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SAVE THE DATE! Join us at the Bridgewater Golf Club on June 7 for a day of golf & support of Manchester Athletics at the 35th annual Friends of Manchester Golf Outing!
"Thanks for being a friend"
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FB: Vann Hunt has been named Manchester University's head football coach. Hunt begins his tenure as head coach this week. Please take a moment to welcome him to the Manchester community!
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FB: FINAL l Manchester 30, Franklin 21
The Spartans earn a HUGE road win at Franklin today! More updates to come from today's big upset victory over the Grizzlies!
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FB: Final OT l Manchester 27, Franklin 24
IT'S GOOD IT'S GOOD!! Andrew Kibler makes a career-long 49-yard FG in overtime and the Spartans STUN Franklin 27-24 on the road!!
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beats Anderson 70-54 in a WILD season finale! RB Donavan Henderson Jr. shatters the record books with 394 yards and 8 rushing touchdowns! Check out his longest TD-run of the night below!
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MBB: Congratulations to Manchester men's basketball head coach Nate Conley for being named the
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Coach of the Year! Willoughby, Sawyer, Smith, and Columbus earned all conference honors!
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MBB: FINAL - OT l Manchester 102, Kalamazoo 98
The Spartans gut out a win tonight against Kalamazoo! Congrats to Head Coach Nate Conley on his first career coaching victory!
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FB: As announced tonight in conjunction with the NCAA Division III National Football Championship, the Stagg Bowl,
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senior kicker Andrew Kibler has been named a Third Team All-American!
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BASE: Final l Manchester 9, Earlham 7
SPARTANS WIN! Manchester defeats Earlham 9-7 today at Gratz Field.
Congratulations to Head Coach Rick Espeset on earning his 600th career coaching win!
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BASE: Smiles all around as the Spartans earned a BIG 9-7 victory over Earlham today!
Head Coach Rick Espeset earned his 600th career victory today!
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FB: FINAL l Manchester 52, Defiance 21
The Spartans top Defiance College on the road by a final score of 52-21 for their first win of the season! More to come
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FB: Spartans sweep! Donavan Henderson, Jr., Devontay Moore, and Andrew Kibler all earn
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Player of the Week honors on Monday afternoon!
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The MU men's soccer team added five-year old Carson McKee to its program this afternoon. Carson was given his own jersey, answered questions at his press conference, and enjoyed an ice cream party with his new teammates!
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WSOC: Assistant women's soccer coach Donyé Monroe has been elevated to head coach of the Spartan women's soccer program.
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FB: What a day for
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Manchester stuns Franklin 30-21 for its first win over the Griz since 1997! MU outscored Franklin 20-7 in the 4th quarter and the Spartan defense came up with a pair of crucial interceptions.
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61, Hanover 51
The Spartans UPSET Hanover 61-51 today in Stauffer-Wolfe Arena. Manchester's win over Hanover on Saturday was its first over the Panthers since January 2015.
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BASE: Kyle Baker has been named assistant baseball coach. Please take a moment to welcome Kyle to the Manchester community!
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FB: FINAL l Manchester 70, Anderson 54
The Spartans retain the Bronze Ball Trophy for the ninth straight year! There is A LOT more to come later tonight following the men's basketball game.
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MBB: Final l Manchester 75, Oberlin 73
Bryant Smith hits the game-winning 3 to send
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to a thrilling 75-73 win on the road at Oberlin!
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BASE: FINAL l Manchester 6, Taylor 5
Michael Pinarski's 8th inning sac fly helps Manchester rally to top NAIA-power Taylor 6-5 on Tuesday night.
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FB: HISTORY MADE!
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RB Donavan Henderson, Jr. rushed for 188 yards in MU's 30-21 win over Franklin, surpassing Dan Taylor as the school's all-time leading rusher with 3,196 career yards!
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FB: Nate Jensen has resigned as head football coach after seven seasons at the helm of the program. A search has commenced to select a new head coach for the Spartan football program.
MBB: Final l Manchester 64, Anderson 63
THE SPARTANS ADVANCE! Sr. Cortiz Buckner made a pair of free throws with just 5.6 seconds left to send MU on to the HCAC Semifinals!
MU will host Franklin on Sunday. Time TBD.
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Congratulations to
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senior Keiton Hall for being named the Manchester Male Sportsman of the Year for the second consecutive year!
Hall was named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship and All-Academic Teams.
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WBB: FINAL l Manchester 65, Anderson 58
Bridget Nash scored a career-high 21 points to lead Manchester to its third straight
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MBB: Cortiz Buckner posted his 1st career double-double with 27 points and 12 assists and Keiton Hall added 29 points on a career-high 8 made three-pointers in tonight's 102-98 win over Kalamazoo! MU will host Adrian tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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BASE: Four Spartans earned All-HCAC First Team honors on Monday as the league announced its annual award winners. A total of 8 Spartans were recognized by the HCAC this spring!
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MBB ICYMI: The Spartans knocked off Rose-Hulman 83-77 in their
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opener last night earning their first win over the Engineers since January 2017.
Check out DeMoines Whitney's BIG dunk from last night's game!
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Congratulations to
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senior Alex Downard for being named the 2020 Warren K. Garner Kiwanis Award recipient!
Downard was a 2-time captain of the football team, and was named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team!
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BASE: Manchester honored its Senior Class with an on-field ceremony after its DH with Earlham today.
