From an on-campus tailgate live on WFAA, to our faculty showing why they are experts in their fields and a historic win on the football field, this past year was full of memorable media moments. Here are the top 10 TXWES headlines of 2018 based on reach and coverage:

1. Football takes the stage for the second year in a row

• Texas Wesleyan football makes history vs. Texas College
• Coach Prud’homme interviewed on ESPNU Radio after TXWES’ historic win
• ‘Fort Worth Business Press’ says the ‘best is yet to come’ for TXWES football
• TXWES featured on WFAA’s ‘Good Morning Texas’
• Story of TXWES's return to football honored at the Lone Star Sports Emmy Awards
• ‘Small is beautiful’ says news story on Texas Wesleyan’s game day experience

2. The launch of TXWES esports

• TXWES esports athlete featured on KDFW-Fox 4
• ESPN: Texas Wesleyan has announced the launch of a varsity esports program
• Fort Worth Business Press: Texas Wesleyan University launches esports & gaming program

3. Rosedale Renaissance continues

• FW Magazine: Texas Wesleyan, with help from everybody, breaks ground on $19 million university center
• President Slabach to FW Inc. on neighborhood renovations (page 48 of magazine)
• FW Inc.: A day in the life of President Slabach (page 80 of magazine)
• FW Inc.: Ben Merritt talks open his new restaurant on Rosedale (page 18 of magazine)
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Ben Merritt’s new restaurant, favorite biscuit recipe
• DFW.com: Biscuit spots opening around Fort Worth

4. Faculty experts in the news

• TXWES professor featured on WFAA/News 8
• Dr. Adkinson featured in WFAA story on an infamous Tarrant County murder case
• Dean Heidi Taylor takes part on FW Business Press on healthcare
• Dr. Michelle Payne on the Texas primary election
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Dr. Linda Metcalf discusses stress among young students

5. Athletics

• USA Wrestling: Texas Wesleyan to add men’s and women’s varsity wrestling
• Fort Worth Business Press: Texas Wesleyan wraps up strong sports year
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: basketball team returns to NAIA tournament
• Texas Wesleyan golf team stays atop of NAIA Coaches Poll

6. Our talented alumni

• TXWES grad featured on NBC's The Golf Channel
• TXWES grad featured for making drug bust during first night as officer
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: TXWES baseball teammates open ice cream shop

7. Future Rams on campus

• Future engineers show off their robot creations at TXWES, featured on CBS 11
• Texas Wesleyan and Fort Worth ISD’s First Day of College event featured on NBC 5

8. Diverse campus highlighted in Dallas Morning News stories

• TXWES grads to Dallas Morning News: ‘Smaller. Smarter.’ makes the difference
• Dallas Morning News: Only about half of all Texas students graduate from college within six years

9. Entrepreneurs

• FW Inc. TXWES students help TruLee go national (page 142 in magazine)
• Fort Worth Business Press: TXWES takes part in Global Entrepreneurship Week

10. Community Involvement

• Football players interact with kids, help Fort Worth PD at Bridging the Gap
• New class of Project SEARCH grads equipped with invaluable work skills