Athletics

NCU’s Michelle Fletcher and Jack Hackman were announced on Tuesday as the Cascade Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The distance runner and basketball player were selected based on a vote by the conference’s athletic directors. Source: Fletcher, Hackman Sweep CCC Scholar-Athlete Awards

Northwest Christian University’s Nick Askew has been named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Sports Information Director of the Year, the league office announced Wednesday. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Askew Named CCC Sports Information Director of the Year

Host Northwest Christian University held on for a two-shot victory, winning their first ever Cascade Collegiate Conference Men’s Golf Tournament presented by U.S. Bank, taking place at Springfield Golf Club. Source: Northwest Christian University Athletics – Beacons Claim CCC Tourney Title

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…