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Athletics
Cross Country Claims Third at Mountain Dew Invitational
The NSU men’s and women’s cross country teams each claimed third place Saturday at the University of Florida’s Mountain Dew Invitational. The highest finish of the weekend for either team came from Alexandria Palm (Sr., Winnebago, Ill.), who claimed sixth place with a 6K time of 22:36.48. It is the fastest she…
NSU to host Baseball Team Tryouts
The NSU Baseball Team will hold tryouts for the 2013-2014 season on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 4:30 p.m. at the NSU Baseball Complex. Come on out and play ball! Complete Release
NSU Swimming & Diving Teams Release 2013-14 Schedule
NSU men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron has announced the schedule for the upcoming 2013-14 season. The Sharks will participate in nine meets throughout the regular season along with the SSC Championships and two intrasquad meets. “We have a solid schedule that includes not only our…
NSU Men’s and Women’s Golf Picked Second in Respective Preseason Division II Coaches’ Poll
NSU men’s and women’s golf team are each ranked second in their respective Golf World/Nike Golf preseason NCAA Division II coaches’ poll. The men’s squad only trails defending champion and Sunshine State Conference rival Barry, who earned nine first-place votes and 343 total points. NSU was next with five first-place votes…
NSU Athletics names New Head Coach of Women’s Tennis Program
NSU’s Director of Athletics Michael Mominey announced that Steve Schram will take over the helm of the Sharks women’s tennis program at the beginning of 2013-14 season. Schram becomes only the second head coach since the women’s program was reinstated in 2003-04 and joins the NSU coaching staff after two successful seasons…
Men’s Basketball Finishes Successful Summer of Camps
NSU men’s basketball program continued its involvement with the local community by hosting multiple camps over the course of the summer. “Camp was great this year,” said assistant coach Brandon Crone. “Our camp counselors and coach Marquise Kiffin did a great job teaching the game of basketball. The two camps…
SAAC Hosts 2013 Fall Kickoff Party
NSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) recently hosted its inaugural NSU Fall Kickoff Party at the NSU Arena in the Don Taft University Center. The goal for SAAC was to have all the NSU student-athletes meet each other and make new friends before the academic year begins. SAAC hosted several ice-breaking…
NSU Softball Announces 2013 Recruiting Class
The NSU softball team and head coach Lesa Boneè has announced their 2013 recruiting class. This class is comprised of nine new Sharks, five freshmen and four transfers. Katrina Ammons, a junior transfer from Brevard Community College, played in 55 games at first base and was a force at the…
NSU Tennis Team Recognized in ITA Academic Awards
NSU’s tennis team has been named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team and had five athletes named as Scholar Athletes, as announced by the association. The Sharks have become a staple on the ITA list of top academic programs and routinely have student-athletes honored as scholar athletes. This year’s ITA…
Baseball Hires Woodworth As New Pitching Coach
The NSU’s baseball team and head coach Greg Brown have announced the hiring of Pete Woodworth as the program’s new pitching coach for the 2014 season.Woodworth comes to NSU with experience at both the collegiate and professional levels. After playing four seasons at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers,…
Men’s Golfer Finishes Fourth at Canadian Men’s Amateur
Rising senior Ricardo Celia (Barranquilla, Colombia) finished fourth in the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship at the Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, British Columbia. Celia came into the fourth and final round tied atop the leaderboard after shooting a 4-under-par 66 on Thursday. He was part of the final group…
Volleyball Squad Receives AVCA Team Academic Award
The NSU volleyball team was honored with an American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award, and is one of only 77 Division II women’s programs and just five from the Sunshine State Conference that has been given this recognition. The Sharks join Barry, Florida Southern, Lynn and Rollins as representatives…
Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer and Volleyball Preseason Polls Released
The Sunshine State Conference recently released its preseason polls for the upcoming 2013 fall sports of men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball. NSU Women’s Soccer was chosen to finish fourth in the preseason poll, receiving 38 votes. The Sharks finished fourth in the SSC a season ago. Last year’s SSC…
Brand-New NSUSharks.com Launched
The NSU Athletics Department is proud to unveil the brand-new NSUSharks.com. The new-look site features larger photos and graphics, easy-to-navigate sport pages, rosters and schedules, and conveniently-placed promotions and upcoming events tabs. All Shark social media can be quickly linked to on the right side of the site, and fans…
NSU Student Named Florida League Reliever of Year
NSU baseball pitcher Josh Glick was named this summer’s Florida League Relief Pitcher of the Year. Glick, who appeared in 17 games for NSU as a freshman, was nearly untouchable for the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs. In 13 games and 15.1 innings pitched, Glick gave up just six hits and did…
NSU Athletics Announces New Hires in Compliance Office
Kelley Kish, associate director of Athletics for Compliance, Internal Operations and Sport Administration, named two additions to the Compliance office: Marlon Furlongue as compliance coordinator and graduate assistant Travis Smith. Complete Release
O’Mahony Qualifies as Alternate for U.S. Amateurs
NSU golfer Hunter O’Mahony a rising sophomore, has qualified as an alternate for the upcoming 2013 U.S. Amateur Championships, at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass on Aug. 12-18. O’Mahony finished third in his sectional, shooting a two-round score of 141 at the PGA National Golf Club Fazio Course in Palm Beach Gardens,…
Simpson Competes at World Championships
NSU swimmer Esau Simpson (Sr., St. David’s, Grenada) represented his native Grenada at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Simpson, competing for his country at the global scale for the second straight summer, swam in the 100m freestyle race. In the third heat of the event, Simpson finished with a time…
NSU Announces 2013 Athletics Hall of Fame Class
The NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013 was recently announced with four former student-athletes headlining the honorees. The inductees are: baseball player Bryan Cook, rower Nicole Felluca, soccer player Juan Ramos and softball player Katie Veltri . The class of 2013 will be inducted into the NSU Athletics…
