With a striking change of pace and fresh strategy, Tyra Carver is determined to turn things around for the women’s basketball team this upcoming season as their new head coach.  As a Goshen College alumna and former player, she has returned to her alma mater with a wealth of experience and a vision for success.  Growing up, Carver developed a love of basketball through her father. She said, “He had these basketballs downstairs and by the time I was four, I was dribbling around a men’s size basketball and just fell in love with it.”  The love only intensified during...

By Carmen Merino • October 24, 2024 • Sports

As winter approaches, Goshen College’s athletics department is seeing an end to many sports seasons, including women’s soccer. With two games left in the season, the team’s overall record stands at 1-9-3, with a conference record of 0-4-3. While the season’s results haven’t turned out the best for the team, there have still been positives to the season. Head coach Justin Crew said, “From a results perspective it hasn’t been great … so that’s obviously been disappointing for everyone, for staff and players alike.”    Amy Drew, a senior on the team, “We’ve definitely had improvements throughout the season,” Isabel...

By Griffin Eash • October 24, 2024 • Sports

On Saturday, Oct. 5, a host of past Goshen College athletes found themselves once again playing on home soil, taking part in the alumni matches that were a part of the Homecoming weekend activities.  The baseball, softball and women’s basketball teams got together to take part in relaxed scrimmages against their coaches, former GC athletes and teammates.  During the baseball match, Coach Brad Stoltzfus said, “Anytime you get a chance to come out on the field and actually play, it’s super fun.” While Stoltzfus enjoyed the opportunity to get out on the field and play against his team, he also...

By Griffin Eash • October 10, 2024 • Sports

The Goshen College women’s volleyball team approaches the midpoint of their season with a record of 1-8 in conference and 6-19 overall. While the team will be looking to improve in some areas moving into the second half of conference play, they have also experienced several successes and highlights that they’ve been deliberate about working towards. “This year we’re really working to be really intentional,” said Bailee Brown, sophomore pyscology major, when asked about the achievement of team goals, “rebuilding the culture and just having a good bond within the team.”  Brown currently has the teams’ second highest stats in...

By Ben Koop • October 10, 2024 • Sports

Jordan Ross Richer   On Saturday, Sept. 28, Ross Richer scored a goal, the first of his Goshen career, to put the Leafs up 3-2 against Marian University. Ross Richer’s goal came from close to the halfway line, also receiving recognition online for its significance. Though the game ended as a tie, it was a riveting back and forth watch.  Mathew Keitany  Keitany, at the Gans Creek Classic on Friday, Sept. 27, broke a school record set by Nelson Kemboi in 2021, running a 24:37.4 8k. Keitany also finished 15th out of 389 total competitors, improving at least 38 places...

By Griffin Eash • October 4, 2024 • Sports

Goshen College cross-country athletes excelled last Friday at the Gans Creek Classic, held in Columbia, Missouri. The team showed up to the meet in full force, achieving impressive times in the process.  Starring for the women’s team was none other than Mercy Chebet, a senior nursing major. Chebet ran a 22:17.5 in the 6k race, placing her 30th overall out of 307 athletes. This time broke her previous 6k best — and school record — in style. Chebet said, “I was happy with my performance and I believe that there is always room for improvement.”  Chebet’s achievement led her to...

By Caoimhe Farrell • October 4, 2024 • Sports

The sports world in general is no stranger to siblings working and playing together or frequently facing off professionally. Often, they dominate the news surrounding a game where they might meet head to head. Think Jason and Travis Kelce, Peyton and Eli Manning, or Venus and Serena Williams.  Here at Goshen College, we also have our fair share of siblings taking on the challenge of being student athletes together. Some of them play together on the same team, but others are taking on different athletic pursuits.  Sisters Kaylee and Rachel Kates play together on the softball team at GC, and...

By Kate Bodiker • October 3, 2024 • Sports

Arleth Martinez, a senior sociology major, runs cross country along with track and field. She didn’t even run in high school. Before moving to Goshen in 2017, Martinez was running in California. “But then when I moved to Goshen High School, I was like ‘new people, scary, I’m not doing this,’” she recounted.  With her time away from running, Martinez wasn’t sure how joining the team in college would go. “I did think it was gonna be, like, pretty stressful trying to manage my time and figure it out,” she said. “But I’ve actually found that to me, it’s sort...

