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GAMBIER, Ohio — On Tuesday, College Sports Communicators (CSC) released the organization’s 2024-25 Academic All-District Men’s Basketball Team, and a pair of Kenyon College Owls earned spots on the squad. Kenyon’s awardees included Gefen Bar-Cohen, who secured the honor for a third straight season, and Murathan Kocaman, who is a first-time honoree. To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete …

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s and women’s golf teams began their spring seasons at the Purgatory Intercollegiate, hosted by Taylor University on March 21-22. MVNU’s men placed 11th at the event with a total two-day score of 679, while the women placed seventh with a total of 800. On the men’s side, MVNU was led by Will Streby …

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 2025 Divisions IV, V, VI and VII girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Monday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the seven districts of the OPSMA, which vote on the all-district teams from regular-season accomplishments. On Tuesday, the Divisions I, II and III girls basketball All-Ohio teams will …

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. and TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Kenyon College men’s golf team finished off a full weekend of competition on Sunday, as 10 players competed for the Owls at the Jekyll Island Invitational in Jekyll Island, Georgia and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate in Terre Haute, Indiana.  The varsity squad took 14th at Jekyll Island out of 30 teams, …

GREENSBORO, N.C. — All the hard work paid off Thursday night for Kenyon College junior Kirill Sidorko, who won the national title in the 400-yard individual medley, as the Owls  moved up two spots and into second place at the halfway point of the four-day 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship. When the lights were turned off …

GAMBIER, Ohio — A former collegiate athlete, coach and instructor, Nicole Gardner was recently hired as Kenyon College’s Assistant Director of Athletics, Fitness, and Recreation. She’ll arrive on campus after serving the last 18 months as the Director of Athletics at DePaul Cristo Rey High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. “We are excited to have Nicole join our team,” Jill McCartney, …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (9-7, 2-5 CL) played at the Cougar Softball Field and took on the Lady Cougars from the University of Saint Francis (11-4, 4-1 CL) in a conference match-up on Tuesday, March 18.   Game 1 Summary:  Saint Francis jumped to an early lead against MVNU with a two-run home run …

CLEVELAND – After leading the Kenyon College men’s golf team in a stacked field at the Tiger Invitational early last week, junior Will Hulsey earned the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Athlete of the Week honor, the second of his career.  The two-round invitational was held at Forest Creek Golf Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and Hulsey led the Owls …

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Kenyon College’s indoor track and field team had two student-athletes tabbed as All-Region honorees by the United States Track and Field Cross and Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Senior Paula Soric and junior Anna Brown landed on the All-Region ledger to close the indoor campaign. The USTFCCCA divides NCAA Division III institutions into ten regions, with Kenyon …

The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (9-6, 2-4 CL) traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana to take on the No.11 Marian University Knights (15-3, 5-1) on Monday, March 17.   Game 1 Summary:  The Knights took an early lead over the Lady Cougars, scoring one run in the second inning and adding two more in the third to make it 3-0. In the …