2020-21 Men's Track and Field News
Emily Kearney named Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year; five Buffs collect Academic All-America Cross Country/Track & Field honors
AUSTIN, Texas (August 9, 2021) – Milligan University graduate student Emily Kearny was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year and five total Buffs were named NAIA Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-Americans by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Monday.
August 09, 2021
Kearney awarded USTFCCCA National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year; 20 Buffs named All-Academic
NEW ORLEANS, La. (July 23, 2021) – Milligan University graduate student Emily Kearney was named the NAIA Women’s Outdoor National Scholar Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), as the Buffs reeled in a multitude of year-end USTFCCCA academic awards on Thursday.
July 23, 2021
Five from Milligan Cross Country and Track named Academic All-District
MILLIGAN, Tenn. (July 15, 2021) – Awards from a historic 2020-21 season for the Milligan University cross country and track & field programs continue to roll in as five student-athletes were named to the 2020-21 Academic All-District® Track/Cross County First Team for NAIA District 2 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
July 15, 2021
Layne guides Abbey Cooper to fourth place finish at US Olympic Track Trials
EUGENE, Ore. (June 21, 2021) – For 22 years, track & field head coach Chris Layne has led Milligan athletes to unprecedented success at the NAIA level, and on Monday evening he added U.S. Olympic Team Trials finalist to his athletes' achievements.
June 21, 2021
Buffs rank 15th in initial Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings
MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (June 3, 2021) – Milligan University ranks 15th overall in the initial Learfield IMG College Directors' Cup 2020-21 NAIA standings that were released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics on Thursday.
June 03, 2021
Milligan men and women finish top 10 in USTFCCCA Program of the Year standings
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 3, 2021) – The Milligan University track and field and cross country teams were recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as top 10 teams in the nation, according to the final USTFCCCA NAIA Program of the Year standings.
June 03, 2021
Kearney wins 5k title, outstanding performer
Emily Kearney ran away with another national championship title, and the Milligan University track & field team took a pair of top-25 finishes home on Friday. Kearney’s 5k title came alongside Wednesday’s 10k title and helped her earn outstanding performer at the national championships, leading Milligan to 13th on the women’s side. Milligan’s men finished 21st.
May 28, 2021
Six Buffs proceed to final on day two of national championships
Six Buffaloes advanced to the finals of their respective events on day two of the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships late Thursday night. Milligan University’s Tim Thacker advanced in the 800 meters, Emily Kearney, Bekah Owen and Avery DeWolf advanced in the women’s 5k, and Nathan Baker and Aaron Jones advanced in the men’s 5k.
May 27, 2021
Buffs sending huge group to national championships
Nine women and nine men will represent Milligan University at this year’s NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. Four-time national champion Emily Kearney highlights the women’s side while indoor national champions Nathan Baker (2x) and Tim Thacker highlight the men.
May 24, 2021
Strong showing for Buffs at AAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship
Setting seven new AAC records, two more school records and well over a dozen personal bests, the Milligan University No. 3 men’s and No. 11 women’s track and field teams finished the AAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with an impressive showing.
April 23, 2021
Personal bests abound for Buffs at Montreat
A top-five mark in the pole vault from Halie Hawkins in the last event to finish Saturday night provided a fitting end to the Milligan University track & field team’s efforts this week at the Montreat College Invitational.
March 27, 2021
Kearney notches another NAIA-leading mark at Montreat Invite
Emily Kearney ran the nation’s fastest 10k while a handful of other distance runners posted personal bests as the Milligan University track & field team continued the season at the Montreat College Invitational on Friday.
March 26, 2021
Baker, Kearney garner national award
With three No. 1 national marks between the two of them, Milligan University's Nathan Baker and Emily Kearney are the NAIA track athletes of the week for the week ending March 21. This follows their wins of Appalachian Athletic Conference track athlete of the week.
March 24, 2021
Baker, Kearney win AAC athlete of the week
With three No. 1 national marks between the two of them, Milligan University’s Nathan Baker and Emily Kearney are the Appalachian Athletic Conference track athletes of the week for the week ending March 21. The AAC made the announcement Monday afternoon.
March 22, 2021
Thacker, Baker national champions
Tim Thacker won the national title in the mile, Nathan Baker won the national title in the 3k, Jake Crow earned all-American in the 3k at eighth, the Milligan University men’s distance medley relay team took an all-American spot at fourth, and the Buffaloes ran to an eighth-place team finish at the 2021 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships Saturday.
March 06, 2021
DMR, Thacker, Baker, Crow on to final
One relay and three individuals punched their ticket to the championship final on day two of the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Milligan University’s Tim Thacker, Ethan Pfister, Austin Walker and Nathan Baker earned a spot in the final in the distance medley relay, Thacker earned a spot in the mile, and Baker and Jake Crow earned a spot in the 3k.
March 04, 2021