The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are the intercollegiate athletic teams of
Tennessee Technological University (TTU), located in
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller ...
, United States. The TTU athletic program is a member of the
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Cham ...
(OVC) and competes in
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...
, including the
Football Championship Subdivision . The Tech mascot is Awesome Eagle, and the school colors are purple and gold.
Sports sponsored
A member of the
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Cham ...
, Tennessee Technological University sponsors teams in six men's and seven women's
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
sanctioned sports: Men's tennis competes in the
Horizon League
The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region.
The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...
after the OVC merged its men's tennis league into that of the Horizon after the 2021–22 season.
Athletic facilities
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*Baseball:
Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex
*Basketball:
Eblen Center
*Football:
Tucker Stadium
Tucker Stadium is a 16,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Cookeville, Tennessee. It is home to the Tennessee Technological University Golden Eagles team, and is named for former coach Wilburn Tucker (1920–1980). The football field is named ...
*Soccer: Tech Soccer Field
*Softball: Tech Softball Field
*Tennis: Tech Tennis Courts
*Indoor Track & Field: ''(Does not have home competition facility)''
*Outdoor Track & Field: Tucker Stadium
*Volleyball: Eblen Center
National championships
Team
They are in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Individual
References
External links
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{{Tennessee College Sports