Senior golfer Josh Simer is Tennessee Tech's NCAA Man of the Year for 2010, winning the honor from a field of seven finalists.
Simer captures Gilbert Darcy Award on men’s team; Bradford honored as women’s team MVP for second time
Tech senior golf team co-captain Josh Simer has been named to the Men's At-Large Academic All-America Team, one of just two players from the Ohio Valley Conference selected. He is Tech's 35th Academic All-America selection.
One of the most popular features of the Pepsi Bobby Nichols Scramble presented by Budweiser, the Doc Fields Friday Night Concert and Party on June 11 will feature a sensational musical group called Simply Irresistible.
Golden Eagle senior golfer Josh Simer has been named first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District. A recent graduate with a 4.0 GPA, Simer's name will now appear on the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration.
The 2010 Pepsi Bobby Nichols Scramble presented by Budweiser is filling quickly, with more the 75 percent of the field already reserved. The tournament, set for June 11-12-13, is a major fund raising event for Tech athletics.
Jake Heatherly was Tech's most consistent golfer and the best in the field on the short holes, helping him tie for fifth place and earn all-tournament honors as the Golden Eagles finished in sixth place at the OVC men's golf championships.
Just three strokes out of second place, the Tennessee Tech men's golf team is in the middle of an extremely tight race after the first round of the 2010 OVC Championships at GreyStone Golf Club. Josh Simer's one-under 71 has him tied for third place.
This week's Ohio Valley Conference tournament is the last hurrah of the season for the five seniors, led by Josh Simer, who will represent Tech at the men's golf championships at GreyStone Golf Club in Dickson.
The Tech men's golf team had the third-best round of the day Tuesday and jumped a spot in the standings to finish 10th overall at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate. Individual entrants Lee Maxwell and Travis Ramsey both placed in the Top 20.
Lee Maxwell and Travis Ramsey paced Tennessee Tech in Monday's opening two rounds of the TSU Intercollegiate, but their scores aren't helping the Golden Eagles since they're competing as individuals.
The Tech golf teams will both be in action Monday and Tuesday, the final meet of the regular season for each before playing in the OVC Championships later in the month. The women are led by Diana Carson (left) and the men by Josh Simer (right).
Seniors Josh Simer and Jake Heatherly became the first Golden Eagles tandem to earn all-tournament honors in the same event in more than two years and Tech trimmed 11 strokes from its first day total on the way to a fifth place finish in the North Alabama Spring Classic.
Seniors Blake Garrison and Josh Simer are tied for fifth place after the first round of the North Alabama Spring Classic Monday, helping the Golden Eagles finish the day in third place among 20 teams in the field.
Jake Heatherly led the charge as Tech sliced 15 strokes off its score Tuesday, helping the Golden Eagle men's golf team jump into a tie for seventh place at the JSU Grub Mart Intercollegiate.
The Tech men's golf team will try to make up some ground Tuesday when it finishes play at the Grub Mart Invitational hosted by Jacksonville State. The Golden Eagles are in ninth place after Monday's first round.
