A legacy for a legend You know that moment.听It鈥檚 the making of a legend.听That snapshot of glory that gets etchedin your memory bank for life.It鈥檚 the buzzer beater from half-court, the 23-foot putt for eagle on the 18th hole, or for Parkville native and [...]
Missouri Western was one of 28 schools nationwide to be named a finalist for the 2021 Division II Award of Excellence, an accolade recognizing initiatives in the past year that exemplify the Division II philosophy, community engagement and student-athlete leadership. The honor stems from the 2019 鈥淕riffs Giving Gifts鈥� initiative, [...]
With COVID-19 canceling the NCAA fall sports seasons across the country, Missouri Western still found a way to return to the field in 2020. The Griffon football and cross country programs, utilizing strict COVID-19 testing procedures and protocols, were among the first NCAA Division II teams to compete despite the [...]
Griffon basketball returns; men reclaim national spotlight The 2020-21 basketball seasons began as scheduled, with MIAA-only contests slated for the season. First-year head coach Will Martin, who took over the program in March after the departure of Sundance Wicks, has guided the Griffon men鈥檚 return to prominence. The Griffons, who [...]
Missouri Western student- athletes extended their active streak to a record-setting sixth- consecutive academic semester, following a highly productive fall 2020 in the classroom. Griffon Athletics has established new highs in major academic benchmarks each semester since spring 2018. This past fall, a record 255 student-athletes achieved MWSU Academic Honors [...]
In its inaugural season, the Griffon esports program has quickly grown to four varsity teams, two clubs, and a training room, in addition to the esports stadium which is taking shape in Blum Union. Esports by definition is a multiplayer game played competitively, and has grown in popularity with esports [...]
Unprecedented times around the globe brought an unprecedented season to the Missouri Western spring sports teams. Many saw their season cut short as they were on their way to playing successful seasons. Softball Griffon softball saw the remainder of its season canceled after just 22 games. The Griffons had won [...]
Griffon fans will be introduced to a new sport in 2021 as women鈥檚 lacrosse begins its first season of competition. The addition of women鈥檚 lacrosse as the 17th NCAA DII sport at Missouri Western was announced last November. Rachel Benzing was announced as the program鈥檚 first-ever head coach in January [...]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all fall sports seasons have been suspended indefinitely. Visit gogriffons.com to stay up to date with any additional information related to future sports seasons.
