Women’s Swimming & Diving
Emily Harris ’26 led the Big Red to a strong four-day performance in the NCAA Championships. She was Denison’s top scorer,placing top-seven in five events, including third in the 200-yard butterfly and 400 individual medley. Quinn Brown ’26 posted four top-six finishes and Drue Thielking ’26 contributed three top-five finishes.
Coach Gregg Parini was satisfied with the team’s overall showing, and thrilled for Avery Vogen ’25, who produced three top-five finishes in her first NCAA meet.
Men’s Basketball
The Big Red delivered the most successful season in the program’s 125-year history, winning both the regular season and conference titles. Denison qualified for the NCAA tournament for just the fourth time and first since 2016.
“The two things that come to my mind are just being really proud and really grateful that these guys stuck together and stuck with the process and stuck to their vision and their goals,” coach Chris Sullivan said.
The 24 wins were the most in program history, and Denison’s 12-game win streak eclipsed the previous mark of 11 straight wins set in 1913-14. Earning all-NCAC honors were: Ricky Radtke ’25 (first team), Trevor Reed ’27 (second team), and Darren Rubin ’25 (third team). Aidan King ’26 was named most valuable player of the conference tournament.
Women’s Basketball
The Big Red won 15 games, finished tied for third in the NCAC, and qualified for the conference tournament as the third seed.
Point guard Abby Cooch ’27 earned her second consecutive first-team, all-NCAC nod. Abigail Westmeyer ’25 was a second-team selection. Assistant coach Olivia Woolam was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association “Thirty Under 30” program in her second year at Denison.
Women’s Fencing
The best season in the program’s six-year history included its first title at the Eastern Women’s Fencing Conference Championship. Because the NCAA does not yet conduct a Division III tournament, the EWFC is the benchmark for small school programs.
“This has been a goal since the program started,” coach Peter Grandbois said. “We have been moving up the ranks every year so it was wonderful we could take home the trophy.”
The school also hosted the NCAA Midwest Regional tournament for the first time. Four Denison fencers earned all-regional honors: Corvus Endo ’27, Delaney Brown ’26, Velma Hall ‘26, and Maggie Zhu ’26.
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Denison finished fourth in the conference meet. Sydney Flores ’26 and Mariel Drost ’27 won the shot put and weight throw, respectively.
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
The Big Red finished third at the conference meet with Chris Slater ’25 winning field athlete of the year honors. Slater (weight throw) and Ari Skolnik ’25 (60-meter hurdles) earned second-team all-American honors at the NCAA Division III meet.
Men’s Squash
The Big Red won the Division Team Championships Conroy Cup.
Six players earned Liberty League all-conference recognition. Juan Felipe Hernandez ’26 and Lucas Piller ’25 were named to the first team. Hernandez compiled a 15-2 record when competing in the No. 1 position. Charlie Fenwick ’27 and Tarun Mammen ’25 were second-team selections and Jackson Bragman ’27 and Alex DeLuca ’28 received honorable mentions.
Women’s Squash
Charlotte Jones ’28 was named Liberty League player of the year, registering an 11-2 record when competing in the No. 1 position. Michael MacDonald earned conference coach of the year honors, leading the Big Red to a 13-7 overall mark and their best-ever No. 23 national ranking.
Joining Jones on the all-conference first team were Amelia Keng ’28 and Antionette Ramsey ’25. There were four second-teamers: Lane Harding ’26, Tess Lanza ’28, Maddie Ruggie ’28, and Charlotte Sigg ’25.