Category: Mustangs

Two Marygrove student-athletes received United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I All-American honors for their achievements during the 2015-16 basketball season, as Nate Taylor made the men’s Second-Team and Elisha Major earned Honorable Mention accolades on the women’s side. Appearing in 17 games, Taylor, a junior, averaged 19.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per contest, while converting nearly 41 percent of his field goal attempts. He ranked among the Top…

Members of the Marygrove men’s and women’s basketball programs received post-season honors by the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC), the league announced this week. The two senior men’s basketball players who were honored during Senior Night on Saturday, Feb. 20, Diante Taylor and Joe Zannetti were both recognized. Taylor was selected to the Champions of Character Team, joining one student-athlete from each conference school as those who best exemplify the National…

DETROIT, Mich. — Marygrove College President, Dr. David J. Fike, Ph. D., announced recently the hiring of Steve Bloomfield as Interim Director of Athletics & Wellness, effective immediately. With the announcement, Bloomfield becomes the program’s second athletic director after Dave Sichterman stepped down to accept the AD post at Olivet College. Bloomfield will look to continue the growth of an athletics program that enters their second year in the Wolverine-Hoosier…

DOWNLOAD OUR NEW APP HERE! Marygrove College Athletics announced Thursday (August 8) the release of a free mobile iOS application for the iPad and iPhone. The release follows a long line of communications enhancements over the past year for Marygrove’s athletic department. The app can be downloaded at no cost on the iTunes app store HERE. Designed for the community to stay connected on the go, the app acts as…

DETROIT, Mich. — Marygrove College’s athletic website, MarygroveMustangs.com, underwent a recent overhaul as part of an ongoing effort to enhance the department’s overall communications efforts. The website, a NAIA-SIDA Top-10 outsourced site nationally for 2012-13, unveiled an enhanced video portal, added a gameday live feed, and brought the department’s social media chatter into an updated one-stop-shop for the many student-athletes, parents, and fans that follow Marygrove College Athletics. IN THE…

DETROIT, Mich. — It is rare to see a high school student’s work begin to rival those that are professionals in their same field of study or craft. The exception is made when a student goes above and beyond the traditional high school experience. For 2013 University of Detroit Jesuit graduate, Jeremy Otto, the exception has been made – due to hard work and a sound family backing. GET CONNECTED…

DETROIT, Mich. — The Marygrove College athletics department is expanding its digital footprint by offering more ways for student-athletes, parents, and fans to connect via social media. Effective Wednesday (July 3), Marygrove Athletics will increase their presence on twitter by offering personalized team feeds for all of their varsity programs. The new initiative will allow for the department to reach niche markets within each sport while allowing fans to follow…

Top 10 of 2012-13: #6 – End of an Era Welcome to the No. 6 moment or storyline in our #MGTop10 of 2012-13. At the sixth spot, we look back at the memorable run our seniors had throughout the course of their careers. In 2012, Marygrove athletics said “see you soon” to a group of student-athletes that helped start our fall sports programs back in 2009 – and other seniors…

Top 10 of 2012-13: #8 – Jallow Named WHAC Newcomer; Leads Talented New Class of Mustangs The No. 8 moment in our Top 10 of 2012-13 is a storyline that continued to improve throughout the year. Heading into our first year in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC), it was apparent our returning student-athletes would need a bit of assistance from the fresh faces of incoming Mustangs in order to keep…

DETROIT, Mich. — Culminating the athletic department’s first year in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC), Director of Athletics & Wellness, Dave Sichterman, organized an awards reception that celebrated the many accomplishments of the fine student-athletes of Marygrove College over the course of the 2012-13 season. The awards reception, entitled The Mane Event, was also a great way for the department to send off the 2009 incoming class in style –…