Tech Tidbits: 518 Days Later, Wonder Boys Back Home
Nov. 16, 2019. In pandemic years, it feels like a lifetime ago.
That was the last time the Arkansas Tech University football team heard the cheers of its home crowd at Thone Stadium at Buerkle...
Tech Tidbits: ATU Golf Team Honors Fallen Heroes
Standing over a tee shot with out of bounds down the left and water to the right. Making the decision to go for a par-5 green in two shots. Knowing a 3-foot putt is...
Tech Tidbits: Reflections on a Championship Season
It’s easy to put too much emphasis on how
something ended. It is, after all, our final mental image of a person, a period
of time or, in the case of athletics, a season and a...
Tech Tidbits: Two Generations of Golden Suns
Editor's note: subsequent to the publication of this column, the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns became unable to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Tournament due to COVID-19 protocols.
They say history repeats itself....
Tech Tidbits: Clutch Performances of Kindness
February 14-20 was designated National Random Acts of Kindness Week by the foundation that promotes that ideal.
If there's ever been a week that could have benefited from some unanticipated kindness, it was last...
Tech Tidbits: Finish Line Near for Hoops Regular Season
With apologies to the
Grateful Dead, what a short, strange trip it’s been.
The pandemic-shortened
and compressed Arkansas Tech University regular season basketball schedule ---
which originally called for 43 contests over a span of 58 days...
Tech Tidbits: Dukic Putting Her Stamp on ATU Volleyball
Succeeding a legend is one of the greatest challenges a coach can face.
Arkansas Tech University alumna Kera Dukic accepted that challenge when she became ATU's 10th head volleyball coach in January 2018.
Her...
Tech Tidbits: Thank Your SID Week
The College Sports
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) recently sponsored the annual “Thank
Your SID” week. It provides members of the media, fans and others with an
opportunity to express their appreciation to the communications professionals
who invest...
Tech Tidbits: A Meaningful Date on the Calendar
There's something about Jan. 23.
It was on that date in 2010 that Mark Downey walked out of the tunnel at Tucker Coliseum and was greeted by 4,122 fans, the largest crowd to ever...
Tech Tidbits: Suns’ Preparation Pays Off With Meet Win
I don't know of anyone who brings more enthusiasm to their daily tasks than Brock Hime, head coach for the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns cross country and track and field teams.
So, it's no...