Story by Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Six months after Murray State women’s golf Head Coach Velvet Milkman was named the interim athletic director, Kevin Saal was made the ninth athletic director in Murray State history. Along with this announcement came the decision to make Bob Jackson the University’s new president, and Jackson is excited Read More
Story by Gage Johnson Sports Editor gjohnson17@murraystate.edu Interim President Bob Jackson told the The Murray State News on Friday, Feb. 8, that the search for a new athletic director for the Racers was nearing its end. The position has been vacant since Allen Ward resigned the post on July 13, 2018, but Jackson said a Read More
Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu Jorge Caetano had every reason to think the 2017-18 season with the Murray State women’s tennis team was going to be his last. Caetano, who has served as head coach since 2014, is an international student from Niteroi, Brazil. A former Murray State tennis player himself, Caetano inherited the head Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Down in the depths of the Carr Health Building, a historically unique club team is putting in the offseason work to make a name for themselves next season. The Murray State rowing team started offseason conditioning in hopes of making a deep run in the spring. The rowing Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff Writer aredfern@murraystate.edu Back to back champs First-year Head Coach Matt Lodge led the Racer women’s soccer team to their second-straight OVC tournament championship, defeating tournament-host UT Martin 2-1. “I’m so proud of this group; we have had so much adversity this season,” Lodge said. “They don’t believe in excuses. Read More
Story by Adam Redfern Staff writer aredfern@murraystate.edu First-year Head Coach Matt Lodge led the Racer women’s soccer team to their second-straight OVC tournament championship, defeating tournament-host UT Martin 2-1. “I’m so proud of this group; we have had so much adversity this season,” said Lodge. “They don’t believe in excuses. They make my job so Read More
Story by Keith Jaco Staff writer rjaco@murraystate.edu Barstool Murray responds to a Murray State fan who posted a picture holding a sign reading “We want ‘Bama” following the homecoming loss to Jacksonville State. Former Murray State guard Cameron Payne scored a career-high 21 points to help propel the Chicago Bulls to their first win of Read More
Story by Blake Sandlin Sports Editor bsandlin1@murraystate.edu A former Cincinnati Bengal turned Murray State Regent is heading the search for the next University athletic director. Eric Crigler has come a long way since his football-playing days at Murray State and his short stint in the NFL. A two-time All-OVC selection in 1988 and 1989, he Read More