Ohio Wesleyan University will bestow Team of Distinction honors upon its 2011 men's soccer team and its 1967 football team during ceremonies on Homecoming & Family Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 8 .  For more information about Homecoming & Family Weekend, click here.

The Team of Distinction was created to recognize individual teams that have distinguished themselves and made extraordinary contributions to OWU athletics.

The 2011 men's soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 loss to Messiah, then reeled off 18 straight wins, including 9 in North Coast Athletic Conference competition to win the NCAC championship.

The Bishops received a first-round bye in the NCAA Division III tournament play and defeated Washington (Mo.) before rallying from a 2-0 deficit in the final 20 minutes for a 3-2 win over Ohio Northern behind a goal and an assist from forward Travis Wall '12.  After a 2-1 win over Hope sent the team to the national semifinals, Ohio Wesleyan defeated Montclair State, 4-0, before taking the national championship with a 2-1 win over Calvin.  The win in the national championship game was the 608th for head coach Jay Martin, making him the all-time victories leader in NCAA men's soccer.

Ohio Wesleyan finished the season with a 23-2 record, tying the school season record for wins.  Wall was named NCAA Division III Player of the Year and was joined on the All-America teams by midfielder Dylan Stone '12.  The Bishops placed 5 players on the all-region teams, 6 on the All-Ohio teams, and 9 on the All-NCAC teams.

The 1967 football team opened its season with a 14-14 tie at Albion, then posted 8 straight wins, including a 35-14 verdict at Augustana, led by future National Football League quarterback Ken Anderson.  The Bishops scored 10 fourth-quarter points on the way to a key 24-23 win over Wittenberg, then got a 1-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Dick Cromwell '69 to wide receiver Bill Long '69 on the final play of the game to complete an improbable comeback and a 23-21 win over Mount Union.  Ohio Wesleyan clinched the conference title by building a 24-0 halftime lead at Denison in what ended up a 24-12 win.

The Bishops and head coach Jack Fouts '48 finished the season with an 8-0-1 record, going undefeated for the first time since 1953 and tying the school season record for victories.  The team was considered for a postseason bowl bid to the Grantland Rice Bowl (the NCAA College Division Mideast Regional championship game).  Twelve players represented Ohio Wesleyan on the All-OAC teams, with halfback Bob Badami '69, center Pat Flanagan '68, guard Ed Kurent '68, and defensive tackle Don Ryals '68 receiving first-team accolades.