Morehead State University

MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State's women's track and field program has been named an All-Academic Team by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Eagles posted the fifth best team grade point average among the 171 Division I teams honored.

  Coach Brent Ericksenis the new Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at Morehead State University.  In his twenty-two years of coaching he has won a pair of national championships, coached in the Olympic Games, guided athletes to 141 All-American honors, and directed teams to numerous top 10 national championship finishes.   KYTrackXC.com recently sat down with Coach Ericksen to chat about everything from his background, winning national titles, and philosophies on coaching.

 Signing Update (Pictured: Brett Pierce Signings with Morehead State, taken by Edward Moorhead Photography)

BOWLING GREEN , Ky. - The Morehead State men's and women's cross country teams took their talents to the second team meet of the season, the 29th Annual Old Timers Classic, Saturday. Strong performances by both James Bowens and Ron Duncan on the men's side, and Liz Braunwart on the women's side show why Coach Tommy Barksdale is confident in his team's improvement.

KETTERING, Ohio – The Morehead State men's and women's cross country teams kicked off the 2010 season at the Meijer Dayton Flyer 5K Challenge at Indian Riffle Park in Kettering, Ohio. Josh Wakeman set the pace for the Eagles finishing 23rd overall with a time of 15:50.

MOREHEAD, Ky. - Both Morehead State cross country teams will get their 2010 seasons underway this weekend at the Dayton Flyer 5K Challenge. A familiar event for the Eagles, Saturday's opener will take place at Indian Riffle Park in Kettering, Ohio.

MOREHEAD, Ky.— In a preseason vote by the Ohio Valley Conference cross country coaches, the Morehead State men were picked fifth, and the women were tabbed sixth.

MOREHEAD, Ky. - The Morehead State women's track and field program has been honored as a United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team for the 2010 season.

MOREHEAD, Ky.— Morehead State athletics has won the Ohio Valley Conference’s Institutional Academic Achievement Award. It marks a league-record 10th time in 24 years MSU has been awarded the OVC’s highest academic honor.

MOREHEAD, Ky.— Morehead State cross country/track and field coach Tommy Barksdale has announced the addition of 17 newcomers to the roster for the 2010-2011 cross country and track seasons. Barksdale has added 10 men and seven women.

MOREHEAD, Ky.— Competing against the region’s and nation’s best runners will be the task at hand for the 2010 Morehead State men’s and women’s cross country teams as coach Tommy Barksdale announced his programs’ schedules this week.

MOREHEAD, Ky. - One of the most notable names in the history of the Morehead State athletic department is returning to help the Eagle cross country/track and field program. A.L. "Buck" Dawson, an MSU Athletic Hall of Fame member, former MSU cross country and track and field coach, and for whom the current track inside Jayne Stadium is named for, is returning as a volunteer assistant this year with the Eagle men's and women's programs.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Morehead State men’s track and field team was honored with the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Team Sportsmanship Award, the league office announced Friday May 14.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Morehead State track and field team finished up competition at the 2010 Ohio Valley Outdoor Track and Field Championships today, in Cookeville, Tenn., at Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium under unfavorable conditions that included, hard rain and two delays because of lighting. The men scored eight points on the final day bringing their meet total to 22, which put them in sixth place. The women were able to score one point today and finish in eight place.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Distance and Throws lead the Morehead State track and field team after day one action at the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Cookeville, Tenn., at Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium. The Eagle men scored 16 points and will look to add to that mark with the final day of the championship drawing to a close tomorrow Saturday May 1.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Morehead State track and field team will be in action at the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Cookeville, Tenn., on Friday April 30. The events start with the high jump at 1:00 p.m. and the running events starting at 2:15 p.m. The meet resumes Saturday with the official Opening Ceremony at 8:45 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ky. – The Morehead State track and field team was in action at the Eastern Kentucky Open, in what turned out to be very wet conditions Friday evening at Tom Samuels Track in Richmond, Ky. JT Stone and Alexis King both captured victories for the Eagles. Stone won the shot put and the hammer throw, which were the first wins of his career, while King won the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

OXFORD, Ohio – The Eagles track and field team competed in Oxford, Ohio over the weekend in the Miami (OH) Invitational. JT Stone led the way with an outstanding performance in the throws. Stone extended his school record in the hammer throw with a new personal best of 45.84 meters and then on Saturday recorded a new personal best in the shot put with a heave of 16.10 meters, which was good for a third place finish.

DANVILLE, Ky. – The Morehead State track and field team was in action Saturday afternoon in blustery conditions and rain at the Centre College Invitational in Danville, Ky. MSU also had individuals competing in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. The Eagles did well despite the weather and recorded multiple season bests in different events.

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – The Morehead State throwers were in action last Saturday afternoon in Cedarville, Ohio at the Cedarville Open at the Yellow Jacket Track and Field Complex.

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Morehead State track and field team kicked off the 2010 outdoor season in Cincinnati, Ohio at the University of Cincinnati, in the Early Bird Relays at Gettler Stadium Saturday afternoon.