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

Troy track and field visited Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The meet held a number of schools in the surrounding area, including Georgia Southern, Kennesaw State and Alabama State. The Trojans also competed against schools from across the country, like Brown and UMass. The Trojans competed against over 100 people in some events and still had numerous top-10 and top-five finishes throughout the meet. On the women's side of the track, Rachel

The Troy men’s tennis team made a run to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship match last week, where the team fell 4-1 to nationally ranked Old Dominion. The Trojans dispatched Georgia Southern 4-0 and Southern Miss 4-1 after ending the regular season with a 7-0 sweep of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The No. 2-seeded Trojans started their journey in the Sun Belt Conference quarterfinals against Southern Miss. Troy opened the match strong, securing the dou

In a thrilling finale, Jimmy Janicki smashed a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to take the series from the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns, 2-1, last weekend. "It was bases loaded, one out,” Janicki said. “I was just trying to do anything I could to get that run in. “He got me 1-0, and then I knew he was going to fastball. They've been throwing me fastballs all series. Honestly, I didn't know it was a home run. I thought it was just going to be a popout, but it cleared the wa

Troy women’s golf had good rounds from junior Mayna Saini to begin the Sun Belt Tournament. Saini finished the day inside the top five individually. Despite the Trojans sitting at 12th as a team, shooting 38 over, Saini shot one under after the first two rounds. A 4-under first round, the lone Troy round to finish under par this tournament, and a 3-over second round gave the junior a good shot at the individual lead. Sophomore Mathilda Ringblom finished the first two rounds

Since the departure of head coach Scott Cross, Troy men’s basketball fans knew a large portion of its championship team would be entering the transfer portal. After the portal opened on April 7, Troy has seen six players and nearly its entire staff depart from the program. As of the time of writing, both Cobi and Cooper Campbell, Austin Cross, Thomas Dowd, Victor Valdes and Javen Colbert are/were in the transfer portal. Cobi and Cooper Campbell announced their commitments to

It is impossible to talk about Troy’s Megan Loftis without bringing up her speed. “They’re fast, they’re quick, and they have good bat to ball,” said head coach Eric Newell on to Loftis’ and Mia Tidmore’s multi-hit games against Texas State on Friday. “Part of our DNA is small ball.” Loftis fits this style perfectly, as an excellent slap hitter and base stealer. Loftis ranks second on the team with a batting average of .398 this season, while also swiping the third most

The Troy women’s tennis team concluded this season’s road slate with a 4-0 loss against Louisiana. With one match before the conference tournament, the Trojans are 11-7 overall with a 5-1 conference record. Louisiana’s defeat of Troy marks the end of the Trojans’ seven-match win streak as well as their quest to go undefeated against conference opponents. The day began with the team of Angelique Berrat and Nina Krecklenberg handing Valeriia Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis their f

The Troy softball team played its last Sun Belt series against Texas State over the weekend before the Bobcats move to the Pac 12. The Trojans got swept with 11-7, 5-0 and 2-1 losses. However, Troy also tacked on a few more in the win column, with a midweek matchup against West Georgia that ended up with two Troy wins. Esmee Ames stepped into the circle and held West Georgia scoreless across seven innings. Megan Loftis and her bat loaded the bases for Troy, and Kalee Rochi

Troy baseball secured its third conference series win of the season in a weekend matchup against the Texas State Bobcats. The Trojans lost 8-5 before storming back with 15-2 and 12-11 wins to clinch the series. The Trojans dropped the Friday opener after the Bobcats had an explosive sixth and ninth inning. Troy gained a 3-1 lead early in the game before a 2:45 rain delay in the bottom of the third halted its momentum. The Bobcats came back with a three-run homer by Jaquae S

Troy’s track and field team returned to Florida State on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Dick Roberts Seminole Invite. The Trojans raced against mostly Floridia-based schools like FSU, Florida A&M University and the University of North Florida, with some unattached Auburn and USSU athletes competing as well. Tayjo Oppong won third place in the men’s hammer throw , launching the hammer 52.09m. Oppong also grabbed second place in the men’s discus event, throwing the disc

After a rough first round, Troy men's golf found a second wind and jumped seven spots to finish sixth in the Mossy Oak Collegiate. The Trojans did not shoot well in round one, with no Trojans hitting under or at par. However, in round two, Troy's Thomas Crane, Lee Poppell and Pablo Gracia all shot under to launch Troy back up the scorecard. While Troy was unable to pass anybody in round three, the Trojans held their sixth-place spot, which allowed them to pass South Alabama

The Troy men’s tennis team dominated both Tuskegee and Eastern Florida State last Saturday, beating both teams 7–0. Before the first match, senior Andres Pastor was honored for Senior Day. Starting out against Tuskegee in the doubles matches, sophomore Thiago Drozdowski and freshman Stephan Tavares Noale won on court one 6–1, while on court three, freshmanRyusei Miyazato and senior Andres Pastor won 6–0. Continuing into singles, the Trojans finished all matches in straight‑s

Who do you turn to when things aren’t going your way? “My faith in Christ,” said the aptly named Faith Jones, “That’s what motivates me.” Focus. Breathe. Look at what is in front of you. For Faith Jones, a senior on the Troy track and field team, most of the time it is a hurdle. The hurdler from Sacramento, California, has excelled in her two years at Troy. She’s broken the indoor 60m hurdle school record multiple times while adding a Sun Belt Conference Championship in

Troy baseball secured their second conference series win of the season, defeating the Arkansas State Red Wolves. "It was huge for the team,” said sophomore shortstop Nolan Book. “All it is is confidence. “You've just got to enjoy the game, have fun, and trust yourself up there.” Troy opened the series with a win over the Red Wolves, 6-4, after two runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. "I just thought we did a good job of being disciplined,” said head coach Skylar

Troy’s Track and Field team absolutely dominated during their home meet, the Doc Anderson Multi and Invitational, on Friday and Saturday. While competing, the Trojans had over 18 first-place finishes, as well as multiple sweeps; podium finishes and broken records. The wins started early for the Trojans as Friday morning’s men’s hammer throw was won by Tayjo Oppong, who threw the hammer 53.95m, earning him first place. The domination of field events didn’t stop there for th

Troy football is continuing its preparation for T-Day as the team is over halfway through spring training. “We have much to improve on, but our team has found itself an identity a little bit,” head coach Gerad Parker said. “The effort and physicality have taken a huge step.” Parker is preparing his team for his third season as the head football coach. Following his debut season at 4-8 in 2024, he flipped the script with an 8-5 record and Sun Belt Conference runner-up finish