Initial funds will be used to hire coaches and meet start-up needs, and the College hopes to recruit 50 football players, 50 band members, and 30 competitive cheerleaders as part of the fall 2024 entering class.
Roanoke will host men’s and women’s basketball games, as well as one men’s volleyball contest, in the Bast Center Gym after a burst pipe caused damage to the Cregger Center arena floor.
Director of Athletics, Scott Allison '79 has announced his retirement at the end of the current academic year. Including his time as a student, Scott has been a Maroon for over 40 years, and will always be a Maroon.
Roanoke College Soccer Coaches Ryan Pflugrad and Phil Benne have announced a FREE soccer clinic for boys and girls ages 6-14 on Friday, August 26th 2022 from 6:15 – 7:45PM at Roanoke College's Kerr Stadium.
The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their 2022 Academic All State teams on Thursday morning. Six Maroons were honored for not only their athletic accomplishments, but for their academic success. Four of the six carry a 4.00 Grade Point Average (GPA), while the others sport a 3.974 and 3.966 gpa.
Roanoke College announced today that it will launch a competitive cycling program for women and men. The announcement was made by Tom Rambo, dean of students, at the announcement of the courses for the 2022 USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championships, which will be held in Virginia’s Blue Ridge from June 29 to July 2.
At Alumni Weekend 2022, the Roanoke College Athletic department held their Hall of Fame induction ceremony of Friday night. This year’s class consisted of three men’s lacrosse players that earned numerous accolades and honors, an NCAA track Champion, a track and basketball cross over star, and the 1972 National Championship men’s basketball team.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced their weekly awards on Monday afternoon. Roanoke would claim both the baseball and softball ODAC Players of the Week. Connor Butler earned the honor for baseball while Shanan Hester claimed softball Player of the Week.
The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their 2022 All State Swim teams on Monday afternoon. Roanoke College would have 14 different honorees on the men's and women's All-State squads. Five women and nine men were honored for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 season.
The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their men's and women's 2022 VaSID All State Indoor Track & Field teams on Friday afternoon. 10 Maroons, four men and six women, were named to the All State teams.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced their weekly award winners on Monday afternoon. Roanoke College would take both the ODAC Men's and Women's Lacrosse Players of the Week awards.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced their weekly honors on Monday afternoon. Three Maroons were named Players of the Week in two different sports. Kasey Draper was named ODAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week and a pair of swimmers swept the ODAC honors. Ethan Brewer was named conference Men's Swimmer of the Week while Susanna Price won the award on the women's side for the second time this season.
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced their Academic All District teams for soccer on Thursday afternoon. A pair of Maroons, one women's and one men's, were honored for their performance in the classroom as well as on the field. Seniors Bryan Haden and Zach Behe were named Academic All District and now move to the nationwide voting for the Academic All American teams.
The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced their 2021 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholars. Roanoke College sophomore Will Clary was one of 135 DIII golfers to earn the honor.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced their Collegiate Athletic Awards and the Roanoke College Women's Track & Field team was honored by the coaches association.
Director of Athletics Scott Allison is pleased to announce that men’s volleyball will be added to the NCAA sports offered at Roanoke College. The addition comes on the heels of wrestling, slated to begin competition in the fall of 2021, being added to the college’s roster of athletic offerings. Men’s volleyball will bring Roanoke’s overall number of NCAA sponsored sports to 23 and is scheduled to begin play in the fall of 2022.
The Roanoke College Athletic Department announced their 2020-21 award winners on Monday afternoon. The announcement of the four awards comes after an unprecedented season that would see all sports competing, in condensed schedules, over a three and a half month period due to the pandemic.
Roanoke College Soccer Coaches Ryan Pflugrad and Phil Benne announced 2021 Roanoke Soccer School summer soccer camp dates to be held on the campus of Roanoke College.
The preliminary heats of the 2021 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field National Championships are scheduled to start on Thursday and go through Friday ahead of the Finals on Saturday. The event is being held in Greensboro, N.C., hosted by North Carolina A&T university and the Greensboro Sports Foundation.
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced the 2021 Outdoor Track & Field all conference teams on Wednesday afternoon. 14 Maroons in total, nine women and five men, were honored as All ODAC.
Record Number of Maroons Named to ODAC All-Academic Team
July 14, 2023The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) released its annual All-Academic teams on Friday morning.
