The indoor track and field team kicks off its season tomorrow at the Grand Valley State University Holiday Open and the Early Bird Open at Defiance College. These are the only meets they will compete at in December, as the rest of the season will be in January and February. Though the team is essentially the same between indoor and outdoor, there are some events that differ between seasons. For the throwers, the weight throw is similar to the hammer throw but shorter and heavier. The sprinters run the 60 meter dash and 60 meter hurdles. Distance runners take on...

By Kate Bodiker • December 4, 2025 • Sports

Goshen College men’s cross country concluded their season on Friday, Nov. 21 at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida. The Maple Leafs finished 18th out of 37 teams, beating three teams ranked higher than them in the nation. Duncan Kogei, a sophomore, and Mathew Keitany, a senior, who both hail from Kenya, received All-American honors. Kogei finished in 15th place and Keitany finished in 39th. Rustin Nyce, director of cross country, is pleased with the team’s progress this year. “The men weren’t there at the national meet last year and so this group...

By Liam Shaw • December 4, 2025 • Sports

The Goshen College men’s tennis team is now receiving votes to be nationally ranked in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. During their fall season, the Maple Leafs won four games and only lost one. Their sole loss came against nationally ranked NCAA Division II opposition from Grand Valley State University. After the fall season, first-year Iago Ciucio is ranked 24th in the NAIA by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The Leafs currently have four first-year players in their team of nine. Another new addition to the squad is Pedro Scattalon ’25, who joins the team as assistant coach. After graduating...

By Liam Shaw • November 20, 2025 • Sports

The Goshen College women’s basketball team has several new additions this year, including three first-year athletes and a new assistant coach. The year has not started off as well as the team had hoped, with only one win of the seven games they’ve had, but they are confident things will start looking up. “We’ve been starting off a little rough,” said the new assistant coach, Teana Lewis. “But how the team is developing has been tremendous since day one.” Part of the reason for this rocky start is last year’s loss of seniors. “Last year, we had 10 seniors. So...

By Adam Sherrill • November 20, 2025 • Sports

The Goshen College men’s basketball team have played four games so far in the 2025-26 campaign. The Maple Leafs currently have two wins and two losses, with both wins played at home. This represents their best start to a season since 2021-22. Dwight Gingerich, athletic director, also serves as the coach for the team. Gingerich noted the determination of his team during preparations for the season. He said, “I didn’t have a chance to really see them play live or in person until open gym. I was really impressed with the pre-season and how hard the guys worked.” Alongside Gingerich,...

By Liam Shaw • November 13, 2025 • Sports

Goshen College women’s soccer faced a challenging 2025–26 season, marked with multiple injuries that began during the preseason in August. In addition to injuries, the team graduated 10 seniors this year. The Maple Leafs finished their season ranked last in the Crossroads League with an 0-8 conference record and a 1-10-4 overall mark. By the middle of conference play, Justin Crew, head coach of women’s soccer, had only eight healthy players available on the bench, forcing one game to be canceled. On Sept. 13, the Leafs tied 1-1 with the Wolverines of Michigan-Dearborn, with the only goal coming from a...

By Igor Sapucaia • October 30, 2025 • Sports

Goshen College’s track and field team now has all-star experience with the hiring of Tyler Miller, a former Purdue thrower, to coach the Maple Leafs throwing team. Miller, who grew up in Goshen, has decided to come back to his roots, coaching the throwers at his home college. “His background really helped him, making him a really good coach,” said Nick Hofer, a first-year thrower. Liam Shaw, a sophomore thrower, said, “I may have had four weeks of throwing practice with him and the amount of belief I have in myself again is insane.” He continued, “Tyler gives us this...

By Adam Sherrill • October 30, 2025 • Sports

Despite a shaky start to the season, Goshen College Women’s Volleyball swept the season series against St Francis, beating the Cougars 3-2 on Saturday in Fort Wayne This was the first time that the Maple Leafs have swept the season series with the Cougars since 2015. It was also the first time they had a series sweep at all and a five-set win on the road since 2019. Jeff Phillips, head coach of women’s volleyball, said that he was particularly satisfied about getting the series sweep this year. “It represents the chance to finish above a team in the conference...

