THE UTD MERCURY

Category: Sports

  • Thinking outside of The Box

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    The UTD Athletics Department added a venue for students to tailgate and watch various outdoor sporting events with new levels of viewing entertainment. The Box’s goal is to provide students with the ultimate fan experience through tailgating and fan engagement. In addition to this, Valerie Hoops, the athletic marketing coordinator, said she hopes that The…

  • New cricket field solves woes

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    A new field built for the UTD cricket team opened at the beginning of the semester after the team’s old field closed. The cricket team spent the past year without a proper facility and was unable to practice many of the core skills necessary for cricket. The new field is located south of Lot U.…

  • Cheer squad goes national

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    The cheerleaders at UTD have had a hard time boosting their squad numbers, but the size of the team didn’t affect their recent competition performance. UTD Cheerleading spreads school spirit at sporting events on campus, including volleyball and basketball games, as well as chess games and special events. It is led by head coach and…

  • Transfer of power

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    UTD’s baseball team, ranked 14th in the country, is seeing success this season after the addition of 13 transfer students to the roster. The Comets are nationally ranked for the first time in 10 years following a large offseason roster turnover, during which they lost nine graduating seniors. Head coach Shane Shewmake and his assistants…

  • Powerlifting promotes self-improvement

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    Members of UTD’s Powerlifting Club participated in a national competition in San Antonio on April 6. Austin Li, a biology junior and one of the founders of the club, always had an interest in physical fitness. He began bodybuilding after his senior year of high school. When he started using the facilities at UTD, he…

  • Athletics should expand reach

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    Staff members in the athletic department staff announced on Twitter that they will dress up in costumes as an incentive to raise money for Comets Give, but their efforts were only directed at student-athletes instead of the student body as a whole. The charity drive, which was held for the first time, was a competition…

  • UTD IM sports to track behavior

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    UTD intramural sports created a new sportsmanship system to incentivize players to be on their best behavior. The scoring method treats both undefeated and teams without any wins equally. All participants in competitive intramural sports are awarded a sportsmanship score from zero to four, based on how they behave in each game. If teams average…

  • Golf in full swing for spring season

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    A UTD golf player is using her platform as an athlete to draw attention to a cause dear to her as the team completes its 19-week season after the off-season break. Shreena Bhakta, an emerging media and communications freshman, is on the women’s golf team and has played golf for five years. Bhakta is the…

  • School first, soccer second

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    A sophomore soccer player, who’s received offers to go pro in France, is pursuing his education at UTD before attempting to play professionally. Alfredo Kaegi, a left wing and forward, finished his first season on UTD’s soccer team last semester. He won Freshman Offensive MVP, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region and was the leading…

  • Softball season off to solid start

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    UTD’s softball team earned their first national ranking after opening the season with the best start in program history. The NFCA/NCAA Division III rankings listed UTD softball as the 18th best team in the country on its Feb. 22 poll. The Comets started the season with a 5-0 record leading up to their first loss…