Texas Iron Spikes

Volunteering and Ball'n

2012-02-20T10:38:00.000-06:00

This past Sunday Iron Spikes members volunteered at the LIVESTRONG Half Marathon by setting up, handing out water, and cheering on their participants to raise cancer awareness. We would also like to congratulate Nic Ochoa, Nicky Enriquez, and our President Adiel Escobedo for their contribution in completing the 13 mile run. Good job guys!

Pictured L-R: Erick Martinez, John Hague, and Colton Green.

Following both A and B Team victories, the C Team joined in with a 23-17 win of their own for their first of the season. Good luck next week as the regular season wraps up and we continue our drive to intramural basketball playoffs.

Pictured L-R: Rich Miller, Cameron Flores, Brad Caproni, Nicky Enriquez,

Ryan Wilhelms, and Galen Blumenthal

Spring 2012 Recruitment

2012-02-06T02:10:00.001-06:00

The spring semester is here and Texas Iron Spikes recruitment begins this week! We are excited to meet everyone that is interested in what our organization has to offer. The Recruitment Officers have finalized the schedule below:

Info Sessions

Tuesday February 7th @6:30 PM in ART 1.110
Wednesday February 8th @7:30 PM in ART 1.110

Wing Night Meet and Greet

Thursday February 9th @5:30 PM at Dirty Martins.

Poker Night

Friday February 10th @6:00 PM at 3306 Liberty St.

Red River Street Clean-up

Saturday February 11th @9:00 AM meet at LBJ Library parking lot.

Athletic Combine

Sunday February 12th @11:00 AM at Intramural Fields.

Interviews

Will be held on the following Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Times will be contingent upon your sign up.

Applications will be sent out on Wednesday February 8th and will be due on Saturday February 12th at 11:00 PM. Try to attend as many events as possible and check the "Texas Iron Spikes Spring 2012 Recruitment" Facebook page for updates. Hope to see y'all there!

Spring 2012 Officer Class

2011-11-26T18:23:00.016-06:00

Texas Iron Spikes would like to introduce and congratulate the officer class of Spring 2012:

President: Adiel Escobedo

Vice President: Chris Davila

Risk Management Officer: Tyler Joseph

Financial Officer: Galen Blumenthal

Rookie Coordinator: Cameron Lawrence

Rookie Coordinator: Tommy Jehli

Service Officer: Jie Yong

Spirit Officer: Brad Caproni

Social Officer: Ryan Betori

Social Officer: Mason Hooper

Athletic Officer: Ben Shoemaker

Public Relations/Alumni Officer: Jake Lawrence

Administrative Officer: Marcus Miller

Third Tier Rookie Coordinator: John Hague

Pulling Our Weight

2011-11-15T15:12:00.012-06:00

Iron Spikes and members of Texas Spirits teamed up and volunteered at the Special Olympics Texas Fire Truck Pull, hosted by Austin Firefighters, Austin Police Department and Travis County Sheriff's Office, on Saturday, November 12th.

The fundraising event featured a challenge of strength and stamina, in which teams of 12 people competed to see how fast they could pull a 55,000 pound fire truck a distance of 50 feet! Our team was comprised of the following people:

Matt Bowman

Nishant Jayant

Blake Barber

Chase Cobb

Tyler Joseph

Neven Simpson (Texas Spirits)

Ethan Thomson

Ryan Wilhelms

Rich Miller

Jon Lugo

Jackson Gould

Will Lenoir

Our team was able to pull the fire truck 50 feet in 17.46 seconds! Other members of Spikes and Spirits also helped out by cooking and serving chicken fajitas for all of the teams and SOTX volunteers. It was an exciting and rewarding experience for all involved!

Check out some more pictures below:

Over the Edge for SOTX

2011-11-13T17:49:00.006-06:00

Iron Spikes members Tommy Jehli and Cameron Lawrence went "Over the Edge" on Tuesday, November 8th, repelling 15 stories down the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Austin as part of a fund raising event for Special Olympics Texas.

The event was presented by Fox 7 Austin, and participants were required to raise $1000 each in order to repel down the building. As winners of the Wes Johnson Award, bestowed upon the most outstanding Active member of the semester, Tommy and Cameron were chosen to represent our organization as participants.

Over the past few months, we worked hard to raise the $2000 to send Tommy and Cameron "Over the Edge." In addition to the donation, Iron Spikes members also volunteered at the event from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. They helped with registration, cleaned up trash and, most importantly, cheered on all of the repellers as they came down the building.

It was an exciting way for our organization to continue its support of SOTX. A special thanks goes out to Tommy and Cameron for participating and representing Iron Spikes so well!

