The Lake Travis area is known for its beautiful hills, stunning sunsets, breezy lakeside lifestyle and, of course, stellar athletes. From little league to high school to pro, Lake Travis produces some seriously gifted athletes and coaches.
We’re also a sporting community. We root for our colleges and our favorite professional teams from the Cowboys to the Spurs, so we decided to dedicate this post to the sporting news tidbits that have been buzzing in the Lake Travis area.
In athlete real estate news …
Tim Duncan’s gorgeous house in Spicewood, TX, can be yours for $945k. The power forward for the Spurs has put his $1.2 million home up for sale. The 3,955 square-foot home includes five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen, a game room, a large soaking tub in the master bath, an outdoor fire pit and a boat dock. He has been spotted at The Reserve at Lake Travis several times, so we know he uses that boat dock!
In coaching news …
Former Lake Travis coach Chad Morris has made it official. Claude Mathis has joined eight other coaches on Morris’ coaching staff at SMU. It comes as no surprise that Mathis will be the running backs coach. Lake Travis’ head football coach Hank Carter has been in the news a lot lately amid the rumors he would also be following Morris to SMU, but Carter say he’s staying put. He loves coaching at Lake Travis and he wants his kiddos to be LT Cavaliers someday too.
In female sporting news …
According to a poll by the Austin American-Statesman, Lake Travis topped the charts when it came to best sporting moments in 2014. One of the biggest highlights was Kristen Gillman’s record-breaking performance to not only win the Junior PGA Tour Championship, but also snag the victory at the U.S. Women’s Amateur. Fans took to Twitter with “GoGillyGo” to put her on top of social media trending too.
In college football news …
If you’re shopping at the Hill Country Galleria or grabbing at bite at The League you might see a familiar face from ESPN, and it very well may be OU’s super star running back Samaje Perine. Perine leads the Big 12 with 131.6 yards rushing per game and 21 touchdowns. This freshman who now lives in Lakeway is one of only three unanimous selections to the AP’s All-Big 12 first-team offense. And if you watched the OU/Kansas game in November, you may remember Perine rushed for 427 yards (on 34 rushes) along with five touchdowns, breaking the NCAA FBS single game rushing record set by Melvin Gordon just a week earlier.
