Nashville, NC-The Salem College basketball team is excited to announce that Jordan Oldham has committed to attend Salem next fall. Oldham was a center for Northern Nash High School in Nashville, NC. The Salem basketball team is coming off a season where they were both the Great South Tournament and Regular Season Runner-Up.

Oldham was an honorable mention all-conference performer as both a freshmen and a senior. She has been a North Carolina Scholar Athlete for the past two years.  Oldham helped her team win their conference championship in 2011 and 2012. The team also made the NCHSAA 3-A State Semifinals.

Oldham has been a member of the National Honor Society. She also won the Semper Fidelis Award for Musicianship. While at Northern Nash, Oldham was in the marching band, concert band, Key Club, and she was a Knight Writer.

Salem College is a NCAA Division III institution located in Winston-Salem, NC. Salem is the oldest educational institution for women in the United States, and was founded in 1772. The institution boasts a proud history of fostering independence for women.

Barco, NC-The Salem College volleyball team is excited to announce that Olivia Newbern has committed and deposited to attend Salem next fall. Newbern played ball as both an outside and middle hitter at Currituck High School in Barco, NC. The Salem volleyball team is coming off a Great South Tournament Championship in 2012.

Newbern was a three-year member of the varsity team at Currituck. She was selected as a team captain, and she made the all-conference team this past year. She also has been honored with a coach's award for her team, and she led the team in kill percentage. Currituck made the NC 3A State playoffs when Newbern was a sophomore and senior.

Newbern played club volleyball for the Camden Volleyball Club. Her under-18 team finished in fifth in the state of North Carolina this past year. She has been a member of the youth group at Providence Baptist Church.

Salem College is a NCAA Division III institution located in Winston-Salem, NC. Salem is the oldest educational institution for women in the United States, and was founded in 1772. The institution boasts a proud history of fostering independence for women.

Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem College athletic department celebrated their 2012-2013 year at the Athletic Banquet hosted at the Downtown Deli in Winston-Salem. The department celebrated the school's first ever Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC) President's Cup, which was awarded earlier in May. Sawyer Ferguson (Billings, MT) was selected by the athletic department as the Anne Woodward Student-Athlete of the Year. The volleyball team also received their championship rings for becoming the first program to reach the NCAA Tournament.

Ferguson was a two-sport star for the Spirits. She broke the all-time points, goals, and game-winning goals record for the soccer team. She also broke five records for the track & field team. Sabrina Thiel (Hillsboro, NC) was honored with the Jess Byrd Scholar Athlete Award for her work on the soccer team and as the Student-Athlete Advisory Council President for the past two years. Kayla Kennedy (Goldsboro, NC), a softball player, was awarded with the Nann Tilley Athletics Service Award for going above and beyond as a work-study student. Angela Reavis (Boonville, NC), a tennis player, won the Scholar Athlete of the Year Award for having the highest grade point average as a student-athlete (sophomore or above).

MacKenzie Schmidt (Columbus, OH) received her National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-Region award, and Stephanie Hubbard (Sanford, NC) received her NSCAA All-South Region award. This year, Satavia Taylor (Chicago, IL), a basketball player, became the first student-athlete at Salem to win the GSAC Player of the Year honors. Chelsea Jones (Glade Valley, NC), a volleyball player, won the school's first GSAC Tournament MVP award, and Tarryn Bundy (Deptford, NJ), a soccer player, won the GSAC Freshmen of the Year award. Jay Callahan, the head soccer coach, and Anita Howard, the head basketball coach, were both selected as GSAC Coach of the Year. 

Seventeen athletes received GSAC All-Conference honors this year. Twenty-three students were honored on the GSAC All-Academic teams, and seven made the GSAC All-Freshmen teams.

