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.

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College soccer program and head coach Alex Van der Sluijs have announced that the Prospect Camp scheduled for Sunday, November 6, has been postponed until the spring to allow for more optimal field conditions. An official make-up date will be announced in the coming weeks.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Yellow Jackets entered the final game of the season with a chance to qualify for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference postseason. The Saturday afternoon match was at Rose-Hulman, who is second place in the HCAC standings.

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s soccer team needed a win over Bluffton University on Wednesday afternoon to keep any hope of reaching the HCAC playoffs alive. Goals from Jaiden Henderson and Joe Loftis kept DC in the postseason hunt.

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s soccer team suffered a blow to its Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference playoff opportunity on Saturday in a thrilling 3-2 overtime defeat to Mount St. Joseph.

RICHMOND, Ind. – The Defiance College men's soccer team battled to a 1-1 tie at Earlham on Tuesday evening in a weather-shortened affair. The action was stopped with just over five minutes remaining in the second overtime session due to lightning.