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Hiram's Darian Kanno '25 already holds Hiram's all-time strikeout record, recording 132 more strikeouts than any other pitcher in the history of the program through the end of play on Friday. The senior is on the brink of standing alone in another prestigious category following her latest start, which improved her 2025 record to 10-0. Following a 3-2 victory in Game 1 against the Oberlin Yeomen, Kanno officially tied Whitney Dropsey with her 44th career win in a 1-0 win in Game 2. The senior also tied her own career-high with 12 strikeouts in that victorious effort, lifting the Terriers to a 4-0 record in NCAC play in a span of 48 hours.

As of April 1, the NCAC has announced stat leaders across men's lacrosse, softball, and baseball. Among the rankings were three successful Hiram student-athletes.

Hiram's Gavin Dunn made a leap toward history on Friday afternoon at the NCAA Indoor Championships, placing fourth in the long jump to become the first All-American in program history since 1996. Dunn, who was the highest-placing freshman in the entire field, jumped a lifetime best mark of 7.38m (24' 2.50") to earn First-Team All-America honors at the Golisano Training Center on the campus of Nazareth University. He joined Les Niehaus (1976), William Edwards (1978, 1979) and Bob Kujala (1996) as the only athletes in program history to earn the highest honor in the sport. Dunn entered the day having already broken his own program record multiple times this season; his most recent record was 7.25m (23' 9.50") at the ONU Final Qualifier last Saturday, which was tied for the 10th-best mark in Division III entering the weekend. His new record of 7.38m (24' 2.50") came on his first jump of the day, setting the tone for what shaped out to be a memorable moment for both the individual and entire Terriers program. The Apopka, FL native trailed only Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Joshua Rivers (7.81m), Emory's Henry Brandstadter (7.51m) and McMurry's Dontre Sinegal (7.59m) in the event. Each of those three athletes were upperclassmen and had not beaten Dunn's mark until their fifth or sixth attempts. It caps off a special week for Dunn, who had just been named to the All-Great Lakes Region Indoor Track & Field team, as announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday. That honor is awarded to those who ranked in the top-five in an individual event for an entire region; Dunn was tied for second in the Great Lakes Region with that mark of 7.25m from last Saturday in Ada, OH. Dunn and the rest of the Terriers roster will now turn their attention to the outdoor season, which is set to begin on Friday, March 28 with the Bob Kahn Invitational in Oberlin, OH. After setting 15 different program records this past indoor season, the Hiram track & field program will look to add another chapter to the record books as the spring of 2025 approaches.

Hiram Athletics named Isabella Caceres '28 and DeAco Curry '25 its Terriers of the Week for the week of Feb. 24-Mar. 2, which saw a pair of historic performances - both on an individual and team level - for Hiram Athletics. The "Terriers of the Week" is a weekly series that runs throughout the year, this recognizes the student-athletes who perform at a very high level during the previous week of competition. Each athlete will be mentioned in the weekly article, along with holding a section at the bottom of the Hiram Terriers website under "Terrier Spotlight." Caceres had a well-rounded performance in the quarterfinals of the NCAC Tournament against Denison University on Tuesday, scoring her second-most points in a career game (18) and helping fuel Hiram's first ever win in the NCAC Tournament. The first-year from Cypress, CA finished the week averaging 14.5 PPG and also added two blocks and four steals on the defensive end; the NCAC named her to its All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the weekend, which saw Hiram lose to the eventual champion in DePauw. Curry, who transferred to the program after competing at Division II Notre Dame College, broke a long-standing record in the 800-meter run at the NCAC Championships hosted by Oberlin College on Friday and Saturday. The previous record was held by Greg Cicero in 2000 with a time of 1:58.75, but Curry broke that mark with a clip of 1:58.38 in the finals of the event. Hiram Athletics will have a busy week ahead, as there will be a couple of teams competing before and during spring break, including men's volleyball, men's lacrosse, baseball, softball and STUNT.

