HIRAM, Ohio - March 19, 2026 - Hiram winter sports have officially come to a close, with nine different teams finding plenty of memorable moments to look back on from this past season. Those teams include men's and women's basketball, men's ice hockey, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's swimming, as well as men's and women's wrestling.

The following article will recap those seasons as Hiram's official 2025-26 "Winter Sports Wrapup."

Men's Basketball

Hiram men's basketball capped off a 6-19 season with a dominating win over Allegheny College, 88-69 on Senior Day. The team started the season 3-0 as they found themselves champions of the Crossbar Alfred Classic with wins over Alfred State College and Lycoming College. The squad turned around and defeated Bluffton University, 70-67 on Nov. 15. The Terriers were eliminated from the conference tournament in their first year in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, but there were plenty of bright spots. Seven of the team's 14 conference losses were decided by ten points or less. On Jan. 10, the Terriers defeated Bethany College, 88-83, for their first PAC win. They shot an efficient 50% from the field and 56.3% from beyond the arc to take down the Bison.

Eight different student-athletes averaged at least 6.0 PPG, demonstrating the balance of the team's offense. Among leaders was sophomore Collin Jones, who averaged 13.1 PPG on 49.6% shooting and scored double figures in 19 out of 25 games played. He scored a career-high 25 points against Franciscan on Jan. 31 and followed that performance up with 24 points against Thiel on Feb. 4.

Junior DJ Niles averaged 8.3 PPG and led the team in rebounds per game at 5.7. Arguably his best game of the season was against Penn State Behrend on Jan. 3, as he recorded a career-high 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. The forward from Maple Heights, OH followed that performance up with two more consecutive double-doubles against Geneva on Jan. 7 and Bethany on Jan. 10. Niles also led the team in blocks with 34.  Senior sharpshooter Brock Makrancy was third on the team in scoring at 8.1 PPG. Makrancy led the team in three-point shooting as he shot 46.1% from three. In two seasons with the Terriers, the wing from Findlay, OH made 103 three-point field goals. His 46.4% career three-point percentage is best in program history.

The Terriers graduate four seniors; Manuel Devora Violan, Dushawn Hill, Josh Martin and Makrancy. Head coach Pierce Cumpstone will look to fill the shoes of these four seniors, who all played an impactful role on the court for the team this year. The team will return plenty of scoring opportunities heading into the 2026-27 season.

Women's Basketball

The Hiram women's basketball team found a great starting point in success in their return to the Presidents' Athletic Conference. The Terriers finished with a 7-19 overall record and a 4-12 conference record. The team's first win of the season came against an impressive La Roche University team, 71-66, on Nov. 20. They followed that game up with their first PAC win against Thiel, 69-67, in overtime on Dec. 3. Perhaps their most impressive win of the season came over Geneva College, 85-74, on Jan. 7. The team shot an impressive 45.3% from the field and outrebounded the Golden Tornadoes, who led the PAC in rebounds during the regular season.

The Terriers saw great success from beyond the arc this season. They led the PAC in 3-point percentage (32.5%) and were third in total 3-pointers made (172). Their 172 made 3-pointers is also third best in program history. The team had three players all have 50+ makes for the first time in program history: Sarah Seaman (56), Advika Srinivasan (55), and Isabella Caceres (52).

Seaman led the team in scoring at 16.1 PPG which was good enough for fourth place in the conference during the regular season. The senior guard had 21 games of double-digit scoring and eight games of 20+ points. On Feb. 18, she posted a career-high 30 points on 61% shooting. Her six made 3-pointers in that game was also a career-high. Isabella Caceres had a balanced year in her second year as a Terrier. The point guard from Cypress, CA averaged 13.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists. Her best performance of the year came on Dec. 20, when she set a program record for points in a game (43) and 3-pointers made in a game (11). Caceres was crucial for the Terriers as she ranked 10th in all of Division III in minutes played (38.5 per game). She recorded a career-high 12 assists against Penn State Behrend on Jan. 31 and followed that up with 10 assists against Heidelberg on Jan. 3.

