Troy baseball welcomed new coach Zeke Pinkham to the staff. Pinkham steps in as the new recruiting coordinator for the Boys of Troy. Pinkham started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Louisville before transitioning to an assistant coach for four seasons at Georgia Tech, then two years at Kent State also as an assistant coach. When Troy presented itself to Pinkham, he knew this was an opportunity he could not pass up. “When Skylar [Meade] reached out about the

Troy baseball cheers on its teammates from the dugout during its post season run in the College World Series against West Virginia. Troy Athletics photo The last time Rush Hixon wore a Trojan jersey was on May 25, 2019. Now, he returns for the Boys of Troy, but as an assistant coach in what he describes as a dream job. "You don't get a chance in your coaching career to always choose where you go,” Hixon said. “It’s a dream job for me to be able to come back. “There are a

Trojans pose for a photo before the 2025 Southern Showcase. Troy Athletics photo. Troy’s cross country program is set to travel across Alabama and Florida during its 2026 campaign, beginning with four regular season meets before entering postseason competition. The Trojans will open their season this weekend at the Jacksonville State Foothills Invitational in Oxford, Alabama. The women’s race will begin at 9 a.m., followed by the men’s race at 9:45 a.m. Troy will have two

Trojans come together during practice for their fisrst scrimmage of the season. Troy athletics photos When people think of Wi-Fi, many think of the five bars that appear on a screen and allow them to use messages, social media and videos. For Troy football head coach Gerad Parker, Wi-Fi means more. Over the preseason, Parker has started a new branding for his team, “plug in and compete.” The new branding, introduced during this year’s football season, is meant to represent

Manya Saini tees off at the Sun Belt Championship. Troy Athletics photo Troy men’s and women’s golf return to the greens for its fall seasons, with both teams starting to play in September. Both teams make trips to Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina in the fall. The men’s team goes into the 2026 fall season after ending the 2026 spring season eighth in the conference tournament. The Trojans enter the fall with two golfers that appeared on the 2025 NCAA championship

The Troy soccer team had a tough week after falling short against Alabama, 3-0, on Thursday and Jacksonville State, 4-3, on Sunday. The Trojans started their road games in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where they played against the No. 6-ranked Crimson Tide at the Alabama Soccer Complex. Troy was coming off its first win of the season against Stetson, whereas the Tide was coming off a four-game winning streak. Troy started very defensively, with Taylor Richards having a big save

A Trojan prepares for an attack during the Troy Invitational. Troy Athletics photo The Trojans high-five after a point in the Troy Invitational. Troy Athletics photo The Troy volleyball team opened the season with a 2-1 record after playing host to Mercer, North Alabama and Alabama State. The Trojans dominated their wins, sweeping Mercer on Friday and Alabama State on Sunday in Trojan Arena. “The attackers were absolutely dynamite,” said head coach Josh Lauer after Friday n

The Trojans run out onto the field before a home game against Georgia Southern. Troy Athletics photo The wait is finally over: Troy football is set to return to the field Saturday, Sept. 5 as it faces Sam Houston in season opener. “Happy to know it’s now week one for us as we get a chance to open up at home,” said head coach Gerad Parker in a press conference. “Certainly, very grateful for us, a chance to get in front of our Troy fans around the Wiregrass and be at home.”

Football players and cheerleads meet with fans in Trojan Arena ahead of season opener game against Sam Houston. Emma Wasden photos While Trojan Arena is typically filled with basketball fans and players, it was the football fans’ turn to take over the arena Saturday as part of Fall Fan Day. Troy fans met with football players and cheerleaders and got posters of the 2026 schedule signed. For quarterback Goose Crowder, it was a good way for the Trojans to interact with their

Troy football and head coach Gerad Parker have welcomed a new director of video ahead of the 2026 season. Jake Deaton joins the football staff after spending time at West Virgina. Deaton heads to Troy with one big mission in mind. “I just want to do my part and make Troy football better,” Deaton said. Over the summer, Troy football quietly made a change in the crucial, yet sometimes overlooked, role of the staff. The Trojans hired Deaton to fill the spot of the former Di

