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By John DeFreitas | Published October 16, 2023 It only took 121 seconds for Anabel Makutonin to make her presence known with a goal, slotted in the bottom right corner of the net, during the Kean Cougars’ home opener from Alumni Stadium. It was Makutonin’s brace (two goals in one game) that led her to earn the early season award for […]
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By Layah Lopes | Published October 16, 2023 Spirits are on the rise, and it’s not just because of Halloween. Founded just seven months ago, the Kean University Cheer Club is quickly gaining traction. To raise morale, sophomore Shukuran Adewole has collaborated with track and field and cross-country coach Daniel Todman to start a new cheerleading club at the university. The […]
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By Kervin Coleman | Published October 16, 2023 Every university uses homecoming as a way to bring its population together. Students, professors, directors, and alumni come together for the tradition of homecoming to spread the campus’s culture and a chance for people to connect in ways they may not have previously. Homecoming exhibits and enhances school spirit for a week with plenty of […]
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By Dorian Alerte | Published September 28, 2023 Panzer Athletic Center was filled to the brim with students and family to watch the Kean Cougars take on the Montclair State University RedHawks in the women’s volleyball NJAC opener. The Cougars (5-6) silenced the crowd quickly as they secured the road sweep over the RedHawks (8-5) 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-17) on […]
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By Kervin Coleman | Published May 3, 2023 Two Kean all-star football players were among five select athletes who performed at the first NJAC exclusive Pro Day where college athletes showcase their talent before NFL scouts in the hopes of getting called for the draft. During the event, held April 4 inside the Rec Center at William Paterson University, the […]
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By Dorian Alerte | May 3, 2023 On the field, they’re competitors. Off the field, they’re sisters. As Karly and Anna Messina got set for what would be their third interconference meeting with each other, they could not help but feel excited. On Apr. 11, the two sisters faced off against one another for the third time in three seasons. […]
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By Matthew Sierra | Published May 3, 2023 Chris Swenson, head coach of the women’s swim team at Kean University had the season of a lifetime, with the perfect combination of brilliant coaching and elite-level swimmers under him. In his young career as a head swim coach, he can call himself finally NJAC Coach of the Year in 2023. Kean […]
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From Dorian Alerte | Published April 27, 2023 Kyeon Taylor dropped into his stance to run the 40-yard dash as his teammate Jason Carlock watched on. NFL scouts clicked their stopwatches as Taylor crossed the 40-yard line. On Apr. 4 Taylor, Carlock, along with three other players from the New Jersey Athletic Conference took part in an NFL Pro Day, […]
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By Anthony Reyna | Published April 10, 2023 In the midst of Women’s History Month, one of Kean University’s own has etched her name into the University’s history books. Junior Public Health Major Naomee Miller recently became the first Kean swimmer to participate in the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. Miller, and the Kean Women’s swimming team as […]
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By Hector Morales | Published April 10, 2023 The Kean Men’s Lacrosse program started out in 1970 with former head coach and former director of Kean Athletics Hawley Waterman When he retired, he was the winningest coach in program history with 207 wins. Now one of his mentees changed history. Current Cougars Head Coach Shelley Sheiner has surpassed his mentor […]
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