Sophomore Maya Joiner did it all for the Terriers this season. Joiner nearly averaged a double-double with 9.6 points on 51.5% shooting and 10.8 rebounds. The forward from Canton, MI also led the team in steals (53) and blocked shots (41). She recorded eight double-doubles including 20 points, 18 rebounds, 7 blocks, and 5 steals against Thiel on Dec. 3. She recorded a career-high 19 rebounds against Westminster on Jan. 14.

Hiram will look to continue to build off a good start in the PAC moving forward. The team finished just shy of making the conference tournament. The Terriers will graduate Seaman and Srinivasan, two key offensive players for the team, but they return a solid core of young players who will look to make an impact next season.

Men's Ice Hockey

Hiram finished their inaugural season with a record of 1-20-1, but had plenty of individual and team accomplishments to build upon as the team moves forward into their second season in 2026-27.

Finishing the season with a three-way tie for goals scored throughout the season was Tyler Arthurs, Anthony Arthurs and Markus Olson with five goals apiece. Second in the running was Keith Smilowitz with four goals throughout the campaign.

In the net, goaltenders Ian Amaranto and Mark Paton put in work throughout the season, playing in 14 and 13 matches respectively. In the end, Amaranto posted a .905 save percentage and Paton finished the year with a save percentage of .880.

On defense, the Terriers had four different players finishing the season with 20+ blocks, with Harrison Flaacke leading the team in blocks with 29. 

Paired with his five goals in the season, Anthony Arthurs also put up four assists, giving him team-highs in both assists (four) and points (nine).

Among the team's notable results were a win over MCLA in the second home game of the season, as well as a shootout win over Beloit on Nov. 15. The team also hung with a talented Chatham team on Jan. 16 and narrowly lost to Concordia Wisconsin on Feb. 8. The team also grabbed a few ACHA wins over Cincinnati and Misericordia.

Hiram will now shift its attention to 2026-27, where it will return to The Pond in Chagrin Falls, OH and look to make even bigger strides for a fast-developing program.

Men's Swimming

Highlighting the men's swimming team in 2025-26 was when the Alumni Memorial Pool record was broken in the 5000-meter freestyle on Jan. 23 vs Heidelberg, with Owen Pastorius swimming a time of 17:17.43, breaking the previous record by over 10 seconds. The other senior, Jon Hybil, was impressive in his senior year, with impressive performances at the championships for the 200-yard breaststroke, 100-yard breaststroke, and the 50-meter freestyle, capping off an impressive career as a Terrier.

The junior class of David Slovenkay. Joe Krosky, and Ethan O'Malley were also impressive, as Slovenkay and O'Malley were a part of the 200-meter medley relay team and the 800-meter medley relay, and Krosky and Slovenkay were part of the 800-meter medley relay teams. 

Ethan Drake and Tanner Markley represented the sophomores, as Drake competed in the 500-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relay and Markley swam hard in the 200-yard IM,100-yard backstroke, and was a part of the 400-yard medley relay at the PAC Championships. 

The freshmen class of Elijah Gilman and Morrodox Sisowath opened up their collegiate careers with performances in the 50-yard freestyle, 100- and 200-yard backstroke for Gilman, and the 50-meter freestyle and 200-yard freestyle for Sisowath.  

Women's Swimming

On the women's side, the two seniors of Grace Basham and Becca Johnston capped off their careers as Terriers in impressive fashion at the PAC Championships, with Basham swimming in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, and the 100-yard freestyle, while Johnston competed in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke at the PAC Championships. 

The other swimmers of Madison Fleischer and Mya Libertine also competed in the PAC Championships, with Libertine in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, and 100-yard freestyle, and Fleischer in the 50-meter freestyle and 200-yard medley relay at the end of the season. The Hiram men's and women's swim & dive team will return to action next fall, when they make their return to the PAC. 

