A group of University of Mount Olive athletes were named the athletes of the week by Conference Carolina. In Men’s Outdoor Track & Field the Track Athlete of the Week is Justen Burnette of Mount Olive. The Field Athlete of the Week is Joshua Faison of Mount Olive In Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, the…… read more »
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University of Mount Olive Athletes Honored by Conference Carolina
UMO Volleyball’s Treser Honored
Off the Block announced on Monday the recipients of the National Position Player of the Week Awards and Trevor Treser of Mount Olive earned Libero of the Week honors. A 6-foot senior from Wexford, Pennsylvania, Treser had a match-high 12 digs and did not commit a reception error in a four-game victory against Erskine on…… read more »
Mount Olive Guard Honored
A pair of Conference Carolinas men’s basketball student-athletes have been named Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) Men’s Basketball All-American selection for their play this season. KJ Jones II of Emmanuel, the Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, earned second team honors while first team all-conference honoree Michael Brown of the University of Mount…… read more »
UMO Trojans Crush Bloomsburg
The weather was almost perfect Saturday afternoon as the Bloomsburg University Huskies softball team came to town for a double header against UMO lady’s Trojans in a non-conference play on Nancy Chapman Cassell Field. Game 1 got underway at 1 p.m. where they played a full 7 inning game with UMO taking a 4 to 0 …… read more »
UMO Tops Mercyhurst Saturday, Splits a Doubleheader Sunday
Saturday afternoon softball action between UMO and Mercyhurst kickoff at 4 p.m. with game one of a three game series. After the regular 7 inning of play the score was 4 all, an extra inning was played Mercyhurst managed to score another run giving them a one run lead over UMO. The UMO lady Trojans…… read more »
UMO Drops Contest Against Lees-McRae
The University of Mount Olive men’s volleyball team had its rally cut short on Saturday afternoon in a 3-1 loss versus Lees-McRae in Conference Carolinas play at Kornegay Arena. With the loss, the Trojans fall to 5-10 this season with a 1-6 record in league play. Mount Olive will now have a chance to regroup,…… read more »
Mount Olive Cruise Past Roberts Wesleyan
In another top-25 nationally ranked contest, the No. 25 University of Mount Olive women’s lacrosse team secured a 19-11 win over No. 22 Roberts Wesleyan in non-conference play at the Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex on Monday evening. With the win, the Trojans improve to 1-2 overall and have now played three nationally-ranked opponents to…… read more »
Mount Olive Claims 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships
The 2023 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships concluded on Monday afternoon with Mount Olive collecting both the men’s and women’s team titles at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It’s the seventh-straight title for the men’s program while the women claimed back-to-back titles and have now won eight of…… read more »
UMO Baseball Split Doubleheader
Emmanuel College and the University of Mount Olive Trojans baseball team split the doubleheader on Saturday. The first game kickoff at noon and after a nine inning game, Emmanuel took the win with 5 to 4 over over the trojans. The second game got underway around 3: 30. This game went into extra innings after seven…… read more »
UMO Men & Women’s Basketball Top Lees McRae
Saturday afternoon Lees McRae Bobcats came to town to take on the UMO Trojans in Conference Carolinas action at Kornegay Arena. The Lady Trojans took the win with the score of 80 to Lees McRae 67. The men came away with the win over Lees McRae with a score 101 to Lees McRae 80.… read more »
