The start of a new semester can mean students transferring to a different college for any number of reasons. For Oliver Smith, transferring to Goshen meant the opportunity to play soccer for a new team while furthering his education. Smith is a first year student from Thirsk, in the northern part of England. Moving to a new country may seem like a big leap, but he is not the first to move to Goshen for a sports team. There are two other students on the team from England, as well as three other students who are from Trinidad and Tobago,...

By Elsa Lantz • January 21, 2016 • Features

When Stephanie Miller was offered the head coaching position of GC’s women’s basketball program, she was told up front that the situation was messy. She took the job anyway. In the season before Miller took over, the program finished with a record of 6-24, according to the GC Fact Book. The situation was dismal, and Miller described the program as depleted. Players simply didn’t trust one another or the system. “I inherited some really good people; smart students,” said Miller. “But as far as their understanding of the collegiate basketball system, there was a lack of dedication. They didn’t trust...

By Jordan Waidelich • January 21, 2016 • Features

Stan King, longtime head coach of the Goshen College men’s tennis team, recently announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2015 season. And with King’s decision brings change. Big change. King served as the head coach for the men’s tennis team for a total of 17 seasons and amassed 106 team match wins—the second highest number of wins of any coach in the history of the athletic program behind Jim Routhier, the current volleyball coach (109). King was a 1961 graduate of Goshen College with a biology major, and competed in both #1 singles and doubles on the tennis...

By Chandler Ingle • January 14, 2016 • News

Anja Kenagy may be the only student at Goshen College that had to decide whether or not to pack her swords. Kenagy is a first year student from New York, and a fencer. Kenagy has been fencing for four years, since she was a freshman in high school. “I was looking for a sport to do in high school, and I was basing it off who was in it,” she said. “I had made friends in art class who had been fencing on the side, so I decided to join [fencing] with them.” She said she enjoys fencing because “it’s...

By Elsa Lantz • December 3, 2015 • Sports

Tony Miller—my brother—was born to Lyle and Bonnie Miller on May 2, 1993. Now 22 years old, he spent the first month of his life in Memorial Hospital of South Bend. It was determined within a year of his birth that he had cerebral palsy, a condition that, in his case, affects fine motor skills and his ability to walk. While Tony was in the hospital, our parents would spend as much time with him as they possibly could. Due mostly to jobs, they were not able to spend every minute of every day with him, so they recorded cassette...

By Ryan Miller • November 19, 2015 • Features

Linda Kaminskis, the head athletic trainer at Goshen College, and a member of the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame, will retire at the end of the 2016 spring sports season. Kaminskis, also known as K, reflected on her time at Goshen. “This is my 11th year at Goshen College, but  it only seems like two or three [years],” Kaminskis said. “It has gone by very quickly.” Kaminskis, who has spent 34 years in the field of sports medicine and athletic training, ended up on the career path as if by chance. “After college, I was coaching women’s basketball...

By Danielle Kerschhackl • October 29, 2015 • News

John Ingold, a household name at Goshen College, will now be forever etched into its history. A ribbon cutting ceremony during Homecoming weekend, beginning October 2, will be the formal announcement of the Dr. John Ingold Sports Complex. The honor follows the athletic department’s decision to reformat their transportation system, a system in which Ingold was heavily involved. Josh Gleason, Goshen’s athletic director, mentioned that the addition of this complex would be the perfect opportunity to honor Ingold’s years of service to Goshen College. The new structure will contain an 8-foot pathway, complete with a decorative archway. Construction will begin in...

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As the semester, and year, is finally beginning to wind down, so is the Intramural Sports season. Looking back, Director of Resident Life and Head of Intramurals Chad Coleman was quite happy with the year’s results thus far. “I’ve had to do some things differently this year due to some leagues not being large enough for full seasons or unbalance between A & B Leagues,” he explained. Coleman talked about his new structure for tournament play. Instead of having all teams participate in the tournament, only the top four will compete for the championship title. “Only having the top four...

