ATU Spirit Squads Wonder Boys Run Out 2019

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...
Ashlei Lopez 1-21-2021

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...
1999 and 2021 Golden Suns

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....
ATU Student-Athlete Random Acts of Kindness February 2021

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...
Cejay Mann and Ashlei Lopez February 2021

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...
Kera Dukic February 2021

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...
Daniel Gallegos and Stormi Leonard January 2021

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...
Mark Downey 1-21-2021

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...
Golden Suns Cross Country 1-15-2021

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...