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LACONIA, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s golf team closed its season in the Crossroads League Championship at the Chariot Run Golf Course on May 1-2. MVNU placed ninth with a score of 990 through three rounds (319, 343, 328). Marian won the invite with a score of 908. MVNU Scores 17        Brock Dettmer            80        78        78        236 …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For his contributions during the Owls’ three-game winning streak, Kenyon College’s Niko Price was picked by the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) as the Player of the Week for baseball. The Owls rattled off their second three-game winning streak over an eight-game stretch, and Price played a significant role in helping Kenyon boost its record to 19-12 …

WESTFIELD CENTER, Ohio — On the third and final day of the 2023 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Golf Championship, the Kenyon College Owls fired their best round of the tournament, a 296, which put them in sole possession of third place with a three-day final team total of 897 strokes. The Owls finished behind first-place Wittenberg University, which totaled …

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (20-24, 15-19 CL) fell twice at the University of Saint Francis (27-21, 21-13 CL) on Thursday, April 27. A big fourth inning for USF put the game away. The hosts scored seven runs in the inning to take control and eventually cruise to a 10-0 win. The story of …

GAMBIER, Ohio — In its final home doubleheader of the season, the Kenyon College softball team struggled to solve Hiram College pitchers. The visiting Terriers held the Owls to nine hits across the two conference contests and chalked up wins of 9-0 and 13-3. In game one, Hiram starter Darian Kanno dominated. She threw all five innings and struck out …

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The No.25 Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (30-13, 22-12 CL) lost twice at No.10 Marian University (40-6, 29-5 CL) on Tuesday, April 25. MVNU dropped game one of the doubleheader 8-3. Marian jumped on top of MVNU 3-0 in the first and never looked back. Despite the loss for MVNU, Mollie Pentz hit her first homerun …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Following a standout showing in the throwing pit at Kenyon’s newly-named Duane Gomez Invitational, the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) named the Owls’ Riley Orth as their Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. Orth was a key contributor to Kenyon’s second-place team finish at the inaugural Duane Gomez Invitational. He racked up 26 of the Owls’ …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College baseball team took a break from its North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) slate, welcoming Muskingum University to McCloskey Field for the front end of a home-and-home with the Muskies. Nine innings, 30 runs, and more than three hours later, the visiting Muskies came away with a 19-11 win over the Owls. Muskingum improved to …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Jill McCartney, Kenyon College’s Director of Athletics, Fitness and Recreation, announced Thursday the hiring of Steve Phillips as head coach of the Owls men’s basketball program. Phillips will arrive on campus after serving as an assistant coach at Williams College since the 2018-19 season. Phillips, who also has coaching experience at Washington & Lee University and Mount …

OBERLIN, Ohio — The Kenyon College baseball team used some heavy hitting Wednesday to break out of a brief five-game slump and record a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) doubleheader sweep at Oberlin College. The Owls coasted in a 12-3 game-one win and then followed up with a 5-3 victory in game two. The sweep improved Kenyon to 15-10 overall …