I am pleased to serve as Interim Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach at Texas Wesleyan University. We are very proud of our athletic programs and the young men and women who comprise them.

Over the past couple seasons we have had several outstanding teams which represented Texas Wesleyan, including the 2000 baseball NCAA Division II regional semifinalists, the 2002 Men’s Basketball USCAA Elite Eight, and the 2002 Softball team which finished the year competing in the USCAA National Championship tournament. Golf has also been consistently ranked in the Top 10, and has participated in the NCAA Division II National Championships on several occasions.

As proud as we are of the past, we are equally enthusiastic regarding our future.

• Our baseball team, led by former major league pitcher Mike Jeffcoat, will play quite a few games in the new LaGrave Field, the home of the Fort Worth Cats baseball team. This will certainly be one of the best venues in all of college baseball to watch a game.
• The addition of two-time Red River Conference Coach of the Year Steve Jones has certainly given our men and women’s soccer programs a boost as we look forward to the fall.
• Women’s volleyball and men’s golf certainly have excelled in the past at the NAIA level and are looking forward to having a chance to continue their success under Texas Wesleyan Alumnus Rick Johansen (VB) and Assistant AD, Golf Coach Kevin Millikan.
• The women’s basketball team under second year head coach Stacy Francis will look to rebound after a rebuilding season and should make a strong impact on the Red River Conference.
• The men’s basketball team will face a complete rebuilding year after a record setting season last year that included an Elite Eight finish in Detroit. Gone are four of five starters and the Rams return only Aaron Whaley who averaged double figure minutes.
• The initial season of our club sport Table Tennis, saw them win five national championships at the national table tennis tournament.

We are moving into an exciting period for our school and athletic program with the affiliation with the NAIA. Texas Wesleyan has a legacy of success and tradition with the NAIA which includes six national championships in golf, and national tournament appearances in volleyball, baseball and basketball.

We are proud of renewing our association with the NAIA and invite you to enjoy our website and support the Rams as we venture into a new conference and familiar league. We are looking forward to continuing the many rivalries in the NAIA that Texas Wesleyan has enjoyed over the years and feel that the opportunity in the Red River Conference fits perfectly with the athletic department motto for the 2002-2003 season which is:

Texas Wesleyan Rams: CHARGING BACK !!