Bluffton University mascot J. Denny Beaver gained a partner this year in Jenny Beaver. And the pair proved so popular that five Bluffton students were needed to fill their shoes.
The students’ identities were revealed at halftime of the men’s basketball game on Jan. 31, during a ceremony that traditionally marks the only time that college mascots remove their costume heads in public.
Bluffton University students who studied off campus last fall semester will relate their experiences during campus forums at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10. The talks are free and open to the public.
Seven students who spent the semester in Guatemala will speak at the 11 a.m. session in Founders Hall. Scheduled to present at 7 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall are Amanda Bartel and Ashley Knippen—both of whom studied at the Washington (D.C.) Community Scholars’ Center—along with Brent “Cody” Cook and Julia Thomas, who were in Northern Ireland and Ecuador, respectively.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University junior center Thayne Recker (Arlington) set the HCAC single-game scoring record in the Beavers’ 103-102 triple overtime win over Hanover on Saturday and he has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the third time this season.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - Trey Everett (Sidney/Fairlawn) had a record-setting performance in the high jump at the SPIRE Midwest Open Saturday and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week.
The Bluffton Track and Field team divided its efforts between two high-caliber meets and came away with exciting performances from a number of Beaver athletes.
On Friday night, vaulter Terrill Webb (Kenton), and the throws team ventured up I-75 to the University of Findlay. Webb highlighted the proceedings with an indoor PR, a school record, along with an HCAC leading and a 13th placing on the NCAA nationals list with a clearance of 11-7.75.
