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HALEY WARD AND XAVIER KAHUBE NAMED AVILA ATHLETICS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
May 15, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rounding out the 2026 Avila Athletics End of Season Awards, Haley Ward and Xavier Kahube have been named the Female and Male Athletes of the Year!
ENNIS NAMED RECIPIENT OF AVILA ATHLETICS LEADERSHIP AWARD
May 15, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Avila men’s soccer’s senior goalkeeper Harrison Ennis is the recipient of the Leadership Award as part of the 2026 Avila Athletics End of Season Awards. Additionally, Sports Information Director Zach Welch was named the Daryl Cronk Athletic Staff Member of the Year.
BASEBALL’S DH SWEEP AND WARD’S NATIONAL RUNNER-UP NAMED AVILA ATHLETICS UPSET AND MOMENT OF THE YEAR
May 14, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two of the biggest events on the 2025-26 Eagle calendar are being recognized. Baseball’s doubleheader sweep at Oklahoma Wesleyan is the Upset of the Year and Haley Ward’s National runner-up finish is the 2026 Avila Athletics Moment of the Year.
ANNIKA HOLTORF AND MALCOLM GOSWELL NAMED AVILA ATHLETICS ACADEMIC ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
May 13, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Excelling in the classroom and on the soccer pitch, seniors Annika Holtorf and Malcolm Goswell have been selected as the 2026 Avila Athletics Academic Athletes of the Year.
HALEY WARD AND DYLAN ATHERTON NAMED AVILA ATHLETICS TRANSFER ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
May 12, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two of the biggest performers on the Eagle campus this year are being recognized for their efforts. Avila women’s wrestling’s Haley Ward and baseball’s Dylan Atherton have been named the 2026 Avila Athletics Female and Male Transfer Athletes of the Year.
DAVIES USES AVILA BACKGROUND ON U.S. SENIOR MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
May 12, 2026
If you have spent any time around Avila’s campus or have spent any time at The Z during the fall, you have seen – or, more likely, heard – Robbie Davies Sr. A 1994 Avila graduate, Davies was a soccer player at Avila who has continued to live out most everyone’s dream as he is in the final stages of qualifying for the United States Senior Men’s National Team.
FIONA WEST AND AXEL SCOTT NAMED AVILA ATHLETICS FRESHMEN ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
May 11, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kicking off the 2026 Avila Athletics End of Season Awards, Fiona West and Axel Scott have been named the Female and Male Freshman Athletes of the Year.
ENGLISH AND ATHERTON NAMED TO ALL-KCAC BASEBALL TEAMS
April 30, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two of the best at the plate in the conference have earned All-KCAC selections. Avila senior left fielder Tommy English was named All-KCAC Second Team and right fielder Dylan Atherton was named All-KCAC Third Team.
SOFTBALL SEASON ENDS WITH LOSS TO OTTAWA IN KCAC TOURNAMENT
April 30, 2026
SALINA, Kan. – Another tremendous Avila softball campaign came to an end on Thursday afternoon, as the Eagles fell in the third round of the 2026 KCAC Tournament, 5-1 to Ottawa.
BREDEHOEFT STEPS DOWN, ALEX SLAWSON NAMED HEAD COACH OF AVILA MEN’S BASKETBALL
April 29, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Avila men’s basketball assistant coach Alex Slawson has been elevated to Head Coach of the program after Tyler Bredehoeft has stepped down for other coaching opportunities.
SOFTBALL GOES 1-1 ON FIRST DAY OF KCAC TOURNAMENT
April 29, 2026
SALINA, Kan. – Avila softball opened the 2026 KCAC Tournament with an upset loss and a five-run victory on Wednesday, losing 2-1 to Friends before picking up an 8-3 win over Bethany.
SOFTBALL HAS FIVE ALL-KCAC SELECTIONS, THREE FIRST-TEAM
April 29, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Another great year for Avila softball saw plenty of postseason honors roll in. The Eagles had five total All-KCAC selections, with three representatives on the All-KCAC First Team, two All-KCAC Third Team selections and two Gold Glove winners.
BASEBALL WRAPS UP SEASON ON SENIOR DAY
April 25, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Avila baseball was able to celebrate its 11-man senior class on Saturday as the Eagles wrapped up the 2026 season with a 5-2 loss to Ottawa.
BASEBALL LOSES TWO TO OTTAWA
April 24, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Playing their final doubleheader of the season, Avila baseball lost a pair to Ottawa on Friday, 10-0 and 4-2.
AXEL SCOTT NAMED KCAC MEN’S TENNIS CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
April 23, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After completing one of the best freshman seasons in the conference, Avila’s Axel Scott has been named the KCAC men’s tennis Co-Freshman of the Year and was selected to the All-KCAC Honorable Mention team, the conference announced today.
AVILA WELCOMES DARICK LAPAGLIA AS WOMEN’S WRESTLING HEAD COACH
April 23, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With one of the best rosters in the region and one of the top programs still in its infancy, Avila Athletics is proud to introduce Darick Lapaglia as the new head coach of Avila women’s wrestling.
