Athletics News
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Wittenberg's NCAA Tournament Road Ends in Loss to Carthage
April 23, 2026An amazing run took the Tigers all the way to the DIII semifinals. -
Historic Weekend Sends Wittenberg to the NCAA Semifinals
April 18, 2026First No. 13 Wentworth, then No. 2 Juniata, and tonight No. 8 Messiah; Witt beat them all.
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Upset! Wittenberg Beats No. 2 Juniata to Advance
April 17, 2026The Eagles were playing on their home court in the NCAA DIII tournament but Witt outlasted them, 3-2.
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Wittenberg Defeats Wentworth, 3-1, in NCAA First Round
April 16, 2026The win was the MCVL's first in its 10-year NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship history.
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Wittenberg Wins 2026 MCVL Tourney Title; On to NCAAs Next Weekend
April 11, 2026The Tigers will find out their opponent in the DIII men's national tournament this Monday.
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Calvin, Wittenberg to Meet in MCVL Tournament Final
April 10, 2026For the first time in league-tournament history, both semis ended with sweeps.
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MCVL Announces 2026 Major Awards, All-MCVL Teams
April 09, 2026The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) rolled out its 2026 All-MCVL selections and Major Award winners on Thursday afternoon.
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MCVL Honors Wittenberg’s Monnin, Trine’s Lutes as Final 2026 Weekly Award Winners
April 07, 2026The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced the final edition of its weekly awards for 2026, recognizing Wittenberg’s Reese Monnin and Trine’s Dalton Lutes on Tuesday afternoon.
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Trine, Wittenberg MCVL Regular-Season Co-Champs; Tigers Host League Tourney
April 06, 2026For the second time in the last four years, there are multiple teams that call themselves Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) regular-season champions. Trine and Wittenberg both went through the league schedule with only one loss (8-1 records) and will add hardware to the trophy cases.
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MCVL Names Trine Duo as Players of the Week
March 31, 2026MCVL, U.S.A. — The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) recognized Trine’s Johnson-Kuhao Ho'Okano-Pelekai and Karl Both as its weekly award winners, as announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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MCVL Recognizes Trine’s Ho’okano-Pelekai, Mount Union’s Koszelak as Players of the Week
March 24, 2026MCVL, U.S.A. — The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its Week 10 Players of the Week on Tuesday, honoring Johnson-Kuhao Ho'Okano-Pelekai from Trine and Peyton Koszelak from Mount Union.
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MCVL Tabs Wabash’s Greenwell, Adrian’s Bell as Players of the Week
March 17, 2026MCVL, U.S.A. — The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its ninth edition of the weekly awards on Tuesday, recognizing Wabash’s Jaden Greenwell and Adrian’s Carson Bell for their standout performances.
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MCVL Names Calvin’s Rua, BW’s Whiteside as Players of the Week
March 10, 2026MCVL, U.S.A. — The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its Week Eight weekly honors on Tuesday, recognizing Calvin’s Daniel Rua and Baldwin Wallace’s Colby Whiteside.
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MCVL Honors Trine’s Ho'Okano-Pelekai, Mount Union’s Koszelak
March 04, 2026The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its weekly award winners for Week 7, recognizing Trine’s Johnson-Kuhao Ho'Okano-Pelekai and Mount Union’s Peyton Koszelak.
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Wabash’s Thang, Calvin’s Bultje Take Home Week Six MCVL Honors
February 24, 2026Bawibawi Thang and Nick Bultje have been named the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League’s (MCVL) weekly award winners for Week Six, following the second weekend of league play.
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MCVL Awards Trine’s Both, Calvin’s Bultje with Week Five Honors
February 17, 2026The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its weekly award winners for Week Five on Tuesday, recognizing Trine’s Karl Both and Calvin’s Nick Bultje.
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Franklin College to Join MCVL in 2027
February 12, 2026The league will expand to 11 teams beginning next winter.
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MCVL Tabs Mount Union’s Pemberton, Baldwin Wallace’s Gundrum with Week Four Honors
February 10, 2026The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its Players of the Week on Tuesday afternoon, recognizing Mount Union’s Luke Pemberton and Baldwin Wallace’s Ethan Gundrum.
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MCVL Honors Baldwin Wallace’s Esteves, Mount Union’s Koszelak with Weekly Awards
February 03, 2026Following a weekend of nationally-recognized results around the league, the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its weekly award winners on Tuesday afternoon.
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Baldwin Wallace’s Huynh, Mayberry Lead Yellow Jackets to Sweep of MCVL’s Week Two Awards
January 27, 2026Baldwin Wallace’s Owen Huynh and Bobby Mayberry were tabbed as the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League’s (MCVL) Players of the Week, as announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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Trine’s Both, Mount Union’s Koszelak Recognized as Week One MCVL Players of the Week
January 20, 2026The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its first 2026 edition of the Player of the Week awards on Tuesday, honoring Trine’s Karl Both and Mount Union’s Peyton Koszelak.
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Mount Union Chosen MCVL Favorite in Tight Preseason Poll
December 10, 2026Three teams received first-place votes when the coaches were polled.
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2026 MCVL Schedule Released
December 09, 2026The league office today published the league schedule that begins in early February.
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MCVL Names Brian Hemelgarn to Coordinator of Officials Role
August 20, 2025MCVL, U.S.A. — The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League today announced the hiring of Brian Hemelgarn as its Coordinator of Officials. Hemelgarn is well-known in the volleyball officiating world and is also the Coordinator of Officials for the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball League (NCAA Division I).
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Peterson Named Wittenberg Men's Volleyball Head Coach
July 03, 2025After leading Wittenberg Men's Volleyball to a 6-3 record after taking over midseason as the program's interim head coach, Jamie Peterson has accepted the opportunity to continue in the position full time moving forward, Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Brian Agler announced.
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MCVL Announces 2024-25 All-Academic Team
June 23, 2025MCVL, U.S.A. — The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its 2024-25 All-Academic team on Monday, recognizing all MCVL student-athletes that earned a varsity letter and had a 3.3 GPA or above.
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Mount Union Wins Five-Setter for 2025 MCVL Tournament Title
April 12, 2025For the first time since 2021, an MCVL team will put two trophies in the case. Mount Union won another epic battle against Baldwin Wallace, taking a five-set victory and, with it, the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship. The Purple Raiders took the regular-season title with an undefeated 8-0 record and now will enter next week's NCAA regional play with a 20-8 overall record. Baldwin Wallace, the third-place team in the regular season, dropped to 19-11.
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MCVL Announces 2025 Major Awards, All-MCVL Teams
April 10, 2025MCVL, U.S.A. — The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its 2025 edition of the All-MCVL awards on Thursday afternoon.
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Mount Union Clinches 2025 Regular Season Title, Plays Host to Upcoming MCVL Tournament
April 06, 2025MCVL, U.S.A. — The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League’s (MCVL) dramatic season came to a close this weekend as Mount Union clinched the 2025 Regular Season Title and secured the top-seed and host-rights to the MCVL Tournament this weekend.
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Mount Union Sweeps MCVL Weekly Honors
March 19, 2025The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) announced its 10th edition of the weekly awards on Tuesday, recognizing Jack McClure and Peyton Koszelak of Mount Union.
