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Athletics
Hanbury Assumes Role as New SSC President
President and CEO of Nova Southeastern University, George L. Hanbury II, Ph. D., has assumed the role of President of the Sunshine State Conference for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic terms. Hanbury succeeds Kevin M. Ross, president of Lynn University, who just completed a two-year term. In his new role as…
Men’s Basketball Named Team Academic Excellence Award Winners
Sharks become only school in the Sunshine State Conference to be honored. The Nova Southeastern men’s basketball program was honored for its hard work in the classroom, as the team received the National Association of Basketball Coaches Team Academic Excellence Award. “Other than winning a national championship, this recognition may…
Hafner Promoted to Top Volleyball Assistant
Amy Hafner has been elevated to the top assistant on the 2013 Nova Southeastern volleyball coaching staff. Hafner was a volunteer assistant coach last year for the Sharks after coming to NSU from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. She had been a volunteer assistant with the Trojans after finishing her…
Women’s Soccer Announces the Hiring of New Assistant Coach
The Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team announces the hiring of Jordan Reppell as the assistant coach, replacing former assistant coach and NSU athlete Shurell Burton. Reppell joins NSU after a very decorated four-year soccer career at Missouri State, a Division I athletic program in the Missouri Valley Conference. As a…
Swimming and Diving Teams Receive Men’s and Women’s Team Scholar All-America Award
The Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have received the Team Scholar All-America Award presented by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, as announced this week. The Team Scholar All American Award is presented to college and university swimming and diving teams, who have achieved a…
Three Men’s Basketball Players Named to NABC Honors Court
The Nova Southeastern men’s basketball team has three student-athletes named to the Louie Schonauer Coaches Honors Court. Graduated seniors Louie Schonauer (Sr., Lincoln, Ill.) and Lukas Roesch (Sr., Sugar Grove, Ohio), along with Brian Cahill (So., Arlington, Va.), were all recognized. The NABC annually recognizes those collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the…
Men’s Golfers Announced to 2012 All-Nicklaus Team
Nova Southeastern men’s golfers Ricardo Celia (Jr., Barranquilla, Columbia) and Benjamin Taylor (Jr., Leatherhead, England) have been selected to the 2013 All-Nicklaus Team as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America, which recognizes players from Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA for their outstanding play during the past collegiate season….
104 Sharks Named to SSC Spring Honor Roll
Nova Southeastern has placed 104 student-athletes on the 2013 Sunshine State Conference spring honor roll. With this remarkable academic season, the Sharks have set a program-best for total athletes on the spring honor roll. To be eligible for the Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll, a student-athlete must post a minimum semester…
Coleman Steps Down As Head Tennis Coach
Nova Southeastern University Director of Athletics Michael Mominey announced today that head women’s tennis coach Michael Coleman,DScPT has resigned after 10 seasons with the Sharks. “I want to thank Michael for his 10 years of dedicated service and commitment to the department of athletics at NSU,” Mominey said. “Through his tireless work…
Women’s Soccer Releases 2013 Schedule
The Nova Southeastern women’s soccer team has released its schedule for the upcoming 2013 season. The Sharks will play 17 matches, eight of which will be at the NSU Soccer Complex. The team will open their season Thursday, Sept. 5, at the NSU Soccer Complex against West Georgia at 6…
NSU Sharks Golf Video Receives Gold at 2013 NACMA Best of Awards Ceremony
The Nova Southeastern Athletic Department was awarded a gold medal at the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) Best of Awards Ceremony last week at the annual National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Conference held this year in Orlando, Fla. With over 1,000 submissions, NSU took first…
Gittings and Johansson Make Cut in British Amateur
Both Abbey Gittings (Sr., Tamworth, England) and Linnea Johansson (Fr., Vaxjo, Sweden) from the Nova Southeastern women’s golf team made the cut in the British Amateur Wednesday. The top-64 in the 144-player field advanced to the matchplay stages beginning Thursday. “I’m incredibly proud of both Abbey and Linnea”, said head women’s golf…
NSU Student Athlete Receives Prestigious Wilma Rudolph Award
Nova Southeastern University swimmer Jonathan Key has been named as a recipient of the 2013 Wilma Rudolph Award, given by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics at their recent national conference. The N4A Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award honors student-athletes who have overcome great personal, academic, and/or emotional odds…
Frazier-Wong Named CRCA National Coach of the Year
Nova Southeastern rowing head coach Stephen Frazier-Wong has been named the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Coach of the Year. This is Frazier-Wong’s second award of the season, as the Sharks’ head coach was previously named Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year. In his first season with NSU, Frazier-Wong took an…
Frazier-Wong and Brown Named “CaptainU” National Coaches of the Year
Nova Southeastern head coaches Stephen Frazier-Wong and Amanda Brown have been named CaptainU National Coaches of the year for their sport’s respective division. CaptainU, an online recruiting network, honored one coach per sport in NCAA Division I II and III. Many of the selections went to coaches who led their team to…
NSU Finishes Ninth in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings
Coming off winning the 2013 NCAA Division II Women’s Rowing National Championship less than a week ago, the Nova Southeastern University athletic department posted their highest-ever finish in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings. The Sharks athletic programs accumulated 552.5 points throughout 2012-13 to finish ninth out of 300 Division…
Asuaje Selected by Red Sox in MLB First-Year Player Draft
Nova Southeastern middle infielder Carlos Asuaje was selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Saturday, in the 11th round (323rd overall) by the Boston Red Sox. Asuaje (Jr., Weston, Fla.), should he sign with the Red Sox, would leave NSU as one of the most highly-decorated players to ever play…
NSU Rower Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year
Nova Southeastern University’s student athlete, Lauren Boudreau (Sr., Waterford, N.Y.), has been selected as the Sunshine State Conference’s nominee for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year award. Boudreau was a member of NSU’s rowing team, which won the first NCAA Division II Rowing Championship in conference history earlier this month. As…
Frazier-Wong Named SSC Rowing Coach of the Year
Nova Southeastern rowing head coach Stephen Frazier-Wong has been named Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year, as announced by the conference office last week. “I am humbled by this honor and I thank my fellow coaches for voting for me,” said Frazier-Wong. “I could not have done anything this year…
Two NSU Baseball Players Earn Region Gold Glove Honors
Two Nova Southeastern baseball players, catcher Brett Clements and shortstop Carlos Asuaje, were awarded 2013 South Region Gold Gloves as announced last week. Clements (Sr., Riverview, Fla.) started 42 games behind the plate for the Sharks this season and had a .993 fielding percentage. He committed just two errors in 297…