Tag Archives: NSU Athletics
DeVeny Named National Champion on Day Two of NCAA Div. II Championships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GREENSBORO, N.C. and FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Courtney DeVeny highlighted day two of the NCAA Div. II National Championships for the Nova Southeastern swimming teams, taking the gold in the 400 IM with a time of 4:15.39. INSIDE THE MEET: WOMEN TOTAL SCORES: Nova Southeastern Sharks (161, 3rd Place) MEN TOTAL…
Sharks Increase Gold Medal Count To 16
FOR INMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – On day three of the Sunshine State Conference Championships, the Sharks earned sic gold medals, broke three SSC-meet records, two SSC record and two NSU record. INSIDE THE MEET: WOMEN TOTAL SCORES: Nova Southeastern Sharks (742.5, 1st Place) MEN TOTAL SCORES: Nova Southeastern Sharks…
Freshman Conley Lifts Sharks to Senior Day Victory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University Sharks women’s basketball team sent their three-player senior class out of the Rick Case Arena on a high note on Wednesday evening, as they took down the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish, 85-71, to pick up a critical Sunshine State Conference win….
NSU Sweeps SSC Swimmer of the Week Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – For the fourth time this season, Nova Southeastern swimmers have taken home both sides of the Swimmer of the Week laurels handed out by the Sunshine State Conference. Emma Sundstedt earns her second honor of her rookie season, while Franco Lupoli collects his second, third of…
From Castoff to ‘King Kong’: How J.D. Martinez Became One of MLB’s Most Sought-After Sluggers
Former Nova Southeastern University baseball standout J.D. Martinez is now considered “the King Kong of Slug,” but this didn’t happen overnight. It took him years of practice and hard work to become a baseball superstar. Greg Brown, Nova Southeastern University’s baseball head coach, said to ESPN, “It was a hands-first kind…
Corbin Captures All-American Honor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern women’s soccer standout Bailey Corbin has been named Third Team All-American by United Soccer Coaches. The honor follows a decorative year for the defender from Lampeter, Pa., in which she helped propel the Sharks to their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance,…
Freedman Secures Spot in U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – Jamie Freedman has enjoyed plenty of success throughout her three years as a member of the Nova Southeastern women’s golf team. The senior-to-be has received All-America recognition both on the course and in the classroom, and helped guide the Sharks to their first Sunshine…
NSU Swimming Garners CSCAA Scholar All-America Distinction
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – For the first time in the 95-year history of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of American (CSCAA), more than 700 teams received Scholar All-America recognition. In total, 720 teams representing 443 institutions achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the spring 2017…
Nova Southeastern Women’s Basketball Player Named to National Good Works Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University (NSU) women’s basketball player Alexis Murphy has been chosen as one of just a select few student-athletes nationwide to be a part of the prestigious 2016 Allstate WBCA and NABC Good Works Teams®. The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), the National…
Nova Southeastern University Offering a Myriad of Summer Camps for 2015
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – As the song lyrics go: No more pencils, no more books…school’s out for summer! It’s that time again – summer break! Some families will hit the road to take a family vacation a-la Clark Griswold. For others, it means heading to the local beach to spend…
Former NSU Baseball Player J.D. Martinez named American League Player of the Week
NEW YORK – Former Nova Southeastern baseball player J.D. Martinez was named as the latest American League Player of the Week, as announced by Major League Baseball on Monday afternoon. Martinez has settled into the Detroit Tigers‘ everyday lineup and has thrived as of late, batting .444 (12-of-27) over the…