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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University Women’s Volleyball team is coming off a strong 2023 season in which it qualified for the NAIA National Tournament. The Lady Cougars have high hopes for 2024 and will enter the season ranked No.20 according to the 2024 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches Top 25 Preseason Rating. MVNU joins No.1 Indiana Wesleyan, (RV) Bethel …

During a recent Knox Morrow Athletic Conference Meeting East Knox Sydney Opfer was honored as an official OHSAA Sportmanship ambassador for her work promoting sportsmanship last year. photos from EAST KNOX ON TWITTER

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its Academic All-Crossroads League Honors from the Spring semester, and Mount Vernon Nazarene University picked up 37 of them. Baseball Jarin Bertke (JR), Hunter Billman (SR), Maxwell Donawa (JR), Casey Kalman (SR), Blaine Keener (SR), Cruz McFadden (SR) Men’s Basketball Bailey Conrad (SR), Beau Ludwick (GR), and Kade Ruegsegger (SR) Women’s Basketball Peyton Davis (SR), …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Following their 2023-24 academic year and 2024 season, the Kenyon College softball team checked in on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s annual grade point ranking. The standings included 118 member teams from the NCAA Division III level, and the Owls slotted in at No. 59 on the 2023-24 Easton/NFCA Team GPA ledger. A team of 15 student-athletes …

Get ready for an electrifying high school football season as WMVO brings you live coverage of the area’s biggest games! Starting August 23, 2024, catch all the action on 100.9 FM, 93.7 HD2, and Facebook. Here’s a glimpse of the thrilling matchups and broadcasts you can expect: Week 1: August 23 Fredericktown at Highland: Tune in on 100.9 FM, 93.7 …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Coming off the most successful season in program history, the Kenyon College men’s golf team is opening its 2024-25 calendar with an international excursion to Scotland. The Owls will head to the Scottish Highlands from August 10-16 and will play five different courses during their time while also taking in the local scenery and culture. Kenyon’s trip …

GAMBIER, Ohio — When the United Soccer Coaches unveiled the organization’s annual Top 25 NCAA Division III preseason poll, the Kenyon College men’s soccer team checked in at No. 19 in the national rankings. The Owls picked up right where they left off in 2023 after finishing the year ranked 19th after compiling a 16-4-1 record. Kenyon’s impressive season extended to the …

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) recently announced its member institutions that earned the 2024 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award. Among the more than 470 collegiate programs to be recognized, the Kenyon College Owls were one of just 182 NCAA Division III programs to make the list. To be eligible for the academic award, a team had …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Recognition of the Kenyon College women’s swimming and diving team, the 2024 NCAA Division III national champion, reached a whole new level after the Owls received an invitation from the President of the United States to celebrate at the White House, alongside other title-winning teams from various sports and divisions of the NCAA.  The event is scheduled …

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced today that the Kenyon College Owls earned the INTENT/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2023 season.  The Team Academic Award honors programs that displayed excellence in the classroom during the academic year by maintaining at least a 3.3 cumulative team grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The 2023 Kenyon …