https://rockathletics.com/rss.aspxLatest news items for Slippery Rock University Athleticsen-us60https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/4/mens-outdoor-track-field-rock-lands-two-on-psac-spring-top-10.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/4/mens-outdoor-track-field-rock-lands-two-on-psac-spring-top-10.aspxMen's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Lacrosse

Slippery Rock University women's lacrosse All-American Paige Jenkins and men's track & field All-American Seaton Wozniak were named to the PSAC Spring Top 10 team in recognition of their academic and athletic performances this spring.]]>Paige Jenkins and Seaton Wozniak PSAC Spring Top 10Thu, 4 Jun 2026 14:30:00 EST632678https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/3/baseball-rock-puts-psac-best-54-on-spring-academic-all-conference-team.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/3/baseball-rock-puts-psac-best-54-on-spring-academic-all-conference-team.aspxBaseball, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Softball, Women's Tennis, General

Slippery Rock landed a league-high 54 student-athletes on the Spring Academic All-Conference team when the PSAC announced the latest awardees for its newest academic honor Wednesday.]]>A graphic indicating that Slippery Rock had 54 athletes named to the 2026 PSAC Spring Academic All-Conference team.Wed, 3 Jun 2026 14:30:00 EST132677https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/2/womens-tennis-kempton-repeats-as-csc-academic-all-american.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/2/womens-tennis-kempton-repeats-as-csc-academic-all-american.aspxWomen's Tennis

Nicole Kempton has been named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team. Kempton, who also garnered CSC Academic All-America honors last year, earned All-PSAC West honors in both singles and doubles in 2026 while maintaining a 4.00 GPA.]]>A graphic of Nicole Kempton, who was named to the 2026 Women's Tennis CSC Academic All-America Team.Tue, 2 Jun 2026 12:00:00 EST1832676https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-rock-places-five-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/2/baseball-rock-places-five-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxBaseball

Gage Gillott, Cole Grady, Michael Kitko, Joey Vanzin and Clay Wiesen represented the Slippery Rock baseball team on the 2026 CSC Academic All-District Team.]]>Graphic with photos of the members of the Slippery Rock baseball team that made the 2026 Baseball CSC Academic All-DistrictTue, 2 Jun 2026 12:30:00 EST132674https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/1/wrestling-breese-named-head-wrestling-coach-at-sru.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/1/wrestling-breese-named-head-wrestling-coach-at-sru.aspxWrestling

Slippery Rock University director of athletics Roberta Page has announced Army West Point director of wrestling development Jeff Breese as head coach of The Rock wrestling program.]]>Jeff Breese Hiring Announcement WrestlingMon, 1 Jun 2026 15:17:00 EST2232675https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/1/womens-outdoor-track-field-jordan-named-atlantic-region-coach-of-the-year.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/1/womens-outdoor-track-field-jordan-named-atlantic-region-coach-of-the-year.aspxWomen's Outdoor Track & Field

Slippery Rock track & field head coach Bill Jordan was named the Atlantic Region Women's Coach of the Year when the USTFCCCA announced its regional awards for the 2026 outdoor season Monday.]]>Bill Jordan 2026 Atlantic Region Women's Track & Field Coach of the YearMon, 1 Jun 2026 12:00:00 EST1432673https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/29/mens-cross-country-rock-track-field-to-host-summer-meets-and-camps.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/29/mens-cross-country-rock-track-field-to-host-summer-meets-and-camps.aspxMen's Cross Country, Men's Indoor Track & Field, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Indoor Track & Field, Women's Outdoor Track & Field

The Slippery Rock track & field and cross country program will host summer all-comer track & field meets June 3 and June 10 and will host summer camps for athletes entering grades 8-12 in late June.]]>Outdoor Track Meet at NightFri, 29 May 2026 13:30:00 EST332672https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/29/baseball-kitko-named-to-abca-all-america-team.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/29/baseball-kitko-named-to-abca-all-america-team.aspxBaseball

Slippery Rock senior outfielder / pitcher Michael Kitko was named to the 2026 ABCA All-America Team, the organization announced Friday. Kitko earned third team All-America honors as a utility player.]]>Graphic of Michael Kitko a 2026 ABCA All-America honoreeFri, 29 May 2026 11:10:00 EST132671https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/29/womens-lacrosse-rock-lacrosse-ranked-no-7-8-in-final-national-polls.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/29/womens-lacrosse-rock-lacrosse-ranked-no-7-8-in-final-national-polls.aspxWomen's Lacrosse

The Slippery Rock University women's lacrosse team was ranked No. 7 by USA Lacrosse Magazine and No. 8 by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association when both organizations announced their final NCAA Division II national rankings this week.]]>Lacrosse team celebrates winning PSAC titleFri, 29 May 2026 09:33:00 EST1232670https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/28/womens-tennis-rock-moves-up-to-no-24-in-final-ita-rankings.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/28/womens-tennis-rock-moves-up-to-no-24-in-final-ita-rankings.aspxWomen's Tennis

Slippery Rock women's tennis ended the 2026 season as the 24th-ranked team in the nation, the highest year-end position in program history. SRU also had two nationally ranked singles athletes and a ranked doubles team to go with a plethora of regionally ranked athletes.]]>2026 SRU Tennis Team PhotoThu, 28 May 2026 14:29:00 EST1832669