By Seth Wesman • April 16, 2015 • Sports

As the semester, and year, is finally beginning to wind down, so is the Intramural Sports season. Looking back, Director of Resident Life and Head of Intramurals Chad Coleman was quite happy with the year’s results thus far. “I’ve had to do some things differently this year due to some leagues not being large enough for full seasons or unbalance between A & B Leagues,” he explained. Coleman talked about his new structure for tournament play. Instead of having all teams participate in the tournament, only the top four will compete for the championship title. “Only having the top four...

By Michael Walker • April 16, 2015 • Sports

There are 17 orange Gatorade containers in the training room in the Recreation-Fitness Center, as well as six padded blue tables with backrests, three orange ice coolers and a shiny metal bathtub.   This is the place where Linda K Kaminskis, known as K, spends most of her time. Her office, which is attached to the training room, is comfortable and homey, with books on anatomy overflowing from the shelves, a cabinet full of granola bars and Campbell’s soup, a display of mementos from students and a microwave stacked high with mugs for coffee and hot chocolate for any athletes...

By Ramona Whittaker • April 2, 2015 • Features

In this week’s standings for the women’s league, Game of Throw-Ins is at the top of the table with a perfect record of 2-0. In second position overall, Amigas y Rivales has a 2-1 record. This week there were only two games. On Wednesday, March 18 Game of Throw-Ins beat Amigas y Rivales 8-5 and on Sunday, March 22 Amigas y Rivales defeated Wambach’s Wombats 3-2. In the men’s league, several teams are tied in the top positions. Supa Dupa stands alone at the top of the league with four victories. The next teams in the standings are Senior Citizens,...

By Luis Pérez Lerchundi • March 26, 2015 • Sports

A new class is available for May term 2016 called Study/Sports in Nicaragua. The class will be available to members of the Goshen College baseball team. The idea for the course came from Doug Schirch, chair of the chemistry department. “I’ve known for a long time that it’s hard for students in baseball and softball to do SST or even other May term off-campus courses because their season ends partway into May term,” said Schirch. Schirch, who is on the International Education Committee, said that they received a request for summer SST courses to start a week later so baseball...

By Briana Schrock • March 25, 2015 • News

On Monday, March 9, the Goshen College Athletic Department announced the hiring of Scott Gloden as the new head coach of the women’s soccer team. Gloden, who played soccer at the University of Michigan, has since held roles as assistant coach with a number of other Division I teams, most recently at Saint Louis University. This will be Gloden’s first time head coaching, which he describes as the fulfillment of “a lifelong dream.” He has already met with the team for two practices. “Even in just the two practices last week, I could see a lot of talent,” said Gloden....

By Isaiah Friesen • March 19, 2015 • News

March Madness is here! In the form of Intramural Indoor Soccer that is. The season got underway a week ago and the excitement is just getting started. The men’s league consists of 10 teams, and the women’s league has 4 teams competing. As of Tuesday night, Cheese Buffs stand alone at the top of the men’s league with a perfect 3-0 record after defeating Undefeated 9-4 on Tuesday. Supa Dupa also remained unbeaten with a 5-1 win over Dirty Footsies on Tuesday, pushing their record to 2-0. Senior Citizens entered the win column for the first time with a thrilling...

By Seth Wesman • March 19, 2015 • Sports

Rachel Smucker, a senior public relations major and business minor, likes to run. She has chosen to include the sport that many people dislike as a staple in her life. Smucker began running cross-country in middle school, and though the experience was not her favorite, she recognized that she liked running with other people. “Now it’s something I really enjoy and incorporate into my life wherever I am,” Smucker declared.   This has manifested itself in the form of five regular marathons (26.2 miles) and one ultra marathon (31.2 miles), as well as the occasional 5k and months of training....

By Drea Mast • March 12, 2015 • Features