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Athletics
Track and Field Runners finish 2nd at Peach Belt Championship
The Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s track and field teams finished second at the 2015 Peach Belt Conference Championship after a strong final session Saturday, April 18. This year’s race for the conference championship went down to the last few events, with everyone playing a huge role. The women…
Baseball player Justin Garcia Named Semifinalist for Tino Martinez Award
Nova Southeastern University junior Justin Garcia (Hialeah, Fla.) is one of the 30 semifinalists for the 2015 D2 Baseball News Tino Martinez Award. The award has been given to the top player in NCAA Division II baseball for five years running. Garcia has been a major part of the top…
Wilkins, Brown Among Celebrities at Recent Cliff Floyd Bowling Tournament
Graduating senior basketball player Jasmine Wilkins (Miami) and Nova Southeastern head baseball coach Greg Brown were among the featured celebrities to take part in Cliff Floyd’s third annual Celebrity Bowling Tournament held this past weekend. Wilkins, the reigning Sunshine State Conference women’s Player of the Year, became the first-ever female…
NSU Attends NCAA DII APPLE Conference
The Nova Southeastern University athletic department sent three staff members and three student-athletes to the NCAA Division II APPLE Conference, hosted by the University of Virginia. The Sharks sent Associate Athletic Director/SWA Kelley Kish, Program Director – Sports Performance Steve Orris and women’s basketball assistant coach Brooklyn Kohlheim joined student-athletes…
Molina Claims PBC Field Athlete of the Week
Nova Southeastern University track and field student-athlete Sydney Molina (Fr., Miami, Fla.) has been named Peach Belt Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week, as announced Tuesday, April 14. Molina set a new best mark in the discus throw at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational at 39.31m. She finished fourth…
Woodard Named SSC Player of the Week; Varsity-4 Earns Boat of the Week
Roche Woodard (Sr., Tampa, Fla.) has been named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office Monday, April 13. In addition, the conference also named the NSU Varsity-4 the SSC Boat of the Week. Woodard began his week against Palm Beach Atlantic on Tuesday…
NSU Hosts First Career in Sports Forum Workshop
Nova Southeastern University athletics hosted the first NSU Career in Sports Forum Workshop last week in the Sharks Athletics Building. “The benefit of facilitating the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in 2013 and 2014 is my exposure to the programming and curriculum by the NCAA specific to this topic,” stated…
The Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball program will host three different camp sessions. To register, contact assistant coach Marquise Kiffin at 305-332-2145 or marquisekiffin@yahoo.com The mission of the Sharks Basketball Camp is to provide a fun, enthusiastic and safe atmosphere where campers of all ability levels feel comfortable improving in…
No. 2 Women’s Golf Stages Huge Comeback to Advance to National Championships
The No. 2 Nova Southeastern University women’s golf team posted their best round on Tuesday, May 5 to finish off a remarkable comeback at the NCAA Super South Regional, leaping from sixth to third and advancing to the DII National Championships, while freshman Mailen Domecq Chantry earned co-medalist honors among…
No. 4 Tennis Places Second in Initial NCAA South Region Rankings
The No. 4 Nova Southeastern University tennis team entered into the first NCAA Regional Rankings of the 2015 season as the second-ranked squad in the South, as released on Wednesday. The Sharks (16-1, 6-1 SSC) were 11-0 against DII competition as of the deadline to input results on Monday. They…
Baseball player – Michael Hernandez – Named SSC Player of the Week
Michael Hernandez (So., Pembroke Pines, Fla.) has been named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, after going 5-for-12 in a sweep of the No. 3 Tampa Spartans, including two walk-off performances. On Friday night, Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a triple and one RBI. The RBI came on a…
Track and Field takes Three PBC Honors Again
For the second straight week, the nationally ranked Nova Southeastern University track and field teams took three out of four Peach Belt Conference Track and Field Athletes of the Week honors. Sherrelle Jordan (So., Chandler, Ariz.) and Vanessa Munley (Sr. Moosic, Pa.) were recognized for the second week in a row, while…
Chantry Tabbed as SSC Golfer of the Week
The Nova Southeastern University women’s golfer Mailen Domecq Chantry (Fr., Mar del Plata, Argentina) was named Sunshine State Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week. The Sharks picked up a victory last week at the Otter Invitational, hosted by Cal State-Monterey Bay in Seaside, California. Chantry led the way for the…
Wilkins Earns All-American Honors from DII Hoops Bulletin
Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball forward Jasmine Wilkins recently gained national recognition, as she was chosen by Women’s Division II Bulletin as a member of their All-American Third Team, placing her among the 15 best players this season in all of DII. In her final season with the squad, Wilkins…
NSU Dominates All-SSC Swimming Honors
The Nova Southeastern University swimming and diving program earned a combined 14 All-Sunshine State Conference honors, as announced by the conference office Friday, March 27. Led by the SSC women’s coach of the year, head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron, NSU collected the most SSC awards in program history, winning eight of…
Sharks in Hunt for SSC Mayors’ Cup
The Nova Southeastern University Athletic Department ranks in the top three for both men and women in the Sunshine State Conference Mayors’ Cup Standings after the fall and winter seasons. The Sharks rank second overall in the women’s standings with 27 points, while NSU’s men’s teams rank third with 18…
Blanco to Represent SSC at NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum
Nova Southeastern University men’s soccer standout Emilio Blanco (Fr., Weston, Fla.) was selected to represent the Sunshine State Conference at the 2015 NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in Orlando, Florida from April 9-12. According to the NCAA, “The NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum engages a diverse and dynamic representation of student-athletes, coaches,…
NSU Sports Medicine Continues to Make Innovative Strides in Concussion Management
The Nova Southeastern University Sports Medicine Team continues its tradition of providing cutting-edge medical services to its student-athletes by taking major steps forward in concussion management during the 2014-15 season, most notably by implementing a standardized sideline concussion evaluation for all teams that includes the King-Devick Test. According to the…
Baroniel Named NCBWA South Region Pitcher of the Week
Collecting his second accolade of the week, Roberto Baroniel (Sr., Miami, Fla.) has been named the NCBWA South Region Pitcher of the Week for his performance against Florida Southern on Mar. 20. Baroniel allowed just one earned run in a complete game victory over Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Southern…
Tennis Reaches No. 4 in National Rankings
The undefeated Nova Southeastern University tennis team has reached No. 4 in the ITA National Rankings, released Wednesday for the month of March. The fourth-ranked Sharks have reached the highest national ranking in program history by starting the season 14-0. The 2015 squad surpassed the previous best of seventh in…