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When Elon Athletics released its new program initiative Phoenix Rising, it was with the intention of establishing a refreshed vision of the athletic program through a five-year strategic course plan.
It was 6 a.m. in a windowless basement gym tucked beneath a London student residence. While classmates slept upstairs, Tkai Wade lifted, ran and sweated in solitude. A week earlier, he’d made the Elon University football team. Now, across the Atlantic Ocean in the dead of winter, he refused to let the momentum slip.
Elon’s men’s ultimate frisbee team, known as the “Big Fat Bomb,” placed fifth in the 2025 USA Ultimate Division III College Championship. It was their first appearance at nationals in 10 years, and their second-best finish in team history.
After going through the National Football League Draft without getting drafted, Chandler Brayboy received a call from his agent. His agent told him that it was time to make a decision about his future. With a few potential teams on the table, Brayboy ended up choosing the Jacksonville Jaguars, signing with them as an undrafted free agent on April 26.
For the fourth time in five years, Elon University’s women’s track and field team reigned supreme at the Coastal Athletic Association Outdoors Championship on May 15. They clinched the title with 147 points — 25 more than Hampton, who finished second. It is the sixth championship for the Phoenix in their 10 league meets.
Elon struggled to score early on in its Senior Day matchup against the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, losing its final regular season game 9-5. Elon finishes the regular season with a record of 24-30 and 13-14 in conference play.
After senior pitcher McKenna McCard secured the final out and the Coastal Athletic Association Championship for the Elon University softball team with a fly out, head coach Kathy Bocock didn’t immediately rush to celebrate with her ecstatic players but instead stayed back.
Elon men’s ultimate frisbee has qualified for the Division III Men’s National Tournament for the first time since 2015. Teams will compete in warm-up play before starting the national tournament on May 17 in Burlington, Washington.
Elon men’s basketball’s starting center Matthew Van Komen is transferring to Marshall University. He announced his decision on social media May 9.
The town of Elon’s Downtown Development Director Jill Weston said one of the town’s missions is to produce more involvement with the students and Elon University — and is starting with Elon Athletics.
Despite winning 21 conference games this season — the most in Elon’s history — head coach Kathy Bocock and the Elon softball team is adopting a fresh-start mindset going into the Coastal Athletic Association Championships.
Founded in 2015, Elon’s esports scene has been growing steadily over the past few years, along with the rest of the world. This year marked a major step forward for Elon’s Rocket League program. The team competes under the Collegiate Carball Association and played in a Collegiate Conference Series tournament with other schools from the Coastal Athletic Association. The team also recently competed in the ZCL — a community based, independently managed tournament. There, Elon dominated the competition, sweeping through the bracket to take home the championship title.
CORRECTION: The original version of this article listed Connor Yarborough as a junior. He is a freshman. Elon News Network regrets this error.
The Elon University men’s tennis team was denied a Coastal Athletic Association championship by the University of North Carolina, Wilmington for the fourth straight year April 27. It was a gritty effort by the Phoenix, but a doubles defeat along with an initial loss in singles proved too much to overcome.
CORRECTION: The original version of this article stated that the NCAA tournament is on May 15. The NCAA tournament is on May 2. Elon News Network regrets this error.
Elon University men’s tennis showed out in its semifinal game versus Monmouth University in the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament on April 26, winning 4-2. The Phoenix came in hot, having an 8-2 record in its last 10 games. First-year Elon head coach Maciek Sykut led Elon to a No. 2 seed, which he said was pivotal.
With a mostly home crowd that packed the bleachers of Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, Elon women’s tennis beat the College of Charleston 4-0 in the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament semifinals on April 26. It advances Elon to its second CAA Championship in program history and the first since 2022.
Elon men’s basketball’s star sophomore Nick Dorn is transferring to Indiana University, he announced on social media on April 24.
When Matt Troy took the head coaching job for Elon University’s volleyball team, he saw it as an opportunity to grow as a coach. Troy previously hadn’t heard much about Elon’s volleyball program but after watching film of the team, he believed they had potential that could be built upon once the season begins in August. Last year, Elon finished 11-18.
Elon women’s tennis topped the College of William & Mary in its final match of the regular season.