Brett Simpson wins Athletic Director of the Year awards
June 4, 2020
Loyola Athletic Director Brett Simpson won a pair of Athletic Director of the Year Awards this spring, one from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and the other from the Southern States Athletic Conference.Simpson, A'96, MBA'03, has spent 23 years with the Wolf Pack athletic ...
Tulane basketball’s Hightower charged with murder
April 26, 2020
Tulane basketball player Teshaun Hightower has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with an April 8 homicide in Stockbridge, Georgia, according to ESPN. Hightower is being charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, possesion of a firearm during the commission of a felony and battery....
LSU dominates first round of NFL draft
April 24, 2020
In a draft expected to shatter television ratings, the team which dominated 2019 stole the spotlight. Louisiana State University had five players selected in the first round of the National Football League Draft. The only team to have more players selected in the first round of a single draft are...
Athletic Department postpones annual golf outing, adapts to life online
April 22, 2020
Wolf Pack Athletics Director Brett Simpson announced that the Athletic Department’s annual golf outing has been postponed. The tournament is now scheduled to take place on September 18, 2020, joining the long list of Loyola events to be postponed or cancelled in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. According...
University Sports Complex offers online exercise classes
April 6, 2020
The University Sports Complex is providing free 30-minute virtual group exercise classes three times a week, according to a Loyola Athletics tweet on Saturday, April 4. The classes will be broadcast live via their Facebook page and led by University Sports Complex lead instructor Alison McConnell,...
Loyola hoopers earn All-American honors
March 30, 2020
Four members of the Wolf Pack basketball program were selected to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American team Thursday. From the women’s team, senior Kalia Anthony was named to the NAIA’s All-American second team, just one week after being named a Women’s Basketball...
Jesters soccer player reacts to cancelled season
March 29, 2020
Igor Shishcov couldn’t wait to bring soccer back to New Orleans. After the Jesters took the 2019 season off, the team’s central midfielder was excited to compete in the city again and see the Pan-American Stadium stands filled with fans. “After an eternity off, everyone was super excited,” he said...
Basketball teams try to move on following championship cancellation
March 25, 2020
On the evening of March 11, both Loyola basketball teams gathered to watch the 2020 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Tournament selection show, where both teams earned the right to compete for a national title. Less than 24 hours later, they knew that tournament would never be played. “We...
Dance and cheer teams turned around mid trip to nationals
March 20, 2020
In route to their national competitions in Davenport, Iowa, Loyola's dance and cheer teams decided to return home upon the announcement that classes would move online last Wednesday, according to head cheer and dance coach Rickey Hill. Hill said the NAIA decided to cancel the championships, regardles...
Saints’ Sean Payton tests positive for COVID-19
March 19, 2020
Saints' Head Coach Sean Payton told ESPN Thursday he tested presumptive positive for COVID-19. Payton is the first to come forward with a positive novel coronavirus test in the world of the NFL. A tweet from ESPN's Adam Schefter released the news. Payton told ESPN he "wants all people to heed...
NAIA cancels spring sports, won’t charge athletes with year of competition
March 16, 2020
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has cancelled the 2020 spring sports season today according to NAIA officials. This announcement comes following the cancellation of all winter sports championships, and the NCAA’s decision to cancel their spring sports season. “All possible...
SSAC suspends athletic competition until March 25
March 12, 2020
The Southern States Athletic Conference is suspending all regular season athletic competitions until Wednesday, March 25 amid concerns for the spread of COVID-19 according to conference officials. “The health and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches, fans and administrators is always our...
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