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September 14, 2023
Excellence rewarded
Goshen College held the annual LEAFYs Awards this past Sunday, honoring the athletic and academic achievements of student-athletes throughout the 2022-23 seasons. The emcee for the event was Vince Turner, a former sports journalist for the Elkhart Truth and a broadcaster for 13 years who covered play-by-play for both local high school teams and Notre Dame events. The LEAFYs featured many categories of recognition for athletes and teams across GC. The Male Athlete of the Year was awarded to Nelson Kemboi for his three time All-American status: cross country, the indoor track 3K and the outdoor track 10K. “It felt...
September 14, 2023
Tennis adjusts to injuries, new coach
Men’s and women’s tennis are trusting in their early season improvements and new coaching adjustments to set themselves up for conference play. Last year the men’s and women’s tennis teams finished their seasons 7-6 and 4-9 respectively and have set bigger goals this season. The men’s team had a tough start against two conference powerhouses, losing to Grace College and Huntington University, teams who finished first and second respectively in last season’s conference standings. The men’s team is currently 1-4-1 after beating Spring Arbor, with their draw coming against Judson in a match cut short by lighting. The women’s team...
September 14, 2023
First win for men’s soccer
The Goshen College men’s soccer team recorded their first win of the season last Wednesday, moving to 1-6-1 on the year. The Leafs outscored Concordia University 3-1 with goals from Mathurin Allawai, Tim Wilkening and Tebello Ntene. Allawai, a senior, scored his second goal this season during the 16th minute of the game. Tim Wilkening, a junior, scored the second goal in the 75th minute, with an assist by Eli Simones, a sophomore. This was Wilkening’s first goal as a Maple Leaf after recovering from a broken tibia last year. Ntene was knocked down inside the 18-yard box, resulting in...
September 8, 2023
Soccer starts the year perfect
Last year, the Goshen College women’s soccer team ended with a record of 5-12-1. This year, the team hoped to take steps in the right direction. And indeed, they have had an impressive start to their season: the Leafs are currently 5-0, their best start to a season since 1997. This past weekend, they won 3-0 against Carolina University, led by junior Seja Lang who scored twice for the Leafs. Brynja Hjartardottir scored the third goal to secure the win. “We are all very excited about our potential this season,” freshman Sophia Yoder said. “Our determination and togetherness could take...
September 15, 2022
Men’s tennis bests IWU for first time since 2016
Since the last time the Goshen College men’s tennis team defeated Indiana Wesleyan University, six years ago, the Leafs were 0-8 with a combined score of 9 to 48. Last Wednesday evening, under the lights of Goshen’s tennis complex, Filippo Gallo won a decisive third-set tiebreak and changed that all. With his comeback 3-6, 6-3, (10-6) win in a super-tiebreak, Gallo scored the fourth and clinching point for the Maple Leafs in a massive 4-3 upset of the perennial powerhouse IWU. “I was so happy,” Gallo said. “I was thinking about what an achievement it was. We’d also come back...
November 30, 2011
Men’s Basketball Team Receives National Rank for the First Time
The Maple Leafs were honored on Monday for their impeccable five-game winning streak that propelled them to a No. 19 national ranking. This is the first time the men’s basketball team received enough votes to appear in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ top 25 ranking. The Mid-Central College Conference remains one of the strongest conferences, with four teams in the top 25 ranking. Indiana Wesleyan University is ranked first, Grace College is ranked fourth, Saint Francis University is ranked 15th and Goshen College is ranked 19th. “The MCC is brutal and as we start beating up on each other,...