July 2025 - Ohio Wesleyan's Trey Theobald was named the 2025 Don Hunsinger Award winner as the NCAC's top male student-athlete, while Denison's Annabelle Calderon earned the 2025 Pam Smith Award as the conference's top female student-athlete … DePauw's Jonathan Burder and Alex McCartney, Kenyon's Sydney Geboy and Wooster's Ollie Bream, Janaki Jagannathan, and Max Wiley were named recipients of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships … the NCAC welcomed John Carroll University as a full member on July 1, expanding the conference to nine schools … Shannon O'Brein was promoted to Associate Executive Director of the NCAC … Dr. Christian M.M. Brady began his term as Wittenberg University's 16th president … Matt Tanney officially began his role as Denison's director of athletics … Denison head baseball coach Mike Deegan was named the ABCA/ATEC NCAA Division III Region VII Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season … Denison's women's lacrosse program earned the 2025 IWLCA Community Awareness Award … Denison's Nick Falter signed with the San Diego Padres as an undrafted free agent after going 12-0 in his senior season … Wabash's Vinny Buccilla and Noah Hupmann signed professional basketball contracts in Europe, with Buccilla joining CAB Madeira in Portugal and Hupmann signing with the Raiffeisen Dornbirn Lions in Austria … Jim Peeples was named director of athletics and recreation at Wabash College

August 2025 - The NCAC extended its partnership with the Positive Coaching Alliance … Ohio Wesleyan's Mark Beckenbach retired after a distinguished 40-year career in athletic communications … Executive Director of the NCAC, Keri Alexander Luchowski, was appointed to serve as the Division III Commissioners Association (DIIICA) president … Theobald was named the winner of the DIIICA Region VII Men's Student-Athlete of the Year award … Tommy Bell was selected to serve as the interim director of athletics at Kenyon College

September 2025 - DePauw's Robby Ballentine, John Carroll's Nick Semptimphelter, and Wooster's Tate Journell were named National Football Foundation (NFF) Campbell Trophy semifinalists … Bob Nye, a former men's soccer coach at Wooster, was selected for the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Hall of Fame … the NCAC extended its partnership with the Positive Coaching Alliance … Denison's Canyon Schnider and John Carroll's Owen Schuckert were named to the Allstate AGCA Goodworks team … Oberlin was awarded the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) Tara VanDerveer Fund for the Advancement of Women in Coaching for the second time, with assistant women's soccer coach Lydia Mitchell named a WSF VanDerveer Fellow … Denison's Tori Vernau and John Carroll's Marlo Peck were selected to the IWLCA Aspire Program, a professional development initiative for assistant coaches

October 2025 - Ballentine was named one of 16 finalists for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy, college football's premier scholar-athlete award … Denison's Kael Shah claimed the ITA Division III Central Regional singles title, defeating teammate Ethan Green in an all-Denison final moved to Granville so the pair could compete in front of a home crowd … Oberlin director of athletics communications and game day operations Amanda Phillips and NCAC director of athletic communications Dani Johnson were selected for the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Inclusion Fellowship and named to the second class of the NCAA Division III Athletic Communicators Emerging Elite Program … Denison's Jess Zittel was named one of 62 recipients of the Kay Yow Award across all three NCAA divisions

November 2025 - John Carroll captured the 2025 NCAC men's cross country title in its inaugural conference season  … The Blue Streaks also claimed the NCAC women's soccer crown and tournament title in its first conference season … Wabash edged Ohio Northern 32-31 on a game-winning touchdown pass with two seconds remaining to claim the ForeverLawn Bowl at the second annual Opendorse Bowl Series at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio … The CKA SAVE Project partnered with the Opendorse Bowl Series to present the inaugural Balanced Student-Athlete Award, honoring one player from each participating team; Wabash's Jerry McBee earned the NCAC's honor … The NCAC mourned the passing of Dr. Timothy Shutt, a Kenyon professor emeritus who served for decades as the public address announcer for NCAC and NCAA Division III swimming & diving championships and was a longtime faculty athletics representative at the College

