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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 …

GAMBIER, Ohio – The 2023-24 Kenyon College women’s track and field program earned the distinction of being named an All-Academic Team by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The honor was the program’s fourth straight and 15th overall. To be eligible for the USTFCCCA academic award, a program had to produce a minimum team …

GAMBIER, Ohio – For the 15th time over the last 17 seasons, the Kenyon College men’s track and field program earned the distinction of being named an All-Academic Team by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The honor for the 2023-24 team extended the Owls streak to four straight seasons. To be eligible for …

AUSTIN, Texas. – After a tremendous season on the track and in the classroom, Evan Hodkinson has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team on Wednesday, July 10. Hodkinson was named to the NAIA All-America First Team after recently being named to the NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-District Team in June. Hodkinson, who is from Dalton, Ohio is set to return …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – After five memorable years, Ellis Gallion is stepping down as the head coach of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s and women’s track & field programs. Gallion was only the second head coach since the programs were restarted in 2015 by former head coach, and current Director of Athletics Chip Wilson. Gallion saw success as he oversaw multiple …

GAMBIER, Ohio –  A week after earning the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) 2023-24 Scholar All-America Team award, the Kenyon College Owls had a program-record 20 swimmers and divers named as individual 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans. Kenyon’s long list included a dozen first-team honorees and eight second-team honorees. Those earning spots on the first team were …

GAMBIER, Ohio. — A week after earning the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) 2023-24 Scholar All-America Team award, the Kenyon College Owls had nine swimmers and divers named as individual 2023-24 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans. Those Kenyon honorees who earned spots on the Scholar All-America first team were Daniel Brooks, Noah Hargrove, Marko Krtinic, Ethan Manske, Max …