The Bethel men’s track and field team celebrated a national championship win at the 2018 NCCAA National Championship indoor track meet on Feb. 17, their third overall. They also boast 12 All-American athletes and 6 scholar-athletes. Under Natali, both the men’... More »
This week, Erik Escobedo gives the Beacon an insight into his life as a track and field athlete and how he has maintained his success all throughout his collegiate career. Escobedo is a seven-time NCCAA indoor and outdoor national champion, winning in three se... More »
This week we get to know volleyball senior outside hitter Haley Brown. Starting in the middle blocker position, Brown brought herself to spots on the All-Crossroads League Second Team and Crossroads League All-Freshman Team her freshman year. For the rest of h... More »
Since the debut of men’s rugby back in 2015, the team has continually pushed the limits to what they can do. In year one, they had a winning record, nearly beating a more experienced Notre Dame program. The also qualified for the National Small College Rugby O... More »
This week, we highlight starting center mid-fielder and team captain of the soccer team Samuel Biek. Biek hails from a little town in Germany called Bad Endbach, which is an hour north of Frankfort. Biek has been an offensive force since he signed with the tea... More »
Human sex-trafficking. It is slowly becoming one of the largest industries around the world. Bethel girls’ basketball coach, Eric Gingerich, approximated the industry to be worth 100 billion dollars today. Tonight’s game, which starts in the Wiekamp Athletic C... More »
MISHAWAKA (BB) – The Pilots basketball team recently celebrated quite an accomplishment: a 26-home game win streak. The Pilots had stayed undefeated on their home court since their last loss on February 13, 2016. Unfortunately, that streak was broken over brea... More »
This week we’re highlighting a notable defender in Bethel women’s basketball history: senior forward Kaitlin Elsasser. She recently entered the 500-rebound club during a game against Indiana Wesleyan, only the 20th Bethel Lady Pilot to do so. She currently ran... More »
Distance running is one of Bethel’s year-round sports, not taking any breaks. Distance runners go from cross-country in the fall to indoor track in the winter and back outdoors again to outdoor track in the spring. However, there are few distance runners who... More »
Jordan Downs, of Bethel’s track and field team, recently broke Bethel’s in-house long jump record. This isn’t his first record-setting performance; he broke his high school’s long jump record as well. He is a transfer student from Vincennes University and is c... More »
This week, we highlight Bethel College’s first ever NCCAA All-American for women’s golf: Jaycee Bunner. Bunner is a newer face at Bethel College, being a junior transfer from NCAA Division II school Armstrong State University. However, it’s taken her very litt... More »
The men’s basketball team found themselves losing for the first time this season against an unranked Viterbo University on November 18th. The Pilots struggled to put up any boards, with only 39.6 percent shooting and committing 16 turnovers. However, just thre... More »
