Today marks the last “official” day in the office for Amy Williams, our irreplaceable associate director of athletics. Thanks Amy, for all that you’ve done within Athletics and across the campus. You’ve made a huge impact and you’ll certainly be missed. Best of luck at Wooster.
Here it is. A new era in Kenyon College athletics. This evening, during a meeting with all our student-athletes, the new Owls logo was revealed. Check it out...
Kenyon's record number of NCAA Division III Championship trophies, along with plenty of 2nd, 3rd and 4th place NCAA hardware, is now part of a stunning display on the Wall of Champions inside the Lowry Center.
Unbelievable...unfathomable...and definitely unforgettable. The
@KCMensSoccer
Lords are going to the NCAA Tournament third round 'Sweet 16' after today's 2-1 overtime win vs. Carnegie Mellon. Go Lords go!
With 20 completions today vs. Wabash,
@KenyonFootball
's Thomas Merkle now has 1,014 career completions. That surpasses the previous
@NCAC
record of 1,004 set by
@OWUSport
's Mason Espinosa (2010-14). Go Lords!
#NextOneWins
The KSC wants to thank the
@KenyonFootball
coaches for their help. Here are the Lords' touchdowns & game-winning 2-point conversion from this weekend's win at Catholic.
#NextOneWins
Athletics staff walked on the Benson Bowl field this morning. First practices & games to come next week!
@KenyonMensLax
's Doug Misarti & Assistant AD
@jnwl4city
share their thoughts:
What a day in Gambier! In addition to coach Kelly Bryan,
@KCMensSoccer
coach Chris Brown earned his 200th career win after the Lords beat Thomas More! Congrats, coach!
Congratulations to
@kenyonswimdive
's Hannah Orbach-Mandel '19, who was selected from 585 nominees to be named one of nine finalists for the
@NCAA
Woman of the Year award.
@KenyonSports
is honored to celebrate your amazing accomplishments. VIDEO:
Senior guard Paige Matijasich surpassed 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ career points tonight in Kenyon’s 64-63 win at Muskingum! She is just the 12th Ladies player to reach that total. 👍🏻👏🏻
BASEBALL: Former Kenyon pitcher Alex Gow '22, now a grad student at Duke, helped the Blue Devils to a 9-0 win against No. 9-ranked East Carolina yesterday. Gow threw the opening four innings in no-hit fashion and picked up his first win in a Duke uniform.
The votes are in! We received 6,914 ballots from our community to help select Kenyon’s new moniker. Thank you to all who participated in this process to choose a new name that honors all members of our Kenyon community.
While Justin Newell has played key roles in the development of Kenyon's athletics facilities, he also undertakes the task of refining his leadership skills. STORY:
Congrats and welcome to Jill McCartney, who was appointed Kenyon's director of athletics, fitness and recreation. She'll begin work in July, after serving the previous four years as director of athletics at Doane University in Nebraska.
FOOTBALL: The Owls had a happy Homecoming yesterday as they handled Hiram to secure a 40-16 win on McBride Field. Take a look at a few highlight clips from the game!
WALK-OFF! Here's the 2-run bomb from
@KenyonBaseball
's Matt Contreras in the bottom of the 11th to lift the Lords to a 7-5 come-from-behind win vs. Hiram in game one.
Mike Navratil, who comes to Kenyon via The College of Wooster, was hired as the department's Director of Strength and Conditioning, a position that also includes duties as Assistant Director of the Lowry Center. STORY:
Kenyon's 22 sports programs welcome John Carroll University to the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Owls are excited to add the Blue Streaks as conference competitors beginning in 2025-26.
Today, the Ladies field hockey team held its first practice on the new field at Benson Bowl. Saturday, the team will host its first home game, a noon contest against Washington and Lee University.
After winning the
@ncac
regular-season title, Kenyon finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally in both the
@D3soc
and
@UnitedCoaches
Top 25 polls. The Owls ended the year with a 15-0-1 record and just advanced to the NCAC Tournament Championship after a 4-0 win over Wabash