2023-24
July, 2023 - Kenyon's Mart Niehoff was named the recipient of the 2023 Don Hunsinger Award, presented annually to the NCAC's top male student-athlete, while Ohio Wesleyan's Veronica Hardman earned the 2023 Pam Smith Award as the conference's top female student-athlete …Six NCAC student-athletes were recipients of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships following the academic year: DePauw's Elijah Gum-Hales and Danny Sheehan, Kenyon's Joe Boesel and Mart Niehoff, and Wooster's Noah Golovan and Isabelle Hoover … Kenyon College named Julie Kornfeld as its 20th president …The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced that Wooster's Tim Pettorini will be inducted into the class of 2024 Hall of Fame … Dani Johnson was hired as the NCAC Director of Athletic Communications … Denison's women's golf team earned the Women's Golf Coaches Association Top-25 award, posting a 3.700 team grade point average that ranked 12th nationally among all NCAA Divisions and the NAIA … The NCAC mourned the passing of Kenyon student-athlete Lucian Li
August 2023 - The NCAC officially launched its year-long 40th Anniversary celebration for the 2023-24 academic year … Wooster's Isabelle Hoover collected the D3CA Region VII Student-Athlete of the Year Award
September 2023 - Three NCAC student-athletes, Wabash's Liam Thompson and Brevon Gude and Wooster's Lake Barrett, were named National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy semifinalists
October 2023 - Wabash's Liam Thompson was named a finalist for the National Football Foundation's prestigious Campbell Trophy … The NCAC began rolling out its 40th Anniversary All-Decade Teams, honoring the conference's top student-athletes by sport across four decades … DePauw claimed its first-ever NCAC volleyball tournament title
November 2023 - Oberlin Assistant Athletic Communications Director Amanda Phillips was named to the CSC 30 Under 30 list … the NCAC saw Denison, Kenyon, and Ohio Wesleyan men's soccer teams advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament, marking the fourth-consecutive season that the league has been represented by more than one school, the 26th time overall, and the ninth time it has been represented by three teams
December 2023 - Denison University President Dr. Adam Weinberg was appointed to the NCAA Division III Presidents Council … Wooster's Lake Barrett was named a finalist for the Fred Mitchell Award
January 2024 - Kenyon College announced the addition of women's golf as a varsity sport, set to begin competition in 2025 … Wooster formally dedicated Steve Moore Court in honor of its legendary men's basketball coach … Lynn Holleran was named Director of Athletics and Physical Education at Wooster … The NCAC joined the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC), the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), and the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) to launch the inaugural Opendorse Bowl Series, a one-day, two-game event at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton featuring each conference's highest-ranked team to miss the NCAA tournament. Sponsored by NIL company Opendorse and supported by VisitCanton, the series also provided NIL education and opportunities to student-athletes across all four conferences … Denison's Deputy Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator, Sara Lee, was awarded the NADIIIAA Transitioning Athletic Administrator Award …Oberlin was named the 2023 NCAA Division III LGBTQ Department of the Year at the LGBTQ Awards Ceremony during the 2024 NCAA Convention … John Carroll accepted an invitation to join the NCAC, starting in 2025-26
February 2024 - The NCAC continued releasing its 40th Anniversary All-Decade Teams, highlighting swimming & diving and indoor track & field standouts … Wooster's Sarah Lodge was voted by peers from across the NCAC to serve as an associate member of the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
March 2024 - The Kenyon women's swimming & diving team captured the 2024 NCAA Division III national championship, with the Kenyon men finishing as national runners-up and the Denison women placing second … Kenyon's Israel Zavaleta earned Diver of the Year for the third consecutive season, claiming his third straight titles on both the one-meter (581.15) and three-meter (606.65) boards … Ohio Wesleyan's Kasey Schipfer was named a finalist for the Josten's Trophy, a prestigious national award presented annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division III men's and women's basketball student-athletes … Denison women's basketball head coach Mo Hirt was a finalist for the WBCA NCAA Division III Coach of the Year award. Hirt was also named D3hoops.com Region 7 Coach of the Year and NCAC Coach of the Year … Kenyon College announced the addition of women's golf for 2025-26, bringing the league to seven programs
April 2024 - The NCAC continued celebrating its 40th Anniversary by releasing All-Decade Teams in spring sports including tennis, lacrosse, golf, track & field, softball, and baseball … Former Kenyon head swimming and diving coach, Jim Steen, was inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Hall of Fame … Denison alumnus Meghan Damico was tabbed as a Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame honoree for the Class of 2024 … Denison alumnus James Clear, a baseball standout as an undergraduate and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, was inducted into the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024 …The Big Red's head women's lacrosse coach, Amanda Daniels, was inducted into the Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame … The NCAC helped co-host the WeCOACH Regional Workshop at the Cleveland Metropolitan Conference Center in Cleveland, Ohio
May 2024 - Wittenberg's J.F. Aber was named a finalist for the Division III Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year … Denison won its fifth-consecutive NCAC baseball tournament title and advanced to the NCAA super regionals for the first time in program history … Denison's Kael Shah was national runner-up in singles at the NCAA men's tennis championships and was named the ITA Central Region Player to Watch … the Big Red's Andy Mackler was named a finalist for the 2024 ITA Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award … Kenyon men's tennis assistant coach, Luis Andres Platas, was named the ITA Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year … Denison captured its league-leading 20th All-Sports Trophy … Denison's Sara Lee was one of three individuals named a 2024 Champion of Diversity and Inclusion for the summer season. Lee was recognized for campus and community work supporting ethnic minorities and other underrepresented populations in intercollegiate athletics … Denison's Annabelle Calderon was named the 2024 Diamond Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Catcher of the Year … The NCAC swept the D3baseball.com All-Region awards, as Denison's Eric Colaco, Jack Lutte, and head coach Mike Deegan earned Position Player, Rookie, and Coach of the Year, respectively, while DePauw's Michael Vallone was named Pitcher of the Year. Colaco was also tabbed ABCA Player of the Year and eventually D3baseball.com National Player of the Year
June 2024 - The NCAC hosted the 2024 NCAA Division III Baseball World Series, the first of four championships brought to Northeast Ohio, alongside the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission … Oberlin head field hockey coach, Jess West, and assistant women's soccer coach Lydia Mitchell were selected to the WeCOACH 2024 NCAA Coaches Academy … Wooster Senior Associate Director of Athletics Libby Ladrach was selected fro the NCAA Pathway Program … Denison's Noah Leib was named to the ABCA Gold Glove Team … A total of 1,259 student-athletes were named to the 2023-24 NCAC Academic Honor Roll following the academic year … Eight NCAC schools were featured in the final Learfield Directors' Cup standings … Denison's Luke Fisher and Brooks Crowley were named the IMLCA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively … The Big Red's head baseball coach, Mike Deegan, was named the ABCA Regional Coach of the Year … Five NCAC swimming student-athletes competed at the next level. Four athletes, including Denison's Patrick Daly, Gavin Jones, and Riley Tofflemire and Kenyon's Jennah Fadely, competed at the Olympic Trials, while Kenyon's Djordje Dragojlovic swam at the 2024 Euro Championships.