The 91色情片's University freshman Easton Johnson poses for a photo after winning the NAIA men's golf individual national championship in May. Courtesy photo
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Entering 2023, TMU had won five national championships 鈥 all of them individual titles. But in the last few months alone, Mustang athletes have earned five more.听
TMU was also home to the NAIA runner-up in women91色情片 golf, a men91色情片 volleyball team that reached the national semifinals, the NAIA men91色情片 volleyball player of the year, and a four-time All-American swimmer.听
Baseball coach earned the 800th win of his TMU career, and beach volleyball coach was inducted into the Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame.听
On the professional level, one TMU alum was a top pick in the most recent WNBA Draft. Another is excelling at the highest level of Minor League Baseball.听听
TMU’s Davis Boggess won the men’s 10K at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Marion, Indiana, in May. Courtesy photo
TMU91色情片 five newest national titles all came in golf and track and field:听
Of note, Pouliot and Boggess each joined as the only two-time NAIA national champions in school history. As a senior, Gilbertson won titles in cross country (2012) and in track and field (5K, 2013).
This year, TMU was competing in men91色情片 indoor track and field for the first time. And Pouliot used the opportunity in Brookings, South Dakota, to become TMU91色情片 first individual national champion since in 2016 (women91色情片 5K). He cleared 16 feet, 8 3/4 inches in the final to match a season high.听听
On the track, Boggess, Garey, Ghiorso, and Jean teamed up to win the distance medley relay, a race that includes legs of 1,200, 400, 800, and 1,600 meters, respectively.听
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In May, Boggess and Pouliot each earned their second national title at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Marion, Indiana. Boggess鈥 came when he outlasted an opponent in the final stretch of the 10K for a thrilling win.听
鈥淒avis is distinguishing himself as one of the best NAIA distance athletes in the record books,鈥 said TMU head coach .听
Less than a week earlier, Easton Johnson distinguished himself by finishing 8-under par and winning a two-hole playoff at the NAIA Men91色情片 Golf National Championship in Mesa, Arizona. The Mustangs finished a program-best second place as a team.听
Johnson is the first TMU freshman to win a national title in any sport. He91色情片 also the second TMU golfer to win the NAIA91色情片 top individual prize, following who did it in 2004.听
鈥淚鈥檓 so blessed to have people around me that have poured into me,” Johnson said in an interview with the Golden State Athletic Conference. “Without my faith in God and their dedication to teaching me I wouldn鈥檛 be where I am today.鈥
TMU nearly swept the NAIA men91色情片 and women91色情片 golf individual trophies. , a freshman, finished second overall in Silvis, Illinois, in May.听听
As a freshman, TMU’s Kylee Sears, center, earned four NAIA All-American honors.
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Then there was men91色情片 volleyball.听
In just the program91色情片 fourth season, the Mustangs earned their first-ever NAIA No. 1 ranking and advanced to the national semifinals 鈥 becoming only the fourth team in school history to advance that far. Afterward, freshman was named NAIA Player of the Year, and was the NAIA91色情片 Coach of the Year.听
Flexen is TMU91色情片 third-ever NAIA Player of the Year. did it in baseball in 2019, and was the NAIA Women91色情片 Basketball Player of the Year in 2019-20 and 2021-22.听
As it happens, Shackelford and Soares were both in the news this spring.听
In April, Soares (before a draft-day trade to the Dallas Wings). And in May, Shackelford hit seven home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates鈥 Triple-A affiliate.听
Also of note, TMU Men91色情片 Basketball91色情片 was named a first-team NAIA All-American in March, only the fifth time in program history a Mustang has earned that honor.听
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