Joe DiPietro Named Head Softball Coach At Temple 7/17/2008 - Softball Joe DiPietro, who spent the last six seasons as the head softball coach at La Salle University, has been named the head softball coach at Temple University, Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw announced today. DiPietro is also an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Force of the National Pro Fastpitch League. Read More
Volleyball Picked To Finish First In Atlantic 10 East Division 7/23/2008 - W. Volleyball Temple has been picked to visit first in the Atlantic 10 East Division in voting conducted by the league's head coaches in the Atlantic 10 volleyball preseason poll released today. The Owls were tabbed to seize their fourth consecutive division title, while Saint Louis was picked to finish first in the West Division. Read More
Four Owls Named To Summer League All-Star Teams 7/18/2008 - Baseball Four Temple baseball players - rising seniors Lenny Del Grippo, Carmen Del Mastro and Kyle Obal, and rising sophomore Byron McKoy - have been named to their respective summer league all-star teams. Del Grippo and Del Mastro are teammates on the Fort Collins Foxes of the Mountain Collegiate League, Obal suits up for the Rockville Express of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League while McKoy plays for the Carolina Thunder in the Southern Collegiate Baseball League. Read More
Temple has announced a two-year contract extension for head men's basketball coach Fran Dunphy that will keep the Owls' mentor at the University through the 2013-14 season. Dunphy, who is in his third season directing the Temple program, guided the Owls to the 2008 Atlantic 10 Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Read More >
Temple will take part in the Charleston Classic, a newly-created eight-team men's basketball tournament by ESPN Regional Television, Inc., (ERT) a subsidiary of ESPN. The Charleston Classic will be played Nov. 14-16 at the brand new Carolina First Center in Charleston, S.C. Read More >
Jill Breslin, who guided the Temple women's tennis team to the 2008 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, has resigned her position at the University to return to Bryn Mawr as the women's tennis coach. She will also serve on the faculty at the suburban Philadelphia school. Read More >
Amanda Cole Class: Junior Sport: Women's Track Position: Throws Hometown: New Castle, DE
Junior Amanda Cole finished 13th in the hammer throw (169-0) to lead the Temple women's track team at the NCAA East Regional this weekend at Florida State.