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Women’s and men’s golf teams kick off to a strong season

9Oct

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Women’s and men’s golf teams kick off to a strong season

By Parker Henningsen Sports Editor Trevecca’s men and women Golf teams are off to a strong start this fall season, with a top five place finish from both teams in two tournaments. Men's Golf Team. Courtesy of Wes Sharpe / Trevecca Athletics On the men’s side of things, they have played two tournaments thus far – one in Virginia and the other in Mississippi. In Virginia, the men placed 12th overall and fourth overall in Mississippi. “We are mostly focusing on our short game around the greens. Obviously, finding the fairway is a big thing but what we try to focus on is our wedges,” said Maddox Burton, junior men’s golf player. Burton had an impressive contribution to the team placing so high with an average of 4.10 strokes a hole and finished within the top 10 with 37...

Trevecca athletics welcomes three new head coaches for upcoming seasons

16Sep

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Trevecca athletics welcomes three new head coaches for upcoming seasons

By Parker Henningsen Sports editor / Chief photographer Headshot of Doug Novak, new head coach women's basketball / Greg Ruff - Trevecca Athletics Both basketball teams and the women’s soccer team have welcomed new coaches for the 2025-2026 year. The men’s basketball team will now be led by Nate Moran. Women's basketball will be led by Doug Novak. Women’s soccer is now led by Matheus Mello. Two of the hires are familiar faces: Moran and Mello, both promoted from assistant coaching positions under previous head coaches Kevin Carroll and Nathan Harrell, respectively. Novak is new to campus but brings a wealth of experience. Novak has more than 30 years of coaching under his belt, having worked at more than 10 colleges and universities—including major programs such as Miss...

Trevecca promotes assistant to men’s basketball head coach

13May

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Trevecca promotes assistant to men’s basketball head coach

By Antonia Lopez After promoting Assistant Basketball Coach Nathan Moran to head coach of the men’s basketball team, the athletic department continues its search for a women’s basketball and women’s soccer coach. Moran was announced as head coach April 22 after Kevin Caroll took the head coaching position at neighboring Lipscomb University. “To the past and present players and the Trevecca community, I can’t express how grateful I am,” Moran said in a Trevecca athletics press release. “We will work to build a team that not only performs on the court but also inspires others through our values and community impact.” Moran is a Lipscomb and Battle Ground Academy graduate. He has previous coaching experience as an assistant coach at Lee University and was a part of the coaching s...

Trevecca softball breaks records in first season in GS

4Apr

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Trevecca softball breaks records in first season in GS

By Parker Henningsen Staff Writer Ashlan Sensing pitching on the mount for the Trojans at home. Wes Sharpe/Trevecca Athletics Trevecca’s softball team is off to an impressive start in the 2025 season going 3-0 on opening day of the GSC. The team swept Montevallo in a three- game series with Ashlan Sensing breaking two-all time school records and freshman Shea Hollingsworth hitting a walk-off grand slam to end game three. Sensing, a senior, tied the all-time appearance record with her starts in game one and two. She also broke the all-time Trevecca strikeout record of 617. “It means a lot, but I couldn’t have done it without my team behind me and Coach Tyree’s guidance,” said Sensing. The Trojans not only dominated in pitch- ing but also in hitting. “It felt good to ...

Trevecca baseball begins GSC conference play with high expectations

3Apr

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Trevecca baseball begins GSC conference play with high expectations

By Natalia Bowles Staff Writer Wes Sharpe/Trevecca Athletics After finishing the 2024 season with a 33- 23 overall record (20-12 conference), the Trevecca baseball team entered 2025 in unfamiliar territory. With a move from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference to the highly competitive Gulf South Conference, the team faces new challenges as it looks to establish itself in a new league. The Trojans have struggled with an 8-14 start to the season. However, with conference play approaching, head coach Chase Sain is optimistic about the team’s potential. “We’re a veteran team. We’ve got some guys who have played a lot of baseball at the college level, and they bring a lot of experience,” said Sain. “It’s really good to go into a new conference with more of a mature team.” ...

