Andrea Jameson Contributing Writer ajameson1@murraystate.edu On Saturday, Jan. 30, the Murray State track and field team competed in the Thundering Herd Invite hosted by Marshall University. Six Racers placed first in the competition while eight others posted personal bests during the event. Murray State featured several freshmen showing their mettle at the collegiate level. Freshman Read More
Sophie McDonald Sports Editor It was a rainy November night when a chartered plane carrying nearly the entire Marshall University football team crashed into a West Virginia mountainside in what is considered the worst single air tragedy in NCAA sports history. Monday marks the 41st anniversary of the plane crash, which had a significant impact Read More
Sophie McDonald Sports Editor After the plane crash of 1970, Marshall University was without a football team for two years. When the program was reestablished in 1972, Rex Repass was a freshman recruit on the team known as The Young Thundering Herd. Repass, first cousin of former Murray State Housing Director Paula Hulick, played high Read More