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FB: FINAL l Manchester 19, Defiance 0
That's a SHUT OUT! The Manchester defense did a little of everything on Saturday as the Spartans battled past Defiance in
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MBB: FINAL l Manchester 84, Earlham 81
SPARTANS WIN! MU earns a scrappy 84-81 victory over Earlham tonight. All 5 Spartan starters scored in double figures, led by CJ Hampton's double-double of 23 pts and 10 rebs.
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WREST: Welcome Home!
Manchester Athletics has named Josh Hardman as its next head wrestling coach.
A Manchester alum, Hardman returns to his alma mater after spending the past five seasons at Wabash College.
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MBB: Final 2OT | Manchester 109, Transylvania 106
Spartans WIN! MU takes thrilling double overtime victory over the Pioneers! Sawyer, Willoughby, & Lynas each posted new career-highs with 34, 31, & 27 points apiece!
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Manchester University announced today that it will offer women's wrestling as a varsity intercollegiate sport starting in the 2024-25 academic year.
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XC: Both the men's and women's cross country teams earned
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Championships today! Big nod to head coach Brian Cashdollar for sweeping the HCAC Coach of the Year awards!
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83, Mt. St. Joseph 82
Make that 3 straight wins for the Spartans following a collective and GRITTY win at home over the Lions!
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Your 2020 Manchester Male Athlete of the Year is Donavan Henderson, Jr.!
Henderson leaves MU as its all-time leading rusher with 3,969 yards and 53 TDs. He ran for 1,709 yards and 20 TDs as a senior - ranking 2nd in the nation!
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MBB: With 15 points in Wednesday's win over Bluffton, 5th-year senior CJ Hampton became the 32nd player in
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history to score 1,000 career points!
Congratulations CJ!
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MBB: FINAL l Manchester 83, Rose-Hulman 77
The Spartans knock off Rose-Hulman to win their
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opener! Keiton Hall drops 21 pts to, CJ Hampton & Cortiz Buckner post double-doubles. DeMoine Whitney & Jalen Owens also score in double figures!
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FB: What a night for the Spartans! Manchester defeats Defiance College by 31 on the road, winning 52-21. Senior RB Donavan Henderson, Jr. sets a career-high and new school record with 5 rushing touchdowns!
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MBB: Final | Manchester 78, Anderson 73
Manchester clinches a share of the HCAC Regular Season Title & the
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seed in the HCAC Tournament after defeating the Ravens 78-73 on Friday night!
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Congrats to Dave Good! He led
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for 34 years and is the program's all-time leader in coaching wins with 241. The five-time conference coach of the year impacted numerous Spartans during his long and storied career.
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Dave Good closes out 40 years of service to Manchester today.
He's always lived by the Manchester Mission Statement & brought peace to its grounds. His teamwork with Katy Gray Brown, professor of philosophy & director of peace studies, brought this custom-made peace pole to MU.
FB: Mark your calendars MU Football fans! The Spartans will play 6 of their 10 games this season at home at Carl W. Burt Memorial Stadium. The 2019 opener against Trine is set for Sept. 5.
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Trine 82, Manchester 71
The Spartans pressed nationally-ranked Trine down the stretch in tonight's season opener but fell just short.
A HUGE shoutout to tonight's crowd for its support!
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Stauffer-Wolfe Arena has a fresh look for the 2021-22 year!
Painting is complete and the floor has been refinished!
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Congratulations to
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senior Matthew Roop for being named the 2020 Director’s Award Winner.
Roop captained the men’s soccer team, appeared in three HCAC Tournaments during his career and finished with a 3.97 gpa!
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It's National Athletic Training Month! Manchester Athletics would like to send a big thank you to our special ATs for all of their hard work and dedication all year long!
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MSOC: Former Manchester men's soccer standout Matthew Roop is returning to the sidelines for the Black and Gold as assistant coach.
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MBB: Congratulations to Bryant Smith for being named the
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Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week for the second time this season!
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ITF: WHAT A NIGHT FOR THE SPARTANS!
Congratulations to
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for earning both the
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men's & women's indoor track & field titles!
The men earned their first-ever indoor title while the women claimed their 2nd title & their fist since 2016!
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FB: Final | Manchester 37, Anderson 7
Spartans WIN! Manchester football dominated the rival Ravens of Anderson University to take back the coveted Bronze Ball Trophy at Spartan Stadium on Saturday afternoon!
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MBB: FINAL l Manchester 84, Adrian 81
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hangs to defeat Adrian 84-81 in their season opener! The Spartans knocked down 14 triples and shot 49.2% to get past the Bulldogs this afternoon.
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athletics is more than success on the field ... it's also about serving the campus and North Manchester community - these scenes are from projects done Saturday, Aug. 11
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WXC: MU wins the HCAC championship meet for the seventh time in program history!! Top finishers for MU: H. Wappes (4) K. Tyler (6) S. Qureshi (10) A. Acevedo (14). Congrats women’s XC!
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MBB: FINAL l Manchester 72, Webster 67
COMEBACK COMPLETE! Both CJ Hampton and DeMoines Whitney tally double-doubles to help the Spartans come-from-behind to defeat Webster 72-67 on Friday night!
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WBB: FINAL l Manchester 60, Kalamazoo 48
Road Dub! The Spartans held the Hornets scoreless in the 2nd quarter and defeated Kalamazoo by 12 on the road on Friday night!
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XC: CHAMPIONSHIP SWEEP! Both the Manchester men's and women's cross country teams earned
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Championships today! Stay tuned for more updates from Terre Haute!
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It's an ORANGE OUT on Saturday!
The MU football & soccer teams will dedicate their home games to recent grad Tyler Mann, affectionately called T-Mann, who is fighting Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Please wear orange on Sat to show Tyler and his family the strength of the Spartans