Texas Tech celebrates homecoming week with traditions
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The Texas Tech community has been celebrating homecoming with a week full of events and traditions leading up to Saturday's football matchup against West Virginia and the naming of a homecoming king and queen.
On Thursday, members of the Saddle Tramps student spirit organization wrapped the statue of Will Rogers and Soapsuds in red tissue paper - a tradition ahead of games, but one that Saddle Tramps President Trent Bell was especially meaningful on homecoming week.
"It's been non-stop and exciting," he said Thursday evening as Saddle Tramps gathered to wrap the statue near the Broadway entrance leading up to Memorial Circle. "We've been getting ready all week and have been setting up for our bonfire on Friday. It's a lot of fun."
Prior to wrapping the statue, members of the Tech community gathered nearby in Memorial Circle for the annual Techsan Memorial, a somber event where the university remembers Red Raiders lost during the previous year.
On Friday evening, Tech student and spirit organizations marched down Broadway and into the campus for the homecoming parade leading up to a pep rally and bonfire in Urbanovsky Park.
Earlier Friday, the 2022 Texas Tech homecoming court was announced at the Rowdy Raider Rally, giving students a chance to vote online for the nominees through the day Friday.
Tech announced that the 2022 homecoming king nominees are:
Ty Mitchell, an animal science major from Albuquerque, New Mexico, representing the Student Agricultural Council
James Brady, an agricultural communications major from Lubbock, Texas, representing Phi Delta Theta
Max Noble, a finance major from Boulder Creek, California, representing Theta Chi
Joel Rivero, a political science and finance major from Midland, Texas, representing Beta Upsilon Chi
Diego Flores, a psychology major from Pflugerville, Texas, representing the Hispanic Student Society
The 2022 homecoming queen nominees are:
Carmen Evans, an accounting major from Lubbock, Texas, representing the Association of Latino Professionals
Carlye Winfrey, an agricultural communications major from Seminole, Texas, representing the Student Agricultural Council
Hannah Jones, an agricultural and applied economics major from Hondo, Texas, representing Kappa Alpha Theta
Addie Thane, a finance major from Double Oak, Texas, representing Alpha Phi
Tomisin Alausa, a journalism and public relations and strategic communication management major from Plano, Texas, representing Chi Omega
The winners will be announced during halftime on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium. The game is set to kick off at 2 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech celebrates homecoming traditions ahead football game
