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NEW CONCORD, Ohio – In its final non-conference game of the season, the Kenyon College baseball team defeated Muskingum University, 8-5. The Lords moved to 20-10 overall on the season with the win.  Kenyon opened the game with back-to-back walks drawn by Malcolm Gaynor and Nate Rosen. Following a pair of flyouts, Gaynor came around to score on Tripper Capps …

LACONIA, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s golf team closed out its season in the Crossroads League Championships at the Chariot Run Golf Course on April 25-26. MVNU placed ninth in the tournament with a score of 943. Taylor University took the conference crown with a total of 862. Marian University was the runner-up with a score or …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Playing the last home games of their collegiate careers, seniors Nicole Bishay and Emily Buckwalter led the Kenyon College softball team to a doubleheader sweep of the visiting Allegheny College Gators on Tuesday. Bishay pitched a complete game two-hitter in Kenyon’s 4-0 game-one win. Buckwalter followed up with a three-run walk-off home run that ended game two …

JACKSON, Mich. – After a hot week at the plate, Andrew Miller of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team was named as the Crossroads League Baseball Player of the Week on Monday, April 25. This is the second time this season that Miller has claimed player of the week honors from the Crossroads League. Miller was an instrumental part of …

HOWARD, Ohio — The No. 20-ranked Kenyon College Lords golf team carded scores of 289 and 290 to finish the two-day North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) / Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Clash with a third-place total of 579. Both No. 21 Denison University and No. 4 Wittenberg University posted 574s to tie for first and finish five strokes ahead of …

NORMAN, Okla. – The Kenyon College golf team saw its name added to the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division III rankings announced on Friday. The Lords entered the poll at No. 20 after being unranked in the previous iteration. In their latest tournament, the Lords won the Division III Showcase hosted by Hanover College on the fifth-player drop score after tying with …

WINONA LAKE, Ind. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (29-14, 22-8) open its series at Grace College (16-27, 10-20) with a pair of victories on Thursday, April 21. Game One A Zackary Hoop RBI-single that scored Brady Wallace got MVNU on the board first in the top of the second-inning. Leading 1-0, the Cougars exploded for six runs …

GAMBIER, Ohio — Kenyon College senior Nicole Bishay used her arm and bat Wednesday to help the Kenyon College softball team split a doubleheader with the visiting Wittenberg University Tigers. The Ladies took game one, 3-1, but fell just short in game two, losing 3-2. In the first game, Bishay picked up the pitching win by working all seven innings, …

GAMBIER, Ohio — For the third time in her remarkable Kenyon College career, senior Crile Hart was named the DIII Honda Athlete of the Year finalist for Swimming and Diving as announced today by Executive Director Chris Voelz of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) presented by Honda.Hart is now designated one of 11 finalists for the prestigious DIII Honda …

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The receiving votes Mount Vernon Nazarene University softball team (27-9, 17-7) dropped two games at No.18 Marian University (30-7, 20-6) on Tuesday, April 19. Game One The first game of the doubleheader was all Marian as the Knights walked away with an 8-0 victory in five-innings. After a Knight run in the first, Marian did a majority …