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The transgender issue at the collegiate level is a bit murky across the nation.

Ottawa University women’s flag football coach Katie Sowers has been appointed as the head coach of the Italy’s national women’s senior flag football team.The FIDAF selected her following Omar Passera’s resignation.

Ottawa University men’s soccer forward Bence Molnar is among the best players in the NAIA.Molnar was named to the third team of the 2023 NAIA Mens’s Soccer All-American.Molnar was a first team All-KCAC selection, Daktronics Scholar Athlete, and a member of the CSC NAIA Academic All-District Team.

Ottawa University women’s volleyball player Radaisy Valdez has been named first team NAIA All-American.

Ottawa University had two women’s volleyball players named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

The Ottawa University athletics sits in seventh place of the 2023-24 KCAC Commissioner’s Cup standings following the Fall 2023 season.Ottawa earned 48 points with strong showings from the men’s and women’s soccer teams and football team.Kansas Wesleyan University sits atop the standings with 67 points.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2023 Daktronics NAIA Football Scholar-Athletes.