Basketball
Basketball hunts for head coach
After four seasons with the Truman State University Bulldogs, leading them to an 83-40 record, men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster announced his resignation on March 29. […]
Articles by Rachel Steinhoff
Baseball
Kent Frantz, a pitcher for the record books
The awards poured in four years ago — nine wins for Truman State University baseball’s single season record, two GLVC Player of the Week honors, First Team All-Conference and GLVC Freshman of the Year. […]
Basketball
Redefining the role of a senior
“Rather than stats, Senior Day was actually about other, more important things,” writes Rachel Steinhoff, redshirt junior guard and sports text editor for The Index. “We have individuals owning titles like most selfless, best charge-taker and best pre-game speech.” […]
Cross Country
Cross Country Competes for GLVC Crown at Home
In August 2017, head coach Tim Schwegler set a goal for the men’s and women’s cross country teams. As the Truman State University Bulldogs began fall season with both team and individual wins, that goal […]
Football
Miners Run Away With Delayed Home Opener
At 1:30 a.m., players and fans finally exited Stoke Stadium after a 27-11 loss to the University of Missouri Science and Technology Miners. The Family Day matchup was scheduled to kick off the Bulldogs’ 2017 […]
Football
Bulldogs Play Sunday Morning Football
At 1:30 a.m., players and fans finally exited Stoke Stadium after a 27-11 loss to the University of Missouri Science and Technology Miners. The Family Day matchup was scheduled to kick off the Bulldogs’ 2017 […]
Basketball
Grad assistant program teaches future coaches
Embracing college athletics is different for everyone. For some, it’s putting on school colors and leading cheers from the stands. For others, it’s putting on a jersey with the name of their school embroidered across its chest. But, […]
Baseball
Baseball finishes 2-1 over the weekend
After finishing 1-2 during opening weekend, the Truman State baseball team continued its non-conference play with a road trip to the eastern side of the GLVC. Truman began and ended the road trip at the […]
Columns
Opinion: No perks to getting injured
During every athletic career there are thousands of firsts — first point, first trophy, first time in the starting lineup. The majority of firsts in sports are exciting, but negatives exist as well. This week, […]
Baseball
New ‘Dogs join on signing day
Feb. 3 was a day thousands of student-athletes will remember forever. For high school athletes, national signing day signified not only their commitment to a future school and athletic program, but also the attainment of their lifelong dream […]
Basketball
Hughes moves to Truman
After a season at Central Methodist University, freshman Savvy Hughes left the Eagles volleyball team and brought her talents as a setter to Kirksville, joining her older brother Taurin Hughes, redshirt freshman basketball guard. Beginning during high school, […]
Football
Truman student wins trip with Tebow
Balancing school, sports and sleep is no easy task, and for freshman quarterback Jaden Barr there’s yet another element to his daily schedule, living with Type 1 diabetes. But Barr got the chance of a lifetime, as he was […]