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  • Esports team reaches quarterfinals

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    The UTD “Overwatch” team kicked off its season by advancing to the quarterfinals of a local tournament. The new convention, OP Live Dallas, was sponsored by the professional esports team Dallas Fuel and took place on Sept. 22 in Irving. One of the main events of the convention was an “Overwatch” collegiate tournament involving 16…

  • Freshman brings skills to men’s soccer

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    A freshman men’s soccer player was named American Southwest Conference player of the week after scoring four goals in the first two games of the regular season. Freshman forward Jovi Munoz scored the goals during the team’s trip to Colorado Springs, where they played Colorado College and Whitman College. During the first game against the…

  • Esports teams prepare for season

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    With the team rosters filled, the esports program has begun practice and preparations for the rest of the season. A total of 25 students were accepted into the program during tryouts which started on Aug. 28 for “League of Legends” and Sept. 4 for “Overwatch.” Team selections were announced Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, respectively.…

  • Full-time coach joins cross country teams

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    The men and women’s cross-country teams entered the fall 2018 season with their first full-time coach, who will oversee both teams this semester. Though the announcement of Danielle Kcholi’s full-time status was made on July 5, she has worked with both teams since last year. Senior runner and political science major Alireza Nourani, who competes…

  • ASC poll predicts team success

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    Early preseason polls released by the American Southwest Conference put three Comet teams in high ranks as the teams prepare for the start of the season. The ASC released the preseason polls for the volleyball and the two soccer teams on Aug. 13 and 16 respectively, two weeks before the season begins for all three…

  • Volleyball team receives fourth academic honor

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    The volleyball team received honors from the National Coaches’ Association with only two more weeks until the season starts. UT Dallas was one of the 973 universities that received the honor from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The honor focuses on the academic standing of teams. Schools nominated for the award must maintain a cumulative…

  • UTD Athletics adds new staff position

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    With an ever-increasing number of athletes coming to UTD, the athletics department has added its first full-time assistant coach to the strength and conditioning team. Logan Barrett, who assumed the position of assistant coach on Aug. 6, is responsible for training the growing number of student athletes on campus. This hiring comes two years after…

  • Esports team introduces dedicated coach

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    The UTD esports program hired its first-ever esports coach and is currently recruiting students to join the esports team in the next few weeks. Greg Adler, a music education graduate from Kutztown University and avid gamer, was hired to become the official esports coach for the “League of Legends” and “Overwatch” teams this August. After…

  • Softball players earn national recognition

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    Two players from the UTD softball team have been placed on the Academic All-America team, becoming the first in the softball team’s history to receive the honor at the same time. After concluding the 2018 season with a 24-18 overall record, the softball team made history after it was announced that two players would join…

  • Baseball season in review

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    The Comets baseball team won the American Southwest Conference for the first time in the program’s history, making it to the Division III Regional Tournament and ending their year with a 32-17 record. While the Comets have gone to the ASC tournament playoffs 15 out of their 17 years and into the finals six times,…