Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys and Golden Suns

Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Golden Suns
University	Arkansas Tech
Conference	Great American Conference 2011–present Gulf South Conference 1995–2011 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference 1927–1995
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Steve Mullins
Location	Russellville, Arkansas
Varsity teams	10
Football stadium	Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field
Basketball arena	Tucker Coliseum
Baseball stadium	Tech Field
Softball stadium	Chartwells Women's Sports Complex
Other arenas	Hull Building
Mascot	Jerry the Bulldog
Nickname	Wonder Boys (men) Golden Suns (women)
Colors	Green and Gold[1]
Website	arkansastechsports.com

The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys and Golden Suns are the athletic teams that represent Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas. They are a charter member of the Great American Conference of the NCAA Division II.^[2]

Sports

Arkansa Tech currently fields the following 10 sports at the NCAA Division II level:^[3]

Men's sports Baseball Basketball Football Golf

Women's sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Softball Tennis Volleyball

Wonder Boys sports

Football

John Tucker is ultimately responsible for the idiosyncratic nickname "Wonder Boys" for Arkansas Tech University. On November 15, 1919, Tucker, as a 17-year-old freshman, scored two touchdowns and kicked two extra points to lead the Second District Agricultural School Aggies to a 14–0 upset win over Jonesboro. In newspaper accounts following the game, Tucker and his teammates were referred to as "Wonder Boys," and the nickname remains to this day. Tucker was labeled as "The Original Wonder Boy" and was associated with the school for the rest of his life. He went on to play on the University of Alabama's Rose Bowl team in 1931 and served Arkansas Tech in a variety of roles – including coach, athletic director and chemistry professor – between 1925 and 1972. Two buildings on the Tech campus – Tucker Coliseum and Tucker Hall – are named in his honor.^[4]

Originally the Second District Agricultural School when formed in 1909, Arkansas Tech has made five appearances in football national playoffs (1971, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009). Led by All-American receiver Rick Thone, the 1971 Wonder Boys (12–1–0) made it to the national championship game of the NAIA playoffs, losing to Livingston State (now University of West Alabama) in the title game, 14–12, played in Birmingham, AL. In 1994, Tech lost in the first round of the NAIA playoffs to Langston (OK), 56-42, after capturing the final Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) football crown earlier that season. Firman W. Bynum, long-time Dean of Men at Tech, was the school's first All-American football player in 1939.

Tech won AIC football championships in 1931, 1935, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1994.

Arkansas Tech left the NAIA after the AIC disbanded following the 1994–95 academic year. Tech joined NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference at that time. Since then, Tech's football program has made appearances in the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 1999, 2004 and 2009. The 1999 team was the first from Arkansas to win the GSC football championship outright, while the 2004 Wonder Boys were the first team from Arkansas to host or win an NCAA Division II Playoffs game. Tech earned that honor by defeating Catawba College (N.C.) 24-20 on November 13, 2004. The Wonder Boys returned to the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2009 and defeated the University of North Carolina at Pembroke 41–13 in the first round before falling to University of North Alabama 41-28 in the region semifinals.

Steve Mullins served as head football coach at Arkansas Tech from 1997 through 2012. Raymond Monica became head football for the 2013 season. Mullins holds the school record for most wins as the Tech head football coach (96). Mullins has also served as athletic director since April 16, 2003.^[5]

