Upon winning the award, Aoki said: "I am honored to be named Coach of the Year. It is a reflection of the hard work of both the players and staff, and I am thrilled to receive it as a team award."
A trio of Eagle male student-athletes, including two from Rifle and one from Golf, have earned spots on the 2023 At-Large Academic All-District Team, as selected by College Sports Communicators.
A pair of beach volleyball student-athletes, plus one from the Rifle team, have been named on the women's at-large academic all-district teams, as selected by the College Sports Communicators.
The Morehead State baseball team captured its first outright OVC Regular Season Championship since 1979 on Friday night behind six home runs -- including two from Ryley Preece, who became the first player in program history to hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in the same season.
As a team, the Eagles carded rounds of 296-302-293—891 and finished 11th among a loaded field that featured nationally ranked teams from across the country.
2023 honorees include junior offensive lineman Jaxsen Spears, redshirt sophomore defensive back Jihad McCall, redshirt junior defensive back Cooper Krezek, junior running back James Louis and redshirt junior kicker Nathan Hazlett.
Coming up on its two-anniversary of being a proud community business, Giovanni's of Morehead has certainly been an active participant serving the city and region, and in particular with Morehead State Athletics.
Dieonte Miles, a 7-foot power forward who has been at Big East power Xavier for four seasons, is set to transfer to Morehead State for his graduate season.
With final seeding on the line for next weekend's OVC Tournament, Morehead State is set to host the second OVC Weekend for Beach Volleyball. Matches will be contested Friday and Saturday at 8 and 10 a.m. and Noon, 2, 4 and 6 p.m. each day with league foes Eastern Illinois, Chattanooga, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin and Lindenwood.
For the second time in program history and first time since 2011, women's golf has claimed the OVC Championship title. Led by four top-5 finishes, the Eagles carded rounds of 307-303-295—905, and claimed the top spot by 15 strokes over second place finisher Little Rock.