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WhiteCarrera
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But seriously, why the Owls? They're not purple, and can you think of a less threatening animal? Maybe the Koalas, or the Pandas?

I love the Purple Haze idea -- every event could lead off with Jimi Hendrix's version of the Star Spangled Banner!
But there are so many purple animal possibilities:

The Emperor Butterflies -- you've got the whole "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" thing going on, except they're habitat is central England, so now we're back to the Lords and Ladies conversation,

How about the Orchid Dottyback? That's a cool fish, and doesn't Kenyon have a swim team too?

Or they could be The Dinosaurs - lots of different dinosaur identities to choose from, and you'd have to be a paleontologist to distinguish their sex. As their mascot, they could appropriate Barney the Dinosaur, who was already designed to be gender free. They could be the Barneys!

And so many birds:

How about The Purple Martins - they're found throughout the Midwest, though the males and females of the species have very different appearances, so this might just take us back to square one,

The Hummingirds - in addition to purple they come in a whole rainbow of colors,

The Purple Grenadiers - another bird, and it sounds kinda mean, but by another definition "one who launches grenades" and that might be a little too militaristic,

How about the Violet Backed Starling - a pretty cool bird, and they could shorten it to "Stars"! They're indigenous to Kenya (which is kinda like Kenyon),

Or the Violet Crowned Woodnymphs - at first the younger freshman could be called "nymphs", while older studentsy, once they get more accustomed to college life could be the ... you know.

In the end I guess anything is better than not having a mascot at all. Hey, they could have just been the Big Purple!
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Go HOOTERS!
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Switzerland wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 11:25 am Go HOOTERS!
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Though an over-sexualized owl mascot would make for a interesting plot twist…
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hahaha - I'm not sure Gambier is big enough to support another restaurant ... maybe Mt. Vernon.
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WhiteCarrera wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 12:41 pm hahaha - I'm not sure Gambier is big enough to support another restaurant ... maybe Mt. Vernon.
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As suggested in my name, I went to Kenyon. The school had alumni and current student submit suggestions for names. They came up with 5 finalists and let people vote for them. I am not sure how the Owls won but the new mascot is the Owls. The name was inspired by the Kokosing which means “ River of Little Owls” in Algonquin.

I also like the Lords but I thought that the Ladies was a bad name for a women’s sports team. It was too generic.
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owlslaxfan - that's a neat perspective. Here's an article from 2013 (you really only need to read the first paragraph) that might have been the spark in that discussion

https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/view ... 0Kokosing.
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All-NCAC Lacrosse Team Announced:

https://www.northcoast.org/sports/mlax/ ... e_Team.pdf

Kenyon senior Mayo Amorello (Wenham, MA/Hamilton-Wenham) and the Denison senior duo of Cam Bowdy (Dublin, OH/Dublin Coffman) and Davis Cronin (South Boston, MA/Hebron Academy) were named the Players of the Year to highlight the 2022 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's lacrosse team after balloting by the league coaches.

Amorello, who is making his All-NCAC debut on the first team this season, is the second Kenyon player to earn the NCAC Defensive Player of the Year Award after Patrick Shevelson claimed the honor in 2016. The senior provided stability in net for the Lords' defensive unit that allowed just 50 goals in nine conference games this season. In 442:48 minutes between the pipes against league foes, Amorello made 82 saves for a 6.78 goals-against-average and a .621 save percentage. Against a Denison team that averaged 21.00 goals-per-game against NCAC opponents, he only allowed 16 goals on April 2 and then held the Big Red to 12 goals on May 7 in the NCAC tournament title game. Overall, the senior posted 940:35 minutes in goal, allowing 116 goals, while making 180 saves for a 7.40 goals-against average and a .608 save percentage this season.

Bowdy is making back-to-back appearances on the All-NCAC first team this spring after previously claiming honorable mention laurels in 2019. The senior is the fifth Big Red player to earn the NCAC's Offensive Player of the Year Award and second-straight to claim the honor after teammate Luke Fisher collected the award a season ago. In conference play, Bowdy led the conference in goals (32), points (53) and shots on goal (56). He scored at least two goals in all nine league games, highlighted by a career-high seven-goal effort in a win over DePauw on April 20. In the win over the Tigers he added four assists for a total of 11 points in that game, which was only one point shy of the Denison program record for points that he matched last season. Bowdy also recorded 15 ground balls, 21 assists and caused three turnovers in NCAC action. Overall, the senior tallied 51 goals, 40 assists for an average of 4.8 points per game, to go along with 31 ground balls and seven caused turnovers.

