Personal bests shine at JSU Foothills Invite

(PHOTO/ Troy Athletics) The Troy cross country team saw a top-five men’s finish led by several personal bests at the annual JSU Foothills Invite. Personal bests powered the men’s cross-country team to a fourth-place finished while the women’s team placed third in the 14thannual JSU Foothills Invitational Saturday morning at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama. Macki Walsh led the women’s side with an eighth-place finish in 18:18.60, a 5K personal record. A Trojan trio in Tanner Guest, Cadi Rowe and Caroline Sall finished 14th, 15thand 16th, respectively, to round Troy’s top…

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Troy to host South Alabama in annual Battle for the Belt

(PHOTO/ Chris Wallace) Troy players face off at the scrimmage line during practice ahead of next Wednesday night’s game against South Alabama, airing on ESPN2 at 7 p.m.   Hanna Cooper Staff Writer With both Troy and South Alabama coming off  tough losses, next Wednesday night’s Battle for the Belt is a crucial matchup for both teams.  The Trojans returned home after a devastating 42-10 loss against Missouri last Saturday. As a result of the game, quarterback Kaleb Barker’s ability to play is questionable due to an injury sustained during…

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Soccer takes two at home

(PHOTO/ Rojan Maharjan) Sophomore Nilou Asdigha brings the ball up the field during the home matchup against ULM   Hanna Cooper Staff Writer The Troy soccer team returned home after five road games and picked up a pair of wins in its home conference opener this weekend at the Troy Soccer Complex.  The Trojans downed Georgia State last Friday night to pick up the team’s first conference win of the season.  Alisa Detlefsen struck first for Troy in the 34th minute on the match. Delefsen took a touch before firing…

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Trojans prep for SEC test

(PHOTOS/ Rojan Maharjan) Junior receiver Reggie Todd brings down a pass near the Trojan endzone. Todd posted four catches for 100 yards.   Hanna Cooper Staff Writer After falling short in the final seconds of the league opener, Troy will trek to Columbia, Missouri, for its annual power five conference match up.   A controversial 10-second runoff ended the game between Troy and Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both schools last Saturday night at The Vet. Arkansas State escaped town with a 50-43 victory as Troy…

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Red Wolves to bring first conference test of the year

(PHOTO/ Rojan Maharjan) Sophomore DK Billingsley takes a handoff against the Southern Miss defense. Billingsley posted 100 yards on 22 carries, with a score.   Hanna Cooper Staff Writer After picking up the first road win of the season, the Trojans return home to kick off conference action against Arkansas State on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy’s Military Appreciation game.  Troy defeated Akron in a convincing fashion, striking first and ending the game with 28 unanswered points.  DK Billingsley leads the squad with four touchdowns on the season…

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