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Track and field to travel to Birmingham

Kasey Madden, Reporter February 25, 2015

Marshall University’s track and field team is competing in the C-USA Indoor Championship Tuesday and Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama. Head coach Jeff Small said with 14 schools competing, the Herd...

Marshall University swimming and diving competes against Western Kentucky University Jan. 31, in the Fitch Natatorium.

Herd swimming and diving breaks records

Malcolm Walton, Reporter February 24, 2015

Marshall University’s swimming and diving team broke 13 school records Saturday on its way to its best finish in C-USA history. The team is adamant that its best years still lay ahead. Head coach Bill...

Marshall University's Womens basketball team plays Southern Miss at the Cam Henderson Center Thursday, Jan. 29.

Player of the week

Bradley Heltzel, Reporter February 24, 2015

AJ Johnson knocked down six three-pointers en route to 23 points in Saturday’s victory over University of Alabama at Birmingham that snapped a three game losing streak for the Herd. As she has done all...

Mike Hamrick, athletic director, delivers a speech during the 44th annual memorial service on Friday at the Memorial Student Center Plaza.

From linebacker to athletic director

Kasey Madden, Reporter February 24, 2015

In 1980, Mike Hamrick hung up his football helmet and received his diploma in secondary education from Marshall University. Hamrick said his original goal was to become a teacher and coach high school...

WEEKEND WATCH

Bradley Heltzel, Contributor February 19, 2015

Women’s Basketball: UAB @ Marshall Saturday at 1 p.m. Janae Smith, Forward, #25- The reigning C_USA player of the week comes to town after leading University of Alabama at Birmingham to two victories...

The Marshall University women's basketball team lost to Louisiana Tech University 68-67 Saturday. The Thundering Herd erased an eight point deficit to tie the game in the final seconds, but a free throw by LA Tech's Kelia Shelton with 0.8 seconds left in the game sealed the Herd's fate.

Herd loses 74-48, drops third straight

Adam Polsky, Reporter February 19, 2015

Marshall University’s women’s basketball team dropped its third straight contest in a 74-48 loss to Middle Tennessee State University Thursday in the Cam Henderson Center. The game marked the first...

#WeekendWalkOff: Will the real Kevin Durant please stand up?

Shannon Stowers, Assistant Sports Editor February 19, 2015

#WeekendWalkOff is a weekly column where sports and pop culture collide in a look at the one of the week’s biggest sports topics. A little more than nine months ago, sports fans across the world fell...

Members of the Thundering Herd men’s basketball team kickoff the season with Thundering Madness on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Cam Henderson Center.

Herd men’s basketball to take on Blue Raiders

Adam Polsky, Reporter February 18, 2015

Marshall University’s men’s basketball team will face a road test Thursday in conference for Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Thundering Herd comes in at 9-16 (5-7),...

Herd women's soccer prepares to take on University of Cincinnati Sept. 12, 2014 at the Veteran's Memorial Soccer Complex.

SWEETHEART CLINIC IS SET TO HELP YOUNG ATHLETES

Jill Shemanski, reporter February 18, 2015

The Marshall University Athletic Department is having the 18th Annual Sweetheart Clinic 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Chris Cline Athletic Complex Indoor Athletic Facility. The clinic is a free event open...

Rakeem Cato and Evan McKelvey pose with the Boca Raton Bowl championship trophy.

Column: Herd teams having success out of the limelight

Shannon Stowers, Assistant Sports Editor February 18, 2015

For almost every school across the country, football and basketball are the prized possessions of athletic departments and fans, and rightfully so. The two sports are, for the most part, what television...

Marshall fans cheer as the Herd men’s basketball plays Concord University in an exhibition game Nov. 8, 2014 at the Cam Henderson Center.

Herd basketball seeing bigger crowds

Mercedez Speight, Reporter February 18, 2015

The Marshall University ticket office is predicting positive overall statistics from this year’s basketball sales. The ticket office does not release its statistics on overall attendance until the...

Player profile: Chase Boster

LaChel House, Reporter February 16, 2015

Chase Boster is a junior right hand pitcher from Stafford, Virginia. During his first season at Marshall, he was considered a true freshman and was the Friday starter for the first half of the season....

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