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Athletics
Athletics Academic Center Hosts Career Fair Prep Workshop
The NSU athletic department hosted at two-day workshop in its academic center to prepare student-athletes for the NSU Job and Internship Fair, held on Feb. 19. The workshop ran from Feb. 17 & 18 during lunch hours and included a presentation with tips on how to prepare for the fair….
Sharks Baseball Ranked Ninth in Nation in Recent Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Poll
The Nova Southeastern baseball team (10-1) has just been ranked ninth in the country according to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper coaches poll, released Monday, Feb. 17. The Sharks have started the season hot, dropping just one of their first 11 games of the early season. NSU will look to continue their…
Men’s Hoops SigneeTroy Spears Named IBCA/Subway Player of the Week
Martinsville HS guard and NSU’s basketball signee Tory Spears recently earned the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Subway Player of the Week award, honoring the top player in Indiana for the week ending Feb. 8. The 6-3 Spears averaged 23.5 points, two rebounds and three assists in claiming boys’ District 3 honors…
Jeangerard Named SSC Player of the Week
NSU basketball guard Justin Jeangerard (Jr., Weaverville, Calif.) has been named Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week presented by VALIC, as announced by the conference office. Jeangerard led the Sharks to an undefeated week while shooting nearly perfect. He shot 83 percent (15-of-18) from the field, 70 percent (7-of-10) from 3-point range…
NSU Basketball Player Portrays Abraham Lincoln for Storytime Fun
Reigning Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week Justin Jeangerard (Jr., Weaverville, Calif.) took time away from his busy schedule to dress up as Abe Lincoln and read to children at a recent Storytime Fun session at the Alvin Sherman Library. Jeangerard dressed up, head to toe, as the nation’s 16th president…
#NSU50 Top Moment No. 4: NSU Adds Four Sports
The #NSU50 “Top Moments in NSU Athletics History” continues with the fourth moment on the list: Nova adds four sports alongside its basketball team. By 1984, Nova had a mascot, a men’s hoops team and Sonny Hansley, the basketball coach and Director of Athletics. The athletic department took a more…
Student Athletes participate in Academic Achievement Luncheon
Fifty seven of NSU’s athletes attended the Student Athlete Academic Achievement Luncheon at the Grande Oaks Golf Club to celebrate their outstanding academic success. Students athletes who finished a semester with a 3.8 or higher, had the highest GPA on the team, or student athletes who flourished in the NSU…
Baseball’s Josh Glick Voted to Florida Collegiate Summer League All-Decade Team
Josh Glick (So., Boca Raton, Fla.), a member of the NSU’s baseball team has been voted to the Florida League All-Decade Team. The Florida League recently had the fans, coaches and league staff, vote online for an All-Decade team. The Florida Collegiate Summer League has had 235 players drafted in the…
NSU Athletics Honors NCAA Director with Pioneer Award
The Nova Southeastern University Department of Athletics honored Delise S. O’Meally, NCAA Director of Governance and International Affairs, with the annual Pioneer Award during the National Girls and Women in Sports Day luncheon. O’Meally was honored during the luncheon and had a chance to speak with female student-athletes about how…
54 Student-Athletes Named to Fall SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Go Sharks! The NSU athletic department has placed 54 student-athletes on the 2013 Sunshine State Conference Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll, as announced by the conference office Thursday. Read the Complete Release
Nova Southeastern Student-Athletes Continue to Succeed on the Field and in the Classroom
The NCAA has released the latest Division II graduation rate data, including the division’s Academic Success Rate (ASR), which held good news for Nova Southeastern University. NSU increased its ASR for the fifth straight year to 92, 21 percent higher than the national average. NSU’s student-athletes outperformed the national average and…
Sharks Baseball Team Completes Special Weekend with Youth Day
The NSU baseball team hosted youth day at the NSU Baseball Complex Sunday, Jan. 26. Youth from the community came out to the ball field and met the Sharks coaches and players for a few hours on Sunday. The players and coaches set up different drills for the youth to…
Baseball Team hosts Annual Alumni Game
The NSU’s baseball team completed its final organized game before its season opener next weekend against the alumni, on Saturday Jan. 25 at the NSU Baseball Complex. Dozens of Shark alumni took the diamond to challenge this year’s NSU squad. The game was won by the alumni, 8-7, in walk-off…
#NSU50 Top Moment No. 2: Knights Chosen as School Mascot
The #NSU50 “Top Moments in NSU Athletics History” continues with the second moment on the list: Nova University selecting its first mascot. Nova University, over a decade before merging with Southeastern University of the Health Science, needed a mascot to represent its brand new basketball team and future sports programs….
Cahill Named to Capital One Academic All-District Team
NSU men’s basketball player Brian Cahill (Jr., Arlington, Va.) earned Capital One Academic All-District honors, as recently announced by CoSIDA . Cahill leads the team with 13.7 points, 3.9 assists and two steals per game. In the classroom, Cahill has earned a 3.76 GPA in his business administration graduate program. Last…
Sharks Baseball Hosts Youth Day
The NSU baseball team hosted its first ever Youth Day on campus on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the NSU Baseball Complex. This was a free event for children of all ages and skill levels, where the NSU coaching staff and players had the opportunity to interact with the youth who…
Women’s Basketball Team Featured in Sun-Sentinel
Cristina Ledra of the Sun Sentinel attended the NSU women’s game against Rollins on Saturday. She wrote a game recap as well as the following excerpt of a feature article on the team. Links to both articles are below. Sharks Laying Down Foundation Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/09/3088779/nova-southeastern-building-with.html#storylink=cpy By Cristina Ledra,…
Wilkins Repeats as SSC Player of the Week
For the second consecutive week, Jasmine Wilkins has been named Sunshine State Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, presented by VALIC. Wilkins (Sr., Miami) helped lead the 14-0 Sharks to two of their closest victories of the season to keep the team undefeated and on top of the SSC. In the…
Rowing Team Releases 2014 Spring Schedule
The Nova Southeastern University rowing team has released its 2014 championship spring schedule on NSUSharks.com. Click HERE to view upcoming rowing events. The rowing team will begin the season on Saturday, March 8 in a spring break race at Rollins at 8 a.m. The event kicked off the 2013 season in which…
#NSU50 Top Moment No. 1: NSU Athletics is Born
The #NSU50 “Top Moments in NSU Athletics History” starts with the earliest moment in program history, the creation of the athletic program in 1980. The athletic department was created by NSU Hall of Famer and former NSU president Abraham S. Fischler and the board of trustees, with the intention of…