Arcadia University News

The combination of being able to play college sports while preparing for one of the most elite Physical Therapy doctoral programs in the nation has been a dream come true for many student-athletes at Arcadia University, where the PT program continues to rank among the nation's top 15 programs. Just...

The Middle Atlantic Conference announced its Winter Academic Honor Roll, which notes academic excellence by student-athletes. Ten Arcadia University winter sport student-athletes were recognized for outstanding academic excellence. The Honor Roll is composed of student-athletes of sophomore class...

Travis Saltus was one of 37 first-year students in Arcadia’s athletic conference to contend for Rookie of the Year. Only five of those athletes were nominated for the award. After being named MAC Rookie of the Year, Saltus has joined an elite group of Arcadia University athletes recognized for...

On Saturday, March 24, Arcadia University S.A.A.C. (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) and Intramurals & Recreation will join together to host a Black Light Dance Party inside the Kuch Athletics and Recreation Center from 9 p.m. to midnight for all Arcadia University students to benefit the...

The Athletic Hall of Fame room, a nostalgic gem at the heart of Kuch Center, celebrates Arcadia University’s athletic success. The space chronicles the University’s longstanding winning tradition, from the women who led Beaver athletics abroad to the early inclusion of male athletes, and now...

By Chris Macchi ’12 The game of baseball can be incredibly unforgiving, and a little luck always comes into play. As the Arcadia University Baseball team gears up for the new season, first-year Coach Ken Spangenberg ’08 has players focused on preparing themselves for the aspects of the game that...

Arcadia University’s Blue Ribbon Search Committee for the next Director of Athletics met Thursday, Feb. 16, to prepare the job description. A very diverse group, covering many years, sports and academic programs, the Committee reached quick and unanimous conclusion that the Athletic Director will...

By Amanda Card ’12 Since 2008, when Tim Fitzgerald ’08 was honored as the first Middle Atlantic Conference Scholar Athlete for the Knights, Arcadia University has recognized more than 250 student-athlete Academic Honor Roll recipients. The 2010-2011 Academic Year yielded the best results in four...

By Amanda Card ’12 After an amazing 19 years at the helm of Arcadia University intercollegiate athletics, a milestone she will reach this summer, Shirley Liddle will retire. And working with her, Arcadia President Carl (Tobey) Oxholm III has moved swiftly to appoint a blue-ribbon search committee...

Arcadia University President Carl (Tobey) Oxholm III has appointed a Scarlet, Grey and Blue Ribbon Committee to conduct a national search for Arcadia's next Director of Athletics and Recreation. "We are intent on the next level of excellence for our intercollegiate and intramural programs at AU,...

A special message from Arcadia University President Carl (Tobey) Oxholm III announcing national search and the upcoming retirement of Athletic Director ShirleyLiddle, posted on Jan. 18. To the Arcadia Community—students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends: I write with the bittersweet news that...

Andrew Delaney , Head Coach of the Men’s Lacrosse Team, is among the 12 coaches who will be instructing at the 2012 Big Four Lacrosse Winter Clinics held at Cabrini College each Sunday in the month of February. The clinic, which is open to all high school athletes, is a recruiting event and will...

Andrew Delaney , Head Coach of the Men’s Lacrosse Team, is among the 12 coaches who will be instructing at the 2012 Big Four Lacrosse Winter Clinics held at Cabrini College each Sunday in the month of February. The clinic, which is open to all high school athletes, is a recruiting event and will...

By Katelyn Wellnitz Hola Coach!! Que tal?? How's life at Arcadia?? Thought I'd send you some updates from espana about my most recent cross-training activity: rock climbing :) Crazy fun. We drove out of Granada about thirty minutes to this little pueblo and then drove up a mountain. We were...

By Amanda Card ’12 The Glenside Goonies are at it again, calling for a “Red Out” during Wednesday night's games against Albright. Prepped for the remaining season with clever roll out signs, red Goonies tees and a boisterously active student section, the Glenside Goonies hope to support Arcadia...

By Lauryn Miller Last spring, I studied in Ortigia, Sicily for 4 months. It was probably the greatest experience of my life. Ortigia is an island off of the southern end of Sicily that is only a mile and a half in circumference; so the 30 American students I studied with at the school were among...

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) has announced it's NCAA Division III Women's Soccer All Regional teams for the 2011 season with Brittany Drosdak '12 and Jackie Law '13 featured among the three team selections. Graduating senior center back and the team's captain in 2011,...

Arcadia University Women's Basketball has placed three student-athletes among the nation's Division III statistical leaders. Sophomore guard Jenna Crothers of Patchogue, N.Y., is ranked 40th in scoring average, scoring 18.4 points per game through the first five contests—a 16-point improvement from...

The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) announced its annual College Team Academic Award for 2011. For the second straight year, Arcadia University's men's and women's soccer teams have earned this outstanding academic honor. A total of 789 soccer teams (218 men, 571 women)...

More than 150 students enjoyed a night of friendship, dancing and fun—and raised more than $500 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation—at the Winter Semi-Formal organized by the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and Intramurals and Recreation on Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Dome. ( Photos on Flickr .) "It was...

By Mrs. Bauer Soccer Mom The Philadelphia Union has Sons of Ben. Arcadia Basketball has the Glenside Goonies. And Kuch Center was rockin' as the season kicked off on Wednesday. "We want to make it ultimately the toughest place to play in conference and be as loud as possible for 40 minutes. Our...