Fall 2011 Parents' Weekend

2011-11-07T19:21:00.012-06:00

On Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th, Iron Spikes continued an annual tradition by hosting its Fall 2011 Parents' Weekend. The weekend featured a tailgate before the UT vs. Texas Tech game, a luncheon, and a presentation.

On Saturday, parents and relatives gathered with Iron Spike members in the parking lot outside the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum for an early morning tailgate. From 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., attendees met other parents and Iron Spikes and enjoyed brisket breakfast tacos. It was a great way for parents to see the way Iron Spikes are committed to promoting spirit for UT athletics.

The next day, parents and members made their way to Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa near Bastrop, TX for a special luncheon and presentation. The event was designed to not only reward guests with a fantastic meal at a great venue, but also give them an in-depth understanding of what our organization is really all about.

The luncheon meal included beef short ribs, mac-n-cheese, tortilla soup and many other delicious dishes, which received many great reviews. After eating, attendees were shown a short video (posted above) and several of our officers gave a presentation about our commitment to the fraternal, service and spirit pillars highlighted in our Vision. It was a very fun and informative event!

A special thanks goes out to the staff at Hyatt Lost Pines, as well as to our officers who helped make the weekend so successful. And most importantly, we would like to the thank all of the parents who made the trip to Austin to support their kids and find out a little bit more about Texas Iron Spikes!

On the Field for Gameday

2011-11-04T18:11:00.005-05:00

On Saturday, October 29th, Brad Caproni and Galen Blumenthal were chosen to be on the field during the Texas vs. Kansas football game alongside the Texas Longhorn mascot, Bevo.

Brad and Galen are members of both Iron Spikes and Silver Spurs, which is an honorary service organization at The University of Texas at Austin responsible for taking care of Bevo.

Congratulations goes out to Brad and Galen for this great honor. We are proud to have such great representations of Iron Spikes!

Spikes of the Week

2011-10-30T11:05:00.009-05:00

Congratulations to Kyle Seward and Chris Davila for being named Spikes of the Week due to their exceptional effort panhandling to raise money for Special Olympics Texas.

Kyle Seward

Chris Davila

Helping Out for Halloween

2011-10-27T09:21:00.005-05:00

On Monday, October 24th, Iron Spikes participated in the annual Kappa Delta/Pi Beta Phi Halloween Carnival benefitting the Boys and Girls Club of Austin.

Children who visited the carnival had the opportunity to eat free food and play games at booths set up by various student organization and fraternities. Iron Spikes volunteered by running the "Pin the Stem on the Jack-O-Lantern" booth, where kids had a great time winning Halloween candy.

Volunteering at Buddy Walk

2011-10-25T13:19:00.002-05:00

On Sunday, October 23rd, Iron Spikes teamed up with members of the Texas Lonestars and volunteered at the 12th Annual Buddy Walk in Georgetown, Texas, an event organized by the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas.

The Buddy Walk was established to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October, promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome, and raise money to benefit local programs and services. In addition to live music, a silent auction, zip lines, and other fun activities, the event included a one-mile walk intended to celebrate the many abilities and accomplishments of people with Down syndrome.

From 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., volunteers helped hand out food, run the petting zoo and various game booths, and coordinate many other activities. All in all, Iron Spikes and Lonestars worked hard throughout the day to show their support for such a great cause.

Grilling Out at Night Out

2011-10-10T19:01:00.004-05:00

On Tuesday, October 4th, Iron Spikes spent the day volunteering for National Night Out, part of UT's annual Campus Safety Week. Hosted by Student Government and the University of Texas Police Department, Night Out featured fun programs, activities and giveaways all aimed to promote security and crime prevention awareness.

After setting up tents and supplies, Iron Spikes helped out by grilling sausages and hot dogs and serving ice cold root beer to students outside Gregory Plaza. Night Out has become an annual tradition for Iron Spikes and we are already looking forward to helping out again next year!

Fall 2011 Recruitment

2011-08-30T10:02:00.014-05:00

The new semester is here and fall recruitment is right around the corner! To all those interested in joining Iron Spikes, here is a schedule of our upcoming recruitment events:

Info Sessions

ART Building, Room TBA

Tuesday & Wednesday September 6th & 7th, 7p-8p

Wings Night @ Dirty Martins

2808 Guadalupe Street Austin, TX 78705

Thursday, September 8th, 5p-7p

Poker Night

3306 Liberty St.

Friday, September 9th, 9p-12a

Athletic Combine

Intramural Fields located off Guadalupe and 51st

Saturday, September 10th, 9a-11a

Street Clean Up

Meeting at the LBJ Library parking lot located off Dean Keeton and Red River

Sunday, September 11th, 10a-11a

Mixer BBQ with the Texas Lassos

Location TBA

Sunday, September 11th 6p-8p

Check the "Texas Iron Spikes Fall 2011 Recruitment" Facebook page for any updates to the schedule. Come meet some Iron Spikes and find out what this organization has to offer!

