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COLUMBUS, Ohio. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s track & field team competed at the Comet Opener, hosted by Capital University, on Saturday, January 14th. Top Performers Ashley Burgess ran a time of 1:04.03 to claim first place in the 400m dash. Lily Scarberry was not far behind finishing third in a time of 1:06.41. Ellyn Coe placed second …

GAMBIER, Ohio –Kenyon College senior Katie Orefice flirted with a triple-double Monday night while leading the Owls basketball team to a 65-44 home win against the visiting Bengals of University of Maine at Fort Kent. With 11 rebounds, 10 points and nine assists, Orefice came up one assist shy of a triple-double. Her rebound total was a season-high, while her …

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s basketball team (9-7, 2-4 CL) defeated Spring Arbor University (8-9, 2-5 CL) on the road by a score of 91-70 on Saturday, January 7. Along with picking up its fourth straight win and second straight conference win, the Cougars saw one of their own hit a big career milestone. Heading into …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College men’s basketball team turned a nine-point first-half deficit into an identical second-half lead, but a late offensive rebound after a missed free throw helped the Wabash College Little Giants (10-4, 3-2 NCAC) hang on for a 71-67 victory. With the loss, Kenyon falls to 7-6 overall, including falling in four games against North Coast …

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Prior to the calendar flipping, Kenyon College sophomore Armand Ouellette was issued an invitation from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) to participate in the inaugural Thunderbolt Invitational, an exclusive three-round tournament at the Sterling Grove Golf and Country Club. Throughout the tournament, which concluded on December 31, Ouellette was a model of consistency, posting three …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – For the fifth straight year, MVNU Athletics will host the Wendy’s MVNUnited Holiday Hoopla, a two-day high school basketball invitational.  This year, 20 different men’s and women’s high school basketball teams from Michigan, West Virginia and Ohio will participate in 13 games on December 21-22. “Wendy’s Holiday Hoopla is another great way that our athletic department …

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — The Kenyon College men’s basketball team battled back from a large early deficit and held the edge for the first half of the second frame, but the game slipped away late as Stevenson University claimed a 72-67 victory. The Owls fall to 6-5 on the season after losing on day one of two at the Daytona …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College women’s basketball team emerged from a first-half slog with a lead and caught fire from three-point range in the fourth to take a late lead, but Otterbein University (5-4, 2-2 OAC) closed out the Owls to win 57-50. Kenyon falls to 2-7 (0-1 NCAC) with the loss in their final home game of 2022. …

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s basketball team (6-6, 2-3 CL) opened its Florida trip with a contest at undefeated and receiving votes St. Thomas University (12-0, 5-0 SC) on Thursday, December 15. St. Thomas pounced on MVNU early and held a 25-18 lead after one. MVNU trailed 38-47 at halftime. St. Thomas continued to keep its …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association’s (OCSA) release of the 2022 All-Ohio Teams revealed the Kenyon College women’s soccer team had three honorees. Sophomore Claudia Abram made the All-Ohio Team, while senior Leah Anderson and junior Sadie Gould made both the All-Ohio Team and the Academic All-Ohio Team. Anderson, the Owls’ goalkeeper, was awarded a spot on the …