Football seasons

Coach Year Overall Conference All–Americans W.A. Isgrig 1911 4–4 0–0 Totals 4–4 (.500) 0–0 (–) E.H. Shinn 1912 4–2 0–0 1913 7–2–1 0–0 1914 8–0 0–0 1915 5–3 0–0 Totals 24–7–1 (.766) 0–0 (–) W.B. Casey 1916 1–0 0–0 1917 0–1 0–0 Totals 1–1 (.500) 0–0 (–) W.K. McWilliams 1919 2–2–1 0–0 Totals 2–2–1 (.500) 0–0 (–) E.O. Brown 1920 4–0–2 0–0 1921 7–0 0–0 1922 8–1 0–0 1923 6–1–2 0–0 1924 6–1–2 0–0 1925 7–2 0–0 1926 6–2 0–0 1927 5–3–1 0–0 1928 7–2 0–0 1929 4–4–1 2–2–1 1930 4–2–2 3–1–2 1931 7–1–2 5–0–2 * 1932 6–2–1 5–2–1 Totals 77–21–13 (.752) 15–5–6 (.692) John Tucker 1933 3–3–1 2–2–1 1934 5–1–2 4–1–2 1935 8–0–1 6–0–1 * 1936 6–2 5–1 1937 8–1 3–1 1938 4–2–2 2–2 1939 7–0–2 2–0–2 * Firman Bynum 1940 5–3–1 1–2–1 1941 6–3 3–3 1945 8–0 6–0 * 1946 9–1 6–0 * 1947 8–1 6–0 * Totals 77–17–9 (.791) 46–12–7 (.762) Raymond Burnett 1948 8–2 7–1 * 1949 9–1–1 8–0 * 1950 7–3 4–3 1951 3–6 2–5 1952 1–7 1–4 1953 3–5–1 1–3–1 Totals 31–24–2 (.561) 23–16–1 (.588) Sam Hindsman 1954 8–1 6–1 * Don Dempsey 1955 5–3–2 5–1–1 1956 5–5 0–0 1957 6–4 0–0 1958 7–3 7–3 * Eddie Meador Totals 31–16–2 (.653) 18–5–1 (.771) Marvin Salmon 1959 5–3 4–3 1960 10–1 8–0 * Roger Lee Powell McClellan 1961 8–0–1 6–0–1 * Powell McClellan 1962 8–1–1 6–1 1963 3–5–2 3–3–1 1964 9–1 7–0 * Danny Gilbert 1965 7–3 5–2 Danny Gilbert 1966 3–6–1 2–4 Totals 53–20–5 (.712) 41–13–2 (.750) Don Dempsey 1967 5–3–1 2–3–1 1968 10–2 5–1 * 1969 6–4–1 4–1–1 1970 8–3 5–1 * Joe Hoing 1971 12–1 & 6–0 * Perry Goodell Rick Thone 1972 5–4–1 4–2 Perry Goodell 1973 4–7 2–4 1974 1–9 0–6 1975 3–8 1–5 Totals 54–41–3 (.566) 29–23–2 (.556) Leon Anderson 1976 1–10 0–6 1977 6–4 3–3 1978 5–5 2–4 1979 3–6–1 3–2–1 Kelly Davis Totals 15–25–1 (.378) 8–15–1 (.354) Harold Steelman 1980 6–4 4–2 1981 4–5–1 2–4 1982 3–7 2–4 1983 4–5–1 4–1–1 1984 4–5 3–3 1985 1–9 1–6 Bruce Livingston Totals 22–35–2 (.390) 16–20–1 (.446) Ken Stephens 1986 6–4 5–2 Bruce Livingston 1987 2–6–1 1–4–1 Chad Walker 1988 6–4 3–3 1989 6–3 3–3 Noel Tugwell 1990 4–6 0–6 1991 0–10 0–6 Greg Andrews Jeff Andrews Karl Kuhn 1992 4–5–1 2–4 Totals 28–38–2 (.426) 14–28–1 (.337) Brooks Hollingsworth 1993 1–9 1–3 Kelly Cochrane Tim Cohen John Westbrook 1994 7–4 # 4–0 * Chaun Harper Scott Lawrence Ronnie Powell Demond Sampson Freddie Williams 1995 3–6–1 2–6–1 Piotr Styczen 1996 5–6 3–5 Piotr Styczen Totals 16–25–1 (.393) 10–14–1 (.420) Steve Mullins 1997 4–7 4–4 1998 5–5 4–5 1999 9–3 # 8–1 * Paul Peletz Todd Mathews Ed Duncan D.J. Crane Stuart Cash 2000 7–3 7–2 Paul Peletz Patrick Pesnell 2001 8–2 7–2 2002 4–7 3–6 Tommy Edwards 2003 5–6 4–5 Tommy Edwards 2004 10–2 # 8–1 Cedric Cursh Jonathan Hayes Kyle Jackson Josh Rogers 2005 7–3 6–3 Chris Johnson 2006 7–3 5–3 Quincy Skinner 2007 5–5 3–5 Michael Podobnik 2008 5–5 4–4 Torrence Wright 2009 9–3 # 6–2 Nick Graziano Frantz Simeon Landon Turner Torrence Wright 2010 4–7 2–6 2011 2–8 1–4 2012 5–6 3–5 Totals 96–75 (.561) 75–58 (.564) Raymond Monica 2013 5–6 5–5 Deandre' Bonner 2014 3–8 3–7 Shai Kobayashi 2015 9–3 8–3 Logan Genz Totals 17–17 (.500) 16–15 (.516) All-Time Records 548–368–42 (.594) 311–224–23 (.578) & National Runner–Up # National Tournament * Conference Champion

