Milligan’s men’s and women’s soccer teams celebrated senior night with wins against Bluefield University on Oct. 27. The men defeated Bluefield 4-0, scoring three goals in the second half. The women also took a victory with a final score of 8-1. The men’s team honored Jan Kuepper, Alex Frances, Ryan Kent, Raphael Sefriou, Andre Levarity, […]
Milligan’s cycling team finished fourth place in the team relay and eighth overall at the Mountain Bike National Championship in Colorado, October 14-17. Riders encountered some interesting weather conditions including ice and snow that challenged the quality of their races. In the womens’ events, Marjie Bemis finished ninth in the cross country race along with […]
Milligan’s new athletic director, Christian Pope, announced through an email last week eight new initiatives for the athletic program. These initiatives included mental health training, an increased number of resources for women athletes, and several resources for the wellbeing of student-athletes. Since being employed in January, Pope spent much of his time meeting with students […]
Milligan history was made last week as Senior Jenny Simonsen was awarded the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women’s Golfer of the Week after winning her first collegiate tournament at the Buffs’ East Tennessee Collegiate. Simonsen’s 36-hole score is one of the best in Milligan’s history and is the only the eighth medalist in the program’s […]
It was a week of wins for both the Women and Men’s soccer teams. The Lady Buffs took on the Golden Tigers at Anglin Field this past Wednesday 29, ultimately walking away with a 1-0 win over Brenau University. Junior Ashlen Burch was the only scorer of the game, after beating multiple Brenau defenders to […]
It was the Buffs against the Bulldogs in the Steve Lacey Fieldhouse as Milligan’s Women’s Volleyballtook home a win against Tennessee Wesleyan Tuesday evening. Wesleyan arrived at Milligan with a 2-11 record, ready to face the Buffs who at game time stood at 4-8. The lady Buffs started off strong with sophomore Taylor Pavich, seniors […]
Five members from the Milligan University swim team competed in the 2021 CSCCA Collegiate Open Water Championships on Sept. 17. The championship took place at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas and featured over 90 college athletes from across the NCAA, NAIA, and the NJCAA, with Milligan being the only representative from the NAIA division. […]
With feet in the sand and eyes on the game, it was a competitive Tuesday night for Milligan’s campus as students competed in the CAB sponsored Sand Volleyball Tournament. Teams consisted of four players each with double elimination rules in place. As the night went on, the court lines were surrounded with spectators as teams […]
In the past two years, Milligan has added bowling and flag football to the athletic program as well as disc golf as a club sport. Earlier this year, Brian Rickert was hired to coach Milligan’s new bowling program. For their first season the team starts out with five freshmen. While there is not yet a […]
Milligan Women’s Soccer has begun its first official season under new head coach Alyssa Whitehead. Along with a new coach, nine of the 26 rostered girls are freshmen. With so many new players as well as a new coach, the team has been adjusting as they prepare for conference play. For those who played under […]