Congratulations to Kendal Carrillo!

2011-06-22T08:47:00.026-05:00

Texas Iron Spikes would like to congratulate Kendal Carrillo on an outstanding career pitching for the University of Texas baseball team! Kendal, a senior from Sweetwater, Texas, joined Iron Spikes during the Fall 2008 semester and has been pitching for the Horns since the 2009 season.

Over the past three years, Kendal has served as a prime example of excellence in both athletics and academics. As a junior in 2010, Kendal posted a win-loss record of 3-0 and an Earned Run Average of 1.45. During his senior season, he went 6-1 with an ERA of 2.33, the 5th best ERA on the team. In addition, he had 31 strikeouts in 38.2 innings pitched and only allowed 1 home run during the entire season. Kendal's contributions helped the Horns earn their 34th College World Series berth.

From Fall 2008 to Spring 2010, Kendal was on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. He was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team in 2010 and the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2011. All of his accomplishments came while pursuing a Master in Professional Accounting degree from the McCombs School of Business.

It is safe to say that Kendal has represented both his Rookie Class of Fall 2008 and Texas Iron Spikes as a whole admirably. He is an exemplar of the success that emerges from the University of Texas at Austin. We wish Kendal the best of luck in all his future endeavors. Hook'em!

Let The Games Begin

2011-06-18T10:15:00.001-05:00

Iron Spikes in Omaha during UT's 2009 CWS trip

The Texas Longhorn baseball team kicks off its 34th College World Series run with a Big 12-SEC showdown.

After beating Arizona State in the Super Regionals in Austin, TX, the Horns took their talents to Omaha, NE in hopes of winning their seventh College World Series title.

Opening Weekend puts No. 5 Texas against No. 1 Florida. The two teams have faced off only twice before, and Texas leads the series 2-0. Both games came during the 2005 College World Series, when Texas won its last national championship.

Watch the game tonight at 6 pm central time on ESPN, or listen on KVET AM 1300 The Zone. Iron Spikes members have already made their way to Omaha, so don’t forget to look for them in the crowd!

Fall 2011 Officer Class

2011-06-14T21:41:00.000-05:00

Texas Iron Spikes would like to introduce and congratulate the officer class for Fall 2011:


PRESIDENT: JAKE THOMPSON

VICE PRESIDENT: JACKSON GOULD

RISK MANAGEMENT: MATT BELTRAN

FINANCIAL: BRAD CAPRONI

ROOKIE COORDINATOR: RANDY LIM

ROOKIE COORDINATOR: MASON HOOPER

SERVICE: BLAKE BARBER

SOCIAL: KYLE SEWARD

SOCIAL: TREVOR LEESON

SPIRIT: RYAN WILHELMS

ATHLETIC: JEREMY TRAYLOR

ADMIN: BEN SHOEMAKER

PR/ALUMNI: EVAN HARDEE

ROOKIE COORDINATOR THIRD TIER: MIKE MELLER

Congratulations guys! Also, Spikes would like to thank the Spring 2011 officer board for all of the hard work that they put in this past semester. The leadership they displayed set a truly great example for the coming semester's officers.

Spring Classic Softball Tournament

2011-04-18T23:17:00.000-05:00

On April 30, 2011 the Texas Iron Spikes will be hosting our Tenth Annual Spring Classic Softball Tournament benefiting Special Olympics Texas (SOTX).

     When: Saturday April 30th, 2011 10:00 am
     Where: Havin's Fields, 12138 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX, 78753
     Entry Fee: $150 per team (up to 12 people)
     All players receive: T-shirt, BBQ, and beverages

     Through various sponsorships and donations, we have raised nearly $100,000 for our philanthropy. With your participation, together we can help Special Olympics Texas continue to provide those with intellectual and physical disabilities opportunities to achieve. If you are interested in submitting a team, or would like to make a donation, please visit our website at springclassicsoftball.com. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jake Thompson at (832) 385-9877 or txspikesvp@gmail.com.

