President's Report 2025

By Kevin Lanke Associate Vice President for Athletics

ATHLETICS

2025

Tournament semifinals. Their record for the season was 26-10, culminating in the winningest season in their history, which included their first-ever postseason victory. The fall 2025 season continued SMWC’s excellence at the highest level. The sprint football team finished a perfect 8-0 season to cap its third straight MSFL regular season championship and its second MSFL playoff championship. The game marks the end of one era and the start of another, as SMWC announced in May that the Pomeroys will compete in full NAIA football as

a member of the Mid-States Football Association, starting in 2026. The NAIA will allow SMWC to recruit larger numbers of players with an emphasis on the state of Indiana for its future seasons. Other strong-performing fall teams included the 30-win women’s volleyball team and earned a No. 2 seed in the RSC Tournament. Junior Karla Melendez, from Caguas, Puerto Rico, was named RSC Player of the Year. The women’s golf team won the RSC Fall Preview to earn its first-ever top-50 NAIA ranking. The men’s soccer team earned a

postseason tournament home game for the first time in program history, finishing fourth in the RSC. Men’s and women’s cross-country teams enjoyed success in the fall, with the men’s team placing seventh and the women’s team placing fifth in the RSC Championship meet. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Athletics continues to make its presence known in the Wabash Valley, the state of Indiana and throughout the nation. We greatly appreciate your support!

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