Oglethorpe recently celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day by hosting a sports clinic for kids. Organized by the Oglethorpe Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), together with the OU Athletic Department, the clinic offered a chance for kids (girls and boys) to learn basic skills in various sports, including golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, volleyball, and […]
The Oglethorpe athletic department and the Oglethorpe Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Sunday, February 4. The event will take place at 11 a.m. in the Traditions lobby of Dorough Field House and in the Schmidt Recreation Center. [See map.] In honor of that day, which will […]
Junior midfielder Topher Marshall and junior forward Ryan Marcano of the Oglethorpe men’s soccer team were both named to United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men’s All-America teams Thursday night, becoming the third and fourth players in the history of the program to earn All-America honors. Marshall took home All-America Second Team accolades, marking just the second time in […]
After defeating Centre College to capture the Southern Athletic Association tournament championship Sunday, Oglethorpe men’s soccer earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III tournament. The Stormy Petrels learned of their opponent during a live bracket reveal Monday. They will travel Saturday November 11 to host school Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va. […]
I would like to invite all of you to see us take on our in-state rival Berry College this Friday at 7pm on our Turf field (located by the tennis courts and surrounded by our track). Your Stormy Petrels Men’s Soccer team has had a great year and currently sit at 14-2-1 and just won […]
The Oglethorpe men’s soccer team clinched its third consecutive Southern Athletic Association regular season title Friday night with a 2-1 win over in-state opponent Berry at the Oglethorpe Track and Field. The Stormy Petrels needed a win to ensure an outright SAA title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming SAA Tournament. With the win, […]
The Oglethorpe men’s soccer team came in at No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches Division III national poll this week, released Tuesday by the national organization of collegiate soccer coaches. In addition, Oglethorpe also came in at No. 2 in the South Atlantic regional poll conducted by the same organization. The Stormy Petrels had […]
Some much needed improvements were recently installed in Dorough Field House and Pinholster Court as the athletic facility continues its face lift. The field house saw a major cosmetic overhaul with the “Black Top” court in 2015, but the newest additions will serve more practical purposes. Two LED scoreboards, one large and one small, LED […]
The home team knows how to put on a show For the first time in program history, the Oglethorpe baseball team earned a NCAA Division III statistical championship, and did so in one of the most entertaining categories: home runs. The Petrels finished the season belting 47 home runs as a team in just 40 […]
Ashley Collins spends her days grooming and maintaining the landscape of Oglethorpe as head of grounds. She even affectionately refers to it as “my land.” Collins takes pride in her work on campus, especially when she is able to incorporate her other passion: disc golf. Disc golf is essentially played the same as traditional golf, with a […]