Faculty & Staff News
There will be three former DII baseball players on the national stage in that ballgame, joining 15 other alums of DII programs on the rosters heading into the MLB playoffs. Let’s take a look at how the rosters breakdown this October. FULL RELEASE
On the heels of her season-opening win at the BUBBA Burger Jacksonville Classic, Nova Southeastern sophomore Hanna Ahlander has earned her first career Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week honor, announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. FULL RELEASE
The Nova Southeastern duo of Emma Heikkila and Paige Napolitano has done it again, as the pair of team captains were honored for the second consecutive week as the Sunshine State Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, announced by the league office earlier Monday. FULL RELEASE
Maintaining the steady tradition of exceptional creative communicators in the Nova Southeastern University athletic department, the Sharks again bolster their digital media efforts in athletic communications and marketing with the announcement that Logan Thrailkill has been named Coordinator of Digital Media and Graphic Design after a national search. He will begin his work with the Sharks this month. FULL RELEASE
A perfect 2-0 start in Sunshine State Conference play has deservedly landed both Emma Heikkila and Paige Napolitano a pair of awards on Monday, as the two Nova Southeastern women’s soccer standouts were recognized as the SSC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week. The honor marks the third of Heikkila’s career, while Napolitano brings home her first. FULL RELEASE
Nova Southeastern women’s tennis sophomore Natalie Espinal reached the final stage of competition at the ITA South Regional Championships, finishing as the runner-up among the best players in the NCAA Division II South Region. Her performance marks the second straight year with a Sharks player in the Final (following Ana Navas, 2018). FULL RELEASE
The debut episode of NSU Sharks’ J.A.W.S.S. (Just a Weekly Sports Show) with host Sarah Kelly, learning more about NSU Cross Country’s Michelle Bauer. FULL RELEASE
NSU’s baseball team is on the verge of opening up Fall Ball ahead of the 2020 baseball season. Under the guidance of 10th-year head coach Greg Brown, the Sharks welcome 16 newcomers to the program, including nine freshmen and seven transfers in addition to 23 Sharks returning to the roster.
Of the Sharks’ newcomers, 11 represent the Sunshine State, while NSU welcomes a pair from Canada, as well as one apiece from Arizona, Washington and New Jersey. The 2019 Fall roster wraps up individual workouts and kicks off team practices on Oct. 1.
Just ahead of its Sunshine State Conference opener on Wednesday, the Nova Southeastern men’s soccer team has seemingly caught the attention of United Soccer Coaches, as the Sharks are now receiving votes in the latest national poll. FULL RELEASE
Nova Southeastern rose to as high as No. 3 in the national polls a year ago, but Street and Smith’s has even greater expectations for the Sharks entering 2019-20. Following their recent run to the Elite Eight, and with a wealth of scoring still intact, the Sharks have been listed at No. 2 in the magazine’s Division II Preseason Top-10 rankings. FULL RELEASE