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Lamar Athletics Unveils Construction Web Cam and Blog

Camera will monitor progress of the Athletic Complex and football stadium and field

Mike Friedman

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BEAUMONT, Texas - Lamar University athletic officials unveiled a construction web cam and blog on their web site, LamarCardinals.com Thursday. The web cam will allow visitors to view the progress of some of the major construction projects currently... Full story

Lamar Announces 2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule

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BEAUMONT, Texas - Lamar athletic officials have announced the 2009-10 men's basketball schedule that features a school-record 18 home games and contests against schools from the Big 12, Conference USA, Sun Belt and Western Athletic Conferences. Among... Full story

Construction on Lamar football stadium to begin Monday

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Construction will begin Monday, June 29, on Provost Umphrey Stadium and the new athletic complex on the Lamar University campus. The project will begin with the removal of the existing bleacher seating in the stadium, which is expected to start between... Full story

Women's Basketball Winning On And Off The Court

Five Lady Cards Graduated During May Commencement

Alex Cawley

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BEAUMONT - While the Lamar University women's basketball team continues to make strides on the court under the direction of head coach Larry Tidwell, they are also producing a large number of graduates. This spring five ladies associated with the Lamar... Full story

58 Lamar Athletes Named to SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll

List includes six student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs

Mike Friedman

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FRISCO, Texas - Nearly 60 Lamar student-athletes in nine sports were named to the Capital One/Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced Monday. The LU baseball team led the way with 15 players named to... Full story

Lady Cardinals Recruiting Class Ranked No. 54 by girlsbasketballreport.com

LU women's hoops continues to add talented players

Mike Friedman

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BEAUMONT - For the second time in three seasons, the Lamar University women's basketball team has put together a highly touted recruiting class, this year being ranked  No. 54 in the country by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. The Lady Cardinals... Full story

Taylor Leads Lamar Trio On Academic All-SLC Baseball Team

LU's three selections are the most in recent history

Mike Friedman

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BEAUMONT, Texas - A group of three Lamar student-athletes found themselves among the 24-member Southland Conference All-Academic Baseball Team announced by the league on Tuesday. Brian Taylor earned first team honors and Jeremiah Sammy and Ricky Testa... Full story

Work To Begin Monday on LU Soccer Complex

Mike Friedman

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Construction begins Monday morning on the Lamar University soccer  complex to give the Cardinals a new home for the university's newest  sport. It is the sport's third season at Lamar.For the first two seasons, home games were played in the... Full story

Over Twenty Players from the SLC Selected in Baseball Draft

Total is the third highest in league history and the most since 24 in 2004

Mike Friedman

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FRISCO, Texas - A total of 21 Southland Conference student-athletes were selected in the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft this week in New York. The figure represents the third most selections in conference history, trailing the 25 who... Full story

Lamar Pitching Trio Selected On Second Day of MLB Draft

Cardinal group taken between the 18th and 28th rounds

Mike Friedman

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BEAUMONT, Texas - Lamar pitchers James Brandhorst, Brian Needham and Ricky Testawere all selected on the second day of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-YearPlayer Draft on Wednesday.Needham and Testa are both seniors, while Brandhorst is a junior... Full story

Kosgei Takes Aim At NCAA Outdoor Championships Thursday

Cardinal distance star has earned all-America honors in cross country and indoor track this season

Alex Cawley

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Lamar junior distance specialist Samuel Kosgei will participate in the 10,000 meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the John McDonnell Field late Thursday night.   Kosgei brings a seed time of 28:45.24... Full story

Lamar's Eric Harrington Picks Up Second All-America Honor

Freshman right-hander honored by National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

Mike Friedman

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Lamar pitcher Eric Harrington has been named to the 2009 Pro-Line Athletic National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division I Freshman All-America team, as announced by the organization on Monday. Harrington completed... Full story

Texas A&M Transfer Chavis To Play Football At Lamar

Mike Friedman

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Ray Woodard Announces Texas A&M Transfer Billy Chavis To Play Football At LamarBeaumont native earned two varsity letters for the AggiesBEAUMONT, Texas - Lamar head football coach Ray Woodard has announced that formerBeaumont West Brook standout Billy... Full story

Monique Whittaker To Join Lamar Women's Hoops Program

Mike Friedman

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BEAUMONT, Texas - Lamar women's basketball coach Larry Tidwell has announced that Monique Whittaker has transferred from Nebraska to Lamar and has enrolled at LU with the start of summer school on Thursday. The 5-foot-10 guard spent her first two years... Full story

Lamar Summer Sports Camp Schedules

Mike Friedman

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 Lamar University Athletics will keep busy this summer with a variety of youth camps for Southeast Texans. More than likely Lamar has your favorite sports covered. Check here for a summer sports camp schedule.   Baseball June 8-12,... Full story

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