<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://sbubearcats.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Southwest Baptist University Athletics</title><link>https://www.sbubearcats.com/rss.aspx?path=mtf</link><description>Latest news items for Southwest Baptist University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://www.sbubearcats.com/rss?path=mtf" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>SBU Track &amp; Field Ends Record Breaking Season With Two All-American Awards</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/24/mens-track-field-sbu-track-field-ends-record-breaking-season-with-two-all-american-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/24/mens-track-field-sbu-track-field-ends-record-breaking-season-with-two-all-american-awards.aspx</guid><category>Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Bearcat Track and Field National Championship attendees pose in front of National Championship blowup" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/24/T_F.jpg" /><br /><br />Emporia, Kan. – The SBU track and field team finished their 2026 outdoor season at the National Championship Saturday afternoon. With a record breaking 10 Bearcats competing in this meet, SBU ended their season with two All-American awards both on Saturday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/24/T_F.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/24/T_F.jpg"><media:title>Bearcat Track and Field National Championship attendees pose in front of National Championship blowup</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/24/T_F.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 00:09:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11499</s:story_id></item><item><title>Duchscherer, Littleton Conclude Record Breaking Careers at National Championship</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/21/womens-track-field-duchscherer-littleton-conclude-record-breaking-careers-at-national-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/21/womens-track-field-duchscherer-littleton-conclude-record-breaking-careers-at-national-championship.aspx</guid><category>Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Gavin Duchscherer & Olivia Littleton at DII National Championships" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/21/T_F_5_21.jpg" /><br /><br />Emporia, Kan. – The SBU men's and women's track and field team began the NCAA Division II National Championships Thursday, with five of their 10 qualifiers competing. Every Bearcat was able to finish in the top-17 in each of their event but were unable to reach the podium.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/T_F_5_21.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/T_F_5_21.jpg"><media:title>Gavin Duchscherer &amp; Olivia Littleton at DII National Championships</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/21/T_F_5_21.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 23:01:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>14</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11497</s:story_id></item><item><title>SBU Athletics Garners Third Straight GLVC Sportsmanship Overall Award</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-sbu-athletics-garners-third-straight-glvc-sportsmanship-overall-award.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-sbu-athletics-garners-third-straight-glvc-sportsmanship-overall-award.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field, Men's Soccer, STUNT/Cheer, Mens Volleyball, Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sportsmanship" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/15/Sportsmanship_Horizontal_pic.jpg" /><br /><br />Indianapolis, Ind. – For the third straight year, SBU Athletics garners the GLVC James R. Spalding Overall Sportsmanship Award. In the seven years of being in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, the Bearcats have now won this award five times.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/Sportsmanship_Horizontal_pic.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/Sportsmanship_Horizontal_pic.jpg"><media:title>Sportsmanship</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/15/Sportsmanship_Horizontal_pic.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:10:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>1</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11493</s:story_id></item><item><title>Track &amp; Field Sends Record Breaking 10 Athletes to Outdoor National Championships</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/12/mens-track-field-track-field-sends-record-breaking-10-athletes-to-outdoor-national-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/12/mens-track-field-track-field-sends-record-breaking-10-athletes-to-outdoor-national-championships.aspx</guid><category>Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="T&F Championships" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/12/Default_Award_10008660.jpeg" /><br /><br />Bolivar, Mo. – The SBU track and field team sets a new school record with 10 student-athletes qualifying for the 2025-26 NCAA Outdoor National Championships. These 10 will compete across nine different events in Emporia, Kansas from Thursday, May 21st to Saturday, May 23rd.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/Default_Award_10008660.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/Default_Award_10008660.jpeg"><media:title>T&amp;F Championships</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/12/Default_Award_10008660.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:23:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11492</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tyler Hart Earns Men's GLVC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year Award</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/2/mens-track-field-tyler-hart-earns-mens-glvc-outdoor-field-athlete-of-the-year-award.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/2/mens-track-field-tyler-hart-earns-mens-glvc-outdoor-field-athlete-of-the-year-award.