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Men’s Golf Battles at Roger Merb Invite

MCDERMOTT, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s golf team began another week of golf at the Roger Merb Invitational, hosted by Shawnee State University on Monday, September 23. MVNU’s A Team placed seventh overall out of 16 teams at the invite with a +39, while the B Team finished 10th with a +68 through two rounds of play. Men’s Scores: …

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Gomez presented with Marv Frye Award

CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Prior to Friday’s All-Ohio Intercollegiate Classic held at Cedarville University, former Kenyon College cross country coach Duane Gomez was presented with the Marv Frye Award, which recognizes lifetime achievement or service to collegiate cross country in Ohio. From 1982-83 through 2019-20, Gomez coached both Kenyon’s men’s and women’s cross country teams. In that span of 37 seasons, …

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Elliott breaks own record, Mount Vernon picks up first win in Week 5 in Review

The East Knox Bulldogs are now 3-2 on the season after a 49-22 win over Cardington Lincoln this past Friday. Running back Blake Elliott broke his own school record with 304 yards on the ground to go with 5 rushing touchdowns in the win. Elliott had touchdown runs of 7, 25, 1, 5 and 4 yards in the win. Rush …

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Danville at Northmor on WMVO highlights slate of KMAC Week 5 Games

WEEK 5 PREVIEWS 2-2 Centerburg at 0-4 Loudonville Centerburg fell 34-26 to Northmor in the KMAC opener last week. The Trojans are led by Blane Ball who is 2nd in the KMAC 614 passing yards and 9 passing touchdowns. Loudonville Quarterback Dilan Wade leads the conference in interceptions with 7 but has thrown 3 touchdowns with 469 through the air. …

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No. 16 Women’s Volleyball Swept by No. 8 IWU

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The No. 16 Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team (16-1, 4-1) hosted No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan University (12-2, 5-0) in a big Crossroads League showdown on Wednesday, September 18 in Ariel Arena. MVNU came out strong in set one, but a late IWU surge saw the guests come away with a 25-21 win. Set two remained …

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Duratovic delivers in offensive outbreak

GAMBIER, Ohio — Coming off two straight ties in its most recent matches, the Kenyon College men’s soccer team (4-0-2) thoroughly dominated Anderson University (2-4-1) by a score of 4-1 on a hot Wednesday afternoon at Mavec Field. The Owls, ranked fourth in NCAA Division III according to the United Soccer Coaches’ most recent poll, were led by an exceptional …

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Women’s Volleyball Makes Big Jump in NAIA National Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team remained undefeated after a big win over No.24 Marian University over the weekend. The win improved MVNU to 16-0 and also helped it jump six spots from No. 22 to No. 16 in the 2024 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll on Wednesday, September 18. MVNU’s ranking is …

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Comets use second-half goal to edge Owls

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College and Capital University women’s soccer teams traded goals off corner kicks Tuesday at Mavec Field. In between those two tallies, the visiting Comets were able sneak in one more goal and escaped with a 2-1 non-conference victory over the host Owls. Kenyon didn’t waste much time in taking the lead. In the game’s sixth …

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Fredericktown and Centerburg clash in Heart of Ohio Tonight with Big KMAC Implications

Fredericktown at Centerburg tonight JV at 530pm with Varsity to follow Standings – week 4N10 N10 OA OA Sets SetsTeam W L W L W LFredericktown 6 0 10 3 32 17Centerburg 5 0 10 2 30 6Loudonville 4 2 6 5 21 18Northmor 3 2 3 5 11 14Danville 2 4 3 7 13 24Cardington-Lincoln 1 3 1 7 …

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Elliott and Sipes run wild in KMAC wins

East Knox running back Blake Elliott ran for 302 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Bulldogs 34-0 win over winless Loudonville to open the KMAC slate with a victory. Jaxon Lester also threw for a score as East Knox improved to 2-2 on the season. Blake Sipes rushed for 268 yards and 4 touchdowns and Elijah Roush ran for a …

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