Basketball

Tech's greatest men's basketball success came under the guidance of head coach Sam Hindsman, who led the Wonder Boys from 1947–66. Hindsman, who also won two AIC football titles at Tech during the 1950s, was ahead of his time with an up-tempo style that dazzled fans and opponents. Hindsman and the Wonder Boys won seven consecutive AIC basketball titles from 1949–55. In 1954 and 1955, Tech reached the semifinals of the NAIA National Tournament. Tech's only other NAIA Final Four berth in men's basketball came in 1995.

In all, Hindsman won 11 conference men's basketball titles and 355 men's basketball games to set school records that are unlikely to ever be eclipsed.

Tech returned to men's basketball prominence for the first time in more than a decade during the 2008–09 season. The Wonder Boys finished 23–9 overall, won their first-ever Gulf South Conference men's basketball title and qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament in men's basketball for the first time ever. The Wonder Boys defeated Benedict College 63-62 in their first-ever NCAA Tournament game on March 14, 2009. Florida Southern ended Tech's season 95-92 in overtime the following evening.

The Wonder Boys won their second consecutive GSC Tournament title in 2010 and they returned to the NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament in both 2010 and 2011, reaching the regional semifinals on both occasions.

Basketball seasons

Coach Year Overall Conference All-American R.K. Lindberg 1914–15 4–3 0–0 Totals 4–3 (.571) 0–0 (–) Bill Cowan 1922–23 7–1 0–0 Totals 7–1 (.875) 0–0 (–) E.O. Brown 1923–24 5–2 0–0 1924–25 4–8 0–0 1925–26 1–5 0–0 1926–27 7–8 0–0 1927–28 7–5 4–5 1928–29 8–8 5–7 1929–30 10–3 8–3 1930–31 11–4 7–4 1931–32 9–7 3–5 1932–33 1–4 1–4 Totals 63–54 (.538) 28–28 (.500) Truman McEver 1933–34 6–6 1–5 1934–35 5–13 3–9 Totals 11–19 (.367) 4–14 (.222) Henry Hudson 1935–36 6–6 2–6 1936–37 6–8 1–8 1937–38 9–5 5–3 1938–39 5–9 3–8 1939–40 4–16 3–13 Totals 30–44 (.405) 14–38 (.269) Howard Godfrey 1940–41 5–11 5–11 Totals 5–11 (.313) 5–11 (.313) Raymond Burnett 1941–42 7–14 0–0 Totals 7–14 (.333) 0–0 (–) John Tucker 1944–45 14–8 13–3 1945–46 14–5 8–3 Totals 28–13 (.683) 21–6 (.778) Homer Spragins 1946–47 12–11 6–7 Totals 12–11 (.522) 6–7 (.462) Sam Hindsman 1947–48 12–8 9–7 1948–49 17–4 13–3 * 1949–50 25–2 # 18–0 * 1950–51 24–7 # 16–2 * 1951–52 25–4 # 17–1 * 1952–53 24–1 # 16–0 * E.C. O'Neal 1953–54 28–3 % 16–0 * E.C. O'Neal 1954–55 