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Sharks Athletics Finishes 26th in Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup Standings

 

Riding a huge winter tide that saw a national top-four women’s swimming finish and NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances in both men’s and women’s basketball, the Nova Southeastern University athletic department posted its highest finish in the NCAA Division II Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings since the 2015-16 season. Accumulating 475 points throughout the 2018-19 season, the Sharks finish 26th out of 300 Division II institutions, 268 of which appeared in the final rankings.

“The Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup is certainly one of the most prestigious traditions to measure athletic success in our business,” NSU Director of Athletics Michael Mominey said. “Of course, we have several other means by which we measure our accomplishments, but this national and very public athletic metric is very important to us, as it is to many other athletic departments around the country. Our coaches, staff and student-athletes continue to achieve greatness on and off the field of play. We have sustained a high level of this success because of our great people who have created this culture of success, as we continue to focus on building champions. We do this by providing a first-class student-centered experience to education through athletics.”

With their appearance at 26th, the Sharks exceeded each of the previous two years and have maintained their position in the upper tier of the Directors’ Cup standings after only sitting outside of the top 100 during the first four years following NSU’s NCAA transition – In 2018-19, the Sharks produced their 13th consecutive top-100 finish and sixth of 26th or higher.

NSU garnered 280 of its points in the winter, 170 in the spring and 25 in the fall – scoring in all three seasons for the seventh consecutive year.

The Sharks made their biggest move of the year from fall to winter, jumping from a 132nd-place tie to 18th on the strength of women’s swimming (90 points), men’s basketball (73 points), women’s basketball (73 points) and men’s swimming (54 points). Women’s swimming finished fourth at the NCAA Championships, basketball ended the season as one of only two programs with both squads in the NCAA Elite Eight and men’s swimming earned the Sunshine State Conference Championship and a 12th-place final ranking. In the fall, women’s soccer got the Sharks started with 25 points on an NCAA Championships appearance. Coming down the home stretch in the spring, women’s golf (54 points) produced a team Super Regional appearance, women’s tennis (50 points) was conference runner-up and hosted a Regional, baseball (50 points) tied for the SSC’s best record and reached the South Region final and men’s golf (15 points) ranked third in the SSC along with a team Regional appearance.

Grand Valley State won the Learfied IMG College Director’s Cup for the fourth time in the past five seasons with 1004 points to best UC San Diego (826 points), which will begin transitioning to Division I in 2020.

Recently renamed alongside the sponsor, the Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 14 sports — seven women’s and seven men’s.

About Learfield IMG College: Learfield IMG College unlocks the value of college sports for brands, fans and universities through the representation of collegiate institutions, conferences and arenas. As a fully integrated sports marketing and solutions platform, Learfield IMG College provides access to licensing and multimedia sponsorship management, including publishing, radio, digital and social media; fan engagement, ticket sales and professional concessions expertise; branding; campus-wide business and sponsorship development; and venue technology systems. The company has long had the privilege of being an advocate for intercollegiate athletics, and since 2008, has served as title sponsor of the acclaimed Directors’ Cup.

 

 

Sharks Selected as No.2 Seed in NCAA South Super Regional

To the surprise of very few, the Nova Southeastern women’s golf team will once again have a chance to compete for a national championship after being picked as the No. 2 seed to come out of the south region on Monday. The nation’s third-ranked program is among the 48 teams chosen to participate in super regional play as part of the 2019 NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championships, with the NCAA South Super Regional set to tee off Monday, May 6 at the Cleveland Country Club in Cleveland, Tenn. FULL RELEASE

Program-Best No.3 National Ranking

The 2019 Nova Southeastern Sharks women’s tennis squad has made some historic moves this season in several facets under third-year head coach Doug Neagle – from delivering the best season since 2007, to a 12-win turnaround from 2018, to the first victory over Barry in 10 seasons and a Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Championship final appearance. However, the Sharks aren’t done just yet and the effort has been recognized with a program-best No. 3 national ranking by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). FULL RELEASE

NSU Headed to Back to Regionals

In his first full season as head coach, Joey Marino has the Nova Southeastern men’s golf team back in the postseason, as the Sharks were named among the 80 teams selected to participate in regional competition as part of the 2019 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships. Nova Southeastern earned the No. 4 seed out of the south region, and will begin its quest for national title No. 3 when the NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional opens up at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. on May 9. FULL RELEASE

Van Gurp Tabbed SSC Player of the Year

Having reached the 30-win mark for the first time since 2014, the Nova Southeastern softball team added to its notable season on Thursday, as a pair of standouts were recognized on the All-Sunshine State Conference teams. Second baseman Suka Van Gurp became the fourth player in program history to be selected as the SSC Player of the Year, while sophomore pitcher Miriam Schmoll was named as a member of the All-SSC Second Team. FULL RELEASE

NSU Hosts 34th Annual Scholarship Golf Classic

Hosted at PGA National Resort and Spa, the 34th Annual Nova Southeastern University Scholarship Golf Classic took place on Friday, April 12. The proceeds from the Scholarship Golf Classic directly impact NSU student-athletes by way of scholarships and academic support.

To view a full photo gallery of the 34th Annual NSU Scholarship Golf Classic, CLICK HERE.

Since its inception, the NSU Scholarship Golf Classic has raised over 6.4 million dollars in endowments funds to benefit the student-athlete scholarship fund. Through live and silent auctions, a raffle the day of the tournament and through generous donations from the event sponsors, the tournament was one of the most successful golf events in recent history.

“The Scholarship Golf Classic is the perfect combination of a successfully ran special event and an outpouring of philanthropic support, all while supporting a great benefactor – the student-athletes of NSU,” boasted Director of Athletics Michael Mominey. “We have been so fortunate to have so many friends of the university who have been supportive of the event for so many years, I am humbled to be part of the greater purpose and lead a preeminent athletic program with great student-athletes who are ambassadors of our university on and off the field of play”.

The support and success of the Scholarship Golf Classic is essential to the sustainable success of NSU’s NCAA Division II athletic program. Nova Southeastern currently sponsors 17 teams, as well as the Sharkettes spirit squad. The Sharks have captured eight NCAA Team National Championships, 21 Individual NCAA National Championships, and 36 Sunshine State Conference Championships.

NSU student-athletes live the core values and vision of the university by realizing their potential on and off the field and. In addition to athletic accomplishments, they are driven to perform at the highest level in academics. As a result, NSU Athletics has achieved a collective departmental GPA of 3.0 or higher for the past 16 consecutive years and for the past three years have achieved a 3.20 GPA or higher.

Nova Southeastern would like to thank its “Mako Sponsors” – Davis Electric, Dell, Grycon, Hill York and Juneau, its “Presenting Sponsors” – RISE: A Real Estate Company and JD Backhoe, Inc. and “Host Sponsors” – Barnes & Noble College, Gallo Herbert Architects, JWR Construction Services, SunTrust and Veritiv.

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