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NOTEBOOK: Spring Coaches’ Shows kick off Van Wagner Era of the Blue Raider Radio Network
4/8/2024 6:06:00 PM | General, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Cross Country and Track & Field, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Cross Country and Track & Field, Track & Field/Cross Country
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU Athletics is excited to announce that throughout the rest of the spring, Blue Raider fans can tune into our MTSU Spring Sports Show, hosted by the Voice of the Blue Raiders, Chip Walters, on every Thursday starting this week, April 11, through May 9.
Walters will broadcast live on MTSU Athletics social media platforms, including Facebook Live, from Noon to 1 p.m. at Happy's Sports Lounge on Main Street in Murfreesboro while being joined by coaches from around the Athletic Department. This Thursday's kickoff episode will feature Head Football Coach Derek Mason ahead of this weekend's Blue & White Game along with Head Men's Tennis Coach Jimmy Borendame and Head Women's Tennis Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall, with both programs hosting senior day ceremonies this weekend.
The full schedule for the spring can be found below! We hope you can join us either in person at Happy's or online at https://www.facebook.com/BlueRaiderAthletics
April 11 – Head Football Coach Derek Mason (a few players as well), Head Men's Tennis Coach Jimmy Borendame and Head Women's Tennis Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall
April 18 – Head Men's Golf Coach Mark McEntire and Head Women's Golf Coach Chris Adams
April 25 – Head Baseball Coach Jerry Meyers and Head Softball Coach Jeff Breeden
May 2 – Head Track & Field Coach Keith Vroman and Director of Athletics Chris Massaro
May 9 – Head Volleyball Coach Chuck Crawford and Head Soccer Coach Aston Rhoden
Spring Game Highlights Blue Raider Saturday Showcase
Speaking of this weekend, it's a jam packed one in the Boro with six(!) Blue Raider programs in action at home this weekend, including four on Saturday! The highlight of Saturday's Showcase is the return of MTSU Football's Blue & White Spring Game at 1 p.m. The two teams were drafted over the weekend, with plenty of good-natured trash talking between teammates underway just minutes after the final pick was made.
But the Spring Game is not your only chance to support the Blue Raiders on Saturday, with women's tennis, baseball, softball and soccer all at home this weekend! Check out the full schedule below!
Murfreesboro City Schools is issuing a heartfelt call to action to the Blue Raider community to rally together in support of the student's experiencing homelessness. With about 400 families currently without stable housing in our area, we must join forces to provide immediate assistance and long-term solutions to address this pressing issue.
At each event throughout the day on Saturday, Blue Raider Athletics will have collection bins available for toiletry donations.
Men's and Women's Tennis celebrate Senior Day this weekend
The MTSU Women's Tennis program will host Sam Houston on Saturday at 11 a.m. for its Senior Day, while MTSU Men's Tennis will host Tulane at 11 a.m. on Sunday for their own senior day. Both matches are scheduled for the Outdoor Tennis Complex, weather permitting.
The Men have climbed up the national rankings in recent weeks, getting up to No. 34 in the ITA rankings released last week.
The Women, meanwhile, are coming off a comfortable sweep of UT Southern on Sunday!
Men's Golf posts Top-5 at Mason Rudolph Invitational
In a packed field at the 2024 Mason Rudolph Invitational featuring several Top 10 teams, Head Men's Golf Coach Mark McEntire said that the Blue Raiders' goal for the weekend was achieved with a Top 5 team finish on Sunday.
Middle Tennessee men's golf took fifth place at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a score of 862 (+10) after a combined round of 295 (+11) in Sunday's third round. Owen Stamper, playing in the final group with a crowd of around 60 spectators in tow, tied for ninth at 212 (-1).
Markus Varjun led the Blue Raiders in the third round with a score of 71 (E). He bookended his round with birdies on holes 1 and 18. He tied for 16th individually at 214 (+1).
Women's Golf's Lauren Gilchrist aces Par 3 at Chattanooga Classic
For the second time in as many tournaments, a Blue Raider women's golfer has recorded a hole-in-one during competition!
After teammate Ella Manley's ace in the Ozarks last week, Lauren Gilchrist was the beneficiary of a strong drive on a Par 3 this week in Chattanooga, acing the Par 3 No. 3 hole at Council Fire Golf Club in the Chattanooga Classic on Monday.
