Category: Arts & Culture

Pursuing Another Record-Setting Year, Sharks Tennis Releases 2019-20 Schedule

Looking forward to an exciting campaign in returning most of the roster from a phenomenal year for Sharks women’s tennis, fourth-year Nova Southeastern head coach Doug Neagle has released the full 2019-20 women’s tennis schedule, opening up the Fall again with the ITA South Regional Championship in Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 27-30. The NSU schedule features 23 regular season matches, including 10 against teams ranked in the final 2019 poll and 11 matches at home. FULL RELEASE

Building on an Elite 8 Appearance, Sharks Unveil 2019-20 Schedule

Following the fourth trip to the Elite Eight in the last seven years for the Nova Southeastern women’s basketball team, the defending NCAA South Region Champions look to maintain their consistent success into the upcoming 2019-20 season, officially tipping off their 27-game campaign on the road, Nov. 8 in Cleveland, Miss. at the GSC/SSC Crossover Challenge. FULL RELEASE

NSU Department of Athletics Announces 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame Class

NSU’s  Athletics Hall of Fame Committee proudly announces the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2019- four former student-athletes and one coach will form another groundbreaking class for the Sharks.

Major League Baseball player Miles Mikolas joins former swimmers Erin Black, Oskar Nordstrand, and women’s golfer Taylor Collins, as well as program-launching rowing coach John Gartin to make up the 12th NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class. The Class of 2019 will be inducted into the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame during a gala banquet ceremony on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Rick Case Arena at the Don Taft University Center.

“The 2019 Hall of Fame class is truly representative of how and what we do here in NSU athletics. I couldn’t be more proud of these four alums and a coach who were very instrumental in establishing our culture of success in their sports while also representing the university beyond their NSU careers. Our mission of providing a first class experience on a highly-competitive intercollegiate athletic platform within the core values of the university, are all well documented in each of their stories.”

 

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U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Honors Three NSU Track Individuals and Women’s Team for Academics

NSU track and field athletes were recognized for their academic work by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).  NSU’s women’s team was among the 130 women’s teams receiving All-Academic team honors, while three Sharks received All-Academic individual honors from the national organization.

Under the direction of 11th-year head coach Bryan Hagopian, the Sharks women’s squad garnered a 3.25 grade point average.

Leading the way for the women’s team, senior Exercise and Sports Science major Maddy Kenyon received All-Academic honors, finishing her career as the Peach Belt Conference record holder in the heptathlon.

On the men’s side, graduate student in Public Health Eric Moate and freshman Exercise and Sports Science major Michael Parry both received USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition. Moate garnered the honor for the second time, finishing his Sharks career as the PBC Championships and NSU record holder in the 100m, in addition to a school mark as a member of the 1,600 sprint medley relay. Parry set the 800m record in his first year with the Sharks.
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Wolforth Collects ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award

 

Only 14 days removed from his 14th-round Major League Baseball Amateur Draft selection by the Cincinnati Reds, former Nova Southeastern baseball catcher Garrett Wolforth has been announced as the nation’s top defensive catcher among the members of the 2019 ABCA/Rawlings Division II Gold Glove Team.

The NSU Sharks have notched a Gold Glove winner in consecutive years, with 2018 Seattle Mariners seventh-round pick Jake Anchia winning last year’s award. Wolforth is now the second catcher in the program’s history to win the award and fourth player overall.

After transferring to NSU for his senior season following three solid seasons at Dallas Baptist, Wolforth (Spring, Texas) thrived in all facets under ninth-year Sharks head coach Greg Brown – a former professional catcher in the Miami Marlins system.

In his lone season with the Sharks, Wolforth held a .992 fielding percentage as a catcher as a dominant backstop for NSU, committing only two errors in 254 chances behind the dish. Wolforth shut down 41.7 percent of attempted steals, throwing out 15 would-be base thieves. He also proved to be a powerhouse swinging the bat for the Sharks, pacing NSU in hits (63), RBI (55), runs (54), home runs (12) triples (5), slugging percentage (.585) and total bases (120), while ranking second in doubles (11) and batting .307 overall on the year. Wolforth ranked among the top three in four statistical categories in the formidable Sunshine State Conference – ranking second in the league in homers.

Wolforth recorded 17 multi-hit games, 16 multi-RBI games and closed his career on a 23-game reached base streak.

Chosen as NSU’s highest draft pick in 2019, Wolforth led the Sharks to tie for the best league record in the SSC and their fifth-consecutive NCAA DII postseason – NSU reached the NCAA Regional Final in Tampa.

The Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks, featuring many future Major League Baseball players. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards are selected by ABCA coaches committees at each level: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and High School.

The ABCA/Rawlings Award Program is one of the most comprehensive in all of sports, awarding All-America Teams and Gold Glove Teams in nine divisions of amateur baseball as well as All-Region Teams in five divisions.

The ABCA/Rawlings All-America teams date back to 1949 starting with one collegiate All-America Team. Other divisions subsequently added until the current total of nine was reached. The first ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were recognized in 2007, making this the 13th year the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards have been presented in the collegiate and high school ranks.

The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 11,000 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 76th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 2-5, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.

For a complete list of all the 2019 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Teams, click here.

 

NSU’s Michael Mominey Named to 2019-20 Division 2 Athletics Directors Association Board of Directors

 

Adding another boost to a very successful year in Sharks Athletics, NSU Director of Athletics Michael Mominey was selected to serve on the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Board of Directors in 2019-2020.

As the representative of the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) on the Board, Mominey joins 23 other athletic directors – including incoming president Chris Ratcliff from Rogers State – to provide leadership for the for divisional association.

Heading into his 19th academic year in 2019-20, Mominey was elevated to Director of Athletics in 2002 while serving as the program’s head baseball coach. He has overseen NSU’s move from the NAIA to NCAA Division II status, as well pushing the program’s mascot from Knights to the modern-day Sharks. Under his leadership, the Sharks have garnered eight NCAA Division II National Championships, 15 South Regional Championships and 36 SSC titles. Ranking in the top-100 nationally for the 13th consecutive year, the NSU program was ranked 26th in the 2018-19 NACDA/Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings. In addition, the Sharks are a proven threat in the classroom under Mominey’s leadership – recently completing the 17th consecutive year with a departmental GPA in excess of 3.00 and seventh straight year with the department over 3.15.

Joining Mominey, the following directors of athletics will serve on the Board of Directors for the 2019-20 membership year: Kirby Garry, Cal State Monterey Bay (CCAA); David Hicks, King University (CC); Sheila Wooten, Bloomfield College (CACC); Clyde Doughty, Bowie State University (CIAA); Matt Kilcullen, Mercy College (ECC); Shawn Jones, Henderson State University (GAC); Andrew Gavin, University of Wisconsin – Parkside (GLIAC); Chuck Brueggemann, McKendree University (GLVC); Brandi Laurita, University of Findlay (GMAC); Dennis Francois, University of Central Washington (GNAC); Brian Summers, Christian Brothers University (GSC); Michael McBroom, West Texas A&M University (LSC); Josh Looney, Missouri Western State University (MIAA); Scott Swain, Notre Dame College (MEC); Dean O’Keefe, Stonehill College (NE10C); Mike Powicki, Wayne State College (NSIC); Amy Henkelman, Dominican University of California (PWC); Brian Reese, Lander University (PBC); Mike McFarland, Bloomsburg University (PSAC); Jhett Albers, Black Hills State University (RMAC); Cherie Swarthout, Queens University of Charlotte (SAC); and Etienne Thomas, Kentucky State University (SIAC).

ABOUT D2 ADA: The D2 ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. For more information about the D2 ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 54th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.

 

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