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hart" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/2/MTF_5_2.jpg" /><br /><br />Bolivar, Mo. – SBU men's track and field team concluded their GLVC Championships on Saturday afternoon taking 4th place with 108.66 points.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/2/MTF_5_2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/2/MTF_5_2.jpg"><media:title>Hart</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/2/MTF_5_2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 2 May 2026 22:17:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11484</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tyler Hart Earns First GLVC Title Winning Shot Put</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/1/mens-track-field-tyler-hart-earns-first-glvc-title-winning-shot-put.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/1/mens-track-field-tyler-hart-earns-first-glvc-title-winning-shot-put.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MTF" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/1/MTF_5_1.jpg" /><br /><br />Bolivar, Mo. – The SBU men's track and field team completed another strong day of the GLVC Championships putting them in 2nd place overall at 47.67 points just .23 points behind Lewis in first place.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/MTF_5_1.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/MTF_5_1.jpg"><media:title>MTF</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/MTF_5_1.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2026 23:28:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11482</s:story_id></item><item><title>SBU Track &amp; Field Completes Day 1 of GLVC Championships</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-track-field-sbu-track-field-completes-day-1-of-glvc-championships.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/30/mens-track-field-sbu-track-field-completes-day-1-of-glvc-championships.aspx</guid><category>Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="T&F" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/30/TF_4_30.jpg" /><br /><br />Bolivar, Mo. – Thursday was the start to an exciting weekend at Southwest Baptist University as they hosted day one of the GLVC Championships. Both SBU men's and women's teams earned six points toward the standings landing them in 4th place after day one.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/TF_4_30.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/TF_4_30.jpg"><media:title>T&amp;F</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/30/TF_4_30.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:01:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11480</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Track &amp; Field Conclude Regular Season at ZK Invite</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/26/mens-track-field-conclude-regular-season-at-zk-invite.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/26/mens-track-field-conclude-regular-season-at-zk-invite.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Theissen" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/26/DSC02496.JPG" /><br /><br />Baldwin, Kan. – The SBU men's track and field team concluded their regular season competition at the ZK Invite at Baker University.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/26/DSC02496.JPG" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/26/DSC02496.JPG"><media:title>Theissen</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/26/DSC02496.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:53:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11477</s:story_id></item><item><title>Littleton Breaks School Record; Her &amp; Gerdes Have Two Top-10 Finishes</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-track-field-littleton-breaks-school-record-her-gerdes-have-two-top-10-finishes.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-track-field-littleton-breaks-school-record-her-gerdes-have-two-top-10-finishes.aspx</guid><category>Women's Track &amp; Field, Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Littleon, Gerdes" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/TF_4_18.jpg" /><br /><br />Azusa, Calif. — Southwest Baptist University's track and field team sent several distance runners across two time zones to compete in the Bryan Clay Invitational in California. The invitational, which is the largest collegiate track and field meet in the United States with over 4,000 competing athletes, took place at the Cougar Athletics Complex on the campus of Azusa Pacific University.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/TF_4_18.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/TF_4_18.jpg"><media:title>Littleon, Gerdes</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/TF_4_18.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:47:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11461</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tyler Hart Claims Two School Records &amp; Two National Marks</title><link>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-track-field-tyler-hart-claims-two-school-records-two-national-marks.aspx</link><guid>https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/18/mens-track-field-tyler-hart-claims-two-school-records-two-national-marks.aspx</guid><category>Men's Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MTF" src="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/18/MTF_4_18.jpg" /><br /><br />Springfield, Mo. — SBU men's track and field team competed at Missouri State University on Saturday, April 17 for the Mo State Invitational. The Bearcats dominated over athletes from Missouri State and Evangel University, securing numerous first place finishes along with two school records and three National marks]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/MTF_4_18.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/MTF_4_18.jpg"><media:title>MTF</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://sbubearcats.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/18/MTF_4_18.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:02:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>15</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11459</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>