Athletics News

Season closes with third straight NAIA Championship appearance
Season closes with third straight NAIA Championship appearance

May 14, 2025

For the third straight year, another successful season came to a close for St. Ambrose at the NAIA Women's Golf Championships.

St. Ambrose to compete at NAIA Championships
St. Ambrose to compete at NAIA Championships

May 16, 2025

St. Ambrose will return as host of the NAIA Men's Golf National Championships when the four-day event officially gets underway next Tuesday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill.

Five Bees named to all-conference team
Five Bees named to all-conference team

May 16, 2025

Dylan McAleer, Colin Riggs and Carsen Theis were named to the first team, and Griffin Smits and Jacob Stoetzel were named to the second team, as the CCAC announced its postseason men's golf awards.

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Lytle, Langlois and Kwak recognized by CCAC

May 15, 2025

After a second-straight conference championship and a third consecutive trip to the NAIA National Championships, St. Ambrose was recognized when the CCAC announced its postseason women's golf awards.

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Hahn adds Third-Team All-American to sophomore campaign accolades

May 15, 2025

Eli Hahn is the first Bee to receive NAIA All-American honors since 2022, when three players were named to various teams.

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SAU wraps up regular season at Augustana

May 15, 2025

In its final last chance meet before the NAIA Outdoor Championships, St. Ambrose competed at the Augustana Midwest Twilight in Rock Island, Ill., Wednesday and Thursday.

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Men, women named CCAC Champions of Character Teams

May 14, 2025

Both the St. Ambrose men's and women's teams were recognized by the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) as the league announced its postseason awards.

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Three Bees named to CSC Academic All-District Teams

May 13, 2025

Paige Owens, Jenna Smithmeyer and Miguel Sampaio were named to the 2024-25 Academic All-District NAIA Tennis Team as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).

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Bees compete at Augustana, St. Francis

May 10, 2025

St. Ambrose competed in a pair of weekend last-chance qualifiers - the Augustana Penultimate Qualifier Friday and the St. Francis Fighting Last Chance Friday and Saturday.

Bees prepare for NAIA National Championship
Bees prepare for NAIA National Championship

May 09, 2025

For the third straight year, St. Ambrose will be part of the NAIA Women's Golf National Championship field. But for the first time in the last three years, SAU will not be playing in its own backyard.

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Conforti named POY; joins Niedzwiedz on all-CCAC First Team

May 08, 2025

A year of firsts continued. Days after earning a share of its first Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) regular-season championship, the St. Ambrose baseball team had its first player earn CCAC Player of the Year honors.

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Boysen and Haag earn all-CCAC First-Team honors; four Bees named to Second Team

May 07, 2025

St. Ambrose has six named to the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference all-conference teams. Ada Boysen and Becca Haag received first-team honors for pitcher and first base, respectively.

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Weather delay slowed the Bees' momentum in CCAC Championship

May 05, 2025

On Sunday, the Bees advanced to the CCAC Championship game to take on Saint Xavier for the second time over the weekend. The game was suspended in the top of the second inning due to weather and was set to restart on Monday at noon.

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Bees start the CCAC Tournament with two wins on day one

May 04, 2025

St. Ambrose started the CCAC Championship Tournament hot with 9-8 (8 innings) and 3-2 nail-biter wins against Calumet and St. Francis. On day two, they fell to Saint Xavier 6-9. On day three, the Bees clawed their way back with a big 8-2 win against Calumet in the bottom half of the bracket.

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Wilson named Most Valuable Athlete of the CCAC Championships

May 03, 2025

After scoring the most points at the championships, Ben Wilson was named the Men's Most Valuable Athlete at the CCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships that wrapped up Saturday in Joliet, Ill.

Bees get off to fast start at CCAC Outdoor Championships
Bees get off to fast start at CCAC Outdoor Championships

May 02, 2025

St. Ambrose got off to a strong start on the first day of the CCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Joliet, Ill., Friday.