Tag Archives: Athletics

Women’s Tennis Earns Victory over West Virginia Wesleyan

Kitsa Scime and Yinett Del Leon fist bump against West Virginia Wesleyan on Sept. 21, 2024

The Daemen University women’s tennis team earned a hard fought 4-3 win over West Virginia Wesleyan University in the first meeting between both schools Friday Night at the Miller Tennis Center. With the win, the Wildcats improved to 4-2 overall… Read More »

Women’s Soccer Bucks Losing Streak with 5-2 Win over Staten Island

Kylie Miranto runs up the field against AIC on Sept. 6, 2024

The Daemen University women’s soccer snapped their losing streak with a 5-2 thrashing of the College of the Staten Island in the first East Coast Conference game for both teams Saturday morning at the CSI Outdoor Track & Field Complex.… Read More »

Wildcat Women Place First at Daemen Alumni Invitational

The Daemen women's cross country gets off the starting line at the Daemen Alumni Invitational.

Graduate student Courtney Merrill (Indianapolis, Ind.) finished as the race runner-up to lead the Daemen University women’s cross country team to a first-place showing at the Daemen Alumni Invitational held this morning at Bassett Park. It marks the fourth consecutive… Read More »

Mens Soccer Earns Road Win at Lock Haven

Dennis Montero Guerrero, Vincent Ranieri and Emmanuel Perez celebrate a goal against Walsh on Sept. 7, 2024

Graduate student Dennis Montero Guerrero (Weingarten, Germany) scored twice in the first half to propel Daemen University to a 2-1 win against Lock Haven University in intercollegiate men’s soccer action Tuesday afternoon at Hubert Jack Thomson Stadium.… Read More »

Przybyl Named Head Men’s Volleyball Coach

Daemen University has appointed Darek Przybyl to the position of Head Men’s Volleyball Coach, Vice President of Athletics Traci Murphy announced today. Przybyl, who has held the position on an interim basis since June, becomes the second head coach in… Read More »

Miranto Tabbed ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

Preseason offensive player of the year Kylie Miranto

Daemen University’s reigning East Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year Kylie Miranto (North Tonawanda, N.Y.) collected another accolade, becoming the first Wildcat in program history to be named ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.… Read More »

Women’s Cross Country Bailey Named ECC Preseason Co-Runner of the Year

Preseason co-runner of the year Camryn Bailey

Daemen University graduate student Camryn Bailey (Geneva, N.Y.) has been named the East Coast Conference Women’s Cross Country Preseason Co-Runner of the Year, the conference announced today. St. Thomas Aquinas’ Zoe Merryman shared the ECC Preseason Co-Runner of the Year… Read More »

Burns Advances in the NCAA Woman of the Year Award Selection Process

Maggie Burns holding ECC volleyball champion trophy

Former Daemen University women’s volleyball standout Maggie Burns (Louisville, Ky.) is moving on to the next round of the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Woman of the Year award process after being named the East Coast Conference (ECC) nominee… Read More »

Daemen Finishes Fourth Among East Region Schools In Final Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings

Daemen finished 4th and is ranked 82nd overall

The Daemen University Department of Athletics ranked fourth among East Region institutions and is among the Top 100 schools in all of Division II in the final 2023-24 Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings. The final standings were released yesterday. The Learfield… Read More »

Daemen Student-Athletes Post 22nd Straight Semester With 3.0+ GPA

Various Daemen athletes academic student accomplishments

The Spring 2024 semester was a success for the Daemen University Division of Athletics, with student-athletes achieving a collective 3.36 grade point average (GPA). It marks the 22nd consecutive semester that student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher. The… Read More »

O’Brien Earns USTFCCCA All-Region Honors In The Steeplechase

Connor O’Brien (Hamburg, N.Y.) of the Daemen University men’s track & field team has earned NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region honors as announced by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) from… Read More »

Merrill and Rodriguez Earn USTFCCCA All-Region Honors

Courtney Merrill (Speedway, Ind.) and Alexis Rodriguez (Williamson, N.Y.) of the Daemen University women’s track & field team have both earned NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field All-Region honors as announced by the United States Track and Field and… Read More »

University Secures Record-Breaking External Funding

Beauty shot of entrance to Daemen University

Daemen University secured nearly $10 million in external funding so far during the 2023-2024 fiscal year – a record-breaking amount for the institution – including three of the largest donations in the institution’s history. “This is a new level of… Read More »

April Athletes of the Month: John Jaworski and Alexis Rodriguez

Headshots of John Jaworski and Alexis Rodriguez

Daemen University student-athletes John Jaworski (Naperville, Ill.) of the men’s track & field team and Alexis Rodriguez (Williamson, N.Y.) of the women’s track & field team have been named the April Athletes of the Month after a successful month on… Read More »

Schneider Named Finalist for Off The Block Division II National Player of the Year

Zach Schneider bumps the ball during a match

For the second straight season, Zach Schneider (Lockport, N.Y.) of the Daemen University men’s volleyball team has been named one of the three finalists for the Off The Block Division II National Player of the Year. Schneider was named a… Read More »