After almost a year of work, planning, and fundraising, the baseball locker room in Dorough Field House has finished a renovation. “We revealed the locker room to the team yesterday and it was a huge hit,” said Head Coach Dan Giordano. “Lots of smiling faces and very happy student-athletes. “Best comment of the day [came] from a […]
The Stormy Petrels online store has relaunched, with new designs and new products, just in time for the holiday season. To celebrate the new site, the online store will be running discounts on winter wear and shipping deals all month. First up, hoodies are 20% off. Shop now and save. 20% off hoodies, until 12/11 […]
The men’s and women’s basketball teams charged right into the 2018-2019 season with wins at home and on the road. But before we get to the games, a quick look at each team. Women’s basketball returns all seven players who started 10 or more games for the Stormy Petrels during their run to the Southern […]
The newly-formed Oglethorpe University esports team took home a podium finish at its first official competition over the weekend. Participating in the Georgia Esports League Championship, which coincided with the Georgia State University PantherLAN Esports Tournament, Oglethorpe played matches at the Georgia State Sports Arena for in-arena finals on Saturday, October 20. In total,18 teams competed, including […]
The Oglethorpe men’s basketball team just returned from a 5-day, 4-night trip to Costa Rica over fall break weekend, where they played two exhibition games against the Costa Rican national team, performed a community service project at a local community center, and took part in various cultural activities around Costa Rica. The team spent time […]
Men’s soccer coach Jon Akin discussed his background in the Atlanta soccer scene and the upcoming season for the Stormy Petrels with Jason Longshore of Soccer Down Here. Longshore is calling the soccer matches this season for Oglethorpe, and is also a part of the Atlanta United radio broadcasting team on 92.9 The Game. “I’m in my […]
The Stormy Petrels fall sports squads are all in action and the accolades have already started coming in. The men’s cross country team placed second at the Watermelon Run in Mount Berry, Ga. over the weekend, and sophomore Jacob Hadden ’21 placed second overall for his individual time, earning him SAA Runner of Week honors. […]
Labor Day marks the start of the fall sports slate for five Oglethorpe University athletics teams. Men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, and men’s and women’s cross country will all be kicking off the season with competitions over the holiday weekend. GoPetrels.com put together team previews for all fall sports teams. The Oglethorpe men’s soccer team reached […]
The Oglethorpe baseball program’s 2018 recruiting class was ranked as the #1 class in NCAA Division III by Perfect Game, the industry leader in promoting baseball and amateur players. Perfect Game assigns points to each recruit according to their national ranking, and the Stormy Petrels came out on top with the most points for the […]
Todd Brooks has been appointed as director of athletics at Oglethorpe University, effective August 27. Brooks most recently served as athletics director at Berry College, a fellow member of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA), comprised of the south’s premier liberal arts institutions. During his 24-year career as a collegiate athletic director, Brooks has developed a reputation […]