Texas Tech University Athletics
Texas Tech Creates Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic
January 24, 2011 | Softball
Jan. 24, 2011
LUBBOCK, Texas - The Texas Tech Athletics Department and head softball coach Shanon Hays announced Monday the creation of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic, a three day round-robin tournament to be hosted annually at Rocky Johnson Field.
The 2011 Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic is scheduled for Feb. 25-27 with Northern Illinois, St. John's, and Wichita State all traveling to Lubbock for the three-day event.
"This is an exciting opportunity for both our softball program and the entire athletics department because we get to honor such an outstanding individual," Hays said. "We hope this will become an annual tradition here at Texas Tech, and we couldn't be prouder to celebrate the work of Jeannine McHaney."
Long considered the driving force behind women's athletics at Texas Tech, McHaney joined the Texas Tech faculty in 1966 in a number of roles. In addition to serving as a professor in the physical education department, McHaney was also the university's director or women's intramural sports and served as Tech's first volleyball coach for nine years.
Following the establishment of the Women's Athletic Department in 1975, McHaney was selected as the program's athletics director until the men's and women's departments eventually combined. McHaney remained one of the top administrators in Tech Athletics throughout the next two decades. She passed away in 1994.
Each year a student-athlete from each woman's program is selected as a Jeannine McHaney Scholar and one of these is then crowned the McHaney Scholar Student-Athlete of the Year at the annual TECHspy awards. The award winner exemplifies the standards established by McHaney in the areas of academic achievement and athletic excellence as well as service to the community and the university.
The Red Raiders begin their season Feb. 10-13 in Tempe, Ariz. for the Arizona State Kajikawa Tournament. Tech will host three other non-conference tournaments - the Texas Tech Invitational (Feb. 18-20), Red Raider Classic (March 4-6), and the Masked Rider Invitational (March 11-13).
Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic Schedule
Friday, Feb. 25
St. John's vs. Wichita State - 10 a.m.
Northern Illinois vs. Wichita State - Noon
Northern Illinois vs. Texas Tech - 2 p.m.
St. John's vs. Texas Tech - 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26
Northern Illinois vs. Wichita State - 10 a.m.
St. John's vs. Wichita State - Noon
St. John's vs. Texas Tech - 2 p.m.
Northern Illinois vs. Texas Tech - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 27
Northern Illinois vs. St. John's - 9 a.m.
Wichita State vs. Texas Tech - Noon
