Athletics

The Phoenix Club’s sold out ‘The Night of the Phoenix’ featuring Roy Firestone held on Friday, Feb. 22 in Alumni Gymnasium passed all goals in raising money for an Elon athletics scholarship. Read this note for details of the successful event...

Hundreds of fifth-graders from a half dozen Alamance County schools took part in the 4th annual “Education Day with the Phoenix” this week, where they learned a little geography, math and fitness before watching the Elon women’s basketball team top Presbyterian.

Sophomore wide receiver Terrell Hudgins became just the second Elon University football player – and first offensive Phoenix player – to ever be named to a Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America team when the 2007 squad was announced on Dec. 7, 2007.

The Elon Phoenix football team was ranked #23 in the final Sports Network FCS College Football Poll. Head coach Pete Lembo and quarterback Scott Riddle also picked up top SoCon honors in the annual poll of Southern Conference coaches. Details...

Elon University continued its historic football season when it climbed to #14 in the most recent poll by The Sports Network, which announced Oct. 29 its weekly national rankings in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

 The Phoenix football team earned a #16 ranking in this week's poll by The Sports Network. It is the highest Division I ranking ever for Elon, topping a #19 ranking for the 1999 Elon football team. Details... 

Fans at the Oct. 13 Elon football game with Georgia Southern joined the staff from radio station 98.7 Simon for an attempt to break the world record for the largest game of "Simon Says" (as recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records). Details...

Following an 1-0-1 week which included a SoCon victory over Appalachian State and a tie at then #1 Wake Forest, the Elon Phoenix men's soccer squad climbed from ninth to fifth in the South Region in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings released on October 9. Details...