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Feb 2, 2022
3 min

Celebrating the women of Belmont Athletics on National Girls and Women in Sports Day

They play as kids in knee-length jerseys and as D-I athletes in college colors. They fall and fail. They rise again to raise trophies. They’re questioned for becoming parents or proving critics wrong. But girls and women in sport show up. They show up to make an impact, to have fun, to break records, to support their teammates, to represent, and on Wednesday, girls and women in sports are celebrated. National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Feb. 2 recognizes those who work t

Belmont track and field wreaks more havoc on university record books at Vanderbilt Invitational

Belmont Vision

Jan 26, 2022
3 min

Belmont track and field wreaks more havoc on university record books at Vanderbilt Invitational

Following an impressive season start at the Commodore Challenge, the Belmont track and field teams made the short drive back to Vanderbilt University where yet another school record fell at the Friday-Saturday meet. The weekend’s Vanderbilt Invitational hosted notable programs like Southeastern Conference’s University of Mississippi, University of Kentucky and Vanderbilt itself, alongside Arkansas State University, Georgia State University and the University of Memphis. These

Track and field shatters school records at indoor opening weekend in the Commodore Challenge

AJ Wuest

Jan 18, 2022
2 min

Track and field shatters school records at indoor opening weekend in the Commodore Challenge

Belmont track and field had a rust-buster to remember with three program records broken at the Commodore Challenge, kicking of their indoor season in fine form. Hosted by neighbor Vanderbilt University at its multipurpose facility down the road from Belmont, 14 universities competed Friday and Saturday, including Southeastern Conference’s Auburn University, Atlantic Coast Conference’s Georgia Tech and several Ohio Valley Conference schools. This marked the first time since Fe

Women’s cross-country clinches first OVC title in program history

Sarah Maninger

Oct 31, 2021
3 min

Women’s cross-country clinches first OVC title in program history

Women’s cross-country took home its first-ever Ohio Valley Conference Championship trophy, finishing strong despite a constant cold drizzle and mud galore at Percy Warner Park. The men’s team took second place overall, finishing close behind OVC rival Eastern Illinois University. Saturday’s morning races featured all ten OVC teams, and among Belmont’s ten men and eight women, twin freshmen Kevin and Kaitlyn Vanderkolk led the pack and finished fourth in their respective compe

Belmont’s Vanderkolk twins and cross-country teammates to run for OVC title Saturday

AJ Wuest

Oct 29, 2021
3 min

Belmont’s Vanderkolk twins and cross-country teammates to run for OVC title Saturday

Following a muddy but successful regular season, Belmont University’s cross-country teams prepare for the highlight of the fall semester: the Ohio Valley Conference championship at the Percy Warner Park home course Saturday. Among those on the starting line for the Bruins are Kaitlyn Vanderkolk in the women’s race at 9 a.m. and Kevin Vanderkolk in the men’s race at 10 a.m. “It’s a big race,” said Kevin Vanderkolk, who is in his first season as a Bruin. “A lot of my teammates

Bruins cross-country places fourth, fifth at Commodore Classic

Jessica Mattsson

Sep 18, 2021
3 min

Bruins cross-country places fourth, fifth at Commodore Classic

Men’s and women’s cross country teams woke up bright and early for the Commodore Classic to take to the track a familiar Percy Warner Park course Friday. The Bruins lined up for their second race of the season accompanied by highly competitive teams from Middle Tennessee State University, University of Missouri and University of Kentucky. But the men’s team finished fourth overall while the women finished fifth overall, marking a drop in performance from their first meet of t