29–6 % 16–0 * Donovan Horn 1955–56 15–9 # 11–5 1956–57 13–13 0–0 1957–58 20–5 10–0 * Ronnie Kennett 1958–59 13–11 0–0 1959–60 19–6 14–4 * 1960–61 21–3 16–2 * J.P. Lovelady 1961–62 20–7 14–4 * Kenny Saylors 1962–63 19–9 # 11–7 Kenny Saylors 1963–64 17–10 13–5 1964–65 6–19 5–13 1965–66 8–19 4–14 Totals 355–146 (.709) 219–67 (.766) Deward Dopson 1966–67 12–14 8–10 1967–68 14–13 11–7 1968–69 19–9 13–5 1969–70 22–10 # 15–3 1970–71 20–5 16–4 1971–72 12–16 12–8 Terry Hankton 1972–73 4–22 2–16 Totals 103–89 (.536) 77–53 (.592) Ted Lyons 1973–74 8–20 3–15 1974–75 8–17 4–14 1975–76 4–20 1–17 Totals 20–57 (.260) 8–46 (.148) George Jones 1976–77 11–17 8–10 1977–78 7–16 5–13 1978–79 7–21 4–14 1979–80 13–14 7–11 1980–81 12–15 8–10 Totals 50–83 (.376) 32–58 (.356) Danny Ebbs 1981–82 15–14 9–9 Joe Bob Wise 1982–83 13–14 9–9 1983–84 1–5 0–0 Totals 29–33 (.468) 18–18 (.500) Wesley White (interim) 1983–84 9–12 ( 10–17 α ) 7–11 ( 7–11 α ) Totals 9–12 (.429) 7–11 (.389) John Widner 1984–85 22–8 12–6 * 1985–86 9–17 6–14 1986–87 12–14 8–12 Totals 43–39 (.524) 26–32 (.448) Marty Barnes 1987–88 22–11 14–4 * 1988–89 20–12 12–6 Alan Cozart 1989–90 24–9 14–4 1990–91 16–15 8–10 Maxie Mathis 1991–92 20–12 11–7 Maxie Mathis 1992–93 23–10 12–4 * Maxie Mathis Eric Burnett 1993–94 26–8 13–1 * Thayer McKinley David Bevis 1994–95 29–6 % 14–2 * David Bevis 1995–96 19–10 # 7–5 Chad Keaster 1996–97 14–13 8–4 Bryan Hodges 1997–98 9–17 6–6 1998–99 9–17 5–7 Totals 231–140 (.623) 124–60 (.674) Robert Thompson 1999–00 16–10 8–4 2000–01 4–22 2–14 2001–02 12–14 8–8 2002–03 11–16 4–12 Totals 43–62 (.410) 22–38 (.367) Rick McCormick 2003–04 7–20 4–12 2004–05 10–17 3–13 2005–06 11–16 2–14 Totals 28–53 (.346) 9–39 (.188) Mark Downey 2006–07 6–21 1–13 2007–08 18–11 8–6 2008–09 23–9 # 9–5 * 2009–10 30–2 # 13–1 * Brandon Friedel Totals 77–43 (.642) 31–25 (.554) Doug Karleskint 2010–11 25–6 # 13–1 * 2011–12 26–6 # 13–3 * Johnie Davis 2012–13 18–12 # 13–7 2013–14 21–10 # 15–5 * 2014–15 18–14 # 11–9 * 2015–16 15–14 10–12 Totals 123–62 (.665) 75–37 (.670) All-Time Records 1278–989 (.564) 726–588 (.553) % National Tournament Final Four # National Tournament * Conference Champion α Full Season Record

Baseball

Tech won AIC baseball titles in 1950, 1964, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992 and 2014. The Wonder Boys captured a share of the GSC West Division baseball crown in 1998. Tech won a school record 44 games in 2014 while winning the Great American Conference championship.

