Athletics
November 29, 2021
PNW Hockey Approved to join ACHA Division 1
The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), recently announced Purdue University Northwest has been approved for the ACHA Division 1 level starting in the 2022-23 season. The current PNW Division 2 program will transition to Division 1, while the Pride will continue to field a Division 3 team.
November 5, 2021
Purdue Northwest Freshman To Represent Native Bermuda in CONCACAF Qualifier
PNW soccer forward Jazir Warner has been selected to represent his native nation on its CONCACAF Men’s Under-20 team, which will compete November 5-14 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
October 17, 2021
Copper Leads Sky to WNBA Title as the Former PNW Coach Earned Finals MVP
Purdue Northwest Athletics would like to congratulate former women's assistant basketball coach Kahleah Copper on earning Finals MVP and helping the Chicago Sky capture the 2021 WNBA Championship.
September 14, 2021
PNW adds Women’s and Men’s Track and Field
Purdue University Northwest is proud to announce the addition of women’s and men’s track and field programs. PNW Track and Field will compete in both indoor and outdoor seasons and will officially launch in the 2022-23 academic year. The latest sport additions elevate PNW’s sport offering to 17 NCAA Division II teams.
September 3, 2021
Fifth Annual Fall Sports Festival Set for September 19
The Purdue University Northwest Athletic Department will host the Fifth Annual Fall Sports Festival at Dowling Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 19.
July 12, 2021
First PNW Player Ever Chosen in MLB First-Year Player Draft
Purdue Northwest pitcher Chad Patrick was selected with the 107th pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
June 4, 2021
PNW Student Athletes Continue to Excel in the Classroom
The Purdue University Northwest Department of Athletics announced its student-athletes produced a cumulative team GPA of 3.43 in Spring 2021.
May 20, 2021
Chad Patrick named GLIAC Pitcher of the Year
PNW's Chad Patrick has been selected as the 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Pitcher of the Year and named to the All-GLIAC First Team. He's the first Pride pitcher in school history to earn the GLIAC Pitcher of the Year award!
May 14, 2021
The Importance of Teamwork – Meet PNW Graduate Tayler Vauters
Tayler Vauters’, ’21, success as a nursing student came from lessons she learned as a member of the PNW Pride women’s basketball team.
February 17, 2020
Purdue Northwest Athletics announces addition of Esports
The Purdue University Northwest Pride announced the addition of Esports as PNW’s 14th varsity athletic program.