Troy volleyball encourages each other during its match against Southern Miss. Troy Athletics photo Troy volleyball is set to start its season this Friday with a home match against Mercer at 6 p.m. in Trojan Arena. This is Troy’s first game of the Troy Invitational, which brings Mercer, North Alabama and Alabama State to Trojan Arena for the weekend. History is on Troy's side this weekend, as Troy holds a combined record of 24-2 against Mercer and Alabama State in previous

Students gathered on the band field for the start of the new season for the club soccer team this past week. Players in the club love the teamwork and camaraderie soccer brings, as it reminds the players that it is a team sport, regardless of talent. “It’s not a single man's game; even Messi and Ronaldo need somebody to pass them the ball,” said Yagya Pokhrel, president of the Troy Soccer Club and graduate student majoring in sports management from Nepal. “This sport requir

Evan Crenshaw warms up on the field before game against Southern Miss. Troy Athletics photo Punter Evan Crenshaw had an active offseason: he was nominated as a finalist for the Ray Guy Award, received the inaugural Sun Belt Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year Award and became Troy’s first FBS All-American Player. Despite all of the noise, he’s staying focused on perfecting his craft. “My biggest goal is to average more than I did last year,” Crenshaw said. “I think t

Kyle George and Jeff Kervin shake hands after announcing the new branding deal with Troy Athletics and Troy Bank and Trust. Troy Athletics photo Troy Athletics and Troy Bank and Trust announced a historic branding deal on Monday. “We are the first program that can say that we have an all-sports jersey patch that also includes every single one of our coaches wearing the Troy Bank and Trust logo,” said Troy Athletic Director Kyle George. Jeff Kervin, Troy Bank and Trust C

Head coach Skylar Meade speaks on the Trojans’ win against Little Rock after Super Regional game at Riddle Pace Field. Troy Athletics photo Fresh off the Trojans winning their first Super Regional and making the trip to Omaha, Troy baseball’s head ballcoach Skylar Meade signed a Sun Belt leading-extension. This agreement ties him to Troy for the next four years with a fifth-year option. According to Kendall Rogers, co-owner of D1 Baseball, associate head coach Ben Wolgamot

Troy soccer celebrates after Bella Hartofelis scores against Stetson Saturday afternoon. Troy Athletics photo The Trojans soccer team came up with a huge 2-0 win over Stetson Saturday afternoon, following another loss on the road against Southeastern Louisiana, 1-0, on Thursday. In the loss Thursday against Southeastern, Troy was able to shoot more than double against the lions with an impressive 16 shots that could not find the back netting. Four of those shots were take

Marketing department opens new opportunity for hands-on experience The Troy Athletics Department is currently looking for marketing interns for the upcoming season. The department is in search of undergraduate or graduate students of all majors to join the team this year. Interns will help with game day operations, promotions and the overall fan experience at Troy games as well as events and will earn hands-on experience that can help with future jobs. “The expectations s

Brown uses the t-shirt cannon to blast of t-shirts to fans during the Troy. vs. Nevada game in 2024, Troy Athletics photo In Veterans Memorial Stadium, t-shirts rain down from the sky during the end of the third quarter and before the start of the fourth. The firing of the t-shirts sounds like a cannon blast because, well, they are coming out of a cannon. Who’s the infamous man behind the cannon? His name is Jack Brown, the now Assistant Director of Marketing & Promotion

The offense takes reps during Troy’s recent scrimmage, Troy Athletics photo The Troy Trojans held their first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday as they prepare for the upcoming football season. For the Trojans, fall camp offers a chance to run game simulations for not only the players but also the coaches. One big change for the Men of Troy is that both the offensive and defensive coordinators will not be on the sideline this year. “It's [Adam Austin’s] choice,” said hea

Seng cuts a piece of the net following the Trojan's 2026 SBC Championship against ULM, Troy Athletics photo Troy basketball’s Theo Seng has started his professional career overseas, signing with the PS Karlsruhe Lions in Germany’s ProA League. Seng helped lead the Trojans to not only back-to-back Sun Belt Championships but also consecutive trips to March Madness. As he moves to the professional level, Seng says he is not done with his winning ways. “My main goal is to con

