North Park Athletics

10/22/2024

More good news for North Park University Men's Soccer as the Vikings move up to No. 8 in the newest USC National Top 25 Poll!

CHICAGO, Ill. -- North Park Men's Soccer jumped up one spot from ninth to eighth in the Week 7 United Soccer Coaches (USC) National Top 25 Poll unveiled on Tuesday afternoon. This is NPU Men's Soccer's highest ranking by USC since the Aug. 7, 2018 (preseason) poll where the Vikings were ranked secon...

10/22/2024

North Park University Women's Tennis sends a pair of first teamers to the All-CCIW team for the first time in program history!

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Park Women's Tennis put two players on the 2024 All-College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Team on Tuesday morning. Both Alexandra Ristfeldt and Hanna Zethraeus were named first-team all-conference, representing the first time in program history that Viking Tenni...

10/21/2024

North Park University Women's Volleyball

Mary Kate Giesen and Adriana Rodriguez secure two of three CCIW Player of the Week honors! Giesen with the Setter accolades and Rodriguez the league’s top Offensive Player.

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Thanks to quality individual performances against ranked competition last week, North Park Women's Volleyball saw two players earn College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) weekly honors on Monday afternoon. Senior setter Mary Kate Giesen was the league's Setter of the We...

10/20/2024

North Park University Men's Soccer with their 10th shutout of the seasons, peppers Pios on Saturday

CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 9 North Park Men's Soccer team took care of business on Saturday, putting the first "L" in Carroll University's College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) record with a 2-0 win. This is the 10th shutout for North Park this season and the sixth shutout win.

10/16/2024

North Park University Women's Tennis concludes 2024 season with a share of the CCIW title!

https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2024/10/15/womens-tennis-north-park-tennis-drops-final-match-of-the-season-concludes-season-with-first-ever-title.aspx

10/15/2024

North Park University Men's Soccer up to No. 9 in Week 6 USC Top 25 Poll!

CHICAGO, Ill. -- North Park Men's Soccer bounced all the way back into the United Soccer Coaches' Top 10 on Tuesday afternoon, following a pair of shutout wins over Elmhurst and Illinois Wesleyan. North Park climbed to ninth in the national poll, making the biggest seven-day jump of any teams this w...

10/15/2024

North Park University Men's Soccer sees fourth and fifth Viking to earn a CCIW weekly honor this 2024 season

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Powering their team to a take-down of then undefeated Illinois Wesleyan this past Homecoming Saturday, fifth-year midfielder Jostein Blindheim and freshman midfielder Alexander Gahm were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Defensive and Offensive Players o...

10/14/2024

North Park Football's "1-0" mantra fueling another impactful season on the North Side

CHICAGO, Ill. -- A hard-fought Homecoming win on Saturday over the Carroll Pioneers to move the team's record to 4-1 on the season and 3-1 slate in College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) play showcases one thing: North Park Football is doing things The Right Way.

10/10/2024

North Park University Men's Soccer blank Bluejays to secure seventh shutout win

CHICAGO, Ill. -- The No. 16-ranked North Park Men's Soccer team needed just one goal to beat the Elmhurst University Bluejays, 1-0, on Wednesday night.

10/08/2024

North Park University Women's Tennis clinches at least a share of their program's first-ever CCIW title!

ELMHURST, Ill. -- Continuing an undefeated run to its 2024 season, the North Park Women's Tennis team secured at least a share of their first-ever College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) title on Monday afternoon with an emphatic win at Elmhurst University. The Vikings remain the only unde...

10/07/2024

Happy Homecoming Week!

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10/01/2024

North Park University Men's Soccer cracks into USC's Top 10 on Tuesday afternoon. Highest ranking for Vikings Soccer since 2022 season
https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2024/10/1/north-park-mens-soccer-breaks-into-national-top-10-on-tuesday-afternoon.aspx