By Sadie Brenneman • September 19, 2024 • Sports Griffin Eash • September 19, 2024 • Sports

Jokes, cheers, applause and shiny hardware: Just a few words, out of many, to describe the annual LEAFYs Awards ceremony. The student-athlete body was invited to the Umble Center this past Sunday to receive awards and support the overall community including the staff that have contributed. The emcee was Joshua Short, a broadcast journalist for WNDU 16 news, presented the awards from the 2023-24 academic and athletic school year, along with other faculty and staff members There were a total of 56 nominees for 14 award categories Jesse Bontrager, a cross country athlete said that “As a freshman it’s empowering,”...

By Charlie Aldrich • September 19, 2024 • Sports

Stephen Bandi  Bandi provided two assists in Goshen’s impressive 5-3 win against Indiana Northwest. While Bandi was playing, for the entire first half and the last ten minutes of the second half, the Leafs didn’t concede a single goal.  His assist and defensive contributions in the game against Indiana Northwest helped propel the team to their second consecutive home win.   Makiah McCain  McCain faced 11 shots in the women’s soccer game against Siena Heights, making an astounding 10 saves and keeping the team in the game for 83 of the 90 minutes. The game ended in a 1-1 draw,...

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The Goshen College athletic department is excited to welcome Lisa Voyles as the new associate head track & field and assistant cross country coach. Bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience, Voyles was hired over the summer and began her new position on August 1st, 2024. Before beginning her career as a running coach, Voyles has had a decorated career as a collegiate runner. A former athlete for Indiana Tech, Voyles won national titles in the indoor mile, outdoor 800 meter, indoor distance medley relay, and outdoor 4×400 meter relay. She was also named 2024 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track &...

By Ben Koop • September 12, 2024 • Sports

Tennis has once again returned to Goshen College with both mens’ and womens’ teams kicking off their season last week. After promising opening week results, an injection of fresh blood into the program and being back at home in front of an excited student section, team morale is high with both players and staff hoping to achieve big things this season. The team’s home opener was last week against Spring Arbor. Both teams picked up victories, with the men winning 6-1 and the women winning 5-2. For the men, this was a one sided affair, with all of Goshen’s victories...

By Nathan Anderson • September 12, 2024 • Sports

Last year, bowling was announced as a brand new athletic team on campus. The announcement of the bowling team brought excitement to campus and with it, new athletes. Head coach Scott Curtis spent the majority of his time last year recruiting the current roster of first-years, which sits at 24.  “Having them here is the payoff, and now we are going to get ready to compete,” Curtis said. When asked about coaching, he said, “It’s good to be back in that element because it is what I love, spending more time at the bowling alley working with them.” He also...

By Arleth Martinez • September 5, 2024 • Sports

For the fourth consecutive year, Record staff members from both fall and spring semesters voted on six categories to recognize Maple Leafs for their exceptional athletic accomplishments. Congratulations to all those awarded and nominated! Athlete of the Year: Mercy Chebet Chebet, a junior, put up All-American performances in both cross country and indoor track (women’s 5000 meter run). She also qualified for nationals in the 3000 meter run and 4×800 relay. She was named Everence Student-Athlete of the week a whopping five times, the most of any athlete. Along with her athletic accolades, Chebet, a nursing major, was named a...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • April 11, 2024 • Sports

Goshen College men’s volleyball went into the Easter weekend facing a two-game series against Bethel University.  The Maple Leafs crushed the Pilots 3-0 last Thursday night, with scores of 25-14, 25-17, and 25-21. They closed the first set on a 7-0 run, tallied a 9-0 run in set two and ended set three on a 7-2 tear for the sweep.  Statistical leaders included Hasan Hadzic, a junior, who recorded 15 kills and a whopping five aces, along with Ishmail Bangura, a sophomore, who recorded 13 kills, and Igor Sapucaia, a freshman, who recorded 31 assists and a career-high 11 digs....

By Phil Witmer-Rich • April 4, 2024 • Sports