MARSHALL, Texas (9/30/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Kinesiology Professional Club is hosting "ETBU Night at Chipotle" on Saturday, October 3, from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  Chipotle, located at 415 E. Loop 281 in Longview, will donate a percentage of sales during the event that will fund opportunities for Kinesiology students. 

BASKETBALL (M): CHARLOTTE, N.C. (10/1/15) - What a way to start off the preseason receiving top 10 news from the Sporting News NCAA Division III poll as East Texas Baptist University is number seven. In the first major men's basketball poll of the year, ETBU has earned national respect after last year?s NCAA Tournament run.

"We are very honored to receive this ranking," says head coach Bert West. "This shows the respect for our region of basketball. It's nice to have your program recognized but this is a new year and we have to earn that ranking again with a new team this year."

FOOTBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (9/29/2015) - Gaining another four awards is the East Texas Baptist University football team. This week they swept the American Southwest Conference player of the week awards and Tyler Bates was named the D3football.com Wide Receiver of the Week. Last week, ETBU had two ASC players of the week and one D3football.com player of the week.

Earning awards this week were Tyler Bates (offense), C.J. Johnson (defense), and Dominic Haggerty (special teams) from the ASC while Bates made the D3football.com team of the week.

FOOTBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (9/26/15) - Fourth Quarter dominance by the East Texas Baptist University offense combined with the strong defensive effort canned Louisiana College's thought of extending their winning streak over the Tigers (0-3/0-1), 44-34. ETBU scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win in the American Southwest Conference opener.

AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE: CHICAGO (9/25/15) - East Texas Baptist University men's and women's cross country coach Natalie Bach-Prather was one of 150 athletes to represent the United States in Chicago, Illinois in the Age-Group Olympic-Distance World Championship race. The event was part of the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final and World Championships from September 15-19, hosted by the City of Chicago.