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Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 140 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership. Olivet’s 275-acre main campus is in Bourbonnais, Illinois, 50 miles south of Chicago. Additional sites are in Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grand Rapids and Grand Ledge, Michigan; Hong Kong; and more than 100 School of Graduate and Continuing Studies learning locations throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. From Oxford to Tokyo, hundreds of Olivet students also experience the global classroom each year through study abroad opportunities, internships and worldwide mission trips. 

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Olivet Nazarene University is an accredited Christian, liberal arts university offering more than 140 areas of undergraduate and graduate study, including the Doctor of Education in ethical leadership. Olivet’s 275-acre main campus is in Bourbonnais, Illinois, 50 miles south of Chicago. Additional sites are in Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grand Rapids and Grand Ledge, Michigan; Hong Kong; and more than 100 School of Graduate and Continuing Studies learning locations throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest. From Oxford to Tokyo, hundreds of Olivet students also experience the global classroom each year through study abroad opportunities, internships and worldwide mission trips. 

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2017 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Men's Soccer First Team College Division

The CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division soccer teams are comprised of student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
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Sports - 2017 Dec 18

2017 CCAC Player of the Year (Men's Golf)

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) top award for men's golf
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Sports - 2017 May 3

2017 NAIA National Championships

Olivet Nazarene University women's swimming and diving team
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Sports - 2017 Mar 10

2017 NAIA National Championships

Olivet Nazarene University men's swimming and diving team
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Sports - 2017 Mar 10

2016 NAIA Nationals for Women's Swimming and Diving

Olivet Tiger women's swimming and diving team clinched the NAIA National Championship Runner-Up title on March 6, 2016, in Columbus, Georgia. This marked the teams highest-ever finish in its four years of existence.
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Sports - 2016 Mar 10

2016 NAIA Nationals for Women's Swimming and Diving

Olivet Tiger women's swimming and diving team clinched the NAIA National Championship Runner-Up title on March 6, 2016, in Columbus, Georgia. This marked the teams highest-ever finish in its four years of existence.
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Sports - 2016 Mar 10

2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft

Olivet Tigers represented in 22nd round of MLB draft.
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Sports - 2015 Jun 16

Outstanding men's track and field team performance

History-making records by Jacob Armbrust in the spring 2015 season
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Sports - 2015 May 11

2016 NAIA National Championship for Men's Swimming and Diving

Olivet Tiger men's swimming and diving team clinched the NAIA National Championship on March 6, 2016, in Columbus, Georgia. This is the first national championship for the team in its four years of existence and the first ever for Olivet.
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Sports - 2016 Mar 9

Tiger Athletics Hall of Fame

Tiger volleyball alumna Michelle (McFadden) Schneider inducted into Olivet's Athletics Hall of Fame
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Sports - 2014 Nov 5

Tiger Athletics Hall of Fame

Tiger women's basketball alumna Hilary (Disch) Lochner inducted into Olivet's Athletics Hall of Fame
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Sports - 2014 Nov 5

Tiger Athletics Hall of Fame

Tiger softball alumna Lauren (Chessum) McLain inducted into Olivet's Athletics Hall of Fame
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Sports - 2014 Nov 5

Tiger Athletics Hall of Fame

Tiger baseball alumnus Ben Zobrist inducted into Olivet's Athletics Hall of Fame
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Sports - 2014 Nov 5

2014 NAIA Softball Player of the Year

2014 Softball All-America teams, selected by the NAIA All-America committee
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Sports - 2014 Jun 27

2014 Rawlings-NAIA Baseball Gold Glove Team

2014 Rawlings-NAIA Baseball Gold Glove Team, as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association All-America Selection Committee. For the eighth year, a total of nine players were chosen based upon their defensive success.
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Sports - 2014 Jun 27

Olivet Tigers athletes from area honored for achievements

Olivet Nazarene University announces the athletes from this area who were recently honored for their outstanding achievements while participating and competing in the Tiger athletics program.
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Sports - 2013 Mar 11

Olivet Tigers athletes from area receive special honors

Olivet Nazarene University announces the athletes from this area who were recently honored for their outstanding achievements while participating and competing in the Tiger athletics program.
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Sports - 2013 Jan 8

Olivet Tigers athletes from area honored for achievements

Olivet Nazarene University announces the athletes from this area who were recently honored for their outstanding achievements while participating and competing in the Tiger athletics program.
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Sports - 2013 Jan 8

Local residents at Olivet receive CCAC All-Academic award

Olivet Nazarene University announces its student-athletes who recently received a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic award.
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Sports - 2011 Jun 9
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