Thomas More University’s athletics department announced some changes on Tuesday. Cory Blackson transitioned to the role of assistant athletic director for compliance after previously serving as athletic director for compliance and communication. Now, two new co-sports information directors, Skylar Schaffer and Macara Vonderahe, will handle communication. Blackson joined Thomas More thirteen years ago. “After thirteen years […]
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Thomas More Bowler Finishes in Top 16 Nationally
A Thomas More University bowler finished in the top sixteen nationally. Jake Toelke, a first-year student and graduate of LaSalle High School from Colerain Township, Oh., fell in the second round of match play on Tuesday in the USBC Intercollegiate Singles Championship at the Spectrum Entertainment Complex in Wyoming, Michigan/ In the three-game second round match, […]
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Thomas More Artist Exhibit Inspired by Christ, Racial Justice
Michael Thompson is set to graduate from Thomas More University this month with a bachelor’s degree in fine art. He recently closed his solo exhibition at the Eva G. Farris Gallery at TMU, which he called Strange Fruit, a reference to a song by 20th century singer Billie Holiday, a figure that Thompson believes was persecuted […]
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Thomas More to Add Men’s Lacrosse Program
Thomas More’s athletics department announced the addition of a men’s lacrosse program on Wednesday. Lacrosse will be the twenty-ninth sports program offered at the Crestview Hills campus. A national search is underway for a full-time head coach and the university will begin recruiting for the 2021-22 academic year, in which it will compete as a […]
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Toelke Is Thomas More’s First All-American Bowler
Thomas More University has its first ever All-American bowler. First-year bowler Jake Toelke was named as one of twelve All-Americans by the NAIA on Thursday. Toelke won the Cincinnati Collegiate Classic averaging 233.3 in the event. He added on to an impressive first-year campaign by winning the Thomas Burris Memorial, averaging 246.8 pins in the […]
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Thomas More: Barth Named First-Team All-American, Jolly Receives Honorable Mention
Thomas More women’s basketball player Zoie Barth was named to the NAIA 2021 women’s basketball All-America first team. The Highlands graduate was selected by the All-America Committee which chooses a first, second, third, and honorable mention teams There are ten members on each of the first three All-America teams. Barth finished the season ranked 17th in the NAIA […]
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Thomas More Falls in National Title Game
The top-seeded and number-one ranked Thomas More Saints fell in the national championship game of the NAIA women’s basketball tournament on Tuesday night, 72-61, at the hands of second-seeded Westmont. The Saints end their season at 29-2. Thomas More jumped out to an early lead, 15-8, following a three-point shot by Courtney Hurst, but a […]
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Thomas More Advances to National Title Game
Thomas More will play for the NAIA national title on Tuesday night after escaping Morningside, 65-62, Monday in Sioux City Iowa. The top-ranked and number-one seeded Saints won the semifinal game with Taylor Clos leading the team with 14 points. Emily Simon added 11 points as Thomas More improved to 29-1 on the year. Morningside […]
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TMU’s Barth Named All-American by Coaches Association
Thomas More basketball sophomore guard Zoie Barth was named as part of the ten-member Coaches’ All-America team. The teams are made up of players selected by Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WCBA) member coaches in that division. Barth currently sits 23rd in the NAIA in total steals with 64, and 37th in total assists with 91. S […]
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Thomas More to Play in National Semifinals on Monday
The Thomas More women’s basketball team will tip off in the national semifinals of the NAIA tournament on Monday evening. The top-ranked and top-seeded Saints easily dispatched Dakota State, 72-47, on Saturday to move past the quarterfinals. The NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship is being played in Sioux City, Iowa, where TMU will face seventh-ranked and fifth-seeded […]
