Apr 10, 2024

'Berg promotes Erin Eaton to head women's basketball coach

Heidelberg Athletic Director Greg Cooper has announced the promotion of Erin Eaton to head coach of the Women's Basketball team. Erin, who had been the interim head coach for the program following the resignation of Rachel Mease, served as the top assistant for The Berg during the 2023-24 season. Erin becomes the program's seventh head coach since
Apr 4, 2024

'Berg Esports team member goes semi-pro

A member of Heidelberg Esport’s team has gone semi-pro! Corbin Sturgeon recently transferred to Heidelberg after starting out at Terra State Community College. At Terra State, Corbin played on their Esports team, and when they arrived to Heidelberg, they helped form a Mario Kart team within Berg Esports. But now, Corbin is going semi-pro! Corbin
Mar 27, 2024

Where her feet are: Softball player embraces the scholar AND the athlete

Be where your feet are. It's the mantra for Heidelberg University softball player Gabbie Stallbaum, the Ohio Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete of the Month, presented by Printing Concepts. It's a mantra that Stallbaum, a health science major and psychology minor, uses to focus her attention on the task at hand. Sometimes her feet are in the left
Feb 27, 2024

Athletics adds 24th sport -- women's wrestling -- coming in Fall '25

Heidelberg has announced plans to add women's wrestling as a varsity sport for the 2025-26 academic year. The addition of the team brings the number of varsity programs -- under the leadership of Athletic Director Greg Cooper -- to 24. Heidelberg will become the fifth OAC school to sponsor women's wrestling at the varsity level. "We have had a
Feb 19, 2024

Men's Basketball punches ticket to OAC tourney

WILMINGTON - The Heidelberg men's basketball team had four players in double figures, including a double-double by Isaiah Young, en route to a 79-70 victory over Wilmington College on Saturday. HU closes the regular season winning three of their final five games. With the win, the Student Princes punched their ticket to this week's OAC Tournament
Feb 8, 2024

Where HU Takes U: Trace Reynolds

Once a part of the Heidelberg family, always a part of the Heidelberg family – but after graduation, our Student Princes are now the hard-working and ever-learning leaders of a new community. In our new web series, we’re checking in with our recent grads about their Heidelberg journeys, and asking them Where HU Takes U. Trace Reynolds Trace
Jan 31, 2024

Alums raising funds to add John Hill's name to Sayger Court

During halftime of the Heidelberg University Men's Basketball team's game against Otterbein Cardinals on Saturday, the university held a ceremony to announce the plan to co-name the basketball court Sayger-Hill Court. The name honors two pillars in Heidelberg Basketball history, Herman E. Sayger '20 and John D. Hill '70. The hardwood inside
Jan 17, 2024

Isaiah Young: Student-athlete, Senate president getting it all done

This feature article, written by Ryan Scott, appears on D3hoops.com. “It’s in the low 30s,” says Heidelberg junior guard, Isaiah Young, when asked how much time he spends each week focused on his primary non-academic pursuit. That might not sound too extreme for most Division III basketball players — two hours of practice, six days a week, another
Dec 7, 2023

45 'Berg student-athletes earn Academic All-OAC honors

WESTERVILLE - As announced by the Ohio Athletic Conference today, 45 Heidelberg student athletes received Academic All-OAC honors. The accolades are given to fall varsity athletes who maintained a 3.5 GPA throughout the end of Spring 2023, and have completed one full year at Heidelberg. Women's Soccer led all teams with 15 student athletes
Nov 13, 2023

Coming Fall ’25: New Fieldhouse will transform, energize campus

Heidelberg University is about to embark on the largest and one of the most transformational projects in its history. On Saturday, the upcoming new Student Athletics, Academic, and Recreation Center was revealed publicly. The new facility, affectionally called the Fieldhouse, will be located on the site of the current Senior Apartments on Main