Week 3 Spikes of the Week

Matt Bowman - 12 straight hours of volunteer work.

Patrick Warwick - Helped the Socials prepare for a mixer.

Fall '13 Rookies

The new Rookie class of Fall 2013

 Congratulations gentlemen and welcome to the Texas Iron Spikes!

This is after their first workout of the year.

Week 5 Spikes of the Week

Jackson Gould

Matt Bowman

Patrick Warwick

These three spikes helped the Rookie Coordinators preparing everything needed to welcome the new Rookie class

Week 4 Spikes of the Week

Devon Lily - Brought the Spikes BBQ Pit out to tailgate 

 Jackson Gould - Helped monitor the 3rd party vendors during tailgate.

 Eric Gardea - Helped monitor the 3rd party vendors during tailgate.

On Saturday, September 7, The Texas Iron Spikes volunteered in the Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge (R.O.C) Race. This 5K event was held in Lake Travis Convention Center and it included a challenging, yet entertaining race that included water slides, Tarzan ropes, even giant wrecking balls and so much more. The Iron Spikes volunteered by providing water to those competing in the race as well as helping the R.O.C Race Crew with maintaing stations and driving volunteers to different obstacles throughout the course. The 5K was a smashing success and a lot of fun for everyone who came out this weekend.

Texas Iron Spikes Volunteers 

Iron Spike Jie Yong ready to run the 5k

Some of the Iron Spikes who got to participate in the race after their volunteer shift was over

Week 2 Spikes of the Week 

Matt Bowman - Stepped up and helped the Spirit officers set up and tear down the first tailgate of the semester. 

Erick Martinez - Lent a helping hand and cooked at the tailgate.

Week 1 Spikes of the Week

Austin Franks - Helped move the Spikes BBQ Pit around Austin to its new home

Devon Lilly - Volunteered to drive to Dripping Springs to pick up the alcohol for our Football Tailgates

Iron Spikes Officer Retreat

The Texas Iron Spike Officer board went on their semesterly Officer Retreat the on the 23rd and 24th of August. This weekend has been a tradition passed down through the organization for years and gives the officer board some time to spend together before the busy semester. This weekend is composed of preparation and planning for Spike events throughout the year and allows the officers to discuss the most important issues facing the organization. After business has been taken care of, the officers strengthen heir camaraderie while relaxing and enjoy themselves at one of the members private property in Johnson City. 

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Iron Spikes Help Freshmen Moovin!

On Friday, August 23, members of the Texas Iron Spikes helped incoming freshmen move into their new dorm rooms. They lent a helping hand from 7 a.m to 5 p.m throughout the UT Campus through the Moovin event.

 Their helping spirit even got attention from the Longhorn Network. 

Spring 2013 Award Winners

Spikes wrapped up a very successful semester recently, and as is tradition, recognized some of its outstanding members who excelled in the organization this semester. Listed below are the names and awards of each of these exceptional Spikes. We thank them for their hard work and dedication to this organization. Congratulations to all of them!

Sober Spike Award- Javi Mendoza 

Athletic Award- J Traylor

Service Award- Colton Snell and Andrew Mills 

Spirit Award- Ryan Ewald and Patrick Warwick 

Wes Johnson Award (Most Outstanding Active Member)- Andrew Mills 

Andrew Phong Vo Iron Man Award (Most Outstanding Officer)- Matt Bowman 

Matt Luedke Citizenship Award (Active That Most Exemplifies the Creed)- Tommy Jehli

Willie Tichenor Rookie of the Semester Award- Mohammed Syed 

Senior Salute

Iron Spikes recently honored nine seniors at our end of the year banquet. All of these men have made lasting contributions to the organization, and we look forward to seeing them go out and represent Texas Iron Spikes as they strive to be a better person each and every day, initiating changes to improve their new communities.

From left: Jonathan Lugo, Marcus Miller, James Thwing, Edward Sherfey, Jeremy Traylor, Spencer Crum, Wesley Ply (Not pictured: Mason Hooper)

Fall 2013 Officer Board

This was one of the most exciting elections so far. There were many qualified and optimistic men with a lot of great ideas. Everyone was passionate about their desired position and eager to contribute to the organization that has given its members so much. Everyone who ran did a tremendous job. Those that have been elected to serve are more than ready to continue the growth and success of The Texas Iron Spikes.


Please welcome the Fall 2013 Officer Board:

President - Nishant Jayant

Internal Vice President - Alex Levine

External Vice President - Jake Lawrence



Financial Officer - Jie Yong

Rookie Coordinator - Colton Snell

Rookie Coordinator - Brandon Lindeman

Service Officer - Andrew Mills

Spirit Officer - Jake Josephson

Spirit Officer - Scott Garzone

Social Officer - Cody Smith

Social Officer - Mike Seitz

Public Relations/Alumni Officer - Abraham Castro

Athletic Officer - Ryan Ewald

Administrative Officer - Trevor Leeson

Third Tier Rookie Coordinator - Nicholas Shoemaker

Spring 2013 Alumni Weekend

Texas Iron Spikes recently celebrated another successful alumni weekend. Doing things a little differently this year, alumni weekend was held in collaboration with the annual Texas Iron Spikes Spring Classic softball tournament. This gave alumni the opportunity to form teams and compete in the tournament. Additionally, actives and alumni both participated in a bar tab at The Rattle Inn after the tournament, and a few rounds of golf the next day. Thanks to all the alumni who showed up and helped to make this weekend a huge success!

Actives and alumni enjoy the bar tab at The Rattle Inn on east 6th Street.

Dan Jensen presents Spencer Emmet the official 2013 Alumni Golf trophy.

Founder Named Outstanding Young Texas Ex

Congratulations to our founder, Andrew Phong Vo, for receiving the Outstanding Young Texas Exes Award at the first annual Texas EXies award banquet. This is a tremendous accomplishment and testifies to the character and capabilities of our founder, who has been unceasingly dedicated to this organization and its continued success. 

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Happy Birthday To Us!

Texas Iron Spikes celebrated its 19th Anniversary recently! Alumni all over the state gathered together to celebrate on this very momentous occasion. Spikes has been able to accomplish so much in only 19 years of existence, and we look forward to many more successful years initiating changes to improve our school, organization and community!

Austin, TX

Jacob A. Ramos representing San Antonio

Dallas, TX

Houston, TX

Spikes Claim Intramural Football Championship

Congratulations to the Texas Iron Spikes A Team for clinching the Spring 2013 Intramural Football Championship! The Spikes finished their undefeated season with a nail biter that came right down to the final drive, but in the end pulled out a victory  by a score of 21-19. Touchdowns were contributed by Mike Seitz (2) and Jordan O'Neal.