Texas Iron Spikes Basketball Championship

2011-03-30T04:05:00.000-05:00

Back Row (L to R): Chris "Coach Cook" Davila, Ryan Betori, Matt Horgan, J Traylor, Andrew Frosch, Zach Shirley;

Front Row (L to R):

Ben Shoemaker, Jon Sterling, Steven Kilbride, Craig Borque

Texas Iron Spikes is proud to announce that our basketball team recently won the Intramural B-League Championship to cap off their undefeated season. The outcome of the game was hardly ever in question, as the Spikes team pulled ahead early and never looked back, which resulted in a 67-48 victory. Ben Shoemaker led all scorers with 29 points on 10 out of 12 shots, while Senior Andrew Frosch had a game high 5 three-pointers. The play of the game however was a gym shaking block by Senior Center Steven Kilbride. We are extremely proud of our basketball team for bringing us our second championship this semester, and we hope many more are to come.

Betori at the line

Zach with the 3

Final Score

Player	2pts	3pts	Rebs	Steals	Blks	Total Pts
J	0	0/1	2	2	0	0
Frosch	0/2	5/7	2	2	0	15
Jon	2/2	0/1	2	0	1	4
Craig	0	0	1	0	0	0
Kill	4/6	0	11	0	1	8
Zach	1/1	1/2	1	0	0	6
Betori	1/1	0	1	0	0	3
Horgan	0	0/1	2	1	0	0
Ben	7/9	3/3	6	1	1	29

ALUMNI WEEKEND

2011-03-21T01:09:00.000-05:00

ATTENTION IRON SPIKES ALUMNI:

Gentlemen, this year's Alumni Weekend will take place on the weekend of April 15-17. If possible, please join the Facebook group "Texas Iron Spikes Alumni Weekend" and RSVP if you are able to attend. If not, please confirm via email. The following is a general itinerary and description of the weekend's events.

2011 Alumni Weekend Itinerary:

Friday (4/15):
- 6PM: Baseball game - UT vs. Texas Tech @ Disch-Faulk Field
- 7-9PM: Special Olympics of Texas: Victory Dance & Award Ceremony 2011*

Saturday (4/16):
- 11AM: Tailgate @ Disch-Faulk
- Food, Drinks, Friends & Family
- 2PM: Baseball Game – UT vs. Texas Tech
- All-Day: Lone Star Jam @ Waterloo Park (Not our event but a good time, and several actives will be in attendance. For more info: www.lonestarjam.com)
- 9pm: Downtown**

Sunday (4/17):
- 9AM: Golf Tournament @ Riverside Golf Course***
- 1PM: Baseball Game – UT vs. Texas Tech

*Special Olympics Victory Dance – Texas Iron Spikes has rented out Phillips Event Center for SOTX and are sponsoring the event. The Victory Dance is SOTX’s big finale to the year and an awesome event where everyone dances and celebrates the athletes' accomplishments. This is a great opportunity to see the direction of community service has taken, and we would greatly appreciate the support. Spouses and children are encouraged to come. It’s going to be a lot of fun.

Phillips Event Center
8140 Exchange Drive
Austin, TX 78754-5236

**Downtown Saturday Night – We are currently hoping to have a bar tab (funded by the alumni) at one of the following locations: Sholz Garten, The Blind Pig, The Ranch, or Qua. If you are interested in donating for the tab, please contact Neil.

***Golf Tournament Sunday - The Golf Tournament will take place at Riverside Golf Course (1020 Grove Blvd). 9 AM is an approximate start time. We will set up tee times after we know who will be participating. We will have prizes for the top finishers, and possibly one for the bottom finisher. The rates are: $39 to share a cart, $22 to walk. If you plan on participating, please RSVP via the Facebook Group (2011 Iron Spikes Alumni Golf Tournament) or email, and please email both Neil and myself with your foursome.

We sincerely hope to see you all in Austin to celebrate 17 years of Texas Iron Spikes. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions you may contact myself or Neil Going.

Neil Going, Fa ‘07
neilsgoing@gmail.com
281-773-2111

Tyler Joseph, Sp '10
tyn022mite@yahoo.com
713-409-7760

Best Buddies Festival 3/6/2011

2011-03-21T00:45:00.001-05:00

The Texas Iron Spikes recently hosted a booth for the Best Buddies Festival of Friendship. Best Buddies is an organization on campus that places college students in mutually enriching friendships with “Buddies” from the Austin community who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. During the week of February 28 - March 6, Best Buddies UT-Austin in collaboration with Longhorn Volunteers for Special Olympics hosted Spread the Word to End the Word 2011: Real Texans Don’t Use the “R”-Word (visit http://www.r-word.org to learn more about the national campaign), an event dedicated to raising awareness of the fight to end the use of the “R”-word. The week culminated in a “Festival of Friendship”. At the festival, Spikes held a softball toss booth, and cooked hot dogs for the patrons as well. This was a great opportunity to help out the Austin community, UT, and our philanthropy, the Special Olympics of Texas.

