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MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (10/6/15) - East Texas Baptist University students and faculty ducked, dipped, dived and dashed but could not dodge the dust during the Centennial Hall second annual 2K in Color Run/Walk on Monday.

The race snaked around the central section of campus, with volunteers waiting at checkpoints ready to sufficiently douse runners in a rainbow of neon-colored dust.

At the end of the race, participants gathered in front of Centennial Hall and unleashed a "color bomb," tossing dust high up in the air and creating a smoky haze.

CROSS COUNTRY (M): MARSHALL, Texas (10/3/15) - Landon Price added another title to his resume as he was the Texas Division III champion at the Texas Division III Championships hosted by East Texas Baptist University. Price finished third overall in the meet but won the Division III title as the top runner finishing in front of runners from Texas-Tyler, LeTourneau, Texas Dallas, Dallas, Hardin-Simmons, and Sul Ross State.

MARSHALL, Texas (9/30/15) - The East Texas Baptist University Kinesiology Professional Club is hosting "ETBU Night at Chipotle" on Saturday, October 3, from 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  Chipotle, located at 415 E. Loop 281 in Longview, will donate a percentage of sales during the event that will fund opportunities for Kinesiology students. 

BASKETBALL (M): CHARLOTTE, N.C. (10/1/15) - What a way to start off the preseason receiving top 10 news from the Sporting News NCAA Division III poll as East Texas Baptist University is number seven. In the first major men's basketball poll of the year, ETBU has earned national respect after last year?s NCAA Tournament run.

"We are very honored to receive this ranking," says head coach Bert West. "This shows the respect for our region of basketball. It's nice to have your program recognized but this is a new year and we have to earn that ranking again with a new team this year."

FOOTBALL: MARSHALL, Texas (9/29/2015) - Gaining another four awards is the East Texas Baptist University football team. This week they swept the American Southwest Conference player of the week awards and Tyler Bates was named the D3football.com Wide Receiver of the Week. Last week, ETBU had two ASC players of the week and one D3football.com player of the week.

Earning awards this week were Tyler Bates (offense), C.J. Johnson (defense), and Dominic Haggerty (special teams) from the ASC while Bates made the D3football.com team of the week.