2011-12 Headlines

Season
Juniata finishes 161st in Learfield Sports Directors Cup and fifth in Landmark All-Sports Cup
Juniata finishes 161st in Learfield Sports Directors Cup and fifth in Landmark All-Sports Cup

Juniata College finished narrowly outside the top third of all Division III athletics programs in the final standings for the 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Juniata College Top Ten Spring Moments
Juniata College Top Ten Spring Moments

Take a look at the top ten moments of the 2012 spring season for Juniata Athletics.

Bauer, Bankos, Kraft, Morrison, and Bowman honored at Juniata’s Athletic Awards Night
Bauer, Bankos, Kraft, Morrison, and Bowman honored at Juniata’s Athletic Awards Night

Juniata College Athletics celebrated a year of success, recognized its most valuable players, and presented its “big five” awards at the 16th Annual Athletic Awards Night, held Sunday, April 29, in Ellis Hall.

2011-12 Athletic Awards Night Videos
2011-12 Athletic Awards Night Videos

Watch all of the Juniata Athletic Awards Night Video content!

Wolff and Bortak earn AVCA All-America honors in men’s volleyball
Wolff and Bortak earn AVCA All-America honors in men’s volleyball

Juniata College men’s volleyball senior Ben Wolff and freshman Joe Bortak have been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America teams, unveiled Monday.

Juniata MVB reaches ECAC South title match, falls to Medaille in five sets
Juniata MVB reaches ECAC South title match, falls to Medaille in five sets

Juniata College men’s volleyball ran into a Medaille College squad that simply had more attacks and converted more of them, dropping a 3-2 decision to the Mavericks in the ECAC South Region Tournament championship match on Saturday afternoon at the Stevenson University Student Union Gym.

Bortak named CVC Freshman of the Year
Bortak named CVC Freshman of the Year

Juniata College men’s volleyball freshman Joe Bortak has been named the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Freshman of the Year, according to voting conducted among the league’s head coaches.

Juniata MVB earns no. 1 seed for ECAC South Region Tournament
Juniata MVB earns no. 1 seed for ECAC South Region Tournament

The Juniata College men’s volleyball team has earned the no. 1 seed for the upcoming ECAC Division III South Region Tournament and will face no. 4 seed Elmira College in the semifinals.

Juniata men’s volleyball falls to no. 3 UC-Santa Cruz, 3-2, in CVC semis
Juniata men’s volleyball falls to no. 3 UC-Santa Cruz, 3-2, in CVC semis

Juniata College men’s volleyball saw its NCAA post-season hopes narrow dramatically with a 3-2 loss to third-ranked UC-Santa Cruz, in Saturday afternoon’s Continental Volleyball Conference Tournament semifinals at Thiel College.

Juniata MVB places four on CVC All-East Division team
Juniata MVB places four on CVC All-East Division team

Juniata College men’s volleyball collected its first post-season honors of 2012 when it placed four on the inaugural Continental Volleyball Conference All-East Division team, which was unveiled Thursday.

Men’s volleyball’s Madden earns CVC Player of the Week honors
Men’s volleyball’s Madden earns CVC Player of the Week honors

Juniata College sophomore outside hitter Ross Madden has been named Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Player of the Week, for his efforts in Juniata men’s volleyball’s one win last week.

Men's volleyball sweeps Sacred Heart in three
Men's volleyball sweeps Sacred Heart in three

Juniata men's volleyball defeated Sacred Heart in three sets on Saturday.

Brian Jaron earns CVC East Player of the Week honors
Brian Jaron earns CVC East Player of the Week honors

Juniata College outside hitter Brian Jaron has been named the Continental Volleyball Conference East Division Player of the Week, for his performance in the CVC East challenge weekend matches last Friday and Saturday.

Juniata MVB closes 2012 regular season with romp over Sacred Heart
Juniata MVB closes 2012 regular season with romp over Sacred Heart

Juniata College men’s volleyball hit .460 for the match while holding visiting Sacred Heart University to a .062 attack clip, and closed out the 2012 regular season with a 3-0 win over the Division I Pioneers on Saturday afternoon at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

Men's volleyball claims three wins in CVC East Divison action
Men's volleyball claims three wins in CVC East Divison action

Juniata men's volleyball earned wins over Philadelphia Biblical, Stevenson, and Eastern Mennonite this weekend in CVC East Division play.

MVB concludes CVC East play with 3-0 win over Eastern Mennonite
MVB concludes CVC East play with 3-0 win over Eastern Mennonite

Juniata College men’s volleyball wrapped up Continental Volleyball Conference East Division play with a 3-0 senior day win over Eastern Mennonite University, Saturday afternoon at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.