For the sixth straight year, Baylor’s men’s and women’s tennis teams have each reached the Sweet 16, easily winning their first- and second-round matches over the weekend here in Waco. Head coach Matt Knoll’s No. 7-seeded men swept Oral Roberts and Rice by identical 4-0 scores to earn their ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA […]
When it comes to athletics at Baylor, we’re proud that our teams not only win — they win with integrity. Baylor tennis is one good example of that; Baylor golf is another. Head coach Greg Priest’s men’s golfers will make their 13th consecutive NCAA postseason appearance (including each of Priest’s seven years at the helm) […]
For the second year in a row, Baylor seniors have named a biology teacher as the university’s top professor. Last year, Dr. David Eldridge received the Collins Outstanding Professor Award; this year, the honor goes to Dr. William Hillis, the Cornelia Marschall Smith Distinguished Professor of Biology. That’s Hillis’ most recent title, but only one […]
Kevin Russo, BSED ’07, became the 39th Bear ever to appear in the Major Leagues Saturday when he was called up by the New York Yankees on Saturday and took over third base for Alex Rodriguez in the ninth inning of a win over the Boston Red Sox. Russo, the starting third baseman on Baylor’s […]
After winning both the Big 12 Conference regular season and tournament title for the fifth straight year, the Baylor women’s tennis squad earned the No. 1 overall seed when this year’s NCAA tournament bracket was announced Tuesday. The Baylor men also fared well, receiving the No. 7 national seed; both teams will host first and […]
If we learned one thing about football from watching The Blind Side, it was the importance of having a good offensive line to protect your quarterback. Baylor’s football coaches certainly believe in that message, as evidenced by the professional quality players the Bears have featured on their o-line in recent years. That list starts with […]
It’s awards season at Baylor, as the spring semester wraps up and honors are handed out for returning students and graduating seniors alike. Just this week, it was announced that senior Ross Irons is the latest Bear to earn the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, while another senior, Melissa Yeakley, will be returning to China after again […]
For the sixth straight season and seventh time in head coach Joey Scrivano’s eight seasons, the Baylor women’s tennis team is also the Big 12 Conference champion. And the numbers get even more impressive: The Lady Bears are 24-2 on the season and ranked second in the nation. They’ve won 18 straight matches this year, […]
Baylor senior J.D. Walton (pictured above) got the good news Saturday, while fellow senior David Gettis got word Sunday. Each was selected during this weekend’s 2010 NFL Draft, with Walton going to the Denver Broncos in the third round and Gettis to the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round. Three other Bears signed free agent […]
Growing up the daughter of a German immigrant in Kansas, my great-grandmother’s first language was German, followed by English some time later. Even into her 90s, her first reaction to certain events would be in German, which she of course had to translate for the rest of the family. All that to say that my […]
