Category: Athletics

Chowan Hawks Update: Chowan Baseball Named 2025 Messick Award Winner

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas has unveiled its 2024-25 Spring Team Messick Sportsmanship Award winners. Chowan baseball has earned its first-ever program Messick Award and the University’s fourth overall Messick Award.  The Conference Carolinas Directors of Athletics implemented the process by which the Conference Carolinas Messick Sportsmanship Awards are determined. A student-athlete and coach from each institution […]

Bob Smith Named Head Baseball Coach at Chowan University

MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Chowan University’s Associate Vice President for Athletics and Compliance, Patrick Mashuda, announced on Friday, June 6th, the hiring of Bob Smith as the new head baseball coach for the Hawks. Smith brings a diverse coaching background with experiences in the professional and collegiate ranks.  “We are excited to have someone with so much experience […]

Rector, Rumaldo Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

GREENVILLE – S.C. – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) Baseball Academic All-District honorees were released this week. Conference Carolinas had 19 student-athletes recognized from six institutions. The 2025 Academic All-District® Baseball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. The CSC Academic […]

CU Athletics: Five Hawks Softball Players Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

GREENVILLE – S.C. – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) Softball Academic All-District honorees were released this week. Conference Carolinas had 32 student-athletes recognized from 10 institutions.The 2025 Academic All-District® Softball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® […]

Former CU Men’s Soccer Standout Returns Stateside to Play Professionally

Greenville, S.C.- The Greenville Triumph has announced the signing of English defender Toby Sims for the 2025 season, pending league and federation approval. Sims could be available for selection as early as this weekend’s match against Texoma FC, adding depth to the Triumph’s defensive unit. Sims was a standout at Chowan University in North Carolina and spent two summers in the Upstate playing […]

Sherry Lewis Returns to Chowan as Inaugural Head Coach for Women’s Flag Football

MURFREESBORO, N.C. – In May 2025, Patrick Mashuda, Associate Vice President for Athletics and Compliance, announced the appointment of Sherry Lewis as the new head coach of the Chowan University women’s flag football team. Lewis will lead the Hawks in the launch of the university’s inaugural women’s flag football program, set to begin competition in […]

Student Spotlight: Daylan Askew’s Record-Breaking Basketball Journey

Daylan Askew

Long before Daylan Askew became a standout in Conference Carolinas basketball, he was just a toddler with one goal — play ball. Armed with a miniature hoop, he woke his dad up every morning ready to shoot, already showing the drive that would shape his future. “I’ve played basketball since I was two years old, […]

Boone Etches Name into Conference Carolinas Record Book with Historic No-Hitter

Haileigh Boone, junior, pitches first no hitter in Conference Carolinas Champions history.

Chowan University junior pitcher Haileigh Boone etched her name into the Conference Carolinas record book this season, throwing the first no-hitter in Conference Carolinas Softball Championship history. The milestone came during a historic postseason appearance for the Hawks—marking their first-ever trip to the Conference Carolinas Championships and their highest win total since 2019. In the […]

Chowan Places 8th; Buchholtz Earns Elite 23 Award

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Chowan University men’s golf team concluded play at the Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf Championship on Tuesday afternoon, wrapping up their final round of the tournament. During the award ceremony, Chowan’s Mika Buchholtz was honored with the Conference Carolinas Elite 23 Award, which recognizes the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average at the […]

Former Chowan Standout Named Minor League Baseball Player of the Week

EUGENE, O.R. – Former Chowan University baseball standout, Shane Rademacher, is off to a good start in the opening month of play in the High-A Class league. Rademacher plays for the Eugene Emeralds and tossed a gem of a game last week to earn the Minor League Baseball Northwest League Player of the Week.  Rademacher, […]