Location: Detroit, Mich. Founded: 1877 Enrollment: 5,700 Colors: Red, White and Blue
Joined Horizon League: 1980 President: Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D. Faculty Representative: Carla Groh and Tom Stanton Director of Athletics: Robert Vowels
INDIANAPOLIS- Milwaukee’s Jenn Dore led all Horizon League setters with 13.00 assists per set this past week, as the Panthers battled two of the top three league teams on the road. Dore is the Horizon League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week. Oakland’s Sammy Condon was a force at the net for the Golden Grizzlies this week, averaging a tremendous 2.20 blocks per set, best in the league. Condon is the Horizon League Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE ...
Oakland will begin the 2017-18 season among the nation’s elite men’s basketball teams, having received 19 votes in the USA TODAY Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll. The Golden Grizzlies were tabbed Horizon League favorites earlier this month, are the defending regular-season champion and landed three players on the Horizon League Preseason All-Conference teams. USA TODAY Preseason Coaches Poll After earning 25 wins and advancing to the second round of the NIT in 2016-17, Oakland ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland’s Maggie Schneider paced the Golden Grizzlies at the Bradley Pink Classic, earning her Female Runner of the Week honors. Northern Kentucky’s Andrew Schille wins Male Runner of the Week for the second time this season after a strong performance at the Pre-Nationals in Louisville. FEMALE RUNNER OF TH E WEEK | MAGGIE SCHNEIDER | OAKLAND | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE | DAVISBURG, MICH. Maggie Schneider finished third out of 247 runners with a Red 6K time of 21:02.3 to ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Charles Guthrie has been named the ninth Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Chancellor Gary L. Miller announced on Tuesday. Guthrie, an athletics administrator with over 15 years in collegiate athletics, has spent the last three years as the Director of Athletics at San Francisco State and will begin the new role on November 6. A press conference to introduce Guthrie to the Green Bay community will be held on Thursday, November 2 at ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Milwaukee’s Colin Duffy opened his freshman season with two event wins this weekend and has been named Horizon League Male Swimmer of the Week this week. UIC’s Brianna Hines won four events in the Flame’s tri-meet against Green Bay and Valparaiso and has claimed the first 2017 Horizon League Female Swimmer of the Week title. Green Bay sweeps the 2017 Male and Female Divers of the Week honors for the second week in a row. Michael Klemm swept the boards again ...
INDIANAPOLIS- Oakland setter Jordan Lentz helped the Golden Grizzlies to a 2-0 week, defeating IUPUI and UIC and moving into a tie for first place in the league standings. Lentz is Horizon League Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week. Youngstown State senior libero Lauren Blanco led the league in digs per set this week, earning her Defensive Player of the Week honors. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | JORDAN LENTZ | OAKLAND | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE | SETTER | FORT WAYNE, IND. Lentz averaged 11.00 assists ...
INDIANAPOLIS –IUPUI forward Krissy Kirkhoff scored two goals and had three assists this week extending the Jaguars’ winning streak to 12-straight games and is named this week’s Offensive Player of the Week. UIC defender Emily Valentine earns Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week by leading the Flames to a 2-1 victory over conference opponent Youngstown State. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | KRISSY KIRKHOFF | IUPUI | SENIOR | FORWARD | INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Kirkhoff helped extend ...
INDIANAPOLIS – This week’s Horizon League Offensive Player of the week, Milwaukee forward Evan Conway netted two goals in the Panthers’ defeat of Horizon League-leading opponent, Wright State. Northern Kentucky’s goalkeeper, Jim Barkei claims Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week for a second time this season by leading the Norse to their seventh shutout of the season. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | EVAN CONWAY | MILWAUKEE | SOPHOMORE | FORWARD | WHITEFISH BAY, WIS. ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland men’s and women’s swimming and diving has been voted preseason Horizon League favorites by League head coaches. The Golden Grizzlies have won four consecutive Horizon League men’s and women’s swimming and diving titles. Oakland received six first-place votes and 78 points to top the women’s poll and welcome back 2017 Freshman of the Year Grace Shinske. Just behind Oakland is2017 Horizon League Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship ...
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has awarded 2017 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete Honors to a total of 39 student-athletes from Cleveland State, Northern Kentucky, UIC, Wright State, and Youngstown State. The NFCA awards the All-America Scholar-Athlete Honor annually to softball student-athletes that earn a 3.5 grade-point average or higher at the conclusion of each academic year. The Viking’s honorees include Hannah Tanis, Melissa Jacobsen, Marissa Marcelli, Kaitlin Gairing and ...
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