@MT_MBB) January 28, 2022
🚨🏀 KC's Dunk of the Day! 🏀🚨@MT_MBB Cam Weston just destroys Marshall with the facial in the Blue Raiders win! @MTBlueZoo @ConferenceUSA pic.twitter.com/8LxD8IVGTB
— Kevin Connors (@kevconnorsespn) January 28, 2022
This doesn't get old. #BlueRaiders | #StickTogether pic.twitter.com/i6iaOiqXQG
— MT Basketball (@MT_MBB) January 29, 2022
Blue Raiders = Road Warriors #StickTogether pic.twitter.com/XaSZ5MNSPJ
— MT Basketball (@MT_MBB) January 29, 2022
Got the job done in Bowling Green.#StickTogether pic.twitter.com/UUDtgLqmzg
— MT Basketball (@MT_MBB) January 30, 2022
Tennis Headlines Home Slate This Week
At home this week, the Adams Tennis Complex will certainly be highlighted, as it will host six different tennis matches over the next seven days. Friday will feature a men's/women's double header, with the women playing IUPUI at 1 p.m. and the men facing off with Louisville at 5 p.m.
Women's Tennis will then host its own double header with UT Martin and Alabama A&M on Saturday, before the men close out the weekend with a Sunday double header with Notre Dame and Tennessee State.
Of course, between all the tennis action, the Lady Raider will tipoff against UAB at the Murphy Center on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Six tennis matches and a @MT_WBB game makes for a busy weekend!
— MT Athletics (@MTAthletics) January 31, 2022
And don't forget Wednesday's @MT_Baseball Groundhog Day Luncheon and @MT_FB Signing Day Celebration.
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Blue Raiders Show Out at Shrine Bowl
To wrap things up on this Monday, Blue Raiders football players Reed Blankenship and DQ Thomas have been making waves at the East-West Shrine Bowl, which is scheduled to kickoff this Thursday.
Check out some of the buzz these two players have gotten online ahead of the NFL draft cycle below.
🗣This is a REAL #NFL practice! @_dqthomas20 | @MT_FB #ShrineBowl🏈 pic.twitter.com/4q0UEuLwJv
— East-West Shrine Bowl (@ShrineBowl) January 29, 2022
Middle Tennessee State LB, DQ Thomas...my word man #ShrineBowl pic.twitter.com/6Q2pax7GV4
— Tyler Browning (@DiabeticTyler) January 29, 2022
Remember Reed Blankenship? The Middle Tennessee State safety that first landed on your draft radar a year ago?
— The Draft Network (@TheDraftNetwork) January 30, 2022
He's making a name for himself again at this year's @ShrineBowl and @GrindingTheTape wants you to take notice.#FrontOffice33 | #NFLDrafthttps://t.co/qKCM6waFk1
Man, @MT_FB S Reed Blankenship is popping some pads out here this morning. @owenstraley21 had a great comp, saying he could be an early-career Brad Sorensen. Really physical. Will be a demon on special teams.
— Josh Carney (@ByJoshCarney) January 29, 2022
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