Janicki makes it to the base during the game against West Virginia at the College World Series, University Relations photo Jimmy Janicki became the 63rd baseball player to be voted to an All-America team in Troy history, following the team’s historic postseason run to Omaha. The catcher was nominated to the All-American Second Team by Perfect Game and D1 Baseball and the Third Team by the National College Baseball Writers’ Association. “I’m honored to be named an All-Americ

Troy releases both basketball program’s Sun Belt schedule After the historic season where Troy men’s basketball won the Sun Belt Conference Championship for the second year in a row, and a year when Troy women’s basketball went to the WBIT, both programs are looking to prioritize success in the 2026-27 season. On the men’s side, the SBC-MAC challenge brings the UMass Minutemen to Trojan Arena on Nov. 2. For the women, they will travel to Kent State, where they will take on

Troy football work on kickoffs duirng day five of fall camp, Troy Athletics photo Troy football may not be returning to the field just yet, but the team is ready to kick off the season. The annual Troy Football Kickoff Party will be held Saturday in Trojan Arena from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with the season coming to the field on Saturday, Sep. 5. As this year’s Kickoff Party will be the third with head coach Gerad Parker, he expressed excitement in attending the event again. “Th

After a long preseason full of brand-new changes coming to Troy soccer, head coach Jake Wyman and his team lost 2-0 to the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders last Thursday at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium. Both teams came out strong, but the Trojans threw the first punch, attacking up field quickly and receiving three corner kicks in the first 16 minutes of the game. Five minutes later, the Blue Raiders would counter and force Taylor Richards to make her first save o

Madison Marx plays volleyabll in Trojan Arena during the 2025 season, Troy Athletics photo The Troy Trojans Volleyball team looks to build on the late-season momentum from last year after winning four out of the last five games to continue the nine-year streak of making the Sun Belt Tournament. The Trojans carried this momentum into the tournament, defeating Marshall in the first round, but they came up short against No. 1 seed James Madison in the quarterfinals. Despite th

Head coach Chanda Rigby coaches the Trojans from the sidelines as they take on Arkansas State at the Sun Belt Conference, Brady Fitch photo Head coach Chanda Rigby, the winningest coach in Troy women’s basketball history, added another mark to her resume recently when she was inducted into the Pensacola State College Hall of Fame. The achievement further cements the Franklinton, Louisiana, native into the record books at two schools now. Rigby made it into two Hall of Fames

Starting in the 2026 athletic season, Veterans Memorial Stadium will have the Troy Regional Medical Centers logo on the visiting sideline. The announcement follows a wave of new field and jersey sponsors within Division I athletics. The deal, which is seven years long, is expected to benefit every student athlete, boost Troy Regionals coverage and strengthen the bond between the two in the Wiregrass region. The logo will be placed within the 10- and 20-yard lines on the visit

Weeks before the first game of the 2026 football season, the Trojans take the field as they practice their hits, runs and plays during fall camp. Fall camp started Wednesday, Aug. 5, and will last until Saturday, Aug. 22. Brady Fitch photos The Troy Trojans Football team, the reigning Sun Belt West Division champions, are picked to win the West again this year by 12 of the 14 voters for the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Awards, with the other two predicting them to be second.

Troy Athletics announced the hiring of JD Lamm as the newest coaching addition to the women’s golf team. The announcement came exactly a month after Troy made a change in leadership that saw former head coach Randy Keck leave the program. “[Coming to Troy] was kind of just one of those situations where the stars aligned a little bit,” Lamm said. “We had a lot of success with both of my teams last year and a lot of those players moved on this year.” A lot of success might be

Ellison Laney photo, Keely Cash practices on the field during practice Keenan Ainge joins Troy Soccer’s coaching staff for the 2026 season as the new goalkeeper coach. Troy announced the new arrival on July 13. "I'm incredibly excited to be part of this program and can't wait to get started," Ainge said. "I'd like to thank Coach Wyman for the opportunity to join his staff. “I'm looking forward to helping build a successful future for Troy soccer." Ainge is a Cambridge, E

