Athletics

Elon University continued its historic football season when it climbed to #14 in the most recent poll by The Sports Network, which announced Oct. 29 its weekly national rankings in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

 The Phoenix football team earned a #16 ranking in this week's poll by The Sports Network. It is the highest Division I ranking ever for Elon, topping a #19 ranking for the 1999 Elon football team. Details... 

Fans at the Oct. 13 Elon football game with Georgia Southern joined the staff from radio station 98.7 Simon for an attempt to break the world record for the largest game of "Simon Says" (as recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records). Details...

Following an 1-0-1 week which included a SoCon victory over Appalachian State and a tie at then #1 Wake Forest, the Elon Phoenix men's soccer squad climbed from ninth to fifth in the South Region in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings released on October 9. Details...

A record 13,100 fans packed Rhodes Stadium for the Family Weekend football game against Appalachian State University Sept. 29. The game marked the first sell-out of Rhodes Stadium since its opening in 2001. Click on the link below for a photo gallery from the game...

The 2007-08 edition of the Golf Digest College Guide ranks Elon as one of the top golf schools in the nation. Details...

Sporting events held in Rhodes Stadium will be enhanced this year with the addition of PhoenixVision, a new video screen incorporated into the stadium's scoreboard. Details...

The Elon Phoenix women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball teams are among NCAA teams receiving awards for their latest Academic Progress Rate scores. They rank in the top 10 percent of all teams in the nation in their sports. Details...