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SPORTS 7/29/26 9:18pm

Elon men’s tennis head coach leaves program

By Kathan Gandhi

Just months after leading Elon men’s tennis to its second Coastal Athletic Association title in program history, head coach Maciek Sykut is stepping away from the program. Elon Athletics announced July 29 that Sykut will leave his position effective Aug. 31 to accept a leadership role outside of collegiate athletics.

SPORTS 7/26/26 9:38pm

Club climbing welcomes newcomers, provides off-the-wall community

By Kathan Gandhi

Whether they're scaling 40-foot walls on ropes or tackling shorter bouldering routes, members of Elon Club Climbing say the organization is about much more than reaching the top. The club meets twice a week, traveling to climbing gyms in Greensboro and Durham, where students of all experience levels spend their evenings climbing, socializing and encouraging one another.

SPORTS 6/30/26 7:44pm

Elon club fencing offers unique competitive opportunity

By Kathan Gandhi

When junior Blair Berenson attended a late-night freshman orientation event in Moseley Center on his first day at Elon, the last thing he expected was to talk about fencing. But when Berenson ran into junior Dylan O’Neill — a familiar face from the fencing league he competed in during high school — that quickly changed. 

SPORTS 6/5/26 10:46pm

Elon hires new women’s golf head coach

By Kathan Gandhi

Elon University has hired Susan Rosenstiel as the next head coach of its women's golf program, Director of Athletics Jennifer Strawley announced June 4. Rosenstiel arrives after 23 seasons with the University of Alabama, where she most recently served as an assistant coach.

SPORTS 6/2/26 11:58pm

Elon senior turns sports passion into fast-growing business

By Kathan Gandhi

For most college students, balancing classes, friendships and internships is enough to fill a schedule. For Elon senior Shaan Gandhi, it’s only part of the equation. Gandhi spends weekends traveling across the country, coordinating signings with some of the biggest names in sports — from Barry Sanders and Larry Bird to Allen Iverson and Stephen Curry. Through his company, SAGAutographs, Gandhi has turned a childhood hobby into a fast-growing memorabilia business.

SPORTS 5/16/26 8:41pm

Triple Crown Clinched: Elon wins Coastal Athletic Association women’s track championship

By Kathan Gandhi

Two days. 17 finals events. 15 podium finishes. One championship trophy. That was the scene at Elon’s Jerry and Jeanne Robertson Track and Field Complex on May 15 and 16, as Elon hosted and won the Coastal Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field championships. Elon women’s track and field’s first-place finish clinched a self-proclaimed ‘Triple Crown’ — winning the CAA in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field. 

SPORTS 5/12/26 10:29pm

Transfer Tracker: Elon adds 5 to men’s basketball

By Kathan Gandhi

After an inconsistent 14-18 season, Elon men's basketball is undergoing a roster reset heading into the 2026–27 campaign. For the second straight offseason, the transfer portal has dramatically altered the Phoenix roster. A year after losing nine scholarship players, Elon is again navigating turnover, with four departures and five additions signaling another roster transition heading into the next season.

SPORTS 5/7/26 12:01am

Elon eliminated from Coastal Athletic Association softball championship

By Kathan Gandhi

In Elon’s first game of the Coastal Athletic Association softball championship tournament, it was a battle to the finish against No. 3-seeded Campbell University. Elon returns to the tournament this year as the defending champions, after winning the CAA for the first time in program history last year. This time, the tournament is hosted at Hunt Park in Elon. 

SPORTS 4/26/26 5:32pm

Elon baseball gets swept by UNC Wilmington

By Benjamin Berfield

The Elon University baseball team was defeated by the University of North Carolina Wilmington, 8-1 for their 26th loss of the season. The Phoenix struggled to keep up with the Seahawks’ hitting as they fell behind early and couldn’t muster any momentum.

SPORTS 4/25/26 12:25pm

Rising defensive mind joins Elon football coaching staff

By Riley Hale

Elon has hired experienced defensive coach Jalen Hairston to lead its secondary. Hairston comes to Elon after many years of success in Division II football. He joins the Phoenix coaching staff after spending the past two seasons as the defensive backs coach for the University of Maine. While there, he also served as the safeties coach and defensive passing game coordinator for the Black Bears. Before he was a coach, Hairston played three seasons with the University of Charleston from 2015-2018.

SPORTS 4/23/26 12:22pm

Elon University dance team wins 2 national titles

By Abigail Hines

The Elon dance team huddled on stage with linked arms, waiting to hear their placement in Division I pom at the 2026 National Dance Association’s College National Championships. When the announcer proclaimed Elon champions, the dancers burst into cheers, realizing they’d secured Elon’s first pom category win in program history. The next day, they became two-time national champions with a first place finish in Division I hip hop. 

SPORTS 4/18/26 11:57am

Elon women’s tennis builds championship culture on energy, trust

By Kathan Gandhi

As junior Mariana Reding was preparing for her serve, she first checked in with fellow junior and longtime doubles partner Simone Bergeron. Reding nodded, affirming Bergeron’s suggestion. The small gesture was enough. Bergeron called for a kick serve out wide. The plan worked. Reding served outside, moving her opponent off the court. Bergeron pounced on the shallow angle the team got in response, forcing their opponents to hit a weak return. Reding had an easy volley to finish off the point. She missed it. But walking back — it’d be hard to tell. Instead of screaming or crying, Reding laughed. 

SPORTS 4/15/26 3:42pm

The Throwers: Competition fuels Elon’s dynamic duo

By Kathan Gandhi

A subtle shift between the feet. Grounded, controlled, step by step, the circle shrinks beneath them. Then the turn. One rotation becomes two, then three — the weight trailing behind before rising, faster each time. Steel and momentum build in sync until everything snaps forward at once.

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NEWS 08/04/2026 9:11pm
Alamance County community members gather to protest N.C. HB 958

The Poor People’s Campaign North Carolina Division hosted a protest against N.C. House Bill 958, a bill focused on new voting regulations, in front of Elon’s Town Hall. Approximately 40 community members attended the protest, which lasted around an hour Monday evening. 

NEWS 07/30/2026 8:00am
N.C. attorney general will not sign new Duke Energy settlement

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is not joining a proposed settlement submitted by Duke Energy Carolinas, the largest electricity provider in Alamance County. Jackson acknowledged the concessions Duke Energy has made, but he was not satisfied with the proposed rates, according to a press release by the North Carolina Department of Justice.

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