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CLEVELAND — Recent Kenyon College graduate and men’s swimming & diving student-athlete Marcus Hong was selected as the recipient of the 2022 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Don Hunsinger Award. The award recognizes one male senior student-athlete who has distinguished himself throughout his collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Each conference institution can …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Tuesday announced the recipients of the 2021-22 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court. The Kenyon College Owls, for the ninth consecutive season, earned the Team Academic Excellence Award, while five members of the 2021-22 team claimed individual spots on the Honors Court. The NABC Team …

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced today that the Kenyon College Owls once again were the recipient of the United States Marine Corps/AVCA Team Academic Award. Additionally, the Owls were named to the Team Academic Honor Roll, awarded to the programs within the top-20 percent of grade point averages from each AVCA award division. The Team …

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recently released its list of academic award winners for the 2021-22 women’s track and field season. Not only did the Kenyon College Owls make the grade as a team, but Emma Becker and Paula Soric earned individual recognition as All-Academic Athletes. To be eligible …

RICHMOND, Va.– The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) recently released the names of those swimmers and divers who were awarded spots on the Scholar All-American Team for the 2021-22 season. The national champion Kenyon College women’s swimming and diving team had a total of 15 honorees. Those earning the honor were split into first- and second-team …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced recently that the Kenyon College men’s program has, once again, been named a Scholar All-America Team. The CSCAA delivers the honor twice a year and Kenyon collected it in each semester of the 2021-22 campaign. Overall, student-athletes on the 2021-22 Kenyon men’s roster combined for a …

GAMBIER, Ohio — The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced recently that the Kenyon College women’s program has, once again, been named a Scholar All-America Team. The CSCAA delivers the honor twice a year and Kenyon collected it in each semester of the 2021-22 campaign. Overall, student-athletes on the 2021-22 Kenyon women’s roster combined for a …

NEW ORLEANS, La. — All-Region honors for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field season were announced recently by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Among the honorees was Kenyon College first-year Paula Soric. The top-five individuals in each track and field event from each region earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors, in addition to …

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) announced the winners of its academic awards for the 2022 season. The Kenyon College Owls earned the NCAA Division III Team All-Academic honor, while Mayo Amorello, Kern Byrnes and Henry Willrich earned the individual Division III Scholar All-America award. The USILA team honor is bestowed on squads that reached a …

GAMBIER, Ohio — At the completion of a national search, Jill McCartney, Kenyon College’s Director of Athletics, Fitness and Recreation, announced the hiring of Emma Olson as head coach of the Owls volleyball team. Olson, who comes to Kenyon from Washington and Lee University, is the 16th head coach in the 49-year history of the Kenyon program. “We are delighted …