Basketball selected Taylor as their most valuable player, and Jasmine Shabazz (Buffalo, NY) as their best all-around player. Shamaz Denerson (Atlanta, GA) and Bria Patterson (Winterhaven, FL) were also honored by the basketball coaching staff. Natali Olveda (Salinas, CA) was selected as the cross country most valuable runner, while Nikki Dillon (Sanford, NC) was the most improved runner from the team. In soccer, Hubbard was selected as the most valuable player, and Bethany Kent (Manassas, VA) was selected as the most improved player. Katie O'Leary (Seldova, AK) won the blue award for volleyball, and Brandy Bednorz (Houston, TX) won the gold award. Ayla Pruitt (Wilkesboro, NC) won the coach's award for tennis, while Hannah Greenwald (Englewood, FL) won the most improved player. In track & field, Hubbard was selected as the most valuable in field events. Heather Huffman (Winston-Salem, NC) won the most valuable award for track events, and Stephanie Verdi (High Point, NC) was selected as the most improved track runner.

Goldsboro, NC-The Salem College softball team is excited to announce that Jenna Van Horn has committed and deposited to attend Salem next fall. Van Horn played softball for Coach Romo and Coach Jordan at Charles B. Aycock High School in Goldsboro, NC. The Salem softball team finished the regular season in 3^rd place in the Great South Athletic Conference.

Van Horn was a three-year varsity softball player for the Falcons. She won the team's coaches award, and she was invited to play for the North American Select team. 

Van Horn also played nine years of club softball. She currently plays for the Carolina Stars, and she has also played for the Johnston County Clippers and the Wayne County Hurricanes. 

She has been a member of the National Honor Society and a NC Scholar for her work in the classroom. She is the daughter of Beth and Mike Van Horn.

Salem College is a NCAA Division III institution located in Winston-Salem, NC. Salem is the oldest educational institution for women in the United States, and was founded in 1772. The institution boasts a proud history of fostering independence for women.

Climax, NC- The Salem College soccer team is excited to announce that DeAnna Andrews has committed to attend Salem next fall. Andrews played four years of soccer at Providence Grove High School in Climax, NC. The Salem soccer team is coming off a 16-3-1 overall record and Great South Regular Season Championship in 2012.

Andrews, a forward, was selected as an all-conference member in 2012. She was also a three-year varsity letter-winner. Andrews played five years of club soccer for the Central Carolina Soccer Club. She attended the Salem College January Soccer Clinic this year.

Andrews is a member of the Future Farmers of America and Providence Grove's Chorus. She is the daughter of Sharon and Brian Andrews, and she is originally from Morristown, TN.

Salem College is a NCAA Division III institution located in Winston-Salem, NC. Salem is the oldest educational institution for women in the United States, and was founded in 1772. The institution boasts a proud history of fostering independence for women.

Hooksett, NH-The Salem College soccer team is pleased to announce that Meghan Menard has committed to attend Salem next fall. Menard played soccer for Coach Miranda Comiskey at Trinity High School in Hooksett, NH. The Salem soccer team is coming off a 16-3-1 overall record and Great South Regular Season Championship in 2012.

Menard, a midfielder and defender, was a varsity member for the Pioneers for four years, and she was a co-captain in 2012. She was selected to the New Hampshire All-State Honorable Mention team in 2012, and was selected as a NHIAA Scholar-Athlete. 

Menard also played club soccer for the Concord Express, and she was on the New Hampshire Olympic Development Team in 2012. She also ran indoor and outdoor track at Trinity.

She has been a member of the National Honor Society, Youth and Government, Campus Ministry, and the student council at Trinity. Menard is the daughter of Joanna and Shawn Menard.

Salem College is a NCAA Division III institution located in Winston-Salem, NC. Salem is the oldest educational institution for women in the United States, and was founded in 1772. The institution boasts a proud history of fostering independence for women.

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Great South Athletics Conference has released the final President's Cup standings for 2012-13 and Salem College narrowly topped Huntingdon for the title.

The Spirits' sports teams combined to total 245 points in the standings to edge the Hawks 245-235 in total points. The season-long victory for Salem makes them just the fourth school to capture the GSAC President's Cup crown since the league's inception in 2000.

