Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
NOTEBOOK: Women’s Tennis Hosts Conference Tournament at ATC
4/18/2022 6:00:00 PM | Baseball, General, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country
The competition starts on Thursday, April 21, with matches throughout the weekend, culminating in the Championship match on Sunday, April 24. MT will face FAU in the first round on Thursday at 3 p.m. central time.
We are 𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 𝘼𝙒𝘼𝙔 from hosting the 2022 @ConferenceUSA Women's Tennis Championship in Murfreesboro!
— MT Women's Tennis (@MT_WomensTennis) April 14, 2022
If you would like to volunteer, please reach out to Head Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall (Tayo.bailey-duvall@mtsu.edu) for more info.#BlueRaiders pic.twitter.com/0kslxSQMkl
For Blue Raider fans, it will be one last chance to catch Lee and Zani Barnard in action, as the fifth-year seniors were honored on senior day this past weekend.
Thank you to Lee and Zani Barnard for the countless memories and everything you've given to Middle Tennessee State University over the past five years 🥲💙🇿🇦#BlueRaiders | 📸: @emilycolejpg pic.twitter.com/sbFR9Vgvgi
— MT Women's Tennis (@MT_WomensTennis) April 16, 2022
Stay tuned to @MT_WomensTennis on twitter and GoBlueRaiders.com for coverage throughout the week
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭. 🌩️
— MT Women's Tennis (@MT_WomensTennis) April 18, 2022
We will take on 5-seed/#66 Florida Atlantic in the First Round of the 2022 @ConferenceUSA Women's Tennis Championship this Thursday at 3 PM outside the ATC.#StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/MsUq7Q4Tc4
Women's Golf tees off today in C-USA Championship
Down in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Middle Tennessee women's golf is teeing up for the C-USA Championship this week at the PGA National Resort. Competing on the Par 72, 6,154-yard course, MT enters the week as the fifth ranked team in the conference by Golfstat at No. 109 nationally. North Texas is the highest ranked C-USA team at No. 44.
"The conference is pretty deep this year, and we're right about in the middle of the pack as far as rankings go," head coach Chris Adams said ahead of the week. "But rankings are just a number, and when we play to our capabilities, we can compete with anybody."
Practice round in paradise. #BlueRaiders pic.twitter.com/Gkcu0VfFfx
— MT Women's Golf (@MT_WGolf) April 18, 2022
Kwarteng beats her own Ghanan High Jump record in Middle Tennessee Blue
Down in Auburn at the War Eagle Invitational, Abigail Kwarteng continued her dominance of the high jump, setting a new Middle Tennessee program record in the event with a 1.92 m leap. The jump also bested the national record of Kwarteng's Ghana, a record that Kwarteng herself held prior to this weekend.
The moment Abigail Kwarteng set the new Ghana national-record and Middle Tennessee program-record height of 1.92m in the women's high jump at the War Eagle Invitational... just 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂! ⚡️#BlueRaiders | #MT pic.twitter.com/KZKs8JWr95
— MT XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) April 18, 2022
The jump currently is the third highest jump any collegiate athlete has completed this season, and the fifth highest jump any woman has completed in the world this year. Unsurprisingly, it's also the best mark in Conference USA.
Her name is 𝐀𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐠 ‼️
— MT XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) April 17, 2022
⭐️ Replaced her previous high jump national record of 1.87m with 1.92m. 🇬🇭
⭐️ No. 1 in @ConferenceUSA.
⭐️ No. 3 in the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
⭐️ No. 5 in the 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝.#BlueRaiders | #MT ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/KsTxn0LaSF
Elsewhere in Auburn, Alaba Akintola took gold in the men's 100m and 200m dash, posting a top-three in the nation time of 10.09 seconds in the 100m. Eusila Chepkemei also took silver in both the women's 1500m and 800m.
RCA Fan Voting Now Open!
If you've been curious why I've been tweeting less this past week, let me clue you in on why: The Raiders' Choice Awards are just around the corner! And while we in the Athletic Communications office have been hard at work getting ready, Blue Raider fans around the world have a chance to be a part of the celebration this week!
Fan Voting is now open for Play of the Year, Performance of the Year and Game/Event of the Year on GoBlueRaiders.com. You can follow the link here to go directly to your ballot! There are so many worthy nominees in these three categories. So much so I'll need even more time to narrow my ballot down.
Be sure to check out the videos embedded on site to get the lowdown on those nominated! It was fun for us to go back through them all this week and remember what's been a standout year for the Blue Raiders throughout the athletic department.
#RCA22 fan voting is NOW AVAILABLE for:
— MT Athletics (@MTAthletics) April 18, 2022
» Play of the Year
» Game/Event of the Year
» Performance of the Year
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Football wraps up Spring Practice
It was a busy final week of spring ball for Middle Tennessee, with open practice on Saturday alongside those returning players receiving their bowl-winning rings from the 2021 Bahamas Bowl.