MTSU will wrap up play in Chattanooga on Tuesday.
Tennessee Invite wraps up for MTSU Track & Field
Track and Field can be a tricky sport for our office to send our content team with during the season, where the squad will often be split between multiple meets in different cities in one weekend. Which is why it was such a treat to have the Blue Raiders compete in Knoxville over the weekend, where our content team was able to make the drive over the Eastern Time Zone line into the mountains of Tennessee to catch all the action on track this weekend.
Check out some of their photos and videos from the Tennessee Invite below!
On the track, the quartet of Leonie Beu, Lakesha Smith, Laila Rudolph and Tamia Waters won in the 4x100m with a time of 45.26s.
Follow Aston Rhoden on X!
Finally, in news I thought I'd never type out, our head men's soccer coach, Aston Rhoden, has finally joined X/Twitter!
The Blue Raider Soccer program has had a busy fall schedule with matches both at home and on the road. They're spring scrimmage slate will conclude this Saturday at Noon against Belmont in Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
Walters will broadcast live on MTSU Athletics social media platforms, including Facebook Live, from Noon to 1 p.m. at Happy's Sports Lounge on Main Street in Murfreesboro while being joined by coaches from around the Athletic Department. This Thursday's kickoff episode will feature Head Football Coach Derek Mason ahead of this weekend's Blue & White Game along with Head Men's Tennis Coach Jimmy Borendame and Head Women's Tennis Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall, with both programs hosting senior day ceremonies this weekend.
The full schedule for the spring can be found below! We hope you can join us either in person at Happy's or online at https://www.facebook.com/BlueRaiderAthletics
April 11 – Head Football Coach Derek Mason (a few players as well), Head Men's Tennis Coach Jimmy Borendame and Head Women's Tennis Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall
April 18 – Head Men's Golf Coach Mark McEntire and Head Women's Golf Coach Chris Adams
April 25 – Head Baseball Coach Jerry Meyers and Head Softball Coach Jeff Breeden
May 2 – Head Track & Field Coach Keith Vroman and Director of Athletics Chris Massaro
May 9 – Head Volleyball Coach Chuck Crawford and Head Soccer Coach Aston Rhoden
Spring Game Highlights Blue Raider Saturday Showcase
Speaking of this weekend, it's a jam packed one in the Boro with six(!) Blue Raider programs in action at home this weekend, including four on Saturday! The highlight of Saturday's Showcase is the return of MTSU Football's Blue & White Spring Game at 1 p.m. The two teams were drafted over the weekend, with plenty of good-natured trash talking between teammates underway just minutes after the final pick was made.
Draft day ✅
— Middle Tennessee Football (@MT_FB) April 5, 2024
Up next: Blue & White spring game!#BoroBuiltMiddleMade pic.twitter.com/7U5PDVAGnq
But the Spring Game is not your only chance to support the Blue Raiders on Saturday, with women's tennis, baseball, softball and soccer all at home this weekend! Check out the full schedule below!
What's Happening in the 'Boro – presented by Ole South
— Middle Tennessee Athletics (@MTAthletics) April 8, 2024
It's Senior Day for @MT_WomensTennis and @MT_MensTennis, and we've got the Blue Raider Athletics Saturday Showcase featuring the @MT_FB Blue & White Game!
🥎⚾️🎟️ https://t.co/FpVYoaIe2Z
🎾⚽️🏈🎟️ FREE#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/7GaVFofqXa
Murfreesboro City Schools is issuing a heartfelt call to action to the Blue Raider community to rally together in support of the student's experiencing homelessness. With about 400 families currently without stable housing in our area, we must join forces to provide immediate assistance and long-term solutions to address this pressing issue.
At each event throughout the day on Saturday, Blue Raider Athletics will have collection bins available for toiletry donations.
Men's and Women's Tennis celebrate Senior Day this weekend
The MTSU Women's Tennis program will host Sam Houston on Saturday at 11 a.m. for its Senior Day, while MTSU Men's Tennis will host Tulane at 11 a.m. on Sunday for their own senior day. Both matches are scheduled for the Outdoor Tennis Complex, weather permitting.
The Men have climbed up the national rankings in recent weeks, getting up to No. 34 in the ITA rankings released last week.