The Salem College cross country team finished as the runner-up in the Great South Cross Country Meet. Volleyball became the first sport at Salem to win the Great South Tournament and advance to the NCAA Tournament. The soccer team became the first team to win the Great South Regular Season title with a 16-3-1 overall record. Basketball improved their record 12 games from last season, and they finished as both regular season and tournament runners-up. Track & Field set 15 new school records in their most successful season so far. Softball finished in 3rd in the regular season with a 9-7 conference record. Tennis upset Wesleyan in the Great South Tournament to advance to the semifinals for the first time ever.

Agnes Scott was close behind in third place with 220 points while Spelman came home in fourth with 160 points.

Wesleyan earned 100 points in the final standings to finish in fifth. Newcomer Finlandia, who only participated in softball, won that Championship and secured 70 points in the standings to finish sixth. Other GSAC neophytes Pine Manor and Trinity (D.C.) each tallied 35 points while participating in limited postseason action to round out the standings in a tie for seventh.

The Presidents Cup is awarded to the Great South Athletic Conference schools accumulating the highest points total in an academic year. This is based on order of finish in the championships. An institution not fielding a team in a conference championship event will not be awarded points in that sport. Member institutions must declare and sponsor a sport as varsity status with the NCAA to participate and score in any conference championship. Since the conference's inception in 2000, only Maryville, Piedmont, Huntingdon and Salem have won Presidents Cup trophies.

Elko, NV-The Salem College soccer team is thrilled to announce that Morgan Canepa has committed to attend Salem next fall. Canepa played soccer for Coach Michelle Gandolfo at Elko High School in Elko, NV. The Salem soccer team is coming off a 16-3-1 overall record and Great South Regular Season Championship in 2012.

Canepa, a center back and forward, was the 2012 Nevada 1A All-State Defensive Player of the Year. She was also awarded as the Elko Daily Free Press Soccer Player of the Year in 2012. She was a Nevada All-State 1st-team member in 2010, and on the honorable mention team in 2011. Canepa has been an all-league and all-area selection the past three years for soccer. 

She was selected as a co-captain in 2012. Canepa also played club soccer for the Elko Indar Futbol Club. She was a 3-year letter winner for the track & field team, and was the anchor of the 4 X 200 State Champion relay team.

Canepa has been a member of the Elko Pep Club, Elko Youth Group, Key Club, and a community volunteer in high school. She is the daughter of Shelly Canepa and Mark Canepa.

Salem College is a NCAA Division III institution located in Winston-Salem, NC. Salem is the oldest educational institution for women in the United States, and was founded in 1772. The institution boasts a proud history of fostering independence for women.

Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem College track & field program had its most successful season in 2013. In the 3rd year of existence, the Spirits crushed most records from the previous two seasons. Heather Huffman (Winston-Salem, NC) and Sawyer Ferguson (Billings, MT) each set five records this season. The Spirits competed in seven meets in 2013. 

In her 1st season on the track, Huffman set individual records in the 100, 200, and 400 meter runs. She was joined by Victoria Chaffers (Deltona, FL), Cristi Magracia (Lemon Grove, CA), and Ferguson on the record-breaking 4 X 400 relay. Huffman was joined by Ferguson, Michelle Lawler (Gibsonville, NC), and Chaffers on the sprint medley relay that also owns the new school record. Ferguson broke individual records in the 400 hurdles, 800, and 1500 meter runs. 

Stephanie Hubbard (Sanford, NC) and Stephanie Verdi (High Point, NC) were consistently top finishers in meets for the Spirits. Hubbard had a very successful season throwing the javelin, where she continuously broke her own record. Verdi crushed last year's record in the 5,000, and also broke the 3,000 record. Hubbard was joined by Natali Olveda (Salinas, CA), Chaffers, and Magracia on the record-breaking distance medley relay.

Olveda set a new school mark in the 10,000 meter race. Elizabeth Penley (Newport, NC) wrapped up the records in throwing events. She set the school record in the shot put and in the discus.