Mason Hooper and Patrick Noe

Patrick looking for a strike

7-on-7 SOCCER CHAMPIONS

2011-03-21T00:24:00.001-05:00

On Monday March 7, Texas Iron Spikes defeated Don't Messi With Us 3-0 to win the A-league 7-on-7 IM Championship. This capped off a wonderful undefeated season for our soccer team, and was an even sweeter for accomplishment for the seniors. We are extremely proud, and hope that this is the first of many IM championships this semester. Congratulations!

The roster for the championship team is:

1. Cory Van Loozen
2. Craig Borque
3. Patrick Guevara
4. Alec Gagnon
5. Tim Krahel
6. Patrick Warwick
7. DJ Kinneman
8. Matt Horgan
9. Alex Lubojasky
10. Andy Newton
11. Austin Wozniak
12. Spencer Crum

Baseball/Tailgates for the Week!

2011-03-01T23:28:00.000-06:00

We play a 3 game series vs. Stanford this weekend.

Friday 3/04
-We will be tailgating with the TAC (Texas Athletic Council)
-We will be having Schlotzsky's catered
-Tailgate starts at 1:00, game starts at 3:00

Saturday 3/05
-Will have hamburgers or sausage on a stick.
-Tailgate starts at 11:30. Game starts at 2:00. THE TAILGATE WILL END PROMPTLY AT 2:00.

Sunday 3/06
-Tailgate starts at 11:30ish. Game starts at 1:00.
-We'll be grilling sausage's for sausage wraps.

Tuesday 3/08
- vs. UTSA
-Tailgate starts at 4:30ish. Game starts at 6:00.
-Sausage wraps.

Special Olympics of Texas Basketball Tournament 2/26/2011

2011-02-28T01:26:00.000-06:00

This weekend, the Texas Iron Spikes volunteered at a SOTX basketball tournament held at Texas State University. It was a great opportunity for us to see our philanthropy in action, as well as a very hands-on way to give back. Most Spikes assisted with keeping score, logging player statistics, and - of course - cheering on the athletes. Witnessing the desire and ability of the athletes was an amazing experience; it only furthered our motivation to raise as much money for SOTX as possible.

Ben Shoemaker and Patrick Warwick keeping score

Zach Shirly, Jon Sterling, Stephen Hopkins, and Saunders Lin helping track player stats

A video of one of the tournament's biggest nail-biters, including a truly clutch performance by one of the athletes:

Livestrong Austin Marathon 2/20/2011

2011-02-28T01:11:00.000-06:00

This past weekend, several Iron Spikes volunteered for the Austin Marathon. Everyone arrived at 5:30 AM to help set up water stations for the event, and then handed out water to the runners at the 1.75 mile mark. It was a truly amazing and inspiring experience to be able to assist those who had trained so hard, many of whom were running in memory of a loved one. The runners themselves could not have been nicer, as many yelled a "Thanks!" as they ran by. According to those actives in attendance, this was one of the best service events that had ever been to. Also, we would like to congratulate our own Nick Enriquez for finishing the Austin Half-Marathon!

Adiel Escobedo and James Limmer having fun on the job

Rookie Kyle Gardner, Ryan Wilhelms, and Will Lenore

Blake Barber and Chris "Cookie" Davila

Jackson Gould, Tommy Jehli, and Ben Shoemaker

5:30 AM: Saunders Lin, Chris, and Blake getting ready for the runners

And a couple hours later: Saunders and "J" trying to keep up

Doing service before the Sun even rises!

Congrats Nick (on the left). We are so proud!

INTRODUCING...

2011-02-27T23:48:00.001-06:00

The Texas Iron Spikes Rookie Class of Spring 2011:

Name: Kyle Gardner
Hometown: Austin, Tx
Year: Sophomore
Major: Kinesiology

Name: James Riddle
Hometown: Sugar Land, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Biology/ Pre-Med

Name: Tim Bula
Hometown: Southlake, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Business, Undeclared

Name: Ethan Thomson
Hometown: Sugar Land, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Business, Undeclared

Name: Shahin Khorshidpanah
Hometown: Missouri City, Tx
Year: Sophomore
Major: Undeclared

Name: Jie Yong
Hometown: Klein, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Business, Undeclared

Name: Jon Lugo
Hometown: Austin, Tx
Year: Sophomore
Major: Marketing

Name: Estevan Aviles
Hometown: Llano, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Undeclared

Name: Marcus Miller
Hometown: George West, Tx
Year: Sophomore
Major: Economics

Name: Cameron Flores
Hometown: Dallas, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Business

Name: Michael Crowther
Hometown: The Woodlands, Tx
Year: Sophomore
Major: Petroleum Engineering

Name: Mike Meller
Hometown: Houston, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Petroleum Engineering

Name: Jordan O'Neal
Hometown: Katy, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Undeclared

Name: Harry Sales
Hometown: Dallas, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Business

Name: Ben Stephens
Hometown: China Springs, Tx
Year: Freshman
Major: Undeclared

Texas Iron Spikes would like to welcome our new Rookies. We are extremely excited for them and the enthusiasm that they will bring to our organization. We wish them the best of luck on this difficult, yet rewarding semester.

