Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, collegiate athletes in their final year of eligibility were left with a season that was squandered after NCAA President Mark Emmert released a statement March 12, one that halted the remainder of championship events for winter and spring sports. Read more

Northwest Athletics was blindsided March 12 by the NCAA’s cancellation of all spring sports due to COVID-19 related complications. In response, the University’s athletic administration has done its best to ease student-athlete’s transition into a rather unconventional semester. Read more

One year ago, Makayla Hewell was questioning if she wanted to continue her collegiate running career after fracturing her ankle. It was ultimately a decision that, among others, led to her transferring to Northwest from Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. Read more

Northwest indoor track and field was supposed to end its season on a track 787 miles away from Maryville. The Bearcats did that, but not the way they intended. Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After the final buzzer sounded, Erika Schlosser met with her team and then proceeded to a room that lined the upper-deck inside of Municipal Auditorium for what was Northwest women’s basketball’s final postgame press conference of the season. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball steps inside of Municipal Auditorium March 5, the Bearcats will be looking to complete an upset bid that would, on paper, surpass the one they accomplished less than 24 hours prior. Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Northwest women’s basketball forward Mallory McConkey placed her left foot, followed by her right, on the free throw line at the north basket March 4 in Municipal Auditorium. Read more

Raucous cheers, seniors winning in their final conference meet and one major cramp defined Northwest indoor track and field’s performance at the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball coach Austin Meyer sat next to men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum in front of a group of reporters March 3 at the Northwest Athletics Media Luncheon, it was one of the seldom times the duo did an interview together. Read more

A rough opening act to the 2020 Northwest softball season continued with a 1-4 road trip to the 5-States Classic Feb. 21-23 in Emporia, Kansas. Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Prior to Northwest women’s basketball making the 45-minute trip south Feb. 25 to face rival Missouri Western, the Bearcats had two games to earn their way into the MIAA Tournament. Read more

The week that Northwest indoor track and field has been waiting for is finally here. The Bearcats will be competing for a chance to etch their names in the MIAA history books at the MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Read more

Prior to the Feb. 22 matchup with Pittsburg State in Bearcat Arena, Northwest women’s basketball hadn’t beaten the Gorillas in 3,276 days. Condensed, that’s eight years, 11 months and 17 days. Read more

On the heels of a loss to Missouri Southern Feb. 20 in Bearcat Arena, Northwest women’s basketball’s fate of an MIAA Tournament appearance was in the hands of conference foe Emporia State. Read more

In the presence of a group of reporters, Northwest women’s basketball coach Austin Meyer tried to tally how many consecutive times the Bearcats have lost to Pittsburg State. Read more

Northwest indoor track and field is racing to the finish of the regular season with one meet left on the schedule before postseason competition. Read more

Five games into the 2019-20 season, Northwest softball is optimistic and eager to play at a high level this year. Read more

For the first time since 2013-14, Northwest women’s basketball eclipsed the mark of 10 wins in a season. Read more

Hosting 40 teams and roughly 1,300 competitors Northwest indoor track and field team had numerous athletes on both the men’s and women’s side post top-five marks across the nation. The Bearcat Open Feb. 7-8 at the Carl & Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball returned to Maryville after its two-game road trip, it was looking to avenge a loss that came via Central Missouri Dec. 7 in Warrensburg, Missouri. Read more

For Northwest women’s basketball, the second half of the season is rather vital to the fate of the program’s 2019-20 campaign. Read more

Northwest indoor track and field competed at the Wendy’s Pittsburg State Invitational Feb. 1 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Read more

Northwest indoor track and field competed in two states in one weekend, sometimes at the very same moments. The team was at both the Bearcat Open Jan. 24-25 in Hughes Fieldhouse and the Jayhawk Classic Jan. 24 in Lawrence, Kansas. Read more

Northwest women’s basketball coach Austin Meyer sat in front of a room full of reporters Jan. 28 at the Northwest Athletics media luncheon inside of Pizza Ranch when he expressed that one of the goals for the team was to play in the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, March 4-8. Read more

The Northwest Student-Athlete Advisory Committee put on its second annual Talent Show Jan. 28 in the Ron Houston Center for Performing Arts. Read more

In the four games prior to Northwest women’s basketball facing No. 10 Fort Hays State Jan. 25, the Bearcats faced a halftime deficit. Read more

