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KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  Mount Vernon Nazarene University had 23 student athletes named to the 2025 NAIA Winter Sport Daktronics Scholar-Athletes list by the NAIA. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the winter sports who have excelled academically, including men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s bowling, women’s bowling, competitive cheer, competitive dance, men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving, men’s …

RALEIGH, N.C. — After belting 42 hits in its season-opening doubleheader Sunday, the Kenyon College softball team managed 13 hits Monday and lost both ends of a doubleheader at William Peace University. The host Pacers took game one, 6-4, and then completed the sweep with an 8-4 game-two win. Over the course of the two games, Kenyon junior Maeve McLaughlin …

LAKE WALES, Fla. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (3-2) played a doubleheader at Warner University (3-7) on Monday, March 3. Game 1 Summary: MVNU started the first game of the series strong, scoring twice in the top of the first thanks to a Kiera Mayer two-run homer. Warner scratched off a run in the third, but MVNU responded …

WrestlingNorthmor 7th, Centerburg 15th, Mount Gilead 17th, East Knox 30th, Fredericktown 46th and Cardington-Lincoln 54th/64 at Division III district (Troy)* Northmor’s Campbell, Centerburg’s Chris Marshall, Mount Gilead’s Rosco Castricone and Cody Meimer and East Knox’s Blake Elliott qualify for state Loudonville 32nd/44 at Division III district (Independence)Division I (Hilliard Darby) 106 pounds: Loc Webber (Coffman), Caleb Snyder (Mount Vernon), Brady Todd (Worthington Kilbourne), …

LAKE WALES, Fla. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (11-2) played a doubleheader at Warner University (7-9) on Saturday, March 1. Game 1 Summary: MVNU started the first game of the day strong, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first. Rider Minnick hit a single that drove in Grant Wheeler, Connor Estep hit a …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Kenyon College Owls softball team launched the 2025 season Sunday with two wins and a combined 42 runs in a doubleheader sweep at Gallaudet University. Both wins were recorded within five innings using the run rule. Game one ended 25-0 and game two finished up at 17-3. Not only did Kenyon outscore the host Bison, 42-3, …

DAVENPORT, Fla. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (9-1) played a non-conference game against WHAC opponent Cornerstone University (0-4) at the North East Regional Park on Thursday, February 27. MVNU came out hot, putting up four runs in the top of the opening inning. Cornerstone responded at the bottom of the inning with a solo home run to …

DAVENPORT, Fla. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (8-1, 3-1 CL) took the field at North East Regional Park on Wednesday, February 26, to conclude its Crossroads League series in Florida with another doubleheader against the Bethel University Pilots (4-4, 1-3 CL). Game 1 Summary: The game remained scoreless until the top of the fourth inning when Bethel took …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the fourth time over the last six weeks, a member of the Kenyon College women’s indoor track and field team has been picked as the North Coast Athletic Conference’s (NCAC) Mid-Distance/Distance Athlete of the Week. Ellianne Retzlaff received her first career Athlete of the Week award after a strong showing at home in the Kenyon Tune-Up. …

WINONA LAKE, Ind. —  The No. 8 seeded Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (14-15) traveled to the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on Tuesday, February 25, to take on the No. 1 seeded Grace College Lancers (24-5) in the Crossroads League Tournament Quarterfinals matchup. MVNU started strong offensively, jumping out to an 8-4 lead over the Lancers at the 18:22 …