Our Favorite Time of Year...

2011-02-18T02:54:00.002-06:00

BASEBALL SEASON HAS ARRIVED!

As always, Texas Iron Spikes will be tailgating for EVERY home game (except for those during spring break) at Disch Falk Field. So stop on by for some good food, competitive games of washers, loud music, great friends, and plenty of school spirit! Also, be sure to keep up with us on Twitter to get tailgating reminders and details! Below is the entire UT HOME schedule; most tailgates begin 1-2 hours before the game starts. I hope y'all are as excited about this season as we are!

Date	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result

02/18/11	vs. Maryland	Austin, Texas	3:00 p.m. CT
02/19/11	vs. Maryland	Austin, Texas	12:00 p.m. CT
	vs. Maryland	Austin, Texas	2:30 p.m. CT
02/20/11	vs. Maryland	Austin, Texas	12:00 p.m. CT
02/22/11	vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Austin, Texas	3:00 p.m. CT

03/04/11	vs. Stanford	Austin, Texas	3:00 p.m. CT
03/05/11	vs. Stanford	Austin, Texas	2:00 p.m. CT
03/06/11	vs. Stanford	Austin, Texas	1:00 p.m. CT
03/08/11	vs. UTSA	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
03/11/11	vs. Brown	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
03/12/11	vs. Brown	Austin, Texas	12:00 p.m. CT
	vs. Brown	Austin, Texas	2:30 p.m. CT
03/13/11	vs. Brown	Austin, Texas	12:00 p.m. CT
03/15/11	vs. Texas State	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
03/18/11	vs. Kansas State	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
03/19/11	vs. Kansas State	Austin, Texas	2:00 p.m. CT
03/20/11	vs. Kansas State	Austin, Texas	1:00 p.m. CT
03/23/11	vs. Houston Baptist	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT

03/29/11	vs. Oral Roberts	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
04/01/11	vs. Missouri	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
04/02/11	vs. Missouri	Austin, Texas	2:00 p.m. CT
04/03/11	vs. Missouri	Austin, Texas	12:00 p.m. CT

04/10/11	vs. Baylor	Austin, Texas	1:00 p.m. CT
04/12/11	vs. Dallas Baptist	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
04/15/11	vs. Texas Tech	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
04/16/11	vs. Texas Tech	Austin, Texas	2:00 p.m. CT
04/17/11	vs. Texas Tech	Austin, Texas	1:00 p.m. CT
04/19/11	vs. Texas-Pan American	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT

04/26/11	vs. Texas State	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
04/29/11	vs. Oklahoma	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
04/30/11	vs. Oklahoma	Austin, Texas	11:30 a.m. CT
05/01/11	vs. Oklahoma	Austin, Texas	1:00 p.m. CT
05/03/11	vs. Prairie View A&M	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT

05/14/11	vs. Texas Southern	Austin, Texas	12:00 p.m. CT
	vs. Texas Southern	Austin, Texas	2:30 p.m. CT

05/20/11	vs. Texas A&M	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT
05/21/11	vs. Texas A&M	Austin, Texas	6:00 p.m. CT

Finally, here are the details for this weekend's games:

Friday 2/18 vs Maryland 3:00 PM
Tailgate starts @: 1pm
Menu: Chicken Fajitas

Saturday 2/19 vs Maryland 12:00 AND 2:30 PM
Tailgate starts @: 11am
Menu: Hamburgers

Sunday 2/20 vs. Maryland 12:00 PM
Tailgate Starts @: 11am
Menu: Sausage Wraps

Tuesday 2/22 vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 3:00 PM
Tailgate Starts @: 1pm
Menu: Sausage Wraps or Hotdogs.

Spike of the Week 2/12-2/17/2011

2011-02-18T02:33:00.001-06:00

Congratulations to DJ Kinneman and Brooks Steele for being awarded Spike of the Week. Both guys did a great job helping out our RCs and played a vital role in this semester's recruiting process: they were constantly tabling and getting to know as many recruits as possible.