Northwest women’s basketball, after a three-game winning streak, was looking to avoid dropping its fourth straight game when Nebraska Kearney visited Bearcat Arena Jan. 23. Read more

Weather conditions prevented the Northwest track and field team from taking the trip to the Graduate Classic Jan. 16-17 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Read more

On the heels of a three-game skid, Northwest women’s basketball is looking to avoid facing a losing record when they play host to No. 10 Fort Hays and Nebraska Kearney Jan. 23 and Jan. 25, respectively. Read more

When Northwest women’s basketball played host to Missouri Western Jan. 18 in Bearcat Arena, the Bearcats were looking to get their first win over the Griffons since Jan. 27, 2018. Read more

To this point in the season, every game has been magnified for Northwest women’s basketball. Read more

Northwest track and field opened the season with a rather impressive showing at the Mel Tjeersdma Classic Dec. 6-7 at Hughes Fieldhouse. The Bearcats look to continue that success in the “Cornhusker State” as they travel to the Graduate Classic meet at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Jan. 16-17. Read more

For the vast majority, Northwest students started their break from classes on Dec. 14. For Northwest women’s basketball, the intermission was shortened, in an adventurous way. Read more

On the heels of a statement win and a heartbreaking loss, Northwest women’s basketball is looking to start its MIAA schedule on the right foot. Read more

As the Northwest track and field team heads into its first indoor meet Dec. 6, the program is heavily relying on the 2019 recruiting class. With roughly 24 true freshmen on the squad, the Bearcats are hoping to use the newly-acquired talent to help guide the team in a successful direction fo… Read more

Northwest volleyball got to showcase its talents on the big stage as the Bearcats participated in the MIAA Tournament Nov. 21-22 at Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Read more

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Black Friday: traditionally a day where people search for deals on their favorite items, a day people search the fridge for Thanksgiving leftovers and, this year, a day Northwest women’s basketball was searching for its fourth win of the season against South Region powerhou… Read more

Northwest women’s basketball is two weeks into the 2019-20 season, where the Bearcats have walked away from their first four games with a 2-2 record. The theme, although not the most effective, has been consistent: lose one game and win the other. Read more

Northwest volleyball closed the door to the regular season Nov. 15-16, as the Bearcats battled against No. 3 Washburn and Emporia State. Read more

With the Northwest track and field team gearing up for its first indoor tournament, the Mel Tjeerdsma Classic, Dec. 6-7, its focus is to hone in on the events that are struggling and better the team overall. Read more

Ahead of the Northwest women’s basketball matchup against Kansas Christian, coach Austin Meyer preached the toughness of his defense that had earned the Bearcats their first win of the season Nov. 9 against Minnesota Crookston. Read more

Coming into its first MIAA tournament since 2012, Northwest soccer was ready to prove it was capable of contending for a conference championship. After a regular season plagued with hot-and-cold performances, the Bearcats final one came in their first, and only, round of the tournament. Read more

As the regular season is nearing its closure, Northwest volleyball found itself finishing its last road stretch Nov. 8-9 against the Newman Jets in Wichita, Kansas, and the Central Oklahoma Bronchos in Edmond, Oklahoma. Read more

Coming into its first MIAA tournament since 2012, Northwest soccer was ready to prove it was capable of contending for a conference championship. After a regular season plagued with hot-and-cold performances, the Bearcats final one came in their first, and only, round of the tournament. Read more

Prior to the Northwest cross country’s NCAA Division II Central Region Championship, coach Nick Gibson said his team wanted to compete with two of the top programs in the nation, No. 6 ranked Missouri Southern and No. 7 ranked Augustana, and earn a top-three finish in order to advance to the… Read more

Coming out of its first weekend of action, Northwest women’s basketball did something in the first two games that the Bearcats failed to do in the opening weekend last year: win. Read more

Northwest soccer dismissed senior Evan Rooney from the program ahead of the Bearcats’ Nov. 8 postseason matchup against Emporia State. Read more

Two weeks removed from a runner-up finish at the MIAA Championships in Joplin, Missouri, Oct. 26, Northwest cross country will head back to Joplin for the NCAA Central Region Championships Nov. 9. Read more

The weekend of Nov. 1-2 provided a challenge for Northwest volleyball as it traveled to Kearney, Nebraska, to take on the No. 2 Nebraska-Kearney Lopers and to Hays, Kansas, to face the Fort Hays State Tigers. Read more