Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
Three NCAC fall sports student-athletes have been awarded one of the prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year, including Wooster senior volleyball player Kelley Johnson (Orrville, OH/Orrville). Wabash senior football player Weston Kitley (Indianapolis, IN/Roncalli) and Ohio Wesleyan senior football player Tyler Sheetz (Eighty Four, PA/Peters Twp.).
DePauw University won one outright league championship to go along with two third-place finishes and two fourth-place finishes to maintain its lead in the race for the 2012-13 North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship.
Oberlin College All-American defensive end Clay Eaton has been selected to appear in the February 4 edition of Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd section. The magazine, which hit newsstands and subscribers mailboxes today (Jan. 31), features Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover.
Frank Colaprete, the associate head coach at Johns Hopkins University since May 2010 and defensive coordinator there for five seasons, has been selected the head football coach at The College of Wooster, Keith Beckett, the school's director of athletics, physical education, and recreation, announced Thursday.
Stevie Baker-Watson, DePauw University’s director of athletics and recreational sports, announced today that Bill Lynch, former head coach at Indiana University, Ball State and Butler universities, has been named as DePauw’s next head football coach. Lynch begins his duties on January 2 when he will take over for interim head coach Scott Srnka, who remains on the staff.
Currently in 30th place, DePauw University leads seven NCAC institutions ranked in the prestigious 2012-2013 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup fall standings.
The North Coast Athletic Conference placed two football players on the 2012 D3football.com All-America team, it was announced by the website prior to the 2012 Stagg Bowl. Oberlin senior defensive end Clay Eaton (Findlay, OH/Van Buren) {left}, who was named the 2012 NCAC Defensive Player of the Year, and Ohio Wesleyan sophomore tight end Calvin Cagney (Indialantic, FL/Melbourne) {right}, a 2012 All-NCAC second-team selection, were both third-team selection on the All-America squad.
Mike Schmitz, who has led The College of Wooster's football program as head coach for 13 seasons, announced his resignation today, effective Dec. 31. The college will launch a search for a new head coach immediately. Rather than appoint an interim coach as that search goes forward, the rest of the coaching staff will continue with their recruiting duties, while Athletic Director Keith Beckett temporarily takes on administrative responsibility for the program.
Denison University posted top-five finishes in 19 of 23 sports to earn the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the 12th time in school history. The Big Red opened the year with top-five finishes in five of the seven fall sports, and kept the momentum rolling into the winter season with five more top-five finishes, including league titles in men's swimming & diving and women's swimming & diving. DU capped off the year with a strong showing in the spring season, finishing in the top-five in nine of the 10 sports, including the outright NCAC title in men's lacrosse. The Big Red secured the 2013 All-Sports title by compiling 165.0 total points, edging out 2012 All-Sports champion DePauw (159.5) by five-and-a-half points.
DePauw University currently sits in 21st to lead all North Coast Athletic Conference member institutions on the 
Three NCAC fall sports student-athletes have been awarded one of the prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year, including Wooster senior volleyball player Kelley Johnson (Orrville, OH/Orrville). Wabash senior football player Weston Kitley (Indianapolis, IN/Roncalli) and Ohio Wesleyan senior football player Tyler Sheetz (Eighty Four, PA/Peters Twp.).
Oberlin College All-American defensive end 
Frank Colaprete, the associate head coach at Johns Hopkins University since May 2010 and defensive coordinator there for five seasons, has been selected the head football coach at The College of Wooster, Keith Beckett, the school's director of athletics, physical education, and recreation, announced Thursday.
Stevie Baker-Watson, DePauw University’s director of athletics and recreational sports, announced today that Bill Lynch, former head coach at Indiana University, Ball State and Butler universities, has been named as DePauw’s next head football coach. Lynch begins his duties on January 2 when he will take over for interim head coach Scott Srnka, who remains on the staff.
The North Coast Athletic Conference placed two football players on the 2012 D3football.com All-America team, it was announced by the website prior to the 2012 Stagg Bowl. Oberlin senior defensive end Clay Eaton (Findlay, OH/Van Buren) {left}, who was named the 2012 NCAC Defensive Player of the Year, and Ohio Wesleyan sophomore tight end Calvin Cagney (Indialantic, FL/Melbourne) {right}, a 2012 All-NCAC second-team selection, were both third-team selection on the All-America squad.
Mike Schmitz, who has led The College of Wooster's football program as head coach for 13 seasons, announced his resignation today, effective Dec. 31. The college will launch a search for a new head coach immediately. Rather than appoint an interim coach as that search goes forward, the rest of the coaching staff will continue with their recruiting duties, while Athletic Director Keith Beckett temporarily takes on administrative responsibility for the program.
