Darren McGurn

Darren McGurn

Class of 1998
Inducted in 2009

Darren McGurn ’98 was a 4-time All-America attacker who finished his career by receiving NCAA Division III Player of the Year and NCAA Division III Attacker of the Year honors. As a freshman, he moved right into the starting lineup and set a North Coast Athletic Conference record with 63 goals (one short of the OWU record). He ranked third in the NCAC in scoring, and was named NCAC Player of the Year as well as third-team All-America. He and teammate Dave Maguire became the first pair of freshmen to score 50 goals apiece in NCAA Division III history. Ohio Wesleyan was 13-4, won the NCAC title with a 5-0 record, and advanced to the national semifinals. His sophomore year, he compiled 48 goals and 33 assists, ranking third in the NCAC in goals and fourth in scoring average. He was a first-team All-America and All-NCAC selection as Ohio Wesleyan was 13-3, won the NCAC championship with a 5-0 mark, and advanced to the NCAC semifinals. As a junior, he repeated as a first-team All-America and first-team All-NCAC selection. He totaled 35 goals and 30 assists to tie for third in the NCAC in goals and rank fifth in scoring average. Ohio Wesleyan went 13-4, finished second in the NCAC at 4-1, and advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals. As a senior, he was named Division III Player and Attacker of the Year as well as first-team All-NCAC. He ranked second in the NCAC in goals and scoring average with 40 goals and 21 points. Ohio Wesleyan went 14-2, won the NCAC title and advanced to the NCAA semifinals. His career total of 186 goals ranked second all-time at OWU, while his 290 points was third all-time. During his career, Ohio Wesleyan went 53-13, including a record of 19-1 in the NCAC, won 3 conference titles, and advanced to the NCAA semifinals 4 times.