December 2025 - Carolyn Noll Sorg was named the 27th president of John Carroll University, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the university's 139-year history … Jason Imperati was named Kenyon's next director of athletics, fitness, and recreation … Ballentine and Semptimphelter were named semifinalists for the Gagliardi Trophy … Semptimphelter earned D3football.com All-Region Offensive Player of the Year honors and John Carroll head coach Jeff Behrman was named Coach of the Year … Wooster head men's soccer coach Andy Zidron and assistant Jack Giloth were named United Soccer Coaches Region VII Coaching Staff of the Year … John Carroll's football team reached the NCAA Division III national semifinal, falling one win short of the championship game … Denison graduate Eric Colaco was nominated for the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission's Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year award, having concluded his career as the NCAA all-time leader in runs scored … Denison assistant director of athletic communications Hailey Owens was named to the College Sports Communicators 30 Under 30 Class of 2025 … Wooster men's basketball coaching legend Steve Moore was placed on the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ballot for the Class of 2026

January 2026 - Ballentine was named the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team Member of the Year in football … DePauw's Bill Wagner received the CSC Warren Berg Award and Lester Jordan Award, Denison's Ashleigh Jones was named the CSC Rising Star Award winner, and Wabash's Brent Harris was honored with the CSC 25-Year Service Award … Zidron was named Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association co-coach of the year… Kenyon's women's soccer program received the United Soccer Coaches Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award for the 2025 season

February 2026 - Colaco was named Male Collegiate Athlete of the Year at the 26th Greater Cleveland Sports Awards; the NCAC also received the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission's Sports Development Award in recognition of its partnership to co-host two NCAA Division III championships in the Cleveland area in 2025 … Nan Carney-DeBord, former Denison director of athletics and one of the founding figures of the North Coast Athletic Conference, was named the 2026 Dan Dutcher Meritorious Service Award recipient by the Division III Commissioners Association … Oberlin's JJ Gray and Namu Makatiani were named to the Allstate NACDA Good Works Winter Team … John Carroll's Luke Chicone scored 39 points to lead third-seeded John Carroll past top-seeded Denison 84-66 and capture the NCAC men's basketball tournament title in the Blue Streaks' first year as a full conference member … The Blue Streaks also captured their first-ever NCAC women's indoor track & field title with 166 points

March 2026 - For the first time in conference history, four NCAC programs, including DePauw, John Carroll, Denison, and Ohio Wesleyan, earned bids to the NCAA women's basketball tournament … Chicone was named NABC Division III District 7 Player of the Year and D3hoops.com All-Region Co-Player of the Year and was named to the Bevo Francis Award Top 25 Watch List; Wabash's Luke Ellspermann earned D3hoops.com Region 7 Rookie of the Year … Ohio Wesleyan's Macy Miller was named a finalist for the Jostens Trophy … OWU's Connor Smith won the national title in the men's high jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, becoming the first OWU male student-athlete to win an individual national title in the event since 2002 … John Carroll's Basheer Alramahi became the first student-athlete in NCAA Division III track & field history to earn the Elite Scholar-Athlete Award in back-to-back years, carrying a perfect 4.00 GPA … Ohio Wesleyan's Smith, Wittenberg's Cameron Elliott, and Wittenberg head coach Paris Hilliard earned USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region men's indoor awards … The Denison men's swimming & diving team captured the 2026 NCAA Division III national championship with 437 points, earning back-to-back titles for the first time since 2018-19 and the program's seventh national crown; Jack Hill was named Men's Swimmer of the Year after setting two individual NCAA records, 100 free (42.67) and 200 free (1:33.94), and being a part of the 800 free relay (6:22.37) that shattered the previous record by more than four seconds … Denison's Nick Fogle swept both diving titles to earn Men's Diver of the Year, diving coach Kai Robinson was named Men's Diving Coach of the Year, and head coach Gregg Parini earned co-Men's Coach of the Year honors … Kenyon's women's 400 medley relay also set an NCAA record (3:37.94) … Denison claimed its first NCAA Division III women's basketball national championship, defeating Scranton 55-41 in Salem, Virginia, to finish 30-2 and become the second NCAC program to win a Division III women's basketball title