By Kate Bodiker • October 23, 2025 • Sports

From missing last year with an injury to winning out of the gate, Maria Clara Fonte, sophomore computer science major, is ready for her first official season with the Goshen College tennis team. Last year, Fonte suffered an ACL tear in her right knee before the season could begin. “I had never been injured before,” she said. “It was a lot of highs and lows.” She said that she had lots of people around her supporting her during the time she was injured. Luckily, the injury does not seem to be affecting how she performs this year. “She played like...

By Adam Sherrill • October 9, 2025 • Sports

PlatinumWave Athletics has become increasingly popular in Goshen College’s student athlete population. The clothing brand, owned by Isacc Hernandez ’13 and Sonia Navarro ’13, made its debut in 2018 under the original name, Tsunami Fitwear. Hernandez graduated with a major in interdisciplinary studies: social work, sociology and communication. He is most commonly known for his role in the Academic Success Center as an academic coach for first-years, where he guides young students and advises them wherever is necessary. Hernandez is the founder of PlatinumWave Athletics and had the original idea to start the brand. However, it was not until his...

By Caoimhe Farrell • October 9, 2025 • Sports

The first phase of the refresh at Goshen College’s Recreational Fitness Center includes replacing the old paint and transforming the building into a place that embodies the pride of GC. Phase one is “handling all the hallways and interior corridors,” said Chad Coleman, associate athletic director. “We purpled out all the teal, and whited out all of the old regular off-white eggshell colors,” Coleman said. He said the color changes are part of a “move to rebrand and to come more in line with our competition.” Coleman spends the majority of his days in the RFC, where he is relentlessly...

By Eva Carlson • October 9, 2025 • Sports

The Goshen College men’s and women’s bowling teams are starting their second season of competition, hoping to improve upon their performances last year — and promote breast cancer awareness. The changes for this season will allow both teams to be more connected to their home lanes at Maple City Bowl, 10 minutes away from campus. Last year, team members used a storage room for their clothing and gear. This year, they have official lockers. “They only had this little bitty room, and we shared it with the bowling alley for storage,” said Scott Curtis, the bowling head coach. Now, with...

By Adam Sherrill • September 25, 2025 • Sports

Jeff Phillips, former head coach of the men’s volleyball team, was announced this summer to be the head coach of the women’s volleyball team at Goshen College. His assistant coach for the past two seasons, Wyatt Bollinger, was promoted to head coach the men’s team. Bollinger ’23 played as a setter during his time at GC. He shared his excitement to take the position. He said, “It worked out great for me. I got to stay at Goshen a little longer and still continue growing my career.” Phillips believes that Bollinger was the perfect fit for the position. “Wyatt has...

By Liam Shaw • September 25, 2025 • Sports

Dash the black squirrel permanently smiled while posing and waving on a rolled out purple carpet. A Goshen College backdrop sat behind them as flashing cameras captured smiles and laughs at this year’s annual Leafys Award ceremony.  Student-athletes, staff and GC athletic supporters gathered in the Umble Center on Sunday to celebrate overall GC athletic accomplishments and accept awards from the 2024-25 academic and athletic school year. The emcee for the night was Dante Stanton ‘24, who currently works with the ABC57 news team as a weekend morning anchor and reporter. Stanton, along with other faculty and staff members, presented...

By Aaliah Higareda • September 18, 2025 • Sports

Last week, Goshen College received national recognition thanks to the performance of Drew Hogan, a senior business major, at the Twilight Invitational hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University.  Hogan placed first of 304 runners, setting a course record and earning the second fastest time in program history with 24:25.7, second only to Matthew Keitany last year.  He led the team to their overall placement of fifth out of 20 schools, and the men’s cross country team is currently ranked 21st in the nation. This makes them one of five ranked schools in the Crossroads League, which includes the number three and...

By Kate Bodiker • September 18, 2025 • Sports