DEFIANCE, Ohio - The floor inside the 84,000-square foot George M. Smart Athletic Center is installed and the lines were finished Thursday. The Smart Fitness Center will be moved in and open inside the facility as the Buchman Fitness Center on February 13, with the entire facility projected to be open by late February.

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Sports Information Department, in partnership with Streamline Technologies, officially launched a redesigned online home for the Yellow Jackets on Thursday, with the aim of further increasing DC’s ability to showcase the student-athletes of its 22 varsity athletic programs.

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Senior defender Kevin Elson was recently selected to the 2011 NCAA Men’s Division III All-Ohio Third-Team by the OCSA. The honor adds to his accolades for the 2011 season, as he also received All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference First-Team honors.

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Athletic Media Relations Department, in partnership with Digipixart, officially launched a brand new online photo store on December 7. To celebrate the exciting new opportunity with Yellow Jacket fans, all products will be marked down 20 percent between now and January 1.

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s soccer team had three of its players honored on Thursday by being selected to the HCAC All-Conference teams. Kevin Elson received First-Team All-HCAC honors, while Joe Loftis and Sean Roberts were voted Second-Team All-HCAC.