2011-12 Pirate Men's Track & Field Headlines

June 13, 2012
105 Pirates Earn SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll Honors
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named 1,037 student-athletes to the 2012 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. This year's total is the third-highest for a single period in the history of the award.

June 7, 2012
Nicholls, Tuttle Selected as Kassen/Lowry Athletes-of-the-Year 2012
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern University announced the 2012 Dr. Tex Kassen and Dr. Carla Lowry Athlete-of-the-Year awards which denote the top male and female athlete at Southwestern for that given school year. Senior volleyball setter Christina Nicholls and sophomore men’s track & field athlete Daniel Tuttle were chosen among numerous candidates as this year’s recipients of the esteemed award.

May 16, 2012
Martinez, Myers Announced as SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team Members
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its fourth annual Men’s & Women’s Track & Field All-Sportsmanship teams. Twenty-two men’s and women’s track & field student-athletes were selected to the 2012 squad including Southwestern's Sam Martinez (pictured, left) and Kelly Myers (pictured, right).

April 28, 2012
Tuttle Brings SCAC Individual Title Back to Georgetown
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Daniel Tuttle gave the Southwestern men’s track and field team their first SCAC Individual Champion since 2008 with a win in the 110 hurdles in a time of 15.46. Two more SU records fell for the men as they finished in sixth place with 50.50 points, their highest finish since 2008.

April 27, 2012
Personal and Southwestern Records Fall on Day One of SCAC Championships
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Day one of the SCAC Track & Field Championships for Southwestern University was a successful one as three SU records fell and seven personal best performances were on display.

April 25, 2012
2012 SCAC Spring Championships - Tournament Links and Brackets
SUWANEE, Ga. - The busiest weekend of the 2011-12 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference sports season has arrived. Championships in the spring sports will be decided over the course of four days beginning on Thursday, April 26 with the Southwestern softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf and men's and women's track & field competing.

April 18, 2012
39 Student-Athletes Receive Senior Watches at Annual Ceremony
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Thanks to the generous donations of parents, alumni and students in the Pirate Crew, Southwestern University's Booster Club, the Athletic Department was able to continue the tradition of awarding watches to senior athletes whom had completed eligibility while at SU. This is the third year for the ceremony.

April 14, 2012
Final Meet Preps Pirates for Championships
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In their final regular season meet the Southwestern men's track team tuned-up and posted big finishes in preparation for the SCAC Championships next weekend.

April 12, 2012
Senior Story: Addison English
On your mark ... get set ... GO! Addison English has been off and running--literally and figuratively--since arriving at Southwestern in 2007.

April 4, 2012
Tuttle Earns SCAC Track Athlete-of-the-Week
SUWANEE, Ga. - Daniel Tuttle, a sophomore from Georgetown, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Men's Track Athlete-of-the-Week for meets conducted through Sunday, April 1.

April 4, 2012
Video Interview: Daniel Tuttle, SCAC Men's Track Athlete-of-the-Week
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Sophomore hurdler Daniel Tuttle talks about his record-setting performance in San Antonio and has his sights set on Nationals.

March 30, 2012
Three Records Fall at Trinity Relays
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Pirate men's track & field team set three new Southwestern records on Friday afternoon at the Tiger Relays, including two by Daniel Tuttle.

March 6, 2012
Wind Challenges Track & Field Teams
STEPHENVILLE, Texas - The men's and women's track & field teams had more than just other teams as competition at the Tarleton Relays on Tuesday afternoon. The gusting winds posed significant challenges for the Pirates in all events.

March 3, 2012
Pirates Kickoff Season with Record-Setting Performances
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Southwestern men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the 2012 season at the University of Incarnate Word on Friday and Saturday ¬¬and did so in post season form, posting personal bests and two Southwestern records.

February 16, 2012
Texas Lutheran to Join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced today that Texas Lutheran University has accepted an invitation to join the Conference.

January 23, 2012
Schreiner University to Join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced today that Schreiner University has accepted an invitation to join the Conference.

November 9, 2011
Video: Larrieu Smith Shares 2011 Pan Am Games Experience
Watch as SU Head Men's & Women's Cross Country/Track & Field Coach Francie Larrieu Smith shares her experience as the 2011 US Pan Am Games Assistant Team Leader

August 25, 2011
Revamped Training Room Offers Better Service to Athletes
Thanks to generous donations and various fundraising events throughout the years the Southwestern University Athletic Department unveiled their newly remodeled athletic training facility this fall. The updates include an expanded treatment area, additional taping/treatment tables, custom paint (with logos still to come), a flat-screen television, new computers and new countertops.

August 17, 2011
New Year Brings New Faces to SU Athletics
GEORGETOWN, Texas - As the start of the 2011-12 school year gets underway the Southwestern University Athletic Department welcomes four new assistant coaches to the mix.

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