Cronin, who earns his first selection to the All-NCAC first team, earned the NCAC Specialist of the Year Award after dominating his opponents at the faceoff x this season. He is the fifth-consecutive Big Red player to earn the honor. The senior won 117-of-141 attempts for a remarkable .830 average through nine conference games. He posted double-digit wins at the faceoff x in eight of the nine league matchups, including three games in which he collected 16 victories at the x. Cronin also collected eight or more ground balls in four NCAC games, highlighted by a career-high 12 against Allegheny on April 23. In 19 games so far this season, he has posted 249 faceoff victories in 345 attempts for a .722 average, while scooping up 123 ground balls. In a non-conference win over Rhodes on Feb. 26, Cronin collected a career-high 20 faceoff wins.

Kenyon senior midfield Declan Curry (Barrington, RI/Barrington) and Ohio Wesleyan senior attack Henry Hasenberg (Los Angeles, CA/Loyola) are both making their second-consecutive appearance on the first team, while Kenyon senior short-stick defensive midfield Joe Bolea (Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids) elevates to the first team after earning honorable mention accolades in 2019.

Seven players make their All-NCAC debuts on the top team this year, including Denison sophomore defender Brooks Crowley (Hunting Valley, OH/University School), sophomore midfielder Nate Kay (Denver, CO/Colorado Academy), sophomore long stick midfielder Owen O'Neill (Hightstown, NJ/Peddie School), senior defender Joe Rochte (Hingham, MA/Hingham) and junior attack Ethan Tyack (Dublin, OH/Dublin Coffman), along with Ohio Wesleyan senior defender Joe Connor (Barrie, Ontario/Everest Academy) and freshman midfielder Joey Wiseman (Powell, OH/Olentangy Liberty).

In addition to first-team honors, Wiseman was named the 2022 NCAC Newcomer of the Year as the league's top player in his first year of collegiate competition. He is the 12th Battling Bishop to earn the NCAC's Newcomer of the Year Award and first since teammate Miles Rathell collected the award in 2019. The rookie tallied 14 goals and two assists in eight league games, while posting 26 overall goals to rank third-best on the Battling Bishops roster. Wiseman scored two or more goals in five different NCAC matchups this season, highlighted by a four-goal performance against DePauw on March 26th.

Finally, Kenyon head coach Doug Misarti was named the 2022 NCAC Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year for the third time in his career (2012, 2016) after leading the Lords to a near-perfect 8-1 league record and the No. 2 seed in the 2022 NCAC Men’s Lacrosse Tournament. The eight NCAC wins are the most conference victories in program history. Misarti, now in his 15th year with the program, guided his team to a 14-4 overall record, which is the most overall wins in program history. In NCAC action, the Lords ranked in the top three in seven statistical categories. Through nine conference games, Kenyon topped the league in save percentage (.657), ranked second in both goals against (57) and goal against average (6.33), and held the No. 3 spot in goals (131), assists (80), goals per game (14.56) and ground balls (370).
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I think the coaches/committee missed the mark on a number of players this year. I understand that I am biased but I truly believe that anyone watching as much NCAC lacrosse as I did this year would agree with me. The biggest snub of course being Kern Byrnes (#15). He should not only have been a first team close defender he should have been in the conversation for defensive player of the year. I don't know how Kenyon can have the 3rd defense in the country and the best statistically in the NCAC and have 0 first team close defenders. He would have led the 1st team defense in caused turnovers with 25 and been 2nd on the first team in ground balls with 36. He was absolutely dominant his entire career and I firmly believe this was a huge miss.

Another miss is Kenyon SSDM Mike Bazzano, without a doubt the 2nd or 3rd best SSDM in the conference with 17 ctos on the year. You cannot watch either Kenyon vs. OWU game and not believe he is worthy of some award. You cannot name 6 close defenders as HM and not mention Mike Bazzano as at least HM SSDM.

I also believe the Denison midfielders got screwed, the 2nd line midfielders for the Big Red were better than most teams 1st team guys and their entire 1st line should have received awards.

Go Hooters
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Joe Bolea grad transferring to Syracuse

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Congrats to OWU Lacrosse for success in the classroom this year!

Four players were named Academic All-Americans -- Senior defenseman Joe Connor (Barrie, Ontario/Everest Academy), senior midfielder Jack Damon (Portsmouth, R.I.), senior defenseman Carter Haskel (Denver, Colo./East), and senior attacker Luke Swadding (Strongsville/Lakewood St. Edward) were recognized by the USILA.

The Ohio Wesleyan men's lacrosse team also was honored by the USILA, receiving a Team All-Academic Award. The Team All-Academic Award recognizes teams which achieve a grade point average of above 3.0. A total of 63 Division III institutions received Team All-Academic Awards

https://battlingbishops.com/news/2022/6 ... 12022.aspx
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Oberlin is on the rise.

