NWU Athletic News

October 13, 2012

NWU Cross Country Squads Make Strides in Wisconsin

The Nebraska Wesleyan men's and women's cross country teams weathered muddy conditions to finish 15th and 10th respectively at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Jim Drews/Tori Neubauer

October 11, 2012

GPAC Basketball Preseason Polls Released

The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) has released its 2012-13 Preseason Basketball Coaches’ polls for both the men and the women.

October 10, 2012

NWU Remains in Second After GPAC Golf Qualifier #2

Nebraska Wesleyan remains in second place after the second GPAC Men's Golf Qualifier was played on Wednesday (Oct. 10) at Green Valley Golf Course in Sioux City, Iowa. The Prairie Wolves shot a

October 10, 2012

Football Looks To Gain Momentum After Bye Week

Nebraska Wesleyan will look to gain momentum heading into the final half of the season as the Prairie Wolves football team comes off its bye week to take on Dordt College this Saturday (Oct. 13)

October 6, 2012

Wolves Net Overtime Win in Battle of Wesleyans

Matt Woodman found the open net eight minutes into the first overtime period to give Nebraska Wesleyan a 3-2 OT victory over Dakota Wesleyan University a Great Plains Athletic Conference men's

October 6, 2012

Three Late Goals Give NWU 3-2 Win Over Tigers

Nebraska Wesleyan scored three consecutive second half goals as the Prairie Wolves picked up their second conference win of the year with a 3-2 win over Dakota Wesleyan University on Saturday (Oct

October 6, 2012

Volleyball Finishes 1-3 at Wartburg Classic

In its final NCAA Division III competition of the 2012 season, the Nebraska Wesleyan University volleyball team went 1-3 at the Wartburg Knights Classic held Oct. 5-6 in Waverly, Iowa.

October 3, 2012

Women's Golfers Move Up to Fourth in GPAC Race

Nebraska Wesleyan shot a team score of 362 on Wednesday (Oct. 3) at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb., during the GPAC Women's Golf Qualifier #2. With their team score of 362, the

October 3, 2012

Men's Golf Climbs Up to #16 in DIII Coaches' Poll

The Nebraska Wesleyan University men’s golf team moved up six spots to No. 16 in the latest NCAA Division III Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll that was released Oct. 3. The poll combines the

October 2, 2012

Prairie Wolves Upset #14 Doane to End Streak

Nebraska Wesleyan recorded their biggest victory in the Coach Rayna Cain era on Tuesday night as the Prairie Wolves defeated rival Doane College, 3-1, in GPAC volleyball action. The win snapped a

October 2, 2012

Emily Dierks Named GPAC Soccer Defensive Player of Week

Nebraska Wesleyan senior women’s soccer player Emily Dierks has been named this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Defensive Player-of-the-Week for the week of Sept. 24-30.

October 1, 2012

Doll Leads NWU To 2nd Place Finish

Nebraska Wesleyan continued its solid play during the fall season as they tied for second place in the team standings at the three-day Twin Cities Classic played Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Elk River,

October 1, 2012

Kaczor is GPAC Defensive Player of Week

Nebraska Wesleyan senior linebacker Brett Kaczor has been named this week’s GPAC/Hauff Sports Football Defensive Player-of-the-Week for games played on September 29.

September 29, 2012

Volleyball Evens Record With Sweep Of Mount Marty

Nebraska Wesleyan got back to .500 on Saturday (Sept. 29) as they swept past Mount Marty College, 3-0, in a GPAC volleyball match played at Cimpl Arena in Yankton, S.D.

September 29, 2012

Twist Scores Two in 3-1 Win Over Dordt

Colby Twist scored a pair of goals in the first half to put Nebraska Wesleyan up by two at halftime and they would on for a 3-1 victory over Dordt College in GPAC men's soccer action on Saturday

September 29, 2012

NWU Women Shutout Defenders For First GPAC Win

Nebraska Wesleyan scored a goal in the first seven minutes of the match and never looked back as the Prairie Wolves shutout Dordt College, 4-0, in GPAC women's soccer action on Saturday night (

September 29, 2012

Red Raiders Edge Prairie Wolves 33-27 in Overtime

Brandon Smith scored on a 3-yard touchdown run in the overtime period to give 15th-ranked Northwestern College a 33-27 win over Nebraska Wesleyan in overtime on Saturday (Sept. 29) in GPAC

September 26, 2012

Midland Sweeps NWU in GPAC Volleyball

21st-ranked Midland University pounded out 42 kills, while Nebraska Wesleyan had 23 hitting errors as the Warriors swept past the Prairie Wolves, 3-0, in GPAC volleyball action on Wednesday night

September 26, 2012

Scoring Spurt Lifts Warriors Past Prairie Wolves

Midland University scored four goals in a ten minute span of the first half to shock the Nebraska Wesleyan soccer team as the Warriors then held on for a 5-1 victory in GPAC men's soccer action on

September 26, 2012

Warriors and Wolves Tie 1-1 in Women's Soccer

Nebraska Wesleyan and Midland played 110 minutes of soccer and each finished with one goal as the Prairie Wolves and Warriors tied 1-1 in GPAC women's soccer action on Wednesday night (Sept. 26)