Honoring a True Scholar-Athlete Kangaroo football player Madison Ross ’16 is the first Austin College athlete to twice earn First Team Academic All-America recognition. A running back, Ross was named Austin College’s Pete Cawthon Outstanding Male Athlete in 2015, and this fall, he continued to build on his outstanding career. He finished the season as… [Read More]

Making the Grade The Austin College women’s swimming and diving team was honored by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America as a Scholar All-America team. The ’Roos, coached by Bob Filander, were one of four SCAC women’s programs to earn this honor that recognizes teams with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or… [Read More]

2015-2016 By Jeff Kelly, Sports Information Coordinator The Austin College football team completed a solid season in 2015, going 5-5 behind the strong play of running back Madison Ross ’16, who led the SCAC in rushing. Ross was named a First Team Academic All-American for the second straight year. Cooper Woodyard ’17 was the SCAC… [Read More]

Football to Make Switch to Southern Athletic Association Beginning in 2017, the Austin College football team will compete as an affiliate member of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA). Both Austin College and Trinity University will join the SAA in football only, continuing membership in the SCAC across all other sports. “We are so pleased that… [Read More]