Coach Polak has this team moving in the right direction. Although they may not be in the top 2 or 3 (yet) in the NCAC, they have come a long way in such a short time and seem to be separating themselves and will be entrenched in the top 4 for the foreseeable future.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3z3iEL5bH ... MyMTA2M2Y=

Wow ... this is great news indeed! If it's anything like the other Athletic Facilities at Denison it will be the premier D3 lacrosse facility in the Midwest hands down! Denison continues to lead the way!

GO BIG RED
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No doubt it will be a nice facility. Hopefully they learn from places like DePauw, and find a way to avoid putting 5-6 sets of lines on the field.

I still laugh at Lake Forest, who resumed their program with a brand new facility that ... (wait for it) ... shares the field with their softball team. While their football stadium sits empty in the spring, who thinks this is a good idea?

https://www.goforesters.com/information ... mohr_field
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WhiteCarrera wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:12 pm I still laugh at Lake Forest, who resumed their program with a brand new facility that ... (wait for it) ... shares the field with their softball team. While their football stadium sits empty in the spring, who thinks this is a good idea?

https://www.goforesters.com/information ... mohr_field
Farewell field got plenty of use this year when it came to lacrosse.

In regards to Denison, I do like how it says it is a "new state of the art lacrosse facility ". How many other programs can say that? Will definitely help separate the Big Red from other D III teams in the midwest (and country).
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Leonard Washington wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:07 pm
WhiteCarrera wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:12 pm I still laugh at Lake Forest, who resumed their program with a brand new facility that ... (wait for it) ... shares the field with their softball team. While their football stadium sits empty in the spring, who thinks this is a good idea?

https://www.goforesters.com/information ... mohr_field

In regards to Denison, I do like how it says it is a "new state of the art lacrosse facility ". How many other programs can say that? Will definitely help separate the Big Red from other D III teams in the midwest (and country).
Agreed ... reads as a lacrosse only facilty/field/stadium. Baseball, softball and soccer all each have their own facility/stadiums already. Have a look at the Denison natatorium on their website, if it's "state of the art" like that is (as I suspect), it will be a real pull for recruiting. Definitely looking forward to seeing the plans!

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WhiteCarrera wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:12 pm No doubt it will be a nice facility. Hopefully they learn from places like DePauw, and find a way to avoid putting 5-6 sets of lines on the field.

I still laugh at Lake Forest, who resumed their program with a brand new facility that ... (wait for it) ... shares the field with their softball team. While their football stadium sits empty in the spring, who thinks this is a good idea?

https://www.goforesters.com/information ... mohr_field
Lake Forest only practices on that field. They play most games at their football stadium where their lax specific locker room is.
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Nosey Ned wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 3:06 pm https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3z3iEL5bH ... MyMTA2M2Y=

Wow ... this is great news indeed! If it's anything like the other Athletic Facilities at Denison it will be the premier D3 lacrosse facility in the Midwest hands down! Denison continues to lead the way!

GO BIG RED
Wow, truly a good idea. Specious, gorgeous campus. and I look forward to seeing not only the stadium itself, but also where they put it. I really enjoy watching lacrosse without all the football lines on the field.
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FannOLax wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 8:14 pm
Nosey Ned wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 3:06 pm https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3z3iEL5bH ... MyMTA2M2Y=

Wow ... this is great news indeed! If it's anything like the other Athletic Facilities at Denison it will be the premier D3 lacrosse facility in the Midwest hands down! Denison continues to lead the way!

GO BIG RED
Wow, truly a good idea. Specious, gorgeous campus. and I look forward to seeing not only the stadium itself, but also where they put it. I really enjoy watching lacrosse without all the football lines on the field.
Hey Fann,

Boy it sure would be great if they could incorporate Lamson Lodge into the new facility. That's a fantastic, old, as the name suggests "lodge" like building with huge fireplace where players, coaches, families and friends gather for the post game meals! Unfortunately there probably isn't enough free space around the lodge to accommodate a full facility. So my guess is it will be placed behind the North Loop where the current extra practice fields are located. No matter where it's placed I'm sure it will be everything the lacrosse teams will need and more! Very exciting indeed.
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Yes, Lamson Lodge is cool, and the adjacent field might work (was the field hockey team's field back in the day, but in summer I played soccer on it and Ted Barclay used it for the Big Red Soccer Camp), although it might be too hemmed in and small a space. Yes, the practice fields west and southwest of Barclay/Thomsen Field seem the likeliest (back in the day, the baseball field was there). I used to love the atmosphere of Denison vs OWU lacrosse games at what is now Barclay/Thomsen, packed to the gills, fans right on top of the action. Hopefully that kind of atmosphere will return to important Big Red home lax games.
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