Athletics

Recently released data from the NCAA shows Elon leads the Colonial Athletic Association with a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 96 percent.

Makenzie Perdue '22 spends part of her Saturdays supporting the Elon football team as a cheerleader, but come halftime, she puts down her poms poms and picks up a clarinet.

Temperatures are expected to reach the 90s on Saturday as the Phoenix takes on James Madison University in Rhodes Stadium during Family Weekend.

The Phoenix men will take on Georgia Tech, Michigan and North Carolina, and the Elon women are scheduled for showdowns with Wake Forest, NC State and North Carolina, during the 2019-20 season.

Elon's 98th football season will commence in August, with the Phoenix hosting five regular-season games in Rhodes Stadium.

Elon against leads the conference in the number of students selected for the award which honors leadership, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship on and off the field. 

This year's new members of the Sports Hall of Fame will be inducted on Saturday, Sept. 7, prior to Elon's home football game against The Citadel. 

Kirby, a Rye, N.Y., native and 2019 CAA Pitcher of the Year, was selected 20th overall and becomes the first Phoenix to be selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft. 

Slated to miss Elon’s May 24 commencement exercises due to the CAA Baseball Championship in Virginia, seniors on the Elon baseball team participated in a special early graduation ceremony Wednesday afternoon.

The 45th annual athletics awards banquet was held May 13 in Alumni Gym and recognized the accomplishments of student-athletes during the 2018-19 academic year.