Athletics

The pairings for the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national tournament were announced on Wednesday and NCU was awarded a No. 3 seed for the event. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Beacons Snag #3 Seed for National Tourney

No. 16 Oregon Tech Owls put a lid on the a 15-game winning streak on Thursday night, but No. 6 Northwest Christian University was still able to clinch the outright Cascade Collegiate Conference championship. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Winning Streak Ends, Outright Title Clinched

A repeat national title was not to be but the Northwest Christian University women’s cross country team still had a remarkable morning on Saturday, claiming the runner-up position at the NAIA National Championship. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Beacons Second at NAIA Nationals

There is valid controversy about spending on college athletics. There are unresolved problems with the monetization of big sports. Those issues aside, college athletics are entwined on campuses in multiple, positive ways. In the college application process, getting high schoolers to be aware of a school can start with sports. Jim Rawlins is The University…

When the 2016 NCU women’s basketball season kicks off on Tuesday night it does so with some high expectations. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Women’s Basketball Season Preview

The 2016 NCU men’s basketball team, ranked No. 12 in the NAIA, is embarking on their first ever season as the defending conference champions and the cupboard is stocked once again for a possible historic run. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Men’s Basketball Season Preview

Nearly 300 Northwest Christian University supporters took to the links for a day of golf and fellowship at the NCU Golf Classic, Dinner and Auction, Sept. 14 and 15, at Shadow Hills Country Club near Junction City, Oregon. Presented by Kendall Subaru and Chambers Construction, the annual event raises money to fund scholarships awarded to…

The Northwest Christian University Men’s Soccer Team was involved in a vehicle accident on Interstate 5 near the southbound Glenwood Exit near Eugene, Oregon, on Thurs., Sept. 1, 2016, at approximately 4:30 pm.  No one on the NCU team bus or occupants in the other vehicles involved in the accident were injured.  The NCU team…

NCU junior cross country and track runners Michelle Fletcher and Sierra Brown recently earned major year-end awards from the Cascade Collegiate Conference. Both ladies were part of an historic year for the Beacon running program which included an NAIA National Championship in Cross Country and an 11th-Place finish in Track & Field.   On June…

The 2016 NCU Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony took place on Sunday, May 1 as three members of the men’s basketball teams of the late 1970’s, Don Hodney ’78, Mickey Loomis ’79, and Greg Ishmael ’78 were inducted. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – 1970’s Trio Inducted into Hall of Fame