Men's Wrestling

Taveon Moss was the star of the show for the men's wrestling team, as he took home PAC Newcomer of the Year and was the PAC Champion at the 125-lb weight class. The freshman from Roxboro, NC with a team-high 26 wins and 17 pins; the 17 pins were also the most in a single season in program history, while his .743 win percentage was also a program record for a single season.

Senior Will Brodbeck was also strong in his final collegiate season on the mat, posting a career-high 17 wins and seven pins. Brodbeck notably was an All-PAC honoree thanks to a third-place finish in the 149-lb bracket at the PAC Championships on Feb. 14. With 45 career wins, Brodbeck ranks fourth in career victories for the program since it returned to competition in 2021.

The freshmen duo of Dino Longo (197 lbs) and King-Amari Wright (165 lbs) rounded out the team's top individual performers, with Wright ranking third on the team with 12 wins and Longo adding eight wins, which included an All-PAC selection and a third-place finish at the PAC Championships. Sophomore Jackson Bowers (157 lbs) added 11 wins, which ranked fourth on the team.

Besides Brodbeck, Hiram will return the majority of its roster in what figures to be another big season in 2026-27.

Women's Wrestling

Hiram women's wrestling wrapped up the 2025-26 season with a lot to be excited about, including the performances of AMCC Newcomer of the Year/AMCC Champion Alazhandra Williams and AMCC Champion Emily Lorenzon, both of whom finished their first collegiate seasons. The duo tied for the team lead with 21 wins apiece, which included 12 pins from Lorenzon and 11 pins from Williams. Both student-athletes also earned a pair of victories at regionals to cap off the year.

While Hiram didn't defend its AMCC title, it still placed second as a team behind the efforts of the rest of its roster, too. Senior Allydia Byard became the first student-athlete in program history to be a multi-time all-conference selection, with her season ending with nine victories. For her career, Byard is one of four wrestlers in the history of the program to tally at least 40 career wins.

Also contributing throughout the winter season was freshman Cicely Cullins (18 wins, including All-AMCC honors) and freshman Emrie Fink (14 wins).

Hiram will return a number of those key contributors as it now looks forward to 2026-27, which will be the sixth season of competition for the program all-time.

Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field

The men's and women's indoor track & field teams had a season for the record books, as they combined for seven all-region selections, 17 All-PAC selections and numerous new program records each and every week of the season. Now in its third season of competition since returning as a varsity sport at Hiram College, the team has officially reached new heights in its pursuit of both team and individual championships.

On the men's side, Aidan Shiels was among the top performers in both the 800-meter run (1:53.40) and joined his teammates, DeAco Curry, Kamran Walton and Nathan Feltner, for the PAC Championship record in the 4x400-meter relay (3:19.72). Sebastian Regalado shined in the 60-meter hurdles (All-PAC, 8.71), along with Curry in the 800-meter run (All-PAC, 1:55.60) and Kenta Poole in the weight throw (All-PAC, 14.23m).

For the women's team, Hiram was spearheaded by student-athletes on both the track and in the field, as Angelina Weems took the lead as the PAC Newcomer of the Year. The first-year had a mark of 15.00m in the weight throw to win the PAC Indoor title. Sam Volpe was also among the best field athletes, beating her own program record in the shot put (13.14m) and earning All-Region honors along the way. Trezure Bates was a PAC champion in the 60-meter hurdles (9.19), Karalyn Rutkowski was an all-region select in the high jump (1.63m), Juliana Gunn earned all-conference status in the long jump (5.12m) and the 4x400 relay team of Kylie Moser, Abby Guyette, McKenzie Riley and Frances Popik was the same (4:13.51).

The Terriers will look to further their momentum into the outdoor season, which opens on Friday, March 27 in Oberlin, OH.