Baseball seasons

Coach Year Overall Conference All-American W.A. Isgrig 1912 5–8–1 0–0 Totals 5–8–1 (.393) 0–0 (–) E.H. Shinn 1913 10–4 0–0 1914 5–9 0–0 1915 3–2 0–0 Totals 18–15 (.545) 0–0 (–) E.O. Brown 1923 1–4 0–0 Totals 1–4 (.200) 0–0 (–) John Tucker 1940 2–3 0–0 Totals 2–3 (.400) 0–0 (–) Raymond Burnett 1948 10–3 6–2 1949 9–3 8–2 1950 13–4 8–1 * 1951 11–3 10–2 Totals 43–13 (.768) 32–7 (.821) Sam Hindsman 1953 2–10 2–8 1954 7–9 5–7 1955 10–6 7–5 1956 5–11 5–7 Totals 24–36 (.400) 19–27 (.413) Raymond Burtner 1957 4–4 0–2 1958 8–4 8–4 Totals 12–8 (.600) 8–6 (.571) Don Dempsey 1959 3–9 3–9 1960 2–6–1 2–6–1 1961 10–10 5–5 1962 14–6 7–3 1963 10–11 6–6 1964 14–7 8–4 * 1965 12–10 6–6 1966 11–9 7–5 1967 3–15 1–9 1968 7–10–2 5–7 1969 13–8 6–6 1970 8–11 6–4 Totals 107–112–3 (.489) 62–70–1 (.470) Doyle Wallace 1971 16–15 8–8 Totals 16–15 (.516) 8–8 (.500) Ted Lyons 1972 7–14 6–10 1973 11–13–1 5–8–1 1974 12–13 8–8 Totals 30–40–1 (.430) 19–26–1 (.424) Rick Thone 1975 7–13 5–11 Totals 7–13 (.350) 5–11 (.313) Robert Pledger 1976 22–14 11–3 * Tommy Hester 1977 13–12 8–6 1978 10–10 6–8 Totals 45–36 (.556) 25–17 (.595) Robert Campbell 1979 17–17 9–5 1980 16–14 8–6 Totals 33–31 (.516) 17–11 (.607) Jim Franks 1981 21–11 11–3 * 1982 25–15 9–5 1983 16–12 7–7 1984 24–18 9–5 1985 26–16 16–4 * 1986 19–17 11–9 1987 23–13 17–11 Totals 154–102 (.602) 80–44 (.645) Dale Harpenau 1988 29–17 18–6 * 1989 17–24 8–16 1990 22–16–1 14–10 1991 30–17 16–8 1992 25–16 17–7 * 1993 26–17 11–11 1994 34–14–1 20–4 1995 33–18 20–6 1996 26–19 7–10 1997 30–11–1 10–6 1998 30–16–1 12–5 * Totals 302–185–4 (.619) 153–89 (.632) Billy Goss 1999 22–21 11–6 2000 22–22 7–11 2001 32–20 14–9 John Paul Davis 2002 16–31 7–16 2003 29–24 18–14 2004 31–23 13–10 2005 28–22 17–7 2006 19–29 6–17 2007 22–32–1 10–10 2008 22–23 9–11 2009 22–30 9–12 Totals 265–277–1 (.489) 121–123 (.496) Dave Dawson 2010 35–19 14–6 2011 32–19 13–6 Matt Johnson 2012 26–27 13–11 Jonathan Finnegan Landon Sullins 2013 32–21 18–12 Cesar Abreu 2014 44–12 25–5 * 2015 30–21 16–10 Patrick Castleberry 2016 24–31 12–21 Totals 223–150 (.598) 111–71 (.610) All-Time Records 1287–1048–10 (.551) 660–510–2 (.564) * Conference Champion

Golf

Arkansas Tech's men's golf team was AIC champions in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. Tech became the first school from Arkansas to win the GSC Championship in men's golf in 2004. The 1998 Wonder Boys reached the NCAA Division II National Tournament for men's golf. Tech made its sixth men's golf NCAA Division II Regional Tournament appearance and finished as GSC Tournament runner-up in 2009. Bill Bailey was a four-time All-AIC selectee in golf (1973–76).

