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Athletics
Softball Picked to Finish Fifth in SSC Preseason Poll
The Nova Southeastern softball team was picked to finish fifth in the Sunshine State Conference coaches’ poll, as announced by the conference office Tuesday, Jan. 15th. The Sharks finished its 2012 campaign 33-22 and 13-10 in conference play, which carried the team to a fifth-place finish in the conference. The…
NSU Alumnus Aly Hassan Loaned to First Division Club in Bolivia
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers have reached an agreement with Club Aurora of the Bolivian first division to loan former Nova Southeastern forward Aly Hassan for the NASL Spring Championship season, the team announced today. Per club policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Hassan, 23, completed his first professional…
Black and Nordstrand Named SSC Swimmers of the Week
NSU swimmers Erin Black (Sr., Fort Myers, Fla.) and Oskar Nordstrand (Sr., Stockholm, Sweden) have been named Sunshine State Conference Swimmers of the Week for their efforts at the Shark Invitational. Black tallied three individual victories and five NCAA Division-II Championship qualifying times at the NSU Shark Invitational. Black won the…
Academic Services Hosts Seminars for Student-Athletes
NSU’s academic services recently held back to back work shops for student-athletes. The first workshop featured a webinar produced by the NCAA entitled: “How to Break into the Sports and Entertainment Industry.” The segments were broken down as follows: • Part 1: Set Yourself Apart From Other Students When Searching…
Broberg Named to the 2012 NCAA Division II All-South Region Team
NSU women’s soccer player Malin Broberg (Jr., Stockholm, Sweden) was named to the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s All-South Region Third Team, Tuesday. This is her second All-South Region award in as many years when last season, she was named to the second team. Broberg, an All-SSC Second Team selection, played…
NSU Baseball Hosts Inaugural Golf Tournament
NSU’s baseball team recently held its Inaugural NSU Baseball Golf Tournament to raise money for the program. “The Inaugural NSU Baseball Golf Classic was a huge success of bringing to fruition a great event that will help the vitality of this program for years to come,” said NSU baseball head…
Women’s Basketball Moves Up Two Slots in Coaches’ Poll
A week after claiming the first national ranking in NSU basketball history, the women’s team moved up two slots in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, to No. 17. The Sharks were off all of last week, and remain at 5-0, one of 16 undefeated…
Taylor Ties for Eighth in Prestigious Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic
NSU men’s golfer No. 1 ranked Benjamin Taylor (Jr., Leatherhead, England) wrapped up play today in the 38th edition of the Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic. The two-day event in El Paso featured a field of 23 total competitors, Taylor landed eighth on the leaderboard out of the nation’s…
Both NSU Swim and Dive Teams Ranked by CSCAA
The Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have each been ranked in the first College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division 2 Swimming and Diving Team poll. The men have been ranked 12th in the early poll, and are 2-0 to start the year. The Sharks…
Student-Athletes Help the Community during Thanksgiving Season
NSU student-athletes recently participated in the HANDY’S “Adopt-a-Family” event, where locals from the community sponsored a family and provided a Thanksgiving basket filled with all of the necessities for a Thanksgiving dinner. This amazing event provides hundreds of disadvantaged families with the chance to have a wonderful holiday dinner. HANDY…
Cammisa and Celia Perform Well in 2012 Copa Los Andes Cup Golf Tournament
Nova Southeastern men’s and women’s golfers, Ricardo Celia (Jr., Barranquilla, Columbia) and Liliana Cammisa (So., Alta Gracia, Cordoba, Argentina) recently represent their respective countries in the 67th annual Copa Los Andes, South American Andes Cup tournament at the Par-72 Lagunita Country Club Wednesday, Nov. 21-24. With Argentina capturing the most women’s titles…
Four Student-Athletes Inducted into Alpha Chi Honors Society
Nova Southeastern had four student-athletes inducted into the Alpha Chi Honors Society. The four inductees were: Devan Martin (women’s swimming and diving), Danielle Robinson (women’s basketball) ,Haley McKissack (women’s rowing), and Rebecca Urrutia (women’s track and field). Alpha Chi is a co-educational academic honor society with more than 289 chapters…
NSU Volleyball Player Named to SSC All-Newcomer Team
NSU’s Volleyball player – Outside hitter Sydney Cook (Miami, Fla.) – was named to the Sunshine State Conference All-Newcomer Team, the league office announced Tuesday. Cook played in all 32 matches and led the Sharks in kills in her first season on the squad, with 317. She was also second…
Bini and Brivio Make All-SSC Teams
Nova Southeastern men’s soccer freshmen Riccardo Bini (Varese, Italy) and Nicola Brivio (Gallarte, Italy) received All-Sunshine State Conference honors, as announced by the conference office on Thursday, Nov. 8. Bini was named to the first-team while Brivio received second-team accolades. The honors recognize the current freshman class as one of…
Seven Runners Named All-South Region
Seven runners from NSU’s cross country team have been named to the USTFCCA All-South Region team, as announced on Tuesday, Nov. 6. On the men’s side, the Sharks had four players named to the list, which was headed by lead runner Kevin Meagher (Sr., Mansfield, Mass.). Meagher was honored alongside…
Broberg, Kopale and Olafsdottir Named to All-SSC Team
On Thursday, Nov. 8, the League office announced the selection of Juniors Malin Broberg (Stockholm, Sweden), and Dilja Olafsdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland) as well as freshman Amanda Kopale (Fr., Cape Coral, Fla.) to the 2012 All-Sunshine State Conference Second-Team. Despite past All-Region selections, this is the first time Broberg and Olafsdottir…
Men’s Cross Country Wins South Region Championship and Qualifies for Nationals
The Nova Southeastern men’s cross country team recently won the NCAA South Region Championship and last week qualified for the NCAA National Championship. The Sharks reached a milestone, as the first male team in NSU history to win a South Region Championship. The win also clinches the program’s second berth…
NATIONALS BOUND: Women’s Cross Country Qualifies for NCAA National Championship
The Nova Southeastern women’s cross country team has qualified for the NCAA National Championship after placing third at the NCAA South Regional Championship Saturday. This is the first National Championship berth for the women’s team. It is the culmination of a long term rebuilding project for the squad that started…
Shark Sports Wrap Premieres with a new season
The Nova Southeastern University Shark Sports Wrap radio show premiered a new season on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. Former NBC 6 anchor Tony Segreto will continue to be the host for the show this season. This week’s show features: NSU director of athletics Michael Mominey, head women’s soccer…
Lorena Spaulding to Be Honored at World Series
Nova Southeastern softball player Lorena Spaulding (So., Pembroke Pines, Fla.) was honored prior to Game Three of the Major League Baseball World Series in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 27. The infielder was honored for her participation with the Dominicana RBI softball team, who won the Softball division of the 2012…