Trevecca Men’s Basketball Falls in GSC Quarterfinals

11Mar

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Trevecca Men’s Basketball Falls in GSC Quarterfinals

By Parker Henningsen Staff Writer Wes Sharpe/Trevecca Athletics For the first time since Trevecca joined the NCAA Division II, the men’s basketball team hosted a quarterfinal playoff game at home. No. 4 Trevecca played No. 5 Delta State in the Gulf South Conference quarterfinals, where TNU fell 87-78 on Tuesday. After an outstanding season, the Trojans’ campaign comes to an end. Trevecca played Delta State twice during the regular season, defeating them both times, 76-69 and 99-88. The Trojans, who joined the GSC this season, broke several records and led the league in assists, scoring and blocks. Despite the tough loss, Jikari Johnson reflected on the atmosphere in the Trojan Fieldhouse. “It was electric. Even from warmups and starting lineups, that was the most energ...

Student athletes preparing for life after playing college sports

4Mar

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Student athletes preparing for life after playing college sports

By Natalia Bowles Staff Writer Trevecca’s men’s soccer team huddles in the middle of a game against Spring Hill on Jan. 6, 2025.Greg Ruff/Trevecca Athletics For senior athletes at Trevecca, their final days as members of a sports team are approaching. Student-athletes spend years dedicating themselves to their sport, often leaving little time to focus on career development. On average, student-athletes spend about 70 hours a week on athletic and academic demands, according to the NCAA. While their experiences instill discipline, teamwork, and leadership, these same experiences also mean athletes don’t have as much time to network, complete internships, or participate in career-ready activities, said Karen Weaver, a sports management professor at the University of Pennsylvani...

Trevecca Stunt not an official sport in new conference

3Mar

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Trevecca Stunt not an official sport in new conference

By Parker Henningsen Staff Writer Trevecca’s STUNT team competing against Purdue University at the Trojan Field House on Feb. 21, 2025. Wes Sharpe/Trevecca Athletics Trevecca stunt is the only sport on campus not sponsored by the GSC. Stunt is widely regarded as an “emerging sport” across the United States, with only a few conferences nationwide sponsoring it as a sport. One of those is the G-MAC, which Trevecca left this past summer. “The only difference is that we don’t get recognition awards like Player of the Week and things like that. We also are playing against primarily D1 teams,” said Kelly Quigley, stunt head coach. Emerging sports can still compete, but not in an organized conference like the NCAA or the GSC. Instead, they form their own conferences so teams can...

Lacrosse team on standby, Trevecca hopes to secure team and space by fall of 2026

27Feb

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Lacrosse team on standby, Trevecca hopes to secure team and space by fall of 2026

By Parker Hennigson Staff Writer Trevecca will not be recruiting for a women’s lacrosse team in the spring of 2025 as intended. Mark Elliott, Trevecca’s athletic director, said it could be up to two more years before a program is fully running on campus. “We have promised to start the team, but the start date is still undetermined,” Elliott said. Due to a lack of space and coaching staff, women’s lacrosse wasn’t pursued until the university switched from the GMAC Conference to the GSC in the summer of 2024. Trevecca signed a deal with the GSC that allowed the university to join the conference in return for having a functioning women’s lacrosse team on campus by the fall of 2026. There is still no space, but the athletic department has found a potential coach, jump-star...

NCAA decides not to extend eligibility to DII athletes who played in junior college, but are reviewing eligibility requirements

26Feb

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NCAA decides not to extend eligibility to DII athletes who played in junior college, but are reviewing eligibility requirements

By Antonia Lopez Editor in Chief Diego Pavia playing for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Getty Images Trevecca athletes that started their athletic career at a junior college won’t receive any more eligibility from the NCAA–for now. The NCAA DII Management Council did not receive a majority vote for Division II junior college transfers to receive the same blanket waiver as Diego Pavia, a Vanderbilt University quarterback, who won a legal case granting him another year of eligibility. Although the blanket waiver will not be extended to DII schools, the council has voted for an extensive revision into eligibility, possibly granting athletes a fifth year of play. Pavia, Vanderbilt University’s starting quarterback, sued the NCAA on Nov. 8, 2024, challenging an NCAA rule that cou...