Golf seasons

Year Conference All-American 1964 5th 1965 7th 1966 1st 1967 1st 1968 1st 1969 1st 1970 1st # 1971 6th 1972 5th 1973 3rd 1974 4th 1975 8th 1976 8th 1977 7th 1978 6th 1979 5th 1980 6th 1981 9th Year Conference All-American 1982 6th 1983 2nd 1984 1st 1985 3rd 1986 3rd 1987 3rd 1988 2nd 1989 2nd 1990 2nd 1991 2nd 1992 1st 1993 1st # David Dyer 1994 1st # 1995 1st # 1996 T-3rd 1997 T-5th 1998 3rd # 1999 4th Year Conference All-American 2000 5th 2001 2nd # Jeff Jenkins 2002 5th # 2003 4th # 2004 1st # Nick Quast 2005 4th Nick Quast 2006 6th 2007 3rd 2008 5th 2009 2nd # 2010 4th 2011 8th 2012 2nd 2013 1st # 2014 2nd # 2015 3rd # 2016 2nd # # National Tournament

Golden Suns sports

Cross country

Cross Country seasons
Year Conference Regional All-American 1995 10th 1996 6th 1997 5th 1998 5th 1999 5th 14th 2000 3rd 6th 2001 3rd 8th Year Conference Regional All-American 2002 10th 2003 3rd 7th 2004 10th 14th 2005 11th 16th Aoife Cooke 2006 11th 19th 2007 6th T-7th 2008 3rd 4th Year Conference Regional All-American 2009 3rd 4th 2010 4th 2011 3rd 2012 7th 25th 2013 5th 27th 2014 7th 29th 2015 T-5th 30th

Volleyball

The Golden Suns volleyball program won AIC titles in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1987. The Suns captured GSC West Division volleyball crowns in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008 and 2010. The 2000 team became the first from Arkansas Tech to qualify for the NCAA Division II Volleyball Tournament.

Volleyball seasons

Coach Year Overall Conference All-American Jim Yeager 1977 7–14 0–0 1978 6–9 0–0 1979 4–11 0–0 1980 9–6 0–0 1981 7–8 0–0 Totals 33–48 (.407) 0–0 (–) Jim Dickerson 1982 10–6 0–0 1983 26–4 12–0 * 1984 32–5 12–0 * 1985 34–7 13–1 * Totals 102–22 (.823) 37–1 (.974) Chris Poole 1986 21–15 11–3 Totals 21–15 (.583) 11–3 (.786) Gaye Griffin 1987 25–8 12–0 * Totals 25–8 (.758) 12–0 (1.000) Natalie Alred 1988 18–18 7–5 1989 17–17 6–6 1990 17–18 5–7 1991 25–15 7–5 Stacy Burnett–Mallett 1992 20–17 3–7 1993 5–21 1–7 Totals 102–106 (.490) 29–37 (.439) Shannon Burks 1994 12–15 4–6 1995 15–15 3–7 Totals 27–30 (.474) 7–13 (.350) Tracy McWilliams 1996 17–18 3–7 1997 26–8 10–0 * Dong Mei Cui 1998 24–17 7–3 1999 34–7 10–0 * 2000 36–5 # 12–0 * Totals 137–55 (.714) 42–10 (.808) Amanda Thiessen 2001 19–12 9–3 2002 20–13 8–4 Ningning Liu 2003 4–25 1–11 Totals 43–50 (.462) 18–18 (.500) Kristy Bayer 2004 13–17 5–7 2005 25–12 9–5 2006 20–16 5–7 2007 22–13 8–4 2008 31–5 11–1 2009 24–13 8–4 2010 31–5 11–1 Sarah Von Lienen 2011 35–4 # 16–0 * Laura Farney 2012 27–10 11–3 2013 25–12 # 9–5 2014 29–6 # 13–1 * 2015 26–7 15–1 * Totals 308–120 (.720) 121–39 (.756) All-Time Records 798–454 (.637) 277–121 (.696) # National Tournament * Conference Champion

