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 – Yellow Jacket junior forward Katie Heitkamp was placed on the 2011 NCAA Women’s Division III Academic All-Ohio Third-Team by the OCSA. Heitkamp was also selected as a member of the Second-Team All-HCAC.

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.

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Senior defender Jordanne Buehrer and junior forward Katie Heitkamp were recognized by the HCAC on Tuesday as all-conference standouts. Both Buehrer and Heitkamp were selected to the Second-Team All-HCAC list, voted on by the head coaches of each team in the 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 Defiance College women’s soccer team finished its 2011 campaign with a dramatic 2-0 win over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Senior Dani Chadwick scored a beautiful header with under five minutes remaining for the gamewinner.

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s soccer team dropped a tough loss to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Bluffton University on Wednesday afternoon by a final score of 1-0.

DEFIANCE, Ohio – On a day honoring Defiance’s seniors, it was a freshman who stole the show. The Jackets used and impressive two goal performance from freshman midfielder Lindsay Bubnick to power them past HCAC opponent Mount St. Joseph on Saturday.

XENIA, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s soccer team suffered a 3-1 defeat against Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference leader Earlham College on Wednesday evening.