This page consists of coverage of everyone’s favorite sports team – the Maroons! Check here for athlete spotlights and updates on how our teams are doing over the course of the season.
Roanoke Field Hockey had quite an impressive game this past Saturday, November 2nd. This show stopping game was made even more special as this was the last home match for the Maroons, and therefore the team got to celebrate ten special seniors. Four of the seven goals in the match were scored by seniors, including…
When Roanoke College Football is announced to play, their opponent feels a shiver down their spine. Almost entirely composed of freshmen on top of being a brand new team, the Maroons’ victorious streak seems to be endless. On October 6th at Bridgewater, VA, the team went up against Bridgewater College for their third ever match….
Girl’s Field Hockey at Roanoke is doing well, although they have recently had some tough losses within the ODAC conference. The Maroons have been playing some difficult, ranked teams in the past couple of weeks including Lynchburg, Shenandoah, and Stevens; all of which have been close games, but unfortunate losses. The Maroons have been able…
The Maroons had an impressive showing at the Roanoke Cross Country Invitational held at Green Hill Park in Salem, Virginia. The team placed five runners in the top 50 and achieved several personal-best times, securing fourth place overall with a total of 114 points in the 8K race. Freshman Seth Perry led the Maroons with…
For Roanoke’s incredible soccer teams, the lineups have been nothing but sweet sweet victories thus far. Family Weekend was especially plentiful in entertaining games from both the Men and Women’s teams. Starting out strong with the Women’s team, Noke faced off against Sweet Briar College’s Vixens on September 28th, hosted at our home field. It…
To represent our Maroons, we’ll be celebrating Cyclist Aunika Kemp, who started off her senior season strong with a win at Explore Park hosted by Roanoke College. After the victory, Kemp thanked her coach Shelley Jolds and President Shushok for hosting the flawless event. Roanoke College has one of the top cycling programs in the…
As Roanoke College opens the 2024-2025 season for Men and Women’s swim teams, they recently competed at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Relays which were hosted by Washington & Lee University on Saturday, September 28, 2024 taking place in Lexington, VA. Both teams have worked hard since beginning their practices, which only started at the…
By Mariana Hanlin As a newer team on campus wheels in, cycling has worked hard to become well-known for being incredibly talented at what they do. To open the season up, the cycling team began hosting their seasonal “Go Noke MTB XC” race on Saturday, September 7th, 2024; as they excitingly did host the first…
By Mariana Hanlin As we delve deeper into this season, the women’s soccer team at ‘Noke has been practicing long and hard. They have continuously worked nonstop to become a wonderful team on and off the field, oftentimes enduring rigorous training regiments and nonstop practices to keep themselves in tip-top shape. At Roanoke’s last home…
By Lauren Price The women’s rugby field is an exciting place to be when the Maroons are playing. Rugby is very similar to football – without the padding sure – but it still does include rough tackling. The team is composed of girls who have mostly never had experience with the game, but that’s one…