Category: Athletics
The 31st Annual Laurie Bell Memorial Jet Open Charity Golf Tournament was a big success by anyone’s standards, drawing 212 golfers and raising approximately $100,000 to support Newman University Athletics. The event began with a pre-party on ...
Overnight storms caused an estimated $35,000 in damages to outdoor athletic facilities and trees on the campus of Newman University on Aug. 10. The university’s softball facility sustained the most destruction. The roof of the ...
Newman University will host the 31st Annual Laurie Bell Memorial Jet Open Charity Golf Tournament Aug. 1 and 3. The golf tournament is designed to raise funds for the Athletic Department, and gives Newman supporters ...
Melanie George and Parris Wilkinson, two incoming freshmen students who will play for the Newman Women’s Basketball Team, recently made the final 12 roster for the England U18 National Team that is to play in the ...
On Monday June 15, 2015, Newman Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mark Potter held the first day of his annual Mark Potter Day Camp. Children from Wichita and surrounding areas came to Fugate Gymnasium at Newman University ...
Newman University athletics is getting some international exposure. Jets sports are receiving some “love” from media outlets located around the world, as a current coach and a former player have appeared recently on television in Canada and ...
More than 1,250 people have signed up for this year’s Wichita Gladiator Dash. The event will begin at 11 a.m., June 6 at Sedgwick County Park. Although the turnout is already massive, slots are still open for ...
Newman University senior shortstop Jarrod Flax was named to the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America Division II Baseball team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Wednesday, June. Flax was ...
The Newman men’s and women’s basketball teams have announced summer camps for the month of June. The Mark Potter Day Camp will take place June 15-17, and the Newman Team Camp takes place June 19-21. ...
Destiny Clark has been named the head volleyball coach at Newman University, Athletic Director Vic Trilli announced. Clark has spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Wichita Collegiate High School. “Destiny Clark ...
With just under 950 registrants already signed up, it looks like it will be another promising year for the Wichita Gladiator Dash. The June 6 event will once again be held at Sedgwick County Park and will feature ...
The Newman University Women’s Tennis Team is currently undefeated, 11-0 overall, and is ranked nationally for the first time in NCAA Division II history. ...
Newman University wrestler Dustin Reed is headed to the NCAA Division II National Tournament, March 13-14 in St. Louis, Mo. ...
Even though it did not end the way Jet supporters had hoped, it was a season to remember. The Newman University Men’s Basketball Team battled to the very end, but came up a few points ...
Head men’s basketball Coach Mark Potter achieved a milestone victory as his team rose to the challenge of defeating Heartland Conference co-leader St Mary’s University last Saturday. With an exciting 86-84 victory, Potter recorded his ...
Newman University will host events Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 in celebration of the Newman University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2015. Check below for a list of the 2015 Hall of Fame inductees as well ...
Newman University head basketball coach Mark Potter is nearing another career milestone. Potter is closing in on 300 career college victories, all at NU. In his 17th year, coach Potter’s record stands at an impressive 295-185. ...
The Newman University Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.) organized its second annual Ugly Sweater Run on Nov. 15 on the campus of Newman University. The event, which included 30 runners participating in the race and donations from students, faculty ...
Click the links below to see what’s happening with the Newman Jets. Nov. 10 – Newman’s Gonzalez Selected to All-Heartland Volleyball First Team Nov. 9 – Soccer: Record-Breaking Season Ends; Jets Lose in Heartland Conference ...
The Newman University Women’s Basketball Team will tip off its season with an exhibition game against Wichita State University. The game will take place at 2:05 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2 in the Charles Koch Arena, ...
Newman Athletics will add six new names to the Newman University Athletic Hall of Fame. NU has announced its 2015 Hall of Fame class for the 2015 Hall of Fame Banquet on Jan. 31 at ...
For the fourth time this season, Newman senior Rubi Torres has been named the Heartland Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, announced Oct. 13 by the Heartland Conference. Torres previously earned the honor ...
The Newman University Women’s Golf team just won its second tournament of the season at the Lady Buff Stampede on Oct. 6-7 at La Paloma Golf Club. The Lady Jets are now two for two ...
The Newman University Jets baseball team recently earned the No. 3 seed in the Heartland Conference Baseball Tournament. They will play the University of Saint Mary, the No. 2 seed, at 1 p.m. on May ...
Several Newman student-athletes have recently received honors or been named to all-conference teams by the Heartland Conference. Read more on the NU Athletics website. ...
Newman University Theatre will host an event on Friday, May 2 at 5:30 to recognize the generous people who have contributed substantial gifts to the “Bringing Back Theatre” campaign. ...
Six student-athletes from Newman University received Heartland Conference “Player of the Week” kudos in March. Freshman outfielder Tyler Bugner was named Baseball Hitter of the Week on March 3, and senior Kirstie Symon was named ...
The Newman University Men’s Cross Country Team has the highest GPA in the nation in all of the NCAA, including Division I, II and III, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches ...
The Feb. 22 Newman University Men’s Basketball game against Dallas Baptist University will be broadcast live to a national television audience on the CBS Sports Network Game of the Week. ...
The Newman men’s basketball team will play in front of a national television audience. NU has been selected by the NCAA and CBS Sports to host the CBS Sports Network Game of the Week for ...
On Oct. 5 Newman will host its Annual Fall Alumni Sports Reunion, “Spread the Red.” All alums are encouraged to join their fellow alumni for games, food, and drinks. Alums will also receive a free ...
For the third straight year, the Newman athletic programs achieved the highest GPA in the Heartland Conference. Newman’s programs combined for a 3.26 grade point average for the 2012-13 academic year. This is Newman’s sixth ...
Both the NU Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams are enjoying exciting seasons. ...
On Oct. 1, the Rotary Club of Wichita will hold an event celebrating their club, and their gift to the city, the Rotary Clock Tower in downtown Wichita. Attending the event will be many men’s and ...
Newman University Athletics presented a check in the amount of $5,273.50 to Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County on Sept. 12. The proceeds were raised from the recent fundraiser, the Gladiator Dash, sponsored by Newman ...
For the fifth time in the past six years, Newman University athletics programs have claimed the highest average student-athlete GPA among all athletic programs in the NCAA Division II Heartland Conference. ...
Fugate Gymnasium inside O’Shaughnessy Hall is sporting a refinished floor. The floor features a Newman University logo at center court, as well as Heartland Conference logos at each end and a fresh clean look. ...
Newman University student Jeremy Gant is the subject of this month’s “On Campus,” an online program produced by the NCAA that features personal stories of student-athletes across the nation. Gant, a member of the Newman men’s ...
NU Athletics recently signed a five-year contract with Adidas, which will provide exclusive apparel and footwear to all of Newman’s athletic teams. The new agreement ensures that all Newman University athletic teams will be outfitted in Adidas ...
Fugate Gymnasium inside O’Shaughnessy Hall will close July 9 as work crews begin a complete resurfacing of the floor. The floor will be sanded down and completely refinished. The court has not been refinished since ...