Check out some of the highlights of our coverage below!
Spring Practice is in the books for the Blue Raiders‼️#BlueRaiders I #EATT I #WeOverMe pic.twitter.com/WRqhHcRlk1
— Middle Tennessee Football Recruiting (@MTFB_Recruiting) April 18, 2022
We'll see you back at Floyd Stadium in the fall, Blue Raider fans!
— Middle Tennessee FB (@MT_FB) April 16, 2022
🎟 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐬: https://t.co/XB1cdLrs7H
🎟 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬: https://t.co/UhdFkAVMzN#BlueRaiders | #EATT pic.twitter.com/sb1sl8SC0Y
That's a wrap for spring practice! Here's what week 🖐 looked like for the #BlueRaiders.
— Middle Tennessee FB (@MT_FB) April 16, 2022
📸 https://t.co/hqyHPJjcd8 pic.twitter.com/eT2omyaj2F
Proud 2 award Jordan Ferguson the prestigious Terry Whiteside Award that recognizes excellence In Academics, Football, Strength & Conditioning, Community Service and Leadership. Jordan exhibits everything this award and Terry Whiteside represent! Congratulations Ferg! Be Great! pic.twitter.com/wUZdYuOfEI
— Coach Stock (@CoachStock) April 15, 2022
Your #BlueRaiders got their 2021 @TheBahamasBowl champions rings yesterday!
— Middle Tennessee FB (@MT_FB) April 15, 2022
Nice piece to add to the collection... 😎 pic.twitter.com/nM3ZYeT59f
#RingSZN is in the air at Middle Tennessee. The 2021 Bahamas Bowl Champions got one for the collection today 👀 #EATT | #BlueRaiders pic.twitter.com/DViggx0N3B
— Middle Tennessee Football Recruiting (@MTFB_Recruiting) April 14, 2022
Nine-run sixth powers MT to fourth straight baseball series win
Just behind the football stands as the Blue Raiders wrapped up Spring Practice, the Middle Tennessee baseball team put together a comeback for the ages on Saturday afternoon, scoring nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on just four hits to get past Charlotte 10-7 and clinch their fourth straight C-USA series win.
Blue Raiders rallied to win their third straight rubber game. Relive Saturday's thriller here. 🎥👇 pic.twitter.com/fDR3BG4DTe
— MT Baseball (@MT_Baseball) April 18, 2022
The inning was capped off by a grand slam from Jackson Galloway, the second grand slam the outfielder has smashed this season.
It happened again. @Gway_15: King of the Grand Slam 👑 pic.twitter.com/0Un7Brp77h
— MT Baseball (@MT_Baseball) April 16, 2022
Men's Tennis Loads up for Norfolk
While the women's tournament is set for Murfreesboro this week, C-USA Men's Tennis, including your nationally ranked Blue Raiders, are heading east to Norfolk, Va. for the men's championship.
Our Blue Raiders had a pretty special regular season, if you did not know. Check out the quick hit recap from SID Alex Morgan.
2021-22 Regular Season Checklist:
— MT Men's Tennis (@MT_MensTennis) April 16, 2022
- Highest ranking in the @CoachJimmyB era ✅
- Most wins in the regular season in program history ✅
- Tied the longest win streak in program history ✅
Sounds 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙩𝙩𝙩𝙩𝙩𝙮 good to me.#BlueRaiders | #KATNhttps://t.co/COojaKY3ZB
If you wanted more...
— MT Men's Tennis (@MT_MensTennis) April 16, 2022
- Highest individual ranking in the Borendame era (@stijntennis #30) ✅
- Four ITA singles rankings in the Spring ✅
- Two ITA doubles rankings in the Spring ✅
- @BrostrOskar joins @MotlPavel on the Blue Raider record book for freshman singles wins ✅#MT
Web Gem of the Week: Softball
M4 | WHAT A SNAG FROM @jaya_herring! Herring saves a bases-loaded situation to close out the 49ers' half of the fourth! Rodriguez, Herring, and Woods coming to the plate for the Blue Raiders!
— MT Softball (@MT_Softball) April 16, 2022
MT 1 - Charlotte 2#BlueRaiders | ⚡️⬆️ pic.twitter.com/HmFxIQJshs
Varsity Club Golf Tournament posts another successful year!
Caught up with some @MTSU alumni at our Varsity Club Golf Tournament this afternoon!
— MT Athletics (@MTAthletics) April 15, 2022
📸 https://t.co/Q48DLFxuvd pic.twitter.com/raguqCA2Mm
Played good. Dressed ELITE.
— Group Of Five Guys (@GroupOfFiveGuys) April 17, 2022
Great alumni weekend with @MT_FB and @CoachStock pic.twitter.com/8sqmX8x5xr
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