Your #BlueRadiers in the latest @ITA_Tennis rankings! 🔥
— Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis (@MT_MensTennis) April 3, 2024
#️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ - #BlueRaiders
#️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ - Ondrej Horak and Leo Raquin
#️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ - Raquin#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/gkorUpxh95
The Women, meanwhile, are coming off a comfortable sweep of UT Southern on Sunday!
Sweep completed! 🧹#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/CaP5p4OFQx
— Middle Tennessee Women's Tennis (@MT_WomensTennis) April 7, 2024
Men's Golf posts Top-5 at Mason Rudolph Invitational
In a packed field at the 2024 Mason Rudolph Invitational featuring several Top 10 teams, Head Men's Golf Coach Mark McEntire said that the Blue Raiders' goal for the weekend was achieved with a Top 5 team finish on Sunday.
.@coachmcentire72 on a top-five finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship pic.twitter.com/n8hqzVDmIK
— Middle Tennessee Men's Golf (@MT_MGolf) April 7, 2024
Middle Tennessee men's golf took fifth place at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a score of 862 (+10) after a combined round of 295 (+11) in Sunday's third round. Owen Stamper, playing in the final group with a crowd of around 60 spectators in tow, tied for ninth at 212 (-1).
Markus Varjun led the Blue Raiders in the third round with a score of 71 (E). He bookended his round with birdies on holes 1 and 18. He tied for 16th individually at 214 (+1).
Women's Golf's Lauren Gilchrist aces Par 3 at Chattanooga Classic
For the second time in as many tournaments, a Blue Raider women's golfer has recorded a hole-in-one during competition!
After teammate Ella Manley's ace in the Ozarks last week, Lauren Gilchrist was the beneficiary of a strong drive on a Par 3 this week in Chattanooga, acing the Par 3 No. 3 hole at Council Fire Golf Club in the Chattanooga Classic on Monday.
♠️
— Middle Tennessee Women's Golf (@MT_WGolf) April 8, 2024
- April 8, 2024
- Council Fire Golf Club
- Hole 3 pic.twitter.com/EX2HJ92eIW
LAUREN GILCHRIST WITH A HOLE IN ONE!#BlueRaiders pic.twitter.com/Kk1gyoVLKI
— Middle Tennessee Women's Golf (@MT_WGolf) April 8, 2024
MTSU will wrap up play in Chattanooga on Tuesday.
Tennessee Invite wraps up for MTSU Track & Field
Track and Field can be a tricky sport for our office to send our content team with during the season, where the squad will often be split between multiple meets in different cities in one weekend. Which is why it was such a treat to have the Blue Raiders compete in Knoxville over the weekend, where our content team was able to make the drive over the Eastern Time Zone line into the mountains of Tennessee to catch all the action on track this weekend.
Check out some of their photos and videos from the Tennessee Invite below!
Frames from day one at the Tennessee Invite 📸#BLUEnited | @NCAATrackField pic.twitter.com/UhSGAxmnzl
— Middle Tennessee XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) April 6, 2024
Highlights from day 1 🔥#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/Ys9w2PMvNv
— Middle Tennessee XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) April 6, 2024
Day 2 mood 😎#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/FqKED49V6F
— Middle Tennessee XC/Track & Field (@MT_TrackField) April 6, 2024
On the track, the quartet of Leonie Beu, Lakesha Smith, Laila Rudolph and Tamia Waters won in the 4x100m with a time of 45.26s.
Follow Aston Rhoden on X!
Finally, in news I thought I'd never type out, our head men's soccer coach, Aston Rhoden, has finally joined X/Twitter!
Our head coach @AstonRhoden is on X! Give him a follow! 👋#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/8CwvhGaa1m
— Middle Tennessee Soccer (@MT_Soccer) April 5, 2024
A selfie with the group after our win today! 🤳 @MT_Soccer #BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/STwbSp1KVP
— Aston Rhoden (@AstonRhoden) April 7, 2024
The Blue Raider Soccer program has had a busy fall schedule with matches both at home and on the road. They're spring scrimmage slate will conclude this Saturday at Noon against Belmont in Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
Always a fun time at Hayes Stadium! 👏#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/HtpdW9YoXu
— Middle Tennessee Soccer (@MT_Soccer) April 7, 2024
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