April 2026 - Chicone was named a finalist for the Ryan Turell Character & Inspiration Award, presented by Small College Basketball to a player who has faced adversity and served as a role model … Denison head women's basketball coach Mo Hirt earned the WeCoach Coach of the Month honor for March after guiding the Big Red their first NCAA Division III national championship; Hirt also earned D3hoops.com Region 7 Coach of the Year honors and was named a finalist for the WBCA Division III Coach of the Year award … Wittenberg student assistant coach Olivia Campbell graduated from the WBCA's "So You Want To Be A Coach" program … Moore was selected for induction to the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame … Twelve Wooster alumni and coaches were named to the Ohio Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026 … The Opendorse Bowl Series announced its return for a third year at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, continuing its partnership with the HCAC, NCAC, OAC, and PAC … John Carroll wide receiver Tyren Montgomery signed with the Tennessee Titans, departing as the program's all-time leader in receiving yards (2,599) and touchdowns (32) and becoming the third Blue Streak alumnus to reach the NFL

May 2026 - John Carroll swept the NCAC outdoor track & field championships, capturing both the men's and women's titles for the first time in program history … The Blue Streaks also captured its first NCAC men's golf championship in their debut season … Denison, DePauw, and Wittenberg all earned bids to the NCAA baseball tournament, marking the fifth time the NCAC sent three teams to the national field; the 2026 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship was set for Classic Auto Group Park in Eastlake, Ohio, co-hosted by the NCAC and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission … Denison's Kael Shah earned ITA Central Regional Senior Player of the Year honors and teammate Nick Meyers was named ITA Central Regional Player to Watch … Denison baseball advanced to the NCAA Championship Series for the second consecutive year with an 8-7 super regional victory over Piedmont, improving to 45-1 on the season … Denison's Green and Shah captured the 2026 NCAA Division III men's tennis doubles national championship with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Gustavus Adolphus, completing a remarkable run after falling in the national semifinals in 2024 and the quarterfinals in 2025

June 2026 - Denison captured the program's first NCAA baseball national championship, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Endicott 4-3 in 10 innings in Game 3 of the championship series at Eastlake, Ohio; the victory made Denison the first Division III program in Ohio to win three NCAA team titles in three different sports in the same academic year. Cade Nowik earned Most Outstanding Player honors after homering three times in the series … Denison's Deegan was named D3baseball.com and ABCA National Coach of the Year, Jack Lutte was named the D3baseball.com Player of the Year and ABCA/Rawlings Region Co-Player of the Year; Wittenberg's Tommy Chilicki became the first Tiger to earn D3baseball.com first-team recognition … Wooster's Colin Leslie earned ABCA Division III Region VII All-Defensive Team honors … Wittenberg's Jack Kittle was named USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, and John Carroll's Daniel Tutskey earned Men's Outdoor Coach of the Year after guiding the Blue Streaks to the program's first NCAC Outdoor Championship and first conference crown since 2002 … Kenyon's Jonathan Oakes became the men's golf team's first three-time All-American, while head coach Grant Wallace was named GCAA Golf Pride Grips Region V Coach of the Year … Denison's women's lacrosse coaching staff was named IWLCA Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year for the third consecutive season … Wooster senior Abby Williams won the 2026 ITA Sally Ride STEM Award, earning an $8,000 grant to support her graduate studies in cell and molecular biology at the University of Pennsylvania … Denison women's basketball was honored at the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, with head coach Hirt receiving the inaugural "Season to Remember" Award … A record 1,456 student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 NCAC Dr. Gordon Collins Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll … All nine NCAC schools were featured in the final LEARFIELD Directors' Cup standings, with Denison finishing 19th nationally for the seventh consecutive year the Big Red have led the conference