Brooks Steele

DJ Kinneman

Volunteer Fair 2/16/2011

2011-02-18T02:19:00.002-06:00

This past week, UT hosted its semesterly volunteer fair. Texas Iron Spikes were specifically requested to cook for the fair and its volunteers. Many Spikes spent the day cooking and selling chicken fajitas-as we so often do-in order to raise money for our philanthropy Special Olympics of Texas, while also making sure no one working the fair went hungry. In total, we were able to raise $250, all of which will go towards SOTX.

2 generations of
Spring Spirit Officers:
Austin Wozniak and Jackson Gould

"Woz" showing Jackson how it's done

Spike of the Week 2/4-2/11/2011

2011-02-18T01:54:00.000-06:00

Congratulations to Jackson Gould and Austin Wozniak for being awarded Spike of the Week! They were both chosen as a result of their attendance at the University of Texas' Leadership and Ethics Institute Leadership Series. The Leadership Series is a series of workshops designed to develop both individual student leaders as well as provide resources for growth and change for student organizations. Their attendance demonstrates their commitment to keeping Texas Iron Spikes continually moving in a positive direction.

Austin Wozniak

Jackson Gould

DATE SKATE 2/11/2011

2011-02-18T01:26:00.001-06:00

Date Skate Dance Party!

Date Skate Dance Party: Part 2 (be sure to notice Kyle Seward's "croquet" uniform

Jake Thompson and Matt Beltran strategizing for the big relay race

Last week Texas Iron Spikes hosted our
semesterly Date Skate event. Everyone had a great (& safe) time dressing up as their favorite athlete and generally making a fool of themselves out on the rink. We would like to give a special thanks to our Social Officers Pat Guevara and Steven Truong for planning and organizing this extremely fun event.

Spike of the Week 1/28/2011-2/3/2011

2011-02-18T00:43:00.002-06:00

Ryan, on the right, outside the US Naval Academy

Congratulations to Ryan Wilhelms for being awarded Spike of the Week. Ryan was nominated by one of his professors to attend the 2011 United States Naval Academy Leadership Conference. The mission of the conference is to bring together the best minds in the practice and study of leadership in order to exchange ideas, experiences, and methodologies with both military and civilian students. For Ryan, it was a chance to learn from the students of 10 service academies and 30 universities (from 4 countries), as well as from accomplished leaders such as Ari Fleischer (former White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush), Tom Ridge (Former Secretary, US Dept of Homeland Security and Former Governor of Pennsylvania), Colonel Bryan McCoy (USMC. Chief of Operations, US Central Command), Dan Akerson (Chief Executive Officer, General Motors), Vice Admiral Dirk Debbink (US Navy, Chief of Navy Reserve, Commander of Navy Reserve Force), Marcus Buckingham (renown leadership author), Brigadier General Howard Prince, (US Army (Ret.) and Director of The Center for Ethical Leadership in the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas). We are extremely proud of Ryan for representing not only Texas Iron Spikes, but also the University of Texas, so well.

From Left to Right: Capitan Angela Cyrus, US Navy, Director of Admissions, US Naval Academy
Ari Fleischer, Former White House Press Secretary under President George W Bush
Professor Joseph Thomas, Distinguished Military Professor of Leadership, US Naval Academy
Mrs. Deirdre Gehant, Assistant Vice President, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Walt Havenstein, Chief Executive Officer, SAIC

Attention All Iron Spikes Recruits:

2011-02-08T22:18:00.000-06:00

Thursday's recruitment event will NO LONGER BE HELD at Dirty Martin's. It will now be hosted at Double Dave's (3000 Duval Street). Hope to see you all out there; and best of luck!

Spike of the Week 1/21/2011-1/27/2011

2011-02-01T00:04:00.001-06:00

Congratulations to Blake Barber for getting Spike of the Week! Blake has done a tremendous job helping out the Recruiting Coordinators with tabling.

Recruitment Table

2011-01-25T16:38:00.000-06:00

Want to learn more about the Texas Iron Spikes? Stop by our table in the West Mall; sign up for our emailing list and meet some of the guys. Hope to see you out there!

Actives Matt Beltran, Matt Prekosovich, and Eric Gardea at the Spikes Table

Spring 2011 Recruitment Schedule

2011-01-22T17:42:00.002-06:00

Thinking about joining Iron Spikes? Then stop by our table in front of Gregory Gym or in the West Mall, come to one of the information sessions, meet our members, and participate in recruitment week. Hope to see you out there.

