The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Tennessee Tech University (TTU), located in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. The TTU athletic program is a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) and competes in NCAA Division I, including the Football Championship Subdivision. Tech left the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) for the Southern Conference (SoCon) after the 2025–26 school year. The SoCon sponsors all of Tech's sports except beach volleyball; the Golden Eagles' are an affiliate member in the OVC for that sport.
The Tech mascot is Awesome Eagle, and the school colors are purple and gold.
Sports sponsored A member of the Ohio Valley Conference from 1949 through 2025–26 before joining the Southern Conference, Tennessee Tech sponsors teams in six men's and seven women's NCAA sanctioned sports: Men's tennis competed in the Horizon League after the OVC merged its men's tennis league into that of the Horizon after the 2021–22 season. The only Tech sport that will not compete in the SoCon after 2025–26 is beach volleyball, which that conference does not sponsor.
Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Softball Basketball Basketball Cross country Cross country Golf Golf Football Soccer Tennis Track and field Volleyball
Athletic facilities
Venue Sport(s) hosted Bush Stadium Baseball Eblen Center Basketball Tucker Stadium Football, track and field Tech Soccer Field Soccer Tech Softball Field Softball Tech Tennis Courts Tennis Eblen Center Volleyball
National championships Team NCAA Division I Rifle (3) 1980 West Virginia 6,201–6,150 1981 West Virginia 6,139–6,136 1982 West Virginia 6,138–6,136
Individual NCAA Division I Rifle (5) 1980 Smallbore rifle Rod Fitz-Randolph 1,176 Air rifle Rod Fitz-Randolph 389 1981 Smallbore rifle Kurt Fitz-Randolph 1,173 1982 Smallbore rifle Kurt Fitz-Randolph 1,167 1983 Air rifle Ray Slonena 389
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