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April 7, 2008
Kingery Becomes All-Time Leader in Wins

Nebraska Wesleyan University head softball coach Lance Kingery has become the all-time leader in career wins in NWU softball history. With the 11-3 victory over Grinnell

April 6, 2008
Rust Leads Prairie Wolves to Victories

John Rust hit three home runs on the day including two in game two to lead Nebraska Wesleyan University to a 14-4 victory over Hastings College on Sunday afternoon at NWU Field in Lincoln, Neb.

April 6, 2008
NWU Sweeps Buena Vista in Softball

Nebraska Wesleyan pitchers held Buena Vista to a combined eight hits as the Prairie Wolves swept the Beavers in a softball doubleheader on Sunday (Apr. 6) at University Place Park in Lincoln, Neb

April 4, 2008
Doane Defeats NWU in Track Dual

Both the Doane College women and men defeated Nebraska Wesleyan University in a track & field dual between the two rival schools on Friday (April 4) at Abel Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. The Tiger

April 2, 2008
Extra Innings for Softball Doubleheader

GPAC softball rivals Nebraska Wesleyan and Concordia University needed extra innings to settle both games of the softball doubleheader on Tuesday (Apr. 2) in Lincoln, Neb. NWU scored three runs in

April 1, 2008
Prairie Wolves Take Two From Peru State

The Nebraska Wesleyan baseball team ended its three game losing streak by sweeping a doubleheader against Peru State College on Tuesday (Apr. 1) in Peru, Neb. NWU held off the Bobcats, 6-5, in

March 30, 2008
Grand Slam Lifts NWU Past Briar Cliff

Corey Petersen hit a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to help Nebraska Wesleyan earn a 7-2 victory over Briar Cliff University in game one of a Great Plains Athletic Conference

March 29, 2008
Softball Goes 1-3 in GPAC Weekend

The Nebraska Wesleyan softball team split games with Briar Cliff University on Saturday (Mar. 29) to finish a home weekend of Great Plains Athletic Conference action with a 1-3 record. NWU

March 27, 2008
NWU Athletes Sweep GPAC Tennis Honors

Nebraska Wesleyan University tennis athletes swept the Great Plains Athletic Conference/Hauff Mid-America Sports tennis Players-of-the-Week honors for the week of March 10-16. Freshman

March 26, 2008
Simpson Takes Two From Prairie Wolves

Simpson College pitchers held the Nebraska Wesleyan batters in check allowing the Prairie Wolves just eight hits as the Storm swept a softball doubleheader, 5-1, and 6-0 on Wednesday night (Mar.

March 23, 2008
Baseball Opens GPAC with 2-2 Record

Nebraska Wesleyan opened the Great Plains Athletic Conference portion of the 2008 baseball schedule last weekend at NWU Field in Lincoln, Neb. The Prairie Wolves swept the doubleheader on Friday (

March 22, 2008
Offense Explodes for NWU Softball

Nebraska Wesleyan pounded out 26 total hits and scored 18 runs as the the Prairie Wolves swept past Cornell College in the 2008 home opener on Saturday (Mar. 22) at University Place Park in

March 18, 2008
Two NWU Men Named to All-Independent Team

Two members of the Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s basketball team were named to the All-Independent Men’s Basketball teams announced on March 17 by the Association of Division III Independents

March 17, 2008
Softball Opens Season With Three Wins

The Nebraska Wesleyan softball team opened its 2008 season by going 3-1 at the University of Dallas Tournament on March 15-16 in Irving, Texas. NWU rolled on day one with a 9-1 victory over

March 15, 2008
Five Earn All-American in Track & Field

The Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s 4x400 relay team was the National Runner-up at the 2008 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 14-15 at Ohio Northern University

March 13, 2008
Wolf, Andrews Region Athletes-of-the-Year

Nebraska Wesleyan University senior men’s track athlete Chris Wolf and senior women’s track athlete Holly Andrews were both named NCAA Division III Central Region

March 12, 2008
NWU Sending Seven to NCAA III Track Nationals

Nebraska Wesleyan University will have seven athletes competing at the 2008 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships that will take place March 14-15 at Ohio Northern University in

March 10, 2008
Struebing Named to the All-Independent Team

Nebraska Wesleyan University freshman Sadie Struebing was named to the All-Independent Women’s Basketball Team that was announced by the Association of Division III Independents (AD3I). Struebing

March 5, 2008
Minzel, Aylward Receive All-GPAC Honors

Two members of the Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s basketball team received All-GPAC honors on Wednesday (Mar. 5) when the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference all-

March 5, 2008
Aschtgen, Struebing Receive All-GPAC Honors

Two members of the Nebraska Wesleyan University women’s basketball team received All-GPAC honors on Wednesday (Mar. 5) when the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference all-