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January 12, 2023, KANSAS CITY, MO – Today, the Avila University Department of Athletics named former Kansas City Chiefs standout and Avila assistant football coach Derrick Alexander the university’s new head football coach. “We are very excited to welcome Derrick back to Avila University as our head football coach,” Avila University Director of Athletics Shawn...

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) announced their 2022 Football All-Conference honorees, with Avila landing three awards as voted by the conference’s football head coaches. Freshman Eli Williams was named KCAC Offensive Player of the Year. He leads the conference in passing yards per game (159.2), total passing yards (1,751), and passing touchdowns (19). Defensive...

A Win on Saturday Clinches First-Ever Tournament Berth KANSAS CITY, MO – This weekend marks a historic opportunity for Kansas City’s only college football team, the Avila University Eagles. A win over Friends University on Saturday, November 12, 2022, will secure the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference’s (KCAC) automatic bid in the NAIA National Tournament for the...

The 2022-2023  NAIA men’s and women’s wrestling coaches’ top 20 poll ranks three Avila University Eagles #15 / 116lbs.  Markayla Lottie,  #17 / 109lbs. Zoey Mzeru  #19 / 184lbs. Daryus Webb  In addition, the men’s and women’s teams received in the NAIA rankings as the Eagles prepare for their second season. Avila head coach Graham...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Markayla Lottie and Raziyah Thomas were both featured in the latest NAIA Women’s Wrestling individual rankings, the NAIA announced this week, making them the first two ranked women’s wrestlers in Avila Wrestling history. With the two ranked individual wrestlers also comes 11 team votes, meaning the Eagle women are now appearing in the NAIA’s team rankings for the first...

0.05. That was the point differential that separated first-place Pikeville and second-place Avila in the Traditional competition at last year’s Universal Cheerleaders’ Association (UCA) College Cheerleading National Championships. That was how close the Eagles were to the second national championship in program history. Just hours before Avila took second place in the Game Day competition with Sacred...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It is with great sadness that we announce that Avila University head baseball coach and assistant athletic director Daryl Cronk passed away at approximately 2 a.m., December 26, 2021. He was 46 years old. “This morning was hard,” said Avila University Director of Athletics Shawn Summe. “Daryl was a great and genuine man. His...

She’s had a killer start to her career in Kansas City, and after her best week of competition yet, Avila women’s basketball sophomore guard Ainsley Tolson has been named the KCAC Offensive Player of the Week for the week of November 22-28, the conference announced this week. The sophomore from Trenton, Missouri has been excellent in her first season...

The Avila University Department of Athletics announced Paul Wolf as the first head coach of the University’s newly-unveiled men’s and women’s bowling teams, which will begin competition in the 2021-22 school year. “We are excited about the addition of bowling,” Avila University Director of Athletics Shawn Summe said. “People who have never seen a collegiate...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Avila University Department of Athletics announced Graham Karwath as the first head coach of the department’s newly-unveiled men’s and women’s wrestling teams, which will begin competition in the 2021-22 school year. “I am really excited to welcome Graham to the Avila Athletics family,” said Avila University Director of Athletics Shawn...