The University of Mount Olive baseball program earned the fourth seed as an automatic qualifier in the upcoming Southeast Regional of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. The Trojans will be making their 19th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and will face the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Champion No. 5 seed Georgia Southwestern (34-17)…… read more »
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Trojans Earn Fourth Seed in NCAA Tournament
Landon Choboy of Mount Olive Named National Hitter of the Week by NCBWA
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) announced that Mount Olive graduate student outfielder Landon Choboy has been chosen as the National Hitter of the Week. The Conference Carolinas Tournament MVP, Choboy went 10-for-23 at the plate with five homers and 21 RBIs, leading the Trojans to the tournament title. He had three separate three-hit games,…… read more »
Mount Olive Duo Named IWLCA All-Region
The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announced the NCAA Division II All-Region teams for 2023 and Conference Carolinas had a pair of Mount Olive student-athletes earn the honor. Conference Carolinas women’s lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year, Ali Davis, and Defensive Player of the Year, Alexis Stanley, each earned second team All-South Region accolades.…… read more »
Mount Olive Captures 2023 Conference Carolinas Baseball Championship
Mount Olive, playing in the program’s seventh straight Conference Carolinas Baseball Championship final, captured its 15th conference championship title and first since 2017 with a 13-3 run-rule victory over Francis Marion. The Trojans, the four seed in the tournament, scored 34 runs over two games on Sunday at CaroMont Health Park to claim the tourmane…… read more »
NC RAMZ AAU Captures Its First Basketball Championship
NC RAMZ AAU Basketball Program captured its first basketball championship on April 23 at the Winners Circle Basketball Tournament in Fayetteville NC. The teams which consist of 4th and 5th-grade boys from across Wayne County are in their first season. The coaches Jamar Rountree, Jermain Buckram, and Nicholas Worrell are teaching the kids to Always…… read more »
Mount Olive Women’s Tennis Wraps Up Season at Southeast Regional No. 2
Conference Carolinas tournament champion Mount Olive bowed out of the 2023 NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis Tournament with a 4-0 loss to regionally second-seeded and nationally 12th-ranked North Georgia. The nationally 40th-ranked Trojans closed out their 2023 season with a 14-12 overall record. Southeast Region #2 host North Georgia (16-6) will next face the winner…… read more »
Mount Olive Claims Third Straight Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Tournament Crown
A three-goal fourth quarter propelled the top-seeded Trojans of Mount Olive to the 2023 Conference Carolinas Women’s Lacrosse Championship title for the third straight season. Mount Olive defeated second-seeded Belmont Abbey for the third straight year, 11-9. It was a fast start as Belmont Abbey scored first less than two minutes into the contest and…… read more »
Mount Olive Sweeps Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship Titles
The Mount Olive men’s and women’s track and field programs each captured their ninth consecutive Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championship and 11th in 12 seasons as the 2023 Championships concluded on Saturday afternoon at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. On the women’s side, the Trojans were led by back-to-back…… read more »
Mount Olive Players Stand Out in Conference Carolinas 2023 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Honors
Conference Carolinas officially unveiled the 2023 women’s lacrosse all-conference honors on Wednesday, April 26. The all-conference awards were chosen by the league’s head coaches. Ali Davis of Mount Olive was named Offensive Player of the Year, the second Trojan in program history to win the award (Claire Wigler, 2016). A graduate student from Hampstead, New…… read more »
Mount Olive Advance to Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals
Third-seeded Mount Olive and No. 4 seed Barton advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Championship with quarterfinal victories on Monday. In the first quarterfinal in Mount Olive, North Carolina at the Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex, the third-ranked Trojans defeated sixth-seeded Emmanuel, 22-4, to secure a spot in Thursday’s semifinals.…… read more »
