MVNU Receives Five-Star Gold Institution Honor

Mount Vernon Nazarene University has been named a 2022-23 NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star institution, as announced by the conference's national office.

MVNU was one of 171 Champions of Character Five-Star Institution winners, collecting Gold Level honors. Overall, there were 62 gold winners, 71 silver winners, and 38 bronze winners.

Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earned points in character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition and character promotion. 

Institutions earned points based on exceptional student-athlete grade point averages and by having minimal to no ejections during competition throughout the course of the academic year.

The Crossroads League represented well, as it was one of 18 NAIA conferences to earn the Five-Star Conference Award. To receive the award a conference must have established a Champions of Character Conference Committee, have conducted in competition oversight committee composed of a minimum of three members, and have at least 50% of its member institutions receive the NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution Award.

Kenyon Owls chalk up another academic award

The Kenyon College women’s soccer team was recognized as the winner of the United Soccer Coaches 2022-23 Team Academic Award, bestowed on collegiate teams for their exemplary performance in the classroom during the academic year.

In order to collect the award, members of a team had to combine to produce a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

The 2022-23 Kenyon club, directed by head coach Kelly Bryan, had 33 student-athletes who combined to chalk up a team grade point average of 3.61. On the field, the Owls posted an overall record of 7-6-4, including a first-place 5-1-1 mark within North Coast Athletic Conference play.

The Owls have now won the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award 19 times in the past 23 seasons.