August, 2011: Denison graduate Katie Navarre was named a Top 30 honoree for the 2011 NCAA Women of the Year award … Hiram College and NCAC President Thomas V. Chema was appointed to the NCAA Division III Presidents Council, becoming the sixth NCAC President to serve on the national council … Wooster great Nan Nichols (right) was one of four 2011 National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) Lifetime Achievement Award recipients … DePauw announced the addition of men’s and women’s lacrosse as varsity sports, effective in the 2012-13 academic year, which will give the NCAC eight men’s lacrosse squads and nine on the women’s side.

November, 2011: Allegheny junior Bobby Over and Wabash senior Kevin McCarthy were named Regional Athletes of the Year in the Mideast and Great Lakes regions, respectively, by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association … The Wittenberg volleyball team captured its first-ever NCAA Div. III National Championship with a 3-0 victory over Christopher Newport in St. Louis, Missouri. Tiger head coach Paco Labrador was named the National Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)  … DePauw’s Margaret Ellis was named the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Great Lakes Region Player of the Year … After a 35-year tenure as the head coach of the Wabash College basketball team, Mac Petty was honored by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame with the St. Vincent Health Silver Award and induction in the Hall’s 2012 class.

December, 2011: Wabash posted a thrilling 29-28 come-from-behind victory over North Central to advance to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Football Tournament, where the Little Giants where eliminated by Mount Union … The Ohio Wesleyan men’s soccer team won its second national title in program, & NCAC history with a 2-1 victory over Calvin in San Antonio, Texas. In addition to the national title, OWU head coach Jay Martin became the winningest coach in NCAA history (all divisions) with the victory in the national championship game as his career record now stands at 608-115-49 … Wabash President Dr. Patrick E. White (left) was elected to serve as the vice president of the NCAC for the remainder of the 2011-12 academic year … Keri Alexander Luchowski was named NCAC Executive Director. She served two and half years in an interim role and is only the second conference executive in league history.

January, 2012: Ohio Wesleyan’s Jay Martin was named the Div. III men’s soccer Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America … Three NCAC men’s basketball players eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau in league action on January 25^th. Denison senior Larry Farmer reached the milestone in the Big Red’s 70-56 victory over Oberlin, and was the 19^th player in DU history to reach the mark. Wittenberg senior Clayton Black and DePauw senior Sean Haseley also reached the milestone on the same court. Black led Wittenberg to a 66-62 victory over DePauw with 19 points to become the 32nd player in Wittenberg history to surpass 1,000 points, while Haseley led DePauw with 14 points, becoming the 24th player in DPU history to reach the milestone.

February, 2012: Wittenberg announced Dr. Laurie M. Joyner (left) as the university’s 14^th president, effective July 1. Dr. Joyner succeeds Dr. Mark H. Erickson, who will assume the presidency of Northampton Community College, beginning with the 2012-13 academic year.

March, 2012: The Wittenberg men’s basketball team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament … Wabash’s Kevin McCarthy (right) won the one-mile run at the Div. III Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 4:08.19 … Oberlin assistant head football coach, Alan Estep, was selected as the recipient of the 2012 College Assistant Coach of the Year Award by the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame … The Denison men’s swimming & diving squad captured its second consecutive national championship, edging conference-rival Kenyon, 600-519.

April, 2012: NCAC schools hosted events on campus to help celebrate the NCAA’s inaugural Division III Week, April 9-15.

May, 2012: Jim Steen,  (right) the architect of the most successful collegiate athletic program in NCAA history, announced his retirement as head coach of the Kenyon College Lords swimming & diving team. During his 37 year tenure at Kenyon, Steen directed the Lords to 29 of their record 31 consecutive national championships and guided the Ladies to 21 of their 23 national crowns … Wooster baseball coach Tim Pettorini became the eighth coach in NCAA Div. III history to reach the 1,000-win plateau with a 6-2 victory over Ohio Wesleyan in Game 3 of the NCAC Baseball Tournament. In 31 years at the helm of the Fighting Scot baseball program, Pettorini has accumulated an overall record of 1,002-376-6 … The DePauw women’s golf team finished as the national runners-up at the 2012 NCAA Tournament … The Denison men’s lacrosse team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament … DePauw won its first-ever All-Sports championship, earning the 2011-12 Dennis M. Collins All-Sports Trophy. The Tigers totaled four league titles and posted top-five finishes in 18 of 23 sports … Wabash’s Jake Waterman (left) captured the national title in the 800-meter run at the Div. III Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 1:49.41 … The Kenyon men’s tennis team finished as the national runners-up in the NCAA Tournament after falling to Emory, 5-3, in the national championship match.

June, 2012: All 10 NCAC institutions appeared in the final Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, led by Denison which finished 33^rd overall with 435.50 points … Kenyon graduate Jack Graham (right) was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 38^th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.