Kyle Shipp Action 2021

Tech Tidbits: Wonder Boys Paying Attention to Details

Every night when practice is over…after the last player has left and the day is done…Kyle Shipp takes a walk through the Arkansas Tech University football locker room in the Hull Physical Education Building. The...
2022 Arkansas Tech Volleyball Team

Tech Tidbits: Volleyball Suns Ready to Pursue Next Ring

Head coach Kera Coleman and the Arkansas Tech University volleyball team made a memory for a lifetime last November in Hot Springs when they captured the 2021 Great American Conference Tournament championship. "Ultimately, that's what...
1920 Wonder Boys Football Team

Preview of Wonder Boys Documentary Available

Individuals with an interest in the history of Arkansas Tech University athletics have an opportunity to preview a new documentary film entitled "What is a Wonder Boy?" The first 20 minutes of the documentary were...
Megan Bell Studio Photos Collage 2019-2021

ATU’s Bell Garners National Award Named for Legend

Megan Bell grew up hearing stories from her father about Arthur Ashe the tennis player and Arthur Ashe the humanitarian. That inspiration helped Bell become a successful student-athlete at Arkansas Tech University and an active...
Abby Davis

Abby Davis Named ATU Director of Athletics

Abby Davis has been appointed director of athletics at Arkansas Tech University on a permanent and full-time basis. The announcement was made by Dr. Robin E. Bowen, ATU president, on Tuesday, June 7. A meet-and-greet reception...
Leon Anderson and Jamie Sorrells

Alumnus Honors Mentor With Gift for Leon’s Lounge

Arkansas Tech University alumnus Jamie Sorrells of Russellville has provided the lead gift in a fund-raising project to establish a space named Leon's Lounge inside the football facility at the Hull Physical Education Building. The...
Golden Suns Huddle 3-5-2022

Tech Tidbits: Suns, SWOSU Meet in GAC Final

New location. Same result. Arkansas Tech University is in the women's basketball championship game at the Great American Conference Tournament. The Golden Suns (16-12) will face nationally 16th-ranked Southwestern Oklahoma State University (28-4) with...
Tori Lasker and Nikki Metcalfe February 2022

Tech Tidbits: Golden Suns Advance to GAC Tournament

I was making my way through a pleasant fall afternoon last October when my tasks took me to Tucker Coliseum. Dave Wilbers, Arkansas Tech University head women’s basketball coach since 2007, stood on the arena...
Coach Downey and Coach Wilbers January 2022

Tech Tidbits: Coaches Pick Right Moments to Fight On

There's a time and a place each season when a coach must use emotion to motivate his or her team in a critical moment. For Arkansas Tech University head basketball coaches Dave Wilbers and Mark...
Tori Lasker and Cejay Mann 2021-22

Tech Tidbits: ATU Teams Head West to Oklahoma

Arkansas Tech University is poised to make its move upward in the Great American Conference women’s basketball standings. ATU (9-7 overall, 6-6 GAC) steadied itself by winning 2-of-3 home games last week after a challenging...