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Chalk Up Another National Championship Chalk Up Another National Championship

Apr 6th, 2009 • Category: Features

Led by senior Sarah Bowman, last month the Lady Vols track and field team brought home their second indoor national championship of the past five years.



Debby Schriver and Lady Vols Give Pre-game Talk Debby Schriver and Lady Vols Give Pre-game Talk

Mar 9th, 2009 • Category: Lifelong Learning

Debby Schriver spoke about her book, In the Footsteps of Champions, before a recent Lady Vols basketball game.



Big Orange Caravan is around the corner Big Orange Caravan is around the corner

Mar 8th, 2009 • Category: Alumni News

Are you looking for the inside scoop on the Vols and Lady Vols for the upcoming seasons? You’ll find it when the 20th annual Coca-Cola Big Orange Caravan kicks off on April 20 and runs through May 18.



Schriver to discuss <em>In the Footsteps of Champions</em> Schriver to discuss In the Footsteps of Champions

Feb 10th, 2009 • Category: Lifelong Learning

Alumna Debby Schriver will discuss her new book about the Lady Vols’ history of success prior to a Lady Vols basketball game on March 1.



Double Dribble Double Dribble

Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: Features

Pat Summitt and Bruce Pearl. You would almost have to be a space alien not to know about the Lady Vols and Vols head basketball coaches. They’re on TV, they’re in Sports Illustrated, they turn up at your United Way or your alumni chapter meeting. They’re charismatic, competent, and competitive right down to their toenails. And, wonder of wonders, they not only get along, they even like each other.



Volympians - Competitors Volympians - Competitors

Jan 26th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized

SOCCER
RHIAN WILKINSON
Wilkinson, 25, and her Canadian women’s soccer team lost 2-1 in overtime to the No. 1 ranked U.S. in the quarterfinals.
Wilkinson, who graduated from UT Knoxville in 2005 with a degree in speech communications, was born and raised in Quebec, Canada.
She played soccer for UT from 2000 to 2003. She has played professionally for [...]



Volympians Volympians

Dec 17th, 2008 • Category: Features

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Tennessee Volunteers weren’t just orange. They were also gold and silver. Four current students and 12 former students participated in the games. Collectively, they brought home three gold and three silver medals.