The life of a college athlete, especially one as accomplished as Kamaka, can be demanding, but he said he has learned to balance his mental game by spending time with another plate: the dinner plate.
The Mercer men’s lacrosse team (6-7, 2-3 Atlantic Sun Conference) will take on Jacksonville University (8-5, 4-1 ASUN) in the semifinals of the ASUN conference tournament on May 1 at 3 p.m. in Jacksonville, Fla.
Women’s lacrosse (11-6, 8-0 Big South) secured the No. 1 seed in the Big South Conference Championship for the fourth consecutive season and will face off against Furman University (10-8, 5-3 Big South) on May 1 at 4 p.m. in the semifinals.
Women's and men's tennis teams finish seasons in Southern Conference tournament last week in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Earlier this month, Mercer baseball Head Coach Craig Gibson reached a remarkable 750-win total as skipper for the Bears. Reflecting on his accomplishment, Gibson said his first thought was how rare it was and how blessed he felt.
Josemarria Gutierrez '26 has been around a lot of golf. Born in Mexico City, he started his career at Missouri Baptist University, a school of just less than 6,000 students, then transferred to Barton College, a Division II school in North Carolina for two years.
Women’s lacrosse will begin conference play against High Point University today at Five Star Stadium at 4 p.m. The Bears are 1-3 at home and 2-3 on the road this season after facing several nationally ranked opponents in non-conference play.
Men's lacrosse enters Atlantic Sun Conference play with a 4-4 overall record this Saturday against Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. following a balanced non-conference schedule that included three early wins and four losses against higher-level competition.
The Mercer cheer team has been raising money to fund a trip to the 2026 National Cheer Association & National Dance Alliance College Nationals set to run April 8-11 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Head Coach Nicole Scott estimated the total cost to be $46,000.
Softball (13-13, 1-0 Southern Conference) began play this weekend with a series-opening, 6-4 win against Samford University (9-21, 0-1 SoCon) at Sikes Field on Saturday, March 21. The series will continue today with the second part of the double header and the final game against the Bulldogs at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Mercer baseball (18-3) will begin Southern Conference play with a three-game series against The Citadel (8-10) at OrthoGeorgia Park in Macon on Friday, March 20.
Since men's basketball’s unprecedented run in the 2014 NCAA tournament, the program has not found much consistent success. Since that storied season and before this year, the Bears have had just three winning records in conference play, the last coming in the 2019-20 season. But this season, things looked different.
Mercer returned only four players from last year's men's basketball squad for this year's season, but finished with a 14-1 record at home and a No. 4 seed in the Southern Conference tournament. Today, the team is suiting up for a quarterfinal matchup against Western Carolina University and a chance at advancing to the semifinals for the first time since 2021.
Carly Lenhardt ‘26, a journalism student and Mercer beach volleyball player, has been building her photography business for seven years. The freelance photographer specializes in graduation photos every spring semester while balancing her craft with the responsibilities of being a student athlete.
Men's and women's basketball had regular seasons that surpassed expectations this year as each team notched convincing winning seasons after posting losing regular season records and exited the Southern Conference tournament early last spring.
Mercer beach volleyball opens its 2026 season Friday, Feb. 20 at the Sandy Spartan Showdown in Tampa, Fla., where it will face the University of Tampa, Saint Leo University and Barry University.
Men's basketball protected their home court Wednesday night, defeating Southern Conference rival Furman University, 69-64, in Hawkins Arena to remain unbeaten at home this season.
Women’s tennis opened the 2025-26 spring season with a 2-2 record through its first four matches, besting Florida A&M University and the College of Charleston while falling short to Clemson University and Georgia State University.
Mercer softball will start their 40th season Friday after a historic 2025 season that featured the program's first ever Southern Conference championship and an NCAA tournament berth.
Mercer women’s lacrosse opens its season at home against Virginia Tech on Friday, Feb. 6 at 3 p.m.
Solutions by The State News