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Kenyon women’s soccer has six CSC honorees  

GAMBIER, Ohio — College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced today that six members of the Kenyon College women’s soccer team were named to the 2023 Academic All-District Women’s Soccer Team. The list of Owl honorees included Claudia Abram, Morgan Baker, Eun Hae Lillig, Hailey Moss, Alex Sokolik and Kit Ross.  To be eligible for the honor, a student-athlete had to be …

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Simpson snags two picks, Owls fall on the road

DELAWARE, Ohio – Coming off of the Owls’ highest-scoring outing of the season last week in a convincing homecoming victory over Hiram, the Kenyon College football team (1-5) could not get anything going Saturday, falling to the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops 48-7 on the road for the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) matchup. The Battling Bishops (3-3) controlled the …

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Owls start strong, dominate Panthers 8-1

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon Owls field hockey team entered its second home game of the year looking to even up its record Sunday against the Ferrum College Panthers. The Panthers were no match for the Owls, who started off hot en route to an 8-1 victory.  Following two very early shots from Kenyon junior Grace Lane, classmate Ella Haskins …

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NCAA record setter Steen to enter Kenyon Hall of Fame 

GAMBIER, Ohio — Winner of more national championships than any person in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history, former swimming and diving coach Jim Steen will be inducted into the Kenyon College Athletics Hall of Fame during a two-day reunion on September 8-9. Steen began work at Kenyon in the 1975-76 academic year and, within five years, steered the men’s …

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Owls welcome Wilson to football staff

GAMBIER, Ohio — The Kenyon College football program continues to round out its 2023 coaching staff as Head Coach Ian Good announced that Nate Wilson has joined the Owls as an assistant coach. Wilson comes to Kenyon from nearby Capital University, a fellow NCAA Division III institution, where he coached running backs and tight ends over the 2022 season. While he …

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Olson decides to step away from coaching

GAMBIER, Ohio — Earlier this week, Kenyon College volleyball coach Emma Olson announced her resignation to her team, as well as to Jill McCartney, Kenyon’s Director of Athletics, Fitness, and Recreation. “We’ve appreciated Emma’s leadership of the volleyball program and efforts to immerse herself in the Kenyon community,” McCartney said. “She made noticeable improvements to the program, recruited a strong …

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Ten Kenyon women named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans

RICHMOND, Va. — About two weeks after earning the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) 2022-23 Scholar All-America Team award, the Kenyon College women’s team had 10 swimmers named as individual 2022-23 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans. The Owls had nine first-team honorees and one second-team honoree.  Those earning spots on the first team were Ania Axas, Ella Campbell, …

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Kenyon ranks 43rd in final Directors’ Cup standings

GAMBIER, Ohio — The final standings for the 2022-23 LEARFIELD Sports Directors’ Cup were unveiled on Tuesday, and the Kenyon College Department of Physical Education and Athletics placed 43rd amongst 323 NCAA Division III institutions with a tally of 426 points. The LEARFIELD Sports Directors’ Cup is a program that began in the 1993-94 academic year and honors institutions that …

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Ten to be inducted in Kenyon Hall of Fame ceremonies

GAMBIER, Ohio – During multiple celebrations this fall, the Kenyon College Department of Athletics, Fitness, and Recreation will induct a class of ten into the Kenyon Athletics Hall of Fame. In unique ceremonies on September 8 and 9, former swimming and diving coach Jim Steen will be inducted, along with four swimming alumni. Then, on September 29 during Homecoming Weekend, …

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One big inning propels Owls to victory

NEW CONCORD, Ohio — A seven-run fifth inning Tuesday evening at Muskingum University launched the Kenyon College baseball team to a 9-6 non-conference victory over the host Fighting Muskies.   Holding a 2-1 advantage going into that fifth inning, the Owls scored seven times on just four hits. Malcolm Gaynor led off with a double and Edwin Groff walked. Muskingum …

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