ASU, UA win team titles at Grand Canyon XC Invitational
The Grand Canyon University cross country team held its annual party, and this year most of the invitees from Arizona went away happy. Kipkorir Mutai did a good job representing … Read More
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GCU softball roster for 2012 is almost 100% local talent
Danielle Legee must feel at times like she’s a newcomer to a foreign land, rather than a recruit to a college softball team. Legee is a pitcher for Grand Canyon … Read More
GCU lost top scorer Murphy, but keep an eye on Chilaka
Now entering the game for the Antelopes… No. 22 Petrolina Chilaka for No. 20 Samantha Murphy. Murphy, the nation’s scoring leader in Division II women’s basketball last season, graduated from … Read More
GCU women’s hoops adds D-I transfers in rebuilding effort
What do you do when your team graduates the No. 1 scorer in the nation, and the top two scorers in program history? If you’re Grand Canyon University basketball coach … Read More
GCU women’s golf team finishes record-breaking season
Golf is generally seen as an individual effort, but it was a team effort that lifted the Grand Canyon University women’s golf program to its best season ever. The squad … Read More
GCU baseball prepares for a run at the PacWest lead
The Grand Canyon University baseball team begins its assault on the conference lead tomorrow, trying its best not to look past the next series of games. With just eight conference … Read More
Conference tourneys capping long college golf season
Is it any surprise that college golf teams do well in the state of Arizona? More than 400 golf courses ooze out of every pore of the state, they’re open … Read More
GCU baseball turning around under interim head coach
It’s been 13 games and almost three weeks since Grand Canyon University unexpectedly fired its head baseball coach, Dave Stapleton, who had been involved with the program for the past … Read More
After Region snub, Samantha Murphy named nation’s best
Samantha Murphy got the last laugh this week. The Xavier Prep graduate and career scoring leader at Grand Canyon University was named the NCAA Division II Women’s Player of the … Read More
GCU seniors looking to close old gym with a new record
The stage is set tonight for a grand finale at Antelope Gym, as the Grand Canyon University basketball teams say goodbye to an old friend. This will be the last … Read More
GCU launches new track program, earns early respect
Arizona’s newest college track & field program has really hit the ground running… so to speak. Grand Canyon University just rolled out its new program and has already earned instant … Read More
Murphy’s 38 pts should move GCU into nation’s Top 10
The Grand Canyon women’s basketball team should find out soon whether they’ve cracked the national Top 10 rankings. It would be a shock if the No. 12 Antelopes don’t move … Read More
GCU basketball teams get big games from men & women
It was a banner night for Grand Canyon University basketball yesterday. Home-court advantage finally paid off for the Grand Canyon men’s basketball team (9-6, 4-1), as they beat Chaminade last … Read More
Rugged schedule helps GCU win PacWest hoops opener
There are different philosophies in college sports regarding the early non-conference schedule. Coaches either prefer to pack the early games with easy wins, padding their records and building some early … Read More
GCU swim teams nationally ranked and qualifying early
Buoyed by local high school grads, the Antelopes are churning up the waters, setting school records and climbing to a No. 8 national ranking on the boys’ side. The Grand … Read More
GCU women hope to move into Top 25 after beating No. 5
Today’s 72-60 win over Northwest Nazarine University upped the Grand Canyon University women’s basketball record to 8-1, but it was yesterday’s win that will do the most to move them … Read More
GCU men’s soccer still No. 1; women fall from top spot
Grand Canyon University had both of its soccer teams sitting atop the Pac West Conference standings. Until last weekend, that is, when BYU-Hawaii came calling. The men’s team beat BYU-Hawaii … Read More
Sisters split up to help Yavapai, GCU volleyball teams win
One sister continues to build on a standout collegiate volleyball career, while the other is just getting started. One stayed home in Phoenix and is playing at Grand Canyon University, … Read More
Repeat titles nothing new for Yavapai, GCU soccer teams
Smell the mowed grass. It’s a sure sign that the college soccer season is beginning. In Arizona, a couple of men’s teams share more than the smell of grass stains … Read More
August tells story of GCU’s growing role in local recruiting
A flurry of recruit signings announced by Grand Canyon University this month helps to illustrate the impact the private, Christian-based college in west Phoenix is having on the college careers … Read More