Basketball

Arkansas Tech's two greatest moments of athletic glory were provided by the back-to-back NAIA Division I national championships captured by the Golden Suns basketball program in 1992 and 1993. The 1991-92 team finished with an overall record of 35-1. The 1991-92 Golden Suns won each of their final 28 games by 12 points or more, including an 84-68 win over Wayland Baptist University (Texas) in the national championship game. The Suns won their second consecutive national crown in 1993 by defeating Union University (Tenn.) 76-75. Joe Foley, Tech head women's basketball coach from 1987–2003, was the architect of both national championship teams.

Today, the Golden Suns basketball program ranks among the top five in NCAA Division II history in winning percentage and all-time wins. The Suns finished as NCAA Division II national runners-up in 1999, and they made it back to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in three years during the 2006-07 season. Tech made it back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament when the Suns qualified for the event again in 2008. Arkansas Tech captured consecutive NCAA Division II South Region titles and back-to-back GSC Tournament championships in women's basketball in 2010 and 2011.

Basketball seasons

Coach Year Overall Conference All-American Jim Yeager 1977–78 5–18 3–15 1978–79 24–4 16–2 * 1979–80 29–2 # 17–1 * Sherry Raney 1980–81 29–3 16–2 * Sherry Raney 1981–82 20–6 13–5 * Sherry Raney Totals 107–33 (.764) 65–25 (.722) Jim Dickerson 1982–83 22–7 10–2 1983–84 23–9 10–4 1984–85 23–8 11–5 1985–86 23–3 17–1 * 1986–87 29–6 % 16–2 * Donna Brunson Totals 120–33 (.784) 64–14 (.821) Joe Foley 1987–88 29–5 % 14–2 * Donna Brunson 1988–89 35–2 % 16–0 * Lanell Dawson Cindi Patton Kala Cooley 1989–90 30–3 15–1 * Lanell Dawson 1990–91 28–6 14–2 * Amanda Hill 1991–92 35–1 ! 16–0 * Stephanie Strack Alison Setliff 1992–93 31–5 ! 12–4 Stephanie Strack Alison Setliff Dawn Grell 1993–94 30–3 # 14–0 * Stephanie Strack Alison Setliff Dawn Grell Carin Pinion 1994–95 28–6 # 15–1 * 1995–96 23–9 # 11–3 Kim Stephens 1996–97 29–4 % 13–1 Heather Campbell Jennifer Richardson 1997–98 26–5 # 12–2 * Jennifer Richardson 1998–99 31–7 % 11–3 1999–00 24–7 # 13–1 * 2000–01 23–8 # 13–3 2001–02 25–6 # 13–3 * 2002–03 29–4 # 14–2 * Totals 456–81 (.849) 216–28 (.885) Carin Pinion–McNabb 2003–04 13–14 6–10 2004–05 10–19 5–11 Totals 23–33 (.411) 11–21 (.344) Todd Schaefer 2005–06 15–12 7–9 2006–07 22–10 # 11–3 Totals 37–22 (.627) 18–12 (.600) Dave Wilbers 2007–08 26–6 # 12–2 Amanda Grappe 2008–09 19–9 9–5 Amanda Grappe 2009–10 31–3 # 12–2 * Jenny Vining 2010–11 30–3 # 13–1 * Natalia Santos 2011–12 22–4 13–3 2012–13 23–7 # 17–3 * Roselis Silva 2013–14 17–11 12–8 2014–15 23–7 # 16–4 Fatima Adams 2015–16 27–4 # 21–1 * Fatima Adams Totals 218–54 (.801) 125–29 (.812) All-Time Records 961–256 (.790) 499–129 (.795) ! NAIA National Champion % National Tournament Final Four # National Tournament * Conference Champion

Golf

Arkansas Tech won its first GSC championship in women's golf during the 2010-11 season.

