Huddled in front of a small television in a room on the third floor of Crowe Hall, an informal gathering of Hanover students watched as Terry Bradshaw and John Stallworth connected on a 73-yard touchdown to rally the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 31-19 victory against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. Unknowingly, a
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Hanover College Vice President for Athletics Lynn Nichols Hall ’82 has announced her retirement at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. Hall, a lifelong educator, athletic administrator, coach, mentor and fan, is stepping down after more than 40 years of service to the Hanover campus community. Hall has been woven into the fabric of
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Chris Hitchcock ’97 has been appointed Hanover’s executive director of admission. Hitchcock’s career includes experience in college admission, middle and high school education and youth and collegiate athletics. He joined Hanover’s athletic department as a part-time assistant women’s basketball coach in 2015 and became a full-time member of the admission staff in 2020 as assistant
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Athletic Department / Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach Rachel’s discipline/operational role: My responsibility as the head men’s and women’s track and field coach is to provide student athletes the opportunity for a positive experience and climate in which they can achieve their academic, athletic and personal goals. Along with developing student-athletes, our
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Healthcare for student-athletes has vastly changed through recent decades. Long gone are the days of having assistant coaches tape ankles and treat injuries. Today’s sports medicine staffs must address a wide range of physical and mental issues. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly added further complexities. In response to the expanded role, needs and challenges facing athletic
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In 1925, Mount Rushmore was dedicated, the first U.S. motel opened, Chrysler Corporation was founded and there were 44 students in Hanover College’s senior class. That fall, Hanover also started a tradition that has now spanned nearly 100 years. Hanover hosted its first Homecoming Oct. 24, 1925. That year, the College’s alumni population totaled 1,335.
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Former standouts Thad McCracken ’04, Matt Moore ’05, Fran Quigley ’84 and Richard Veach ’88 have been selected to join the Hanover Athletic Hall of Fame. The foursome will be inducted Saturday, Oct. 22, during a special ceremony as part of the College’s Hall of Fame Day. One of the top three-point shooters in school
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Generations of alumni, families and friends are encouraged to visit campus Oct. 7-9 for Hanover College’s 95th-annual Homecoming celebration. 2022 Homecoming Schedule / Registration Hanover’s largest alumni gathering of the year will feature a wide range of events for all ages, highlighted by the Class of 1972’s 50-year anniversary, 25-year gathering for the Class of
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Cover photo by Camryn Stemle ’23. Molly Martin Pabst ’11, Carley Meek Riehle ’08 and Larry Duke were enshrined into the Hanover Athletic Hall of Fame during an Oct. 30 campus ceremony. The trio was also honored at halftime of the Panthers’ football game against Manchester University. Pabst was a four-time first-team all-Heartland Conference honoree for the
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Born and raised in Wollongong, Australia, a young Alex Makin aspired to be a professional soccer player or police officer. “As most kids do,” he says. He came to the U.S. to attend college and play soccer in northwest Indiana. While studying to be a physical education teacher, Makin fell in love with strength conditioning,
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