Hiram's Brooke Hickman was named an All-NCAC Second Team selection on Tuesday afternoon, marking the senior's first ever second team selection after back to back seasons as a third team selection. With three career all-conference awards, Hickman joins Cassie Bedard as the only student-athletes in program history to be an All-NCAC selection in at least three different seasons.

Hiram's Isabella Caceres added another accolade to her first collegiate season this past Saturday, as the North Coast Athletic Conference named the Cypress, CA native to the NCAC All-Tournament Team following a pair of strong outings against Denison in the quarterfinals and DePauw in the semifinals.

First-year, Alisah Ward '28, from Conway, AR, was recognized this week by the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) for setting a new program record for Hiram College indoor track and field on Friday, February 21, 2025 at the Mount Union Tune-Up. The NCAC Athlete of the Week round-up can be found here.

The College Sports Communicators (CSC) recently released their Academic All-District Teams for football, men's soccer, women's soccer and women's volleyball, a presitigious honor for student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom. To qualify, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore (academically and athletically) and hold a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50. The student-athlete must also compete in at least 90 percent of the intuition's games or have started in at least 66 percent of the institution's games for that particular season.

Hiram's Sam Volpe continued to rewrite the record books this past Saturday at the Wuske Invite in Alliance, breaking her own indoor program record in the shot put and placing fourth in a field that was led by a pair of Division II athletes at Slippery Rock University.

A historic night and dramatic finish made up Hiram's mid-week performance against Oberlin at Price Gymnasium, as Brooke Hickman became the 10th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and the Terriers nearly won on a last-second 3-pointer in a 69-67 loss to the Yeowomen.

Athletic awards are announced at the Student Athlete Appreciation event. The athletic department presents several named awards each year to individual student-athletes in recognition of their athletic accomplishments.

Hiram College men's basketball senior Oliver Clingain was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, as announced by the NABC on Tuesday. "We are proud of Oliver for earning a place on the NABC honors court," Head Men's Basketball Coach Taylor Roth said. "In his time at Hiram, Oliver embodied the definition of student-athlete in all ways. We look forward to having several men's basketball players joining him on this list in the future."

Hiram College softball graduate catcher Giselle Bahena was selected as one of the North Coast Athletic Conference's (NCAC) two NCAA Woman of the Year nominees, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. "What a great honor to be nominated by the NCAC as a candidate for the NCAA Women of the Year," Director of Athletics Scott Pohlman said. "Honors like this come with a lot of hard work." Bahena is the first Terrier in school history to earn the conference's nomination for NCAA Woman of the Year honors.

June 30, 2022 - Five Hiram STUNT student-athletes: sophomores Julie Le-Quay, Abigail Ries and Ashley Rutkowski and freshmen Alli Hoffman and Kera Jones, were named to the 2022 College STUNT Coaches Association (CSCA) College STUNT Honor Roll, as announced by the CSCA on Thursday. "Congratulations to our five CSCA STUNT Honor Roll inductees! These student-athletes dominate both on the mat and in the classroom," Head Coach Brittany Powell said. "I am incredibly proud of their work ethic, time management skills and dedication. To maintain a cumulative GPA above a 3.5, especially during such difficult times, is a feat to be proud of. Congratulations ladies!"

Hiram College softball graduate catcher Giselle Bahena was named a First-Team College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American, as announced by CoSIDA on Tuesday.

June 1, 2022 - Hiram men's volleyball senior Kilvio Montero was named to the 2022 AMCC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team, as announced by the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) on Monday. Montero wrapped up a stellar, four-year career in 2022 with his second-consecutive First-Team All-AMCC selection, tallying 266 kills, 181 digs, 38 blocks, 37 aces and 10 assists in 28 matches played.

Hiram College softball graduate catcher Giselle Bahena was named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First-Team All-American as announced by the NFCA on Tuesday. Bahena earns NFCA First-Team All-America honors as an at-large catcher and is the first student-athlete in Hiram softball program history to earn First-Team All-America honors, and just the second in program history to earn an NFCA All-America selection.

