Sports
Softball makes culture change with new coach
Ron Ferrill has taken on the position of softball head coach this year at Truman State University. Ferrill was previously the softball head coach at Saint Ambrose College. The players have already noticed a difference, […]
Cross country welcomes new coach
This summer, Collin Nurenberg was hired to replace Schwegler as the head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Tim Schwegler, former Truman State University cross country and track & field head coach, […]
Student takes on role of assistant coach for women’s tennis team
Junior Ethan Hinni is the assistant coach for the women’s tennis team at Truman State University as his scholarship job. Truman does not currently have a men’s tennis program. Hinni said he decided to take […]
Truman sports in brief: week of Aug. 28
Women’s soccer ranked fourth in preseason poll Women’s soccer placed fourth in the 2022 GLVC Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs faced Saginaw Valley State University Aug. 26 and finished with a draw. Sophomore […]
Soccer makes big changes
The Truman State University men’s and women’s soccer teams have a goal in mind for this season — to qualify for and win their respective Great Lakes Valley Conference tournaments. The entirety of the soccer […]
Truman sports in brief: week of Aug. 18
Volleyball hopes to start off strong The Bulldogs will start their season at the Missouri Southern Tournament, Aug. 26. Last year, the squad finished their first tournament 2-2. The team found a 3-1 win against […]
Bulldogs earn academic honors
Baseball: The Bulldogs were recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association and awarded the Team Academic Excellence Award. They were one out of 400 collegiate baseball teams, 88 Div. II teams and five Great Lakes […]
Football holds on to top players
In their first regular season following the shortened pandemic spring season of 2021, the Bulldogs capped the Football program’s best three year run in 50 years last fall with a second straight victory in the […]
Athletes transferring is good for Truman
There have been a lot of big moments, great memories and even better human interest stories that we here at the Index sports section covered this year for Truman sports. Ultimately, student athletes come and […]
Tennis sees success on and off the court
The Truman State University tennis team currently has an 11-2 record, an improvement from last year’s 7-8 overall record. Coach Steve Smith said he thought the season has gone very well. “My goals for the […]
Student athlete balances two sports
Junior Ellie Weltha is a dual-sport athlete. Weltha is a forward for the basketball team and utility for softball. Before coming to Truman State University, she played at Illinois State University. “I actually committed my […]