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The Purdue Northwest student-athletes shined in the classroom again with the recent release of the 2018 Spring Semester Academic report. Over 200 student-athletes combined to average a collective grade point average (GPA) of 3.21. Two-thirds of all...

Railcats fans know that a day at the U.S Steel Yard always brings much more than a quality baseball game. From fireworks and autographs to Taco Tuesdays, something exciting is always happening be it on, or off the field. This year, the Railcats are...

Jon Newcomb has been hired as Purdue Northwest’s Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information, Marketing and Event Management. Newcomb officially begins his new role on Monday, June 4. Newcomb served as a graduate assistant for Pride...

The accolades continue to come in for senior Kyleigh Payne (Bourbonnais, Ill./Kankakee CC/Bishop McNamara) as she was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NCAA Division II All-American Third Team Wednesday evening. Earlier...

Coming off the program’s first season in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), Purdue Northwest men’s soccer coach Ryan Hayes recently announced the addition of 13 incoming student-athletes as part of his 2018 recruiting...

On Thursday afternoon, Purdue University Northwest (PNW) welcomed a new member to their team: Boomer Roberts, head coach of the PNW Men’s Basketball Team. With a life mission based on family values and living a meaningful life, Roberts is a...

Purdue Northwest Director of Athletics Rick Costello announced the hiring of Brian “Boomer” Roberts as the university’s new men’s basketball head coach Monday evening. Roberts joins the Pride after a nearly four-year stint at Trinity...

Freshman Kyle Freel (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) was named the 2018 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Freshman Pitcher of the Year and sophomore catcher Hunter Thorn (Portage, Ind./Portage) and freshman pitcher Chad Patrick...

The Purdue Northwest baseball team hosts Davenport for a four-game series this weekend at Dowling Park for the final series of the year before the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Baseball Tournament starts next week. The...

The Purdue Northwest softball team travels for a trio of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) doubleheaders on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (April 27-29) to finish its regular season slate. The Pride (24-19, 14-12 GLIAC) take on the...