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Goshen College student-athlete Ezra Kipruto Kogei dies after tragic car accident

With deep sadness, we share the news of the death of Goshen College student, Ezra Kipruto Kogei, a sophomore nursing major from Eldoret, Kenya and member of the men’s cross country team. He was involved in a tragic car accident early in the morning on Monday, October 16, 2022, and was treated at South Bend Memorial Hospital. The injuries Kogei sustained proved so severe that he was unable to survive them and died on Saturday, October 22.

Nyce presented with Coach of the Year award at 2022 LEAFYS

During the Goshen College Athletic Department's annual LEAFYS awards on Sunday, September 11, Rustin Nyce, the men's and women's cross country coach, was presented the Coach of the Year Award.

Goshen College named NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution for 20th Straight Year

Goshen College is one of only eight schools in the NAIA to be awarded Champions of Character for 20 years in a row.

Goshen College hires Sean Foulkes as new head track and field coach

Director of Athletics Dr. Erica Albertin announced on Wednesday, August 10, that Sean Foulkes will be the head track and field coach at Goshen College.

Goshen News Sports Podcast: Special guests Justin DeWeese and Tony Miller from GC Athletic Department

Athletic Department staff Justin DeWeese and Tony Miller join the sports crew at The Goshen News in their latest podcast! The 'four of a kind' go over Goshen's newest hire, recap the 2021-22 year, and share what to look forward to this year (36:05 mark)! They also discuss the latest local and national sports headlines going on as well.

Kyle Capps ’14, alum and former assistant coach, named Goshen College’s new head men’s basketball coach

After conducting a national search, Kyle Capps has been named Goshen College's 16th head men's basketball coach, announced Director of Athletics Dr. Erica Albertin. A 2014 graduate of Goshen, Capps has served on the Maple Leafs' men's basketball staff from 2016-17 and 2020-22 as an assistant and then associate coach.

Ruth E. Gunden ’52: ‘You have to play to improve’

Pictured: This collage of images includes the 1952 and 1973-74 women’s basketball teams Ruth Gunden ’52 coached, her working at her desk in 1958 and a 1980s mugshot. Gunden’s official intercollegiate coaching record spanned 1965-1985 and three sports: basketball, tennis and volleyball (cumulative record: 196-107-1). Throughout the late 1960s and…

Fisher leads pack of four Maple Leafs at NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Nationals

Annika Fisher finished ninth place in the 1500 meter run at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Nationals. She was one of four Maple Leaf athletes to represent Goshen College at nationals.

Four Goshen College student-athletes head to outdoor track and field nationals

Q&A: Albertin opens up about first year as Goshen College AD

Erica Albertin has a lot going on these days. The Goshen College athletic director has officially been in her role for a little more than a year now after serving as the interim AD from late February 2020 to mid-April 2021. Through the busyness of her life, Albertin found time to sit down with The Goshen News Thursday to talk about her first 12 months as athletic director, her short- and- long-term goals of the position and much more.