Information Sessions
Date: February 7, 2011 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
February 8, 2011 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: ART 1.110

Wing Night at Dirty Martin’s
Date: February 10, 2011 5 -6:30 pm
Location: 2808 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX 78705

Poker Tournament
Date: February 11, 2011 8:00 pm – 12:00 am
Location: TBA

Red River Street Clean Up
Date: February 12, 2011 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Location: Meet at LBJ Library parking lot

Athletic Combine
Date: February 13, 2011 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Whitaker Fields (IM Fields), 51st and Guadalupe

Cookout
Date: February 13, 2011 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: TBA

Times and locations are subject to change.

Iron Spikes Presents: The Class of Fall 2010

2010-12-06T14:12:00.000-06:00

Congratulations to the class of Fall 2010! Each member completed the difficult, yet rewarding Rookie semester. We are very proud of each and every one of them and of the growth they showed over the course of the semester, and are confident that they will go on to do great things for Texas Iron Spikes. The class of Fall 2010 is:

Eric Gardea

Trevor Leeson

Andy Newton

Patrick Noe

Patrick Warwick

Will Lenore

Michael Todd

Adam Malik

Brooks Steele

Jake Lawrence

Ben Shoemaker

Ben Wollam

Ryan Wilhelms

Ryan Betori

Spring 2011 Officers

2010-12-06T12:45:00.000-06:00

Texas Iron Spikes would like to introduce and congratulate the officer class for Spring 2011:

President: Stephen Hopkins

Vice-President: Jake Thompson

Risk Management: Saunders Lin

Financial: Evan Hardee

Service: Adiel Escobedo

Athletic: Chris "Cookie" Davila

Social: Steven Truong

Social: Pat Guevara

Spirit: Jackson Gould

Administration: Andy Ryan

Rookie Coordinator: Matt Prekosovich

Rookie Coordinator: Matt Beltran

3rd Tier Rookie Coordinator: Eric Gardea

PR/Alumni: Tyler Joseph

Congratulations guys! Also, Spikes would like to thank the Fall 2010 officer board for all of the hard work that they put in this past semester. The leadership they displayed set a truly great example for the coming semester's officers.

Thanksgiving with Spikes

2010-11-30T19:56:00.000-06:00

Several members of Iron Spikes, as well as their family and friends, spent Thanksgiving braving the cold and enjoying the Iron Spikes tailgate before the big game. Those in attendance were treated to fried turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy, thanks to the hard work of our Spirit officer Jake Thompson. Despite the loss to our rival Aggies, everyone had a great time supporting UT and spending the holiday with their Spikes "family".

Enjoying the holiday...

...but trying to stay warm.

The aftermath of the cooking.

Game time!

Great job Jake on cooking a delicious Turkey Day feast!

Baseball Clinic

2010-11-30T19:37:00.001-06:00

The Texas Iron Spikes recently had their annual baseball clinic for youths in the surrounding Austin area at Disch-Faulk Field. Hundreds of kids came out, eager to learn about the game of baseball and have a good time! Also, we would like to say thank you to our Service Officer, Saunders Lin, for organizing the clinic; both Spikes and the kids all appreciate the hard work that he put in to make that day a success.

Caleb Jameson passing on his base-running expertise.

Rookie Ryan Wilhelms showing the kids how to properly grip a bat.

Blake Barber teaching how to swing for the fences!

Thanks so much Saunders for all your hard work!

Date Skate!

2010-11-23T21:19:00.001-06:00

This past Thursday the Iron Spikes and dates held our date skate event. The theme was 70's/80's, and, as you can tell, everyone had a very groovy time.

Steven, Pat, and Taylor: looking fly, as always.

Cookie, in his traditional date skate uniform. You've never seen a dinosaur skate so well.

Ready, Set...

...GO!

Dates!

Congratulations to Adiel Escobedo for making Texas 4,000!

2010-11-23T21:02:00.000-06:00

This past week, Adiel was selected for Texas 4,000. This is a huge honor, as Adiel will be riding a bike from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska in the summer of 2012 to help raise money and awareness for cancer. Texas 4,000 is the longest charity ride in the world.

To learn more about Texas 4000, you can visit their website at: http://www.texas4000.org/

Spikes of the Week (11/11-11/18)

2010-11-23T20:57:00.000-06:00

This weeks Spikes of the Week were:

1&2) Austin Wozniak and Stephen Hopkins:

Both Austin and Stephen assisted the Texas Orange Jackets by bringing out the Spikes' grill and cooking for their fundraiser. Also, both men have put a tremendous amount of work this semester into planning our annual softball tournament benefitting the Special Olympics of Texas. Thanks to their hard work, we now have both a venue and a date; the tournament will take place on 4/30/2011

3) Adiel Escobedo:

This past week the Texas Iron Spikes hosted our annual youth baseball clinic. Adiel went above and beyond in making sure this night was a success, and it was.

GREAT JOB GUYS!