OVC championship
One door closes, another door opens
Story by Blake Sandlin, Contributing writer Murray State’s rifle team has their sights set high this season with a talented roster, including four All-Americans. One of them, Barbara Schläpfer, comes from a very different background than that of her teammates. Schläpfer, sophomore from Gais, Switzerland, lives in a small village of about 3,000 people. Her Read More
Cross-country finishes top five
Story by Tierra Reese, Contributing writer At the 2016-17 season opener cross-country meet in Nashville, Tennessee, the Murray State women’s team finished in fourth place and the men in fifth at the Belmont Invitational on Sept. 3. Vallery Korir, junior from Iten, Kenya, and Mason Swenson, freshman from Phoenix, both individually set personal record times Read More
Three time Coach of the Year
Story by Blake Sandlin, Contributing writer Head coach of the Murray State rifle team, Alan Lollar, is heading into his ninth season coaching the Racers. In 2015, he was named the OVC Coach of the Year, but growing up, Lollar never expected he would be involved with the sport of rifle. Lollar grew up in Read More
Steigerwald gains momentum over the summer
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Alex Steigerwald, sophomore goalkeeper, was thrown into the fire her freshman season to fill in for an injured Shelby Haworth, junior from Hilliard, Ohio. Steigerwald played in 13 games during her freshman season, starting in 11 of those games. She finished the 2015 season with 64 saves and a Read More
Third year coach, first class mentality
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor The women’s soccer team has been led by Head Coach Jeremy Groves since the 2014-15 season. But Groves doesn’t just want to be known as the head coach at Murray State, he wants to be known as a selfless person. “I’m a laid back kind of guy,” he said. Read More
Track and field prepares for OVC
Story by Justin Gaston, Contributing writer The Racers are preparing for the OVC Championship, which takes place May 13. The Racers finished sixth (2015) and seventh (2014) overall the past two season after almost winning the OVC in 2013. The Racers are looking to continuously improve on their accomplishments thus far. The Racers are heading into the Read More
Folke wins OVC
Story by Mark McFarland, Sports Editor Moa Folke, sophomore from Tranas, Sweden, won the individual OVC Championship and led the women’s golf team to a sixth place finish Wednesday. The tournament was held at Hampton Cove Golf Club in Owens Crossing, Alabama. Head Coach Velvet Milkman said the third day on the par 72 course was the Read More