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

In an attempt to encourage holistic health among student-athletes, Chad Coleman, associate athletic director, announced Gia Karem as a new counselor for the athletic department. Earlier this summer, Patty Hartshorn, director of health and wellness and Title IX coordinator, contacted Coleman, suggesting additional counseling support for athletes in the afternoons. He believes it to be “a good endeavor for athletics … giving the emphasis on mental and physical health is what we strive for here.” GC’s Student Life alongside Health and Wellness have been in touch with social work students in the past, who have wanted to complete  their graduate...

By Igor Sapucaia • September 4, 2025 • Sports

This summer, Goshen College began renovations of its outdoor tennis facility to upgrade the quality of the courts. According to The Globe, the construction project started at the beginning of August. The renewal is expected to be completed by Oct. 10, the date of the GC tennis home opener. The official decision to replace the courts was made in the spring of 2024, and final approvals were issued in June of this year. The project has been supported by the Connected Cause campaign – one of the priorities being updated athletic facilities. “We determined that [the renovation] was a natural...

By Ben Koop • September 4, 2025 • Sports

Wyatt Bollinger will take over the reins for men’s volleyball, replacing Jeff Phillips as head coach. Phillips will remain on as head coach for the women’s volleyball team. The move was announced by the athletic department on April 23, less than a week after The Record published a story covering Phillips departure from the men’s team.  Phillips joined Goshen College in 2023, and coached both the men’s and women’s teams for two years before stepping back from the men’s side this spring.  Bollinger transferred to GC for his senior year, and holds the single season record for assists per set....

By Tyson Miller • April 29, 2025 • Sports

 The NAIA’s newly launched “The Right Way to Play” campaign is being praised by leaders within the association, particularly in the highly competitive Crossroads League, as a pivotal moment to underscore the values-driven nature of their athletic programs. Crossroads League Commissioner Larry DeSimpelare believes the initiative will amplify the league’s long-standing commitment to holistic student- athlete development and ethical competition, directly benefiting its member institutions like Goshen College. “I love that the NAIA has adopted this slogan, and the Crossroads League has always been a beaming example of this mantra,” DeSimpelare said. “The way our student-athletes and coaches compete in...

By Liliana Herrera • April 17, 2025 • Sports

Last week, Jeff Phillips, director of volleyball, announced to the men’s team that he would be stepping down as their head coach. Phillips will stay on as head women’s volleyball coach. Phillips said that when he first interviewed for the head women’s volleyball coach position, “it was pitched to me to do both,” he was adamant that he did not want to because it would be “very difficult to give 100% to both programs.” He decided to become an assistant coach for the men and take the head coach position for the women’s team. However, Goshen struggled with recruitment for...

By Arleth Martinez • April 17, 2025 • Sports

Goshen College’s men’s and women’s cross country teams are losing a total of eight seniors as the school year comes to a close. According to some, the last few years have been “the golden age.” Rustin Nyce, the director of track & field and cross country, recognized this class of runners as special. “I guess what [the golden age] means is, like, the best that it’s been, right? … going back to look at any decade in Goshen’s sports history, this last decade of track and cross would have the most nationally competitive programs and the most all Americans and...

By Igor Sapucaia • April 3, 2025 • Sports

The Goshen College baseball team boasts the biggest roster on campus, with 41 current players. Brad Stoltzfus is in his second year as head coach after spending five years in the assistant head coach position. One of Stoltzfus’ accomplishments over the past two years was to bring change to the culture within the team.  Stoltzfus outlined his ambition for the team when he was appointed as head coach. He said, “My goal coming in, one of the major focuses for me last year, was kind of getting the Goshen college baseball culture to a good spot. We want it where,...

By Liam Shaw • April 3, 2025 • Sports

Running at GC began 70 years ago. 1894: “Ladies” and “gentlemen” are required to take classes on “physical culture” when they attend the Elkhart Institute — the establishment that would soon become Goshen College.  1921: The Mennonite Board of Education sends out a recommendation that “intercollegiate athletics be forbidden by institutions under the board,” as they “may foster certain false ideals.” The GC board accepted the recommendation.  1922: The ban on athletics falls through. The first gym is built at GC for coed athletic activities through a combined force of student laborers and local Goshenites. Its location stood on the...

By Kate Bodiker • March 27, 2025 • Sports