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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, …

JACKSON, Mich. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams had four athletes earn Athlete of the Week recognition from the Crossroads League on Monday, January 13. After kicking off the indoor season at the CapFam Alumni Classic, hosted by Capital University on Friday, January 10, here are the four Athletes of the Week. The …

HIRAM, Ohio — Kiana Mollabashy scored 17 and Alyssa Horsley tallied 16, but the first-year duo, and the rest of the Kenyon College women’s basketball team, couldn’t overcome the aftermath of a subpar third quarter during an 82-51 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) loss at Hiram College on Saturday afternoon. Mollabashy was 7-for-17 from the floor and tied her season-best …

The Lady Freddies struggled shooting in their high school girls basketball game in a 44-32 loss to Cardington Wednesday but bounced back with a 51-41 win Saturday at East Knox. Reese Todd opened the scoring with a three for the Bulldogs but Kit Bellman got a bucket before an Ella Divan put back made it 5-2 Bulldogs less than a …