Tag Archives: Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson

Tennessee Tech leadership will discuss the possibility of reopening the Hooper Eblen Center to walkers after requests at a recent Putnam County Commissioners meeting. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said opening the arena for the public is a very difficult proposition. He said it closed in 2020 due to COVID-19 and did not open back up due to safety ... Read More »

Athletes and spectators headed to Cookeville Thursday for the opening tip of the Division II high school basketball championships. Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the university is exceptionally proud to host what he calls the greatest private high school basketball in Tennessee. He said the Upper Cumberland is known for great basketball, so more locals are piling into the ... Read More »

Demolition on the westside of Tucker Stadium slated to begin in mid April as just a few more weeks of removing equipment from the facilities under the stands remains. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the biggest part of the movement centers on the stadium audio and video operations. Those are being moved to the east side of the ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will move forward with plans for a new track thanks to a $500,000 gift from Tech graduate Tom Jones. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the decision to move the track was made late in the process of the Tucker Stadium renovation project, so the school will be playing catchup until it is built. He said the school is ... Read More »

New turf surfaces have been laid and the Tennessee Tech baseball and softball fields will be ready to host games in weeks. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the baseball field is finished and the softball field just needs some finishing touches. He said the project has gone off without a hitch. Wilson said he is thrilled with the ... Read More »

With Tech’s home football season over, do not expect to see immediate work begin on the remodeling of Tucker Stadium. The entire west end of Tucker Stadium is going to be demolished and replaced with a new grandstand. Construction may not be noticeable for awhile. But Athletic Director Mark Wilson said progress will start inside the bowels of the stadium. ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said his athletic department is ready for a new fall sports season. Wilson said the department is prepared to start with normal operations, despite the continuing unknown of the pandemic. He said the university can do what it takes to ensure students get onto courts and fields. “We feel like we have the knowledge ... Read More »

Work is underway at Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium to install new turf. Director of Athletics Mark Wilson said that the project has been about three years in the making, and that the new turf has updated technology compared to the last installation in 2007. “We’ve elected to go with the new state of the art,” Wilson said. “It’s a combination ... Read More »

Questions about facilities seemed to be a main concern of TSSAA leaders when it came to Cookeville’s presentation to host the State Football Championships. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson attended the bid presentations Tuesday. He said he was disappointed for the University and the community that the games are headed to Chattanooga. “I believe they had questions about the ... Read More »