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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) announced its Athlete of the Week awards on Monday, and Kenyon College’s Anna Brown became the latest Owl to earn the honor for her women’s indoor track and field performance. The weekly honor marks the second in Brown’s career after she was also recognized last season. Brown brought home the conference …

The Fredericktown Freddies boys basketball team picked up their 11th consecutive win Tuesday Night as they knocked off Loudonville at home 88-66 to improve to 11-2 and 9-0 in the KMAC. The Freddies opened the game on an 8-0 run on threes by Tanner Estep and Carson Rinehart before Blake Sipes scored his first points. Brayson Youngen got the Redbirds …

The Centerburg Lady Trojans girls basketball team improved to 15-1 Saturday and 10-1 in the KMAC with a 62-34 win over East Knox Saturday afternoon. The scoring was slow but got started with 417 to go in the opening period when Tiara Sheppard got a bucket for Centerburg. Kenlee Fairall then got a steal and score and a three pointer …

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Kenyon College senior Gefen Bar-Cohen poured in 23 points during Saturday’s men’s basketball game on the road, but the Little Giants of Wabash College created a second-half cushion and held off Bar-Cohen and the Owls, 77-67. Bar-Cohen, who cracked 1,000 career points just before the calendar flipped, went 9-of-17 from the floor against Wabash, posted his second-highest …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) announced, earlier this week, the recipients of the NADIIIAA Community Service Awards and Athletics Administrator Awards. Among the winners, the Kenyon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (KSAAC) tied for the first-place award in the Special Olympics Activity category. Thursday, at the NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, the award winners were …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. —  The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (11-7, 3-5 CL) welcomed the Marian University Knights (8-10, 2-6 CL) to Ariel Arena on Wednesday, January 15, for a Crossroads League showdown. The Cougars overcame an early 0-2 deficit with an impressive 9-point run, taking a 9-2 lead by the 16:45 mark. Marian fought back, cutting the lead …

GAMBIER, Ohio — In a Wednesday night clash between two teams hungry to climb the North Coast Athletic Conference standings, the Kenyon College Owls (3-11, 1-4 NCAC) and Wittenberg University Tigers (5-9, 1-4 NCAC) delivered a thrilling contest that came down to the final seconds in Tomsich Arena, with the Tigers ultimately prevailing 65-62. The Owls’ young core continued to …

AUSTIN, Texas. —  Lyssi Snouffer of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team added one last accolade to her collection following the 2024 season on Tuesday, January 14. After being named as a Crossroads League First Team member and landing a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team, the NAIA All-American was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team after …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the second time during the 2024-25 swimming and diving season, the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) featured Kenyon College’s Jennah Fadely as the conference’s Athlete of the Week on the women’s side. The award marked the third time that Fadely has received the honor in her career, and it came after a record-setting showing during a …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College volleyball team welcomed a new member to the coaching staff as Head Coach Madison Schweitzer recently announced that Cal Pringle was picked as the program’s assistant coach. Pringle started their role shortly after the calendar flipped to 2025 as the team heads into its offseason. Before coming to Gambier, Pringle worked at Earlham College, …