Hiram College softball graduate catcher Giselle Bahena and freshman pitcher/utility Darian Kanno were named to the 2022 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Teams, as announced by the NFCA on Monday. Bahena earned a First-Team All-Region selection, while Kanno was named a Second-Team All-Region as a utility/pitcher. The pair represents Hiram's first NFCA All-Region honorees since 2019, while Bahena is the Terriers' first first-team selection since Kristen Cooney in 2011.

Hiram baseball sophomore pitcher Jacob Kocuba and senior infielder Kyle Workman earned All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) baseball honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Kocuba earned All-NCAC First-Team honors, while Workman was named Honorable Mention All-NCAC. A 2021 All-NCAC Honorable Mention selection, Kocuba earns his second-consecutive all-conference nod. The right-handed pitcher becomes the first Terrier to earn All-NCAC First Team honors since Randy Miller in 2012.

Five Hiram STUNT student-athletes: Nina Casalandra, Grace Domabyl, Alli Hoffman. Julie Le-Quay and Abigail Ries were named STUNT All-Americans, as announced by the College STUNT Coaches Association (CSCA). Sophomores Nina Casalandra and Abigail Ries were both named STUNT First-Team All-Americans, sophomore Grace Domabyl earned Second-Team All-America honors, and sophomore Julie Le-Quay and freshman Alli Hoffman were named Honorable Mention All-American.

Hiram College softball graduate catcher Giselle Bahena was selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Team, as announced by CoSIDA on Thursday.

Hiram College men's volleyball seniors Tom Supan, Kilvio Montero, Dangelo Boehner, Cory Fischer and Andrew Diaz de Padilla all earned All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) honors, as announced by the conference on Wednesday. Supan and Montero both earned first-team honors, while Boehner and Fischer were named to the second team, and Diaz de Padilla earned third-team honors.

Hiram women's wrestling freshman Katie Vogt-Shields was named a 2022 NCAA Women's Individual Scholar All-American as announced by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) on Monday. Vogt-Shields, a native of Valley City, Ohio, finished her first season with the Terriers with a record of 6-14. Among the highlights of the freshman's season was a three-match winning streak between facing off against Adrian College and in the Adrian College Women's Round Robins from Jan. 29 through Feb. 8.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - May 11, 2022 - Hiram College men's lacrosse freshman attacker Ambrose Colliluori was named All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Honorable Mention, as announced by the conference on Wednesday. Colliluori led the Terriers across nearly every offensive statistical category, tallying a team-high 31 goals. 18 assists, 49 points and 60 shots on goal, in addition to 73 total shots, 36 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers.

Fresh off their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Softball Tournament Title since 2011, six Terriers earned All-NCAC honors, including player and newcomer of the year honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Graduate catcher Giselle Bahena, senior outfielder Melissa Galindo and freshman pitcher/utility Darian Kanno all earned First-Team All-NCAC honors, while freshman infielder Fayth Kawamura, junior infielder Kylie Perez and junior pitcher Jeskari Rodriguez were named Second-Team All-NCAC.

Following a year full of exciting individual and team accomplishments, it's time to announce the 2021-22 Athletic Department Awards. Given out annually, and voted on by coaches and athletic staff, the Hiram College Athletic Department awards celebrate all the accomplishments of our student-athletes over the past year.

Hiram women's basketball senior Madison Branch was named Honorable Mention All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) as announced by the conference on Wednesday.

Hiram men's basketball senior Brodgie Gordon was named Honorable Mention All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) as announced by the conference on Tuesday.

November 18, 2021 - Hiram football senior defensive back Delanoe Harris was named Honorable Mention All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC), as announced by the conference on Thursday. Starting every game for the Terriers this season, Harris led Hiram and finished third in the NCAC with 84.0 tackles, 49 solo and 35 assisted, adding a team-high five pass breakups and three interceptions, and three tackles for a loss.

Hiram men's soccer senior Isaac Opoku and sophomore Jason Martinez earned All-NCAC men's soccer honors as announced by the conference on Thursday. Opoku earned All-NCAC Second-Team honors, while Martinez was named Honorable Mention All-NCAC.