News - 2016

MARSHALL, Texas (6/01/16) – The first day of Hilltop University: A Senior Adult Conference at East Texas Baptist University is a success. Senior adults from Texas and Louisiana are enjoying three days of fellowship, concerts, Bible study and preaching.  

“It is going very well,” said ETBU Assistant Vice President for Advancement/Director of Alumni Relations Allison Peteet. “The campers seem to be very excited to be on campus because they get to be back at college and act like they are back in college.” 

ABCA: MARSHALL, Texas (5/31/16) – In just two days, East Texas Baptist University now has another All-American and three on the year as Conner Combs and Tyler Bates were voted onto the ABCA/Rawlings All-American second-team. It is the first time that ETBU has had an ABCA All-American since 2005 and is only the second time in program history producing ABCA All-Americans. On Thursday, Combs was named a D3baseball.com All-American on the third-team.

D3BASEBALL: MARSHALL, Texas – For the first time in program history the East Texas Baptist University baseball team has a D3baseball.com All-American as Conner Combs made the third team. Combs becomes only the second All-American overall in the NCAA era for ETBU as Trey Luster was an ABCA All-American in 2005.

NFCA: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (5/25/16) – Their names have become synonymous with the NFCA earning awards and for the third year in a row Lacey Lindsey and Jayme Perez are on the All-American team. Both players have been voted onto the third-team for the third straight year.

BASEBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (5/24/16) – More awards keep pouring in for the East Texas Baptist University baseball team as three players were named to the D3baseball.com All-Region teams. Conner Combs (first-team), Tyler Bates (second-team), and Zach Compton (third-team) all are on all-region teams. ETBU lead the American Southwest Conference with selections on the all-region team.