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MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women’s volleyball team is set to begin its season on Friday, August 19 as the Lady Cougars travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana to take on Mount Mercy University at 4:00pm. It is MVNU’s first of four matches on the weekend as they will play two on Friday night and two Saturday as …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Doug Misarti, Head Coach of the Kenyon College men’s lacrosse team, announced that Patrick Groschan was hired as the program’s defensive assistant coach for the upcoming 2023 season. Groschan joins Misarti and Offensive Assistant Coach C.J. Hughes at the helm of an Owls team that went 14-4 (8-1 NCAC) last season and finished as the runners-up in …

GAMBIER, Ohio – As part of Kenyon College’s Homecoming Weekend, a class of five will be inducted into the Kenyon Athletic Hall of Fame. The class, which includes Michael Greenberg ’10, Claire Howard Low ’86, Warren Martin ’78, Tony Mohammed ’97, and Katy Zeanah ’06, will be the 29th group of inductees to enter the Hall since 1988.     The induction ceremony …

Football Game Broadcasts… Two Knox County Area games each night! WMVO Sports presents… FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Each game will be broadcast on WMVO AND WQIO Facebook pages with live video and on 100.9FM with game one live and game two to follow PREGAME FOR GAME ONE IS SET FOR 620PM FLEX GAMES MEANS GAMES CAN BE MOVED OUT OF SCHEDULE …

SUWANEE, Ga. – In an announcement made Thursday, Emmie Mirus, a recent Kenyon graduate and member of the College’s championship swimming and diving program, was one of just 20 student-athletes recognized as a regional winner of the inaugural Division III Commissioner’s Association (D3CA) Student-Athlete of the Year awards. Mirus, announced as the Women’s Sport winner for Region VII, was nominated …

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. — Jeff Bane has been tabbed as the new leader of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s and women’s tennis programs, as announced by Director of Athletics, Chip Wilson on Tuesday, August 2. “We are excited to have Jeff join our team and leading our tennis programs at MVNU,” said Wilson. “I look forward to watching him …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches released today its list of Team Academic Award winners, recognizing exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2021-22 academic year. A total of 382 women’s collegiate teams, across all divisions, earned the award, including the Kenyon College Owls. The 2021-22 Kenyon team, directed by head coach Kelly Bryan, had 31 student-athletes who combined …

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) released today its annual list of Academic Honor Roll members, as well as its list of teams that were named Academic Honor Squads. The Kenyon College Owls not only earned the team award, but also had six student-athletes collect individual accolades. The IWLCA named 295 women’s lacrosse programs, across all …

NORMAN, Okla. – A few days after honoring the academic achievements of individual golfers, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released Monday its list of 2021-22 team academic award winners. The Kenyon College Owls were not only included among the winners of the All-Academic Team Award, but also earned GCAA Presidents Special Recognition. To be eligible for the GCAA …

NORMAN, Okla. — The list of 2021-22 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars for NCAA Division III were announced by the Golf Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Among the honorees were recent Kenyon College graduates Andrew Kotler and Nick Lust. To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar consideration, a student-athlete had to be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically …