Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles logo.svg
University Tennessee Tech University
Conference Ohio Valley (primary)
Horizon League (men's tennis)
SoCon (beginning July 1, 2026)
NCAA Division I (FCS)
Athletic directorMark Wilson
Location Cookeville, Tennessee
Varsity teams6 men's & 7 women's
Football stadium Tucker Stadium
Basketball arena Eblen Center
Baseball stadium Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex
Softball stadiumTech Softball Field
MascotAwesome Eagle
NicknameGolden Eagles
Fight songThe Tennessee Tech Fight Song
ColorsPurple and gold [1]
   
Website www.ttusports.com/landing/index
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The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Tennessee Tech University (TTU), located in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. The TTU athletic program is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) [2] and competes in NCAA Division I, including the Football Championship Subdivision. [3] Tech will leave the OVC for the Southern Conference (SoCon) after the 2025–26 school year. The SoCon sponsors all of Tech's sports except beach volleyball; the Golden Eagles' future affiliation in that sport has not been announced. [4]

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The Tech mascot is Awesome Eagle, and the school colors are purple and gold.

Sports sponsored

A member of the Ohio Valley Conference through 2025–26 before joining the Southern Conference, Tennessee Tech sponsors teams in six men's and seven women's NCAA sanctioned sports: [5] Men's tennis competes in the Horizon League after the OVC merged its men's tennis league into that of the Horizon after the 2021–22 season. [6] The only Tech sport that will not compete in the SoCon after 2025–26 is beach volleyball, which that conference does not sponsor.

Men's sportsWomen's sports
Baseball Softball
Basketball Basketball
Cross countryCross country
GolfGolf
Football Soccer
TennisTrack and field1
Volleyball
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor.

Athletic facilities

Source: [7]

VenueSport(s) hosted
Bush Stadium Baseball
Eblen Center Basketball
Tucker Stadium Football, track and field
Tech Soccer FieldSoccer
Tech Softball FieldSoftball
Tech Tennis CourtsTennis
Eblen CenterVolleyball

National championships

Team

AssociationDivisionSportYearOpponent/
runner-up		Score
NCAA Division I Rifle (3) 1980 West Virginia 6,201–6,150
1981 West Virginia6,139–6,136
1982 West Virginia6,138–6,136

They are in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Individual

AssociationDivisionSportYearEventIndividual(s)Score
NCAADivision I Rifle (5) 1980 Smallbore rifle Rod Fitz-Randolph 1,176
Air rifle Rod Fitz-Randolph 389
1981 Smallbore rifle Kurt Fitz-Randolph 1,173
1982 Smallbore rifle Kurt Fitz-Randolph 1,167
1983 Air rifle Ray Slonena 389

References

  1. ↑ "Communications and Marketing - University Color Palette" . Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "OVC Member Institutions". OVCSports.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Tennessee Technological University". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Southern Conference Approves Tennessee Tech Membership" (Press release). Southern Conference. August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Horizon League Announces Innovative Partnership with Ohio Valley Conference and Men's Tennis Programs, Adds Chicago State as an Affiliate Member for Men's and Women's Tennis" (Press release). Horizon League. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Athletics Venues". Tennessee Technological University. Retrieved September 20, 2015.


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