The Troy soccer team made many changes and additions during the offseason, with new players, coaches and tactics making its way onto the pitch. Since May, head coach Jake Wyman and his staff have been able to pull 13 new players onto the team for this upcoming season, with eight freshmen joining the squad, as well as five new transfers. "We're ecstatic to finish our first recruiting class with some quality transfers," Wyman said. "Our staff worked our socks off to assemble a

While the Boys of Troy went around the bases in Omaha, several Troy fans headed to Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina to take part in a fan-favorite College World Series tradition. For six years now, fans have swarmed Rocco’s to take part in its Jell-O shot challenge. The challenge is simple: whichever fanbase orders the most shots wins. However, the reason some fans participate in the challenge is not because of the colorful shots, but the impact it has on communities. “Rocco’s chal

Troy Baseball reached a historic milestone in Omaha, Nebraska, over the summer, making its first College World Series appearance. Three of the key players who helped the Trojans get there are returning for the 2027 season. Jimmy Janicki, Houston Markham and Jabe Boroff will return to the Troy Trojans after each contributed during Troy’s regular and post-season run. The trio played a key role in Troy’s 12-8 comeback victory over Ole Miss in an elimination game at the College W

Troy’s Frequency Choir put on a powerful and emotional concert at the Johnson Center for the Arts on Monday. The theme, “Love Notes,” featured a mix of genres including jazz, Broadway and pop, giving the audience a little bit of everything while tying it all together through the idea of love and connection. “I think it embodies the love of music and the connection we can all have with it,” said Avery Foster, a freshman biomedical science major from Albertville, Alabama. “Musi

Troy Athletics announced a new clear bag policy for athletics events last week. The new policy will debut this fall. The new rules now prohibit fans from bringing items such as backpacks, large purses, coolers, fanny packs and outside food/drink. Now, fans are only permitted to bring in a clear bag that is at maximum 12”x6”x12”. Fans are still permitted to bring in seat cushions, blankets, binoculars and small purses within specific measurement parameters. The new policy come

A historic 2-0 midweek win over Auburn punctuated a 3-2 week for the Troy softball team, which finished off the weekend with a 4-3 walk-off win over ULM on Senior Day. While the Trojans dropped the series to the conference-leading Warhawks after 4-2 and 6-2 losses, Troy salvaged the weekend. Troy took down Auburn on Wednesday night, avenging two road losses to the Tigers earlier in the year behind six scoreless innings from Ella Cunningham. The win was the highest-attended w

“I’m holding us to a higher standard.” As Aaron Sisk works at his desk in the north endzone complex of Veterans Memorial Stadium, that higher standard is evident in all the work he’s done. The Moorhead, Minnesota native, whose official title with Troy Football is “Director of Football Video,” has followed the Troy football team through four years and two head coaches. In this most recent season, Sisk was named the Collegiate Sports Video Association Sun Belt Video Coordina

After going 12-7 during the regular season and 6-1 in Sun Belt Conference play, the No. 3-seeded Troy women’s tennis team fell to No. 6-seeded App State in the quarterfinal round of the Sun Belt Tournament to end the season. One of the many highlights of the season for the Trojans was their 5-0 start against conference opponents. Doubles play began with Savannah Dada-Mascoll and Ruby Broadbent defeating Troy’s senior duo of Valeriia Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis, 6-1 – the duo e

A hole-in-one from freshman Thomas Crane puts Troy in contention to make the elimination rounds of the Sun Belt Tournament. Crane would hit the hole-in-one in the first round on the 196-yard 15th hole. That shot was the first hole-in-one in Troy history since Cam Lorman in 2017. Crane finished the second round 1-over and tied for 20th after a 2-under first round and 3-over second round. The freshman from Mobile, Alabama, would also knock in seven birdies in the two rounds com

Troy’s track and field team dashed to Philadelphia to compete in the Penn Relays starting last Thursday. The meet had teams from around the nation, with Troy being the sole representative of Alabama. Starting off, Aaliyah Murphy broke her own school record again during the women’s 400m hurdles , blazing through with a time of 58.71. Murphy has now broken the record for the event twice this season and once last season. On the relay side, Kasahn Rivers, Josh Kalozi, Milos Nisic

