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Ohio Wesleyan University MENS LACROSSE

FAST FACTS

Location: Delaware, Ohio

30 minutes from Columbus, 14th largest city in the U.S.

Enrollment: 1,300 Students

We are centrally located and have students that come to us from all over the country!

Student to Faculty Ratio

13:1

Merit-Based Financial Aid, starting at $20,000

Good grades get rewarded!

$1,000 Visit Award

If you make a visit to campus, you will receive $1,000 off of tuition annually!

25 Varsity Sports

Multiple National Championships & a Culture of Champions!

NICKNAME

Battling Bishops

Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops

EQUIPMENT

Nike & Cascade

OWU Partners with BSN Sports Starting in 2019
OWU Signs with BSN

OHIO WESLEYAN & DOWNTOWN DELAWARE

Ohio Wesleyan University & Downtown Delaware, Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University - www.OWU.edu

Delaware & Alum Creek State Parks: Both 10 Minutes From Campus!

Delaware State Park & Alum Creek State Park are great places to get into nature. With incredible fishing, hunting, hiking, swimming and any other outdoor activity.

Delaware County, Ohio - A Happy Place to Live!

Delaware, OH was just ranked the 18th happiest county in the United States!
Take the 360 Tour of Delaware!
Things to do in Delaware, Ohio

Columbus, OH

30 Minutes down the road, our students utilize the big city for internship opportunities, major sporting events, music, food and more!

One of the Best Cities in which to start your career. Columbus, OH provides incredible opportunities for new graduates.
Columbus, OH is America's 14th Largest City!

NHL, MLS, AAA Baseball, Big 10 Football, music venues and a bustling Short North district call CBUS Home!

Columbus is truly one of the most fun and trendy cities in the nation!
Forbes Ranks Columbus, OH at #9 City for Young Professionals!

Ohio Wesleyan University is only a 30 minute drive from John Glenn Columbus International Airport!

WHY OWU?

#OhWooo

Most Entrepreneurial College in Ohio, 17th in the Nation
Top 100 Liberal Arts College & Top 60 Best Value College - 2022

Take the Tour of our Newly Renovated Smith Hall!

OUR ALUMS GIVE BACK!

4,6 & 8 room Senior Apartments built in Fall 2021!
New Senior Apartments & Renovated Freshman dorm, part of largest donation in OWU history!

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

OVER 70 MAJORS

WE HAVE THAT!

Business, Health & Human Kinetics & Pre-Professional Programs are popular amongst our team.

The OWU Connection- Why Liberal Arts?
OWU is one of the "Colleges that Changes Lives"

DIII Student-Athlete Philosophy

OWU Lacrosse Makes A Difference with Team Impact!

OWU adds Gabriel Eberhard to roster!
OWU & Team Impacts newest Battling Bishop!
Gabe will rock #23!!

Giving back to Delaware

CULTURE OF CHAMPIONS

OWU MENS LACROSSE ALL AMERICANS

173 All-Americans have been named at Ohio Wesleyan

3 Bishops Named 2021 USILA All-Americans
A History and Tradition Second to None

4x NCAA Finalist

9x NCAA Final Four Participant

21x NCAC Champions

34 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2nd All-Time).

WE PLAY THE BEST

2022 Schedule Resume: 1 NCAA Champion, 2 Semi-finalist, 4 Quarter-finalist, 6 NCAA Tourney Participants & 5 teams ranked in the Top 20

OWU LACROSSE MAKES "LEGENDS"

Max Tennant('19) finished his career 2nd all-time in NCAA DIII history in Goals with 262!
Tennant NCAC Offensive Player of the Year

MEET THE BISHOPS

Joey Wiseman: Freshman, 1st Team All-NCAC, 2022 NCAC Rookie of the Year
Matt Maier graduated in 2017 with over 100 points and has started his career in Real Estate for Colliers International in Columbus, Ohio.
Miles Rathell, 2022 Graduate, 2x All-American and NCAC Newcomer of the Year in 2019!
Luke Leyden (Northfield, MA) was a 2016, 2017, and 2018 All-American Selection, 1st Team All-NCAC in 2017 and 2018, and completed his senior year as the incumbent Team Captain. He is currently working as a financial management associate at Lumen, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA.
We had players intern last summer in Washington D.C., Houston & Westport, CT!

Battling Bishop Lacrosse players have had summer internships in New York City, Philadelphia & Columbus to name a few!

Cole Jamieson, Class of 2019, capped a massive Senior season where he broke the OWU record for goals by a midfielder(49) as well as points by a midfielder(69). During the 2019 season Cole was named team captain, 1st-Team All-NCAC, HM-All American, IMLCA 1st-Team All West Region, USILA Scholar All-American & played in the USILA North/South game. Cole was a Genetics major & is now studying Bio-Medical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis!

MEET OUR ALUMNI

A few young alumni currently living and working in New York City, New York.
Alumni leave Ohio Wesleyan prepared for life through lessons learned and experiences in the classroom and on the field. They collect accolades and apply those successful experiences in their careers!

SEASONED ALUMNI

Tom Goodman

Tom Goodman Class of '76, Founder & CEO at Goodman Media International in NYC, NY
Goodman Media International, Multiple Players have interned for Tom at his headquarters in NYC, NY

Doug Freeman

Doug Freeman, Class of '05, Vice President of Sales for the Muse, "Your ultimate career finder and guidance destination." Doug helped all 2017 graduating seniors with free professional resume review and career planning consultations! Thanks Doug!
The Muse: Your ultimate career finder and guidance destination.

Branch Rickey

Branch Rickey broke the race barrier in professional baseball.

WHY WE LOVE OUR ALUMNI

Ohio Wesleyan Receives $1.625 Million Contribution to Support Men's Lacrosse

READ THE WHOLE STORY HERE

SELBY STADIUM

Selby Stadium was built in 1925, is a historical landmark in Ohio, and is the third largest Stadium in Division 3 athletics.
Selby Stadium features a state of the art Field Turf surface, Live Instant Replay Scoreboard, and hosts all OWU Home games & practices for Men's Lacrosse and average over 1,000 fans in games against ranked teams.

MORRILL FAMILY STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ROOM

The Morrill Family Strength & Conditioning room is 5,200 sq ft and is equipped with state of the art POWER LIFT strength and conditioning equipment which includes 20 olympic lifting stations, machines and free weights. It is equipped with HVAC and is in Edwards.

Morrill Family Strength & Conditioning Room
20 Lifting Stations built for Olympic lifts and with adjustable benches.

Think you have what it takes to be a Battling Bishop?

Can You Pass Our Testing?

Bench Press: 10+ reps of your body weight

Squat: 10+ reps of your body weight

Pull Ups: 15+

Dips: 25+

Sit Ups: 75+ in 2 minutes

Run Test: 6 laps around 400meter track, 90 seconds per lap, 30 second rest between laps.

WANT TO BE A BISHOP?

OWU Men's Lacrosse Website
Prospective Student-Athlete Questionnaire
OWU Lacrosse Prospect Days
2022 D3 Midwest Showcase
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Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

Mike Plantholt: 2x NCAC Coach of the Year. Winningest coach in OWU Lacrosse history.

Mike Plantholt is in his 12th season as head men’s lacrosse coach at Ohio Wesleyan University.

With a career record of 136-52 (.723), Mike Plantholt is the winningest coach in the history of the Storied Men's Lacrosse Program at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Appreciate