DeLozier Named NCCAA Player of the Year


Maranatha senior outside hitter Torey DeLozier has been named National Christian College Athletic Association Player of the Year by both the NCCAA and the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The awards ceremony will take place Dec. 14 in Louisville, Ky., at a banquet that takes place in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Championships and the [...]

Luis Fonseca: New Life, New Goals


In the eyes of many young men, Luis Fonseca had it all. Then he lost it all. Now Fonseca has a chance to gain something more valuable than he might ever have imagined. “Luis is uniquely gifted through his size, athleticism, personality, and being trilingual,” said Brad Stille (’94), pastor of First Baptist Church of [...]

Klaudt Takes a Different Path to Maranatha


Marvin Klaudt, at first glance, is a typical transfer student going through transfer student battles—juggling his classes, enduring Wisconsin weather, and playing midfield for the Maranatha men’s soccer team. Klaudt recorded his second hat trick of the season Monday during a 10-2 win over Great Lakes Christian. He scored two game-winning goals in the same [...]

Elaine (Bartosh ’84) Smith Joins Athletic Hall of Fame


Elaine (Bartosh, ’84) Smith joined very select company Aug. 25 when she became the eighth member of the Maranatha Athletic Hall of Fame. “Simply put, I feel honored,” Smith said. “I am in awe to be pictured with the other inductees.” The Maranatha Athletic Department established the Maranatha Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 to [...]

Allen (’92) a Hit at Ole’ Miss


It only took one game for Tom Allen to figure out what was different about big-time college football. In fact, it didn’t even take that long. He saw the difference hours before the first kickoff. “We got off the buses for our spring game and there were a ton of people there, cheering us for [...]