Golf seasons
Year Conference All-American 2002 No Tournament 2003 3rd 2004 3rd 2005 3rd 2006 4th Year Conference All-American 2007 2nd 2008 5th 2009 5th 2010 4th 2011 1st Year Conference All-American 2012 2nd # 2013 3rd # Rebecka Surtevall 2014 2nd # 2015 1st # Rebecka Surtevall 2016 1st # # National Tournament

Softball

Arkansas Tech won GSC West Division softball championships in 2008 and 2009 and finished as GSC Softball Tournament runner-up in both 2008 and 2009.

Softball seasons

Coach Year Overall Conference All-American Kristie Betancur 2003 21–9 0–0 2004 15–26 6–16 2005 27–21 10–18 Totals 63–56 (.529) 16–34 (.320) Gidget Pambianchi 2006 22–25 13–20 2007 12–35 5–22 2008 41–17 20–9 2009 42–21 19–9 2010 22–26 12–18 2011 34–19 23–7 2012 11–17 5–9 Totals 184–160 (.535) 97–94 (.508) Kristy Bayer (interim) 2012 5–14 ( 16–31 α ) 3–9 ( 8–18 α ) Totals 5–14 (.263) 3–9 (.250) Kristina McSweeney 2013 26–23 19–15 Siarra Gomez 2014 31–27 19–21 2015 41–22 # 22–14 2016 49–11 # 34–6 Jalissa Gum Totals 147–83 (.639) 94–56 (.627) All-Time Records 399–313 (.560) 210–193 (.521) # National Tournament α Full Season Record

Tennis

The Golden Suns tennis program made four consecutive GSC Tournament appearances in from 2008–11 and established a new school record for tennis victories in a season (17) during the 2009 campaign.

Tennis seasons

Coach Year Overall Conference All-American Natalie Alred 1993 3–10 3–9 1994 4–8 4–6 Totals 7–18 (.280) 7–15 (.318) Clarence Holley 1995 14–1 11–1 * Totals 14–1 (.933) 11–1 (.917) Tom Olsen 1996 4–13 1–8 1997 3–10 1–5 Totals 7–23 (.233) 2–13 (.133) Mark Dannhoff 1998 5–9 3–4 Totals 5–9 (.357) 3–4 (.429) John Bateman 1999 6–12 2–4 Totals 6–12 (.333) 2–4 (.333) Brent Good 2000 7–16 2–4 Totals 7–16 (.304) 2–4 (.333) Shery Forrest 2001 9–17 3–5 2002 14–11 # 4–4 2003 12–11 4–4 2004 5–16 3–5 Totals 40–55 (.421) 14–18 (.438) Abby Davis 2005 7–16 3–5 2006 6–19 2–5 2007 6–16 1–5 2008 11–10 3–3 2009 17–5 4–2 2010 10–6 4–2 2011 10–7 3–2 2012 17–5 6–0 * 2013 12–6 5–1 * 2014 16–6 # 5–1 2015 18–5 # 5–1 2016 11–13 4–3 Totals 141–114 (.553) 45–30 (.600) All-Time Records 227–248 (.478) 86–89 (.491) # National Tournament * Conference Champion

Notable athletes

• Tanner Marsh, Former Canadian Football League quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes.

References

1. Athletic Brand Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-18.
2. Arkansas Tech University. "Arkansas Tech". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
3. "Arkansas Tech University Athletics". Arkansastechsports.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
4. Polytechnic College
5. "Mullins Resigns as Football Coach, Remains as Director of Athletics". Arkansas Tech University. Retrieved November 15, 2012.

External links

• Official website