MTSU Track-and-Field
Former MTSU Track athlete Tre’Von Sanders and brother charged with murder
Photos courtesy of Metro Police. Deondre Sanders is on the left, Tre’Von Sanders, the right. Former MTSU Track runner Tre’Von Sanders, along with his brother Deondre Sanders, were arrested and charged for the September stabbing death of Cedric Thompson, a 27-year old Nashville resident, according to an official release from the Metro Nashville Police Department. …
‘Always smiling’: MTSU students, faculty remember graduate killed in car crash
Photo courtesy of Geoffrey Cheruiyot / Facebook Recently graduated MTSU alumnus Geoffrey Cheruiyot died in the early morning hours of May 31 after being involved in a car crash in East Tennessee. The 23-year-old was a co-worker, an athlete and a friend among many MTSU students and faculty. “He always had a smile on his …
MTSU track freshman Abike Egbeniyi turning heads this spring
Photo by Jonathan Clark / MTSU Sidelines If you haven’t been paying attention to Abike Egbeniyi, you should start. Egbeniyi has been on an absolute tear to start the outdoor season. During the indoor season, she competed well and made First Team All-American. The Nigeria native started the outdoor season by winning the 800 meter …
MTSU track & field share victories at separate meets
Photo by Jonathan Clark / MTSU Sidelines After a very successful weekend in Knoxville, the Blue Raiders split up for two meets this weekend. A few athletes went to California to compete in the Mt. Sac Relays while the others went up the road to nearby Clarksville to compete in the Austin Peay State University …
Track team seeks another record breaking trip to Knoxville
Photo by Brent Beerends / MT Athletic Communications The outdoor track season is upon us and coach Dean Hayes has some high expectations for his team. During the indoor season, Middle Tennessee was one of the best teams, top to bottom in the conference. A few runners even found success in the NCAA Nationals. As …
MT track and field enjoys another successful weekend
Photo by Brent Beerends / MT Athletic Communications Middle Tennessee track and field was spectacular as usual in the Joey Haines Invitational hosted by Southeast Missouri this weekend. They tabbed seven first place finishes even though this was considered more of a tune-up meet for next week’s meet at University of Tennessee. Coach Dean A. Hayes spoke …