Cedarville Magazine Summer 2022

COMPETING FOR CHRIST. CONTENDING FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. 2021–22 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR § NCAA Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence for the ninth consecutive year. One of 43 Division II schools in the country and one of just three G-MAC schools to earn the honor. § Teams qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships in men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and men’s basketball. BASKETBALL § As the No. 6 seed in the Midwest, Yellow Jackets men's basketball earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship for the first time in school history. SOCCER § Men's soccer advanced to the NCAA Division II Super Region 3 tournament as the No. 8 seed, falling to the No. 1 seed in a second round contest. § Top seed and defending NCAA Division II National Champion Grand Valley State required overtime to get by the No. 8 Lady Jackets soccer team in the first round of the Midwest Regional. The Lady Jackets made their second NCAA appearance in the program's history. TRACK AND FIELD § Individuals qualified for the NCAA Championships in women’s indoor track & field and women’s outdoor track & field. § NCCAA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Champions for the fourth straight time and ninth overall. § Nora Hagan ’25, NCCAA Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet. § NCCAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field Champions for the second straight time and fourth overall. § Cedarville University, NCCAA Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Coaching Staff of the Year. § Rachel Sweeney-Bredeson ’21, Pharm.D. ’24, G-MAC Elite 25 Award in both indoor and outdoor track & field, recognizing the competing athlete with the highest grade point average. CROSS COUNTRY § G-MAC Women’s Cross Country Champions. § Jeff Bolender ’91, G-MAC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. Cedarville Magazine | 33 SPORTS