Troy’s Jimmy Janicki was recognized as the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Week last week. This award recognizes the top NCAA Division I catcher, based on both offensive and defensive performance throughout the week. Janicki hit .450 on the week with a 1.486 OPS, totaling four doubles, two home runs, 13 runs batted in and three runners caught stealing. The cleanup man put an exclamation point on the week with a walk-off grand slam against Louisiana to win the

Conference USA announced on Monday afternoon that Louisiana Tech and the conference have reached an agreement for the Bulldogs to leave and join the Sun Belt Conference for the 2026 season. The announcement comes after a disagreement where both C-USA and the Sun Belt included the school in their football schedules for the 2026 season. Following the swift exit of Texas State for the new PAC-12 last July, the Sun Belt made a safe and calculated move to formally invite the Bulld

Sometimes, the things people grow to love do not start with a plan, but with influence from the people they look up to. For Kiley Huffman, a sophomore outfielder for Troy softball, that influence came from her older cousin, whose love for the game sparked Huffman’s own journey. “She just inspired me to play, and I thought it looked fun,” Huffman said. “I actually did not like it at first, but I kept playing and fell in love with it, and I’m so glad I did.” Huffman attended Al

Troy baseball secured the win in its road series against the Marshall Thundering Herd, with the cherry on top being a shutout in the series finale. The Trojans dropped the series opener 7-4 before storming back with 8-2 and 1-0 wins. Trojans Hayden Smith and Cooper Ellingworth were the magic in the finale, with nine scoreless innings, six to Smith and three to Ellingworth. After holding Jacksonville State scoreless for five frames on Tuesday, Smith finished the week with 11 s

The Troy softball team achieved their first road sweep of a Sun Belt Conference opponent since 2023 when it swept Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Georgia, over the weekend. The Trojans toppled the Eagles 5-1, 6-3 and 4-2 to take the sweep. In game one, the Trojans started Esmee Ames to take care of the Eagles, and she did, holding them to one run in her outing. Abby Lovell earned the win, striking out seven batters in 3.1 innings after relieving Ames. Mia Tidmore and Ella C

Troy football’s T-Day featured plenty of familiar faces, including multiple former players at the athletic department’s “Brunch with Legends” event. Preceding on-field action, the gathering inside the Stadium Club featured Carlton Martial, BJ Smith, Jeremy Rowell and Eric Thomas. Martial holds the FBS record as the all-time leading tackler. He was a four-time All-Sun Belt First Team selection over his five seasons with Troy. Martial was named Defensive Player of the Year du

Troy football wrapped up its spring practice schedule with T-Day on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. In an offense vs. defense scrimmage, the Trojans’ offense won the scrimmage, 38-19. While the scrimmage was not the first of the spring period, it was the only one open to the public. “It was good for us to get out and simulate a game as much as we can without going too far,” said head coach Gerad Parker. "This is the only opportunity we'll have this spring to play in

Troy freshman Stephan Tavares Noale impressed in his first season on the Troy men’s tennis team. He punctuated his strong season with two Sun Belt Tournament singles wins, clinching quarterfinal and semifinal wins for the Trojans. The freshman from Sao Paulo, Brazil, burst onto the scene in the spring season, compiling a 16-3 record in his first collegiate season. Only two of the losses came in the regular season, with the other one coming to eventual conference champions Ol

Troy women’s tennis concluded the regular season with a 12-7 record and went 6-1 in Sun Belt Conference play after defeating Georgia Southern, 4-2. The Trojans’ 12 victories fall one short of 2024-25’s 13-win season, but their six conference wins tie last season’s mark. Troy has secured double-digit wins in every season dating back to 2020-21. The duo of Hiba Heni and Leena Metwally were the first Trojans to claim victory after defeating Franzi Heinemann and Nanaka Kijima

Central Michigan transfer tallies five hits on Sunday The baseball series finale of the Troy Trojans and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on April 19, 2026, was a historic night for many reasons. Much of the attention will go to the walk-off grand slam hit by Jimmy Janicki as deserved, but Aaron Piasecki had a career night as well, with five hits and four runs scored. “I’m glad I can be up there,” Piasecki said. “I’m blessed for the opportunity that I have.” Piasecki started the day