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Hockenbury named 2025 GNAC Executive (Athletic Director) of the Year

The honor comes as Hockenbury completes his third season leading Norwich's Department of Athletics, a tenure marked by competitive success, academic excellence, and expanded opportunities for student-athletes.

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Cadet Student-Athletes Earn High Marks in the Classroom During Spring 2025 Semester

Norwich University student-athletes continued to excel academically during the Spring 2025 semester. The 22 varsity programs combined for a department GPA of 3.25, with 11 teams posting GPAs above the average.A total of 217 Cadets earned a GPA between 3.4 and 3.9, while 55 student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA, earning them President's List honors.Norwich's women's programs were led by Women's Cross Country, which posted a department-high 3.767 team GPA. Women's Basketball (3.675) and Women's Ice Hockey (3.656) closely followed. Women's Rugby led the way with 17 players on the Dean's List. Not far behind is Women's Soccer with 15 student-athletes, to go along with four on the President's List, where Women's Ice Hockey led the way with five honorees.On the men's side, Men's Golf led all programs with a 3.612 team GPA, just ahead of Men's Ice Hockey (3.6). Football led the way in terms of total representatives on the Dean's List with 25. After receiving National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Team Scholar Champions earlier this year, Men's Wrestling ended the year with 19 student-athletes on the Dean's List, the second most among men's teams. Men's Ice Hockey paced the department in President's List honorees with 12.The Co-Ed Rifle team also shone in the classroom, earning a 3.238 GPA, with four team members posting a GPA higher than 3.4. TeamTeam GPADean's ListPresident's ListWomen's Cross Country3.767 71Women's Basketball 3.675 93Women's Ice Hockey 3.656145Softball3.53282Women's Soccer 3.325154TeamTeam GPADean's List President's ListMen's Golf 3.612 62Men's Ice Hockey3.6001312Men's Tennis 3.47253Men's Wrestling3.398176Men's Cross Country3.375122Norwich student-athletes continue to uphold the University's mission by excelling in academics, service, and sport while also upholding the values of Division III athletics.

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The Right Decision

Jehric Hackney '24, M'25 and Henri Bourque M'25 explore their Norwich experience as digital student-athletes in the College of Continuing and Graduate Studies (CGCS).

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Justin Simpson Announced as the Women’s Hockey Coach at Norwich University

Simpson takes over a Cadet program that is set to compete in the inaugural season of Little East Conference (LEC) competition, after a berth in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Championship game.

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Norwich Women's Ice Hockey NECH Awards

Women's Ice Hockey: Lisac Takes Home NEHC Rookie of the Year, Leads List of Five Cadets Earning All-Conference Plaudits

For the second year in a row, a Norwich University’s women’s hockey phenom clinches the prestigious New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Rookie of the Year honors.

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Norwich University Men's Swim & Dive Team named the GNAC 2025 Champions

Men’s Swimming & Diving: Cadets claim third-straight GNAC Championship, sixth ever in program history, Adlianitski, Bylow tapped Swimmer, Rookie of the Year

Five years after establishing the first-ever three-peat in the history of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Swimming & Diving Championships, the Norwich University men's swimming & diving team made history yet again, capturing the league's 2024-25 title in commanding fashion inside the WPI Sports & Recreation Center in Worcester, Mass.

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GNAC Women's Swimming & Diving Champions, Norwich University

Women’s Swimming & Diving: Norwich secures sixth-ever GNAC Championship, three-peat for first time since 2000, Laitala named Diver of the Year for second-straight season

For the first time since 2000, the Norwich University women's swimming & diving team completed a historic three-peat as the league's best, securing their third consecutive Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Swimming & Diving Championship at the 2025 title meet inside the WPI Sports & Recreation Center in Worcester, Mass.

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