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Owls baseball relies on first-years to build on 23-win season

By Evan Brinnon | Mar 3, 2023

The Kenyon College baseball team hopes to build on last year’s 23-win campaign as the Owls search for their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament berth since the 2018 season.

Owls win five events to place first at Total Performance Swim Camps Invitational

By Evan Brinnon | Nov 23, 2022

It may seem like winter, but at the pool, the Owls were red hot. The Kenyon College men’s swimming and diving team put on a show on the final day of the three-day, seven-team Total Performance Swim Camps Invitational.

Owls stay unbeaten, go wire-to-wire against Wolverines

By Evan Brinnon | Nov 19, 2022

The unbeaten Kenyon College men’s basketball team kept up its winning ways, improving to 3-0 with a 60-50 victory against Grove City College (1-2). The Owls scored on the first possession en route to scoring the game’s first six points and never looked back in the wire-to-wire win over the Wolverines.

Kenyon women go cold in first loss of season

By Evan Brinnon | Nov 16, 2022

The Kenyon College women’s basketball team could not continue its unbeaten start to the season, falling 60-49 on the road against Capital University.

Orefice hits game-winner with 5 ticks left in Owls' season opener

By Evan Brinnon | Nov 12, 2022

The Kenyon College women’s basketball team opened its 2022-23 campaign with a final-seconds victory on its home court. Kenyon, competing for the first time as the Owls and under the leadership of a new coaching staff, earned a 55-54 win over Defiance College thanks to a shot with five seconds left, by Katie Orefice.

Owl women set to soar into hoops season with new look

By Evan Brinnon | Nov 5, 2022

The Kenyon College women’s basketball program looks to embrace new opportunities under a new coaching staff. Five first-year players and nine total underclassmen look to mesh with Kenyon’s four upperclassmen as the new-look team retools.

Owls fall to DePauw despite record-setting day by Kim

By Evan Brinnon | Nov 1, 2022

On the day Kenyon College celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1972 football team, the only undefeated squad in program history, and in a game in which Zachary Kim set a achool record for receving yards, the Owls fell to DePauw University (7-1, 5-1 NCAC), the North Coast Athletic Conference leaders, 58-35 dropping to 3-5 overall and 2-4 in the NCAC.

Lady Owls shut out Denison, take over first place

By Evan Brinnon | Oct 29, 2022

The Kenyon College women’s soccer team earned a massive win over rival Denison University (4-8-4, 3-1-2 NCAC), securing a 2-0 shutout on their home turf. The win propelled the Owls to the top of the North Coast Athletic Conference standings and gave Kenyon the inside track for a regular-season championship.

Owls big second half beats Terriers

By Evan Brinnon | Oct 26, 2022

Kenyon made an impressive second-half comeback for the third week in a row, overcoming a 17-7 deficit with four second-half touchdowns to hand Hiram College (1-6, 1-5 NCAC) a 34-31 defeat. The Owls outscored Hiram 20-0 in the third quarter before capping the win with a fourth-quarter comeback to improve to 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference contest.

Unbeaten Owls open NCAC play with win over Wooster

By Evan Brinnon | Oct 5, 2022

Kenyon College kept rolling and stayed perfect, improving to 9-0-0 overall and 1-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference with a 3-1 win at home over the College of Wooster.

Kenyon women turn aside late bid by Hanover in 2-2 draw

By Evan Brinnon | Sep 28, 2022

The Kenyon College women’s soccer team played to its third tie of the season, drawing even with Hanover College (4-2-1) at 2-2 on the road after full time.The home team needed just 30 seconds to get on the board, taking the opening kickoff down the field and taking a 1-0 lead after an assist. Kenyon took three consecutive shots over the next few minutes, including two on-target attempts, as they looked to pull even early, but Jackie Thompson, Hailey Moss, and Jenna Michel came up empty as Hanover’s keeper secured two saves.The Owls bounced back and made it a 1-1 game in the 19th minute.

Owls' volleyball program relies on experience meshing with youth

By Evan Brinnon | Sep 3, 2022

The Kenyon College volleyball program embraces change as upperclassmen and newcomers mesh for the 2022 campaign.

Kenyon Soccer: Men are favorites, women look to continue run

By Evan Brinnon | Aug 26, 2022

The 2022 Kenyon Owls men’s soccer team was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the North Coast Conference in a poll released on Aug. 18. On the women’s side, the Lady Owls have a streak of seven consecutive postseason berths and the squad was picked to finish fourth in the NCAC Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll.

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