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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

Sharks Women’s Basketball Volunteers with Boys and Girls Club

NSU women’s basketball team took time out of their Saturday to spend time at Kidsfest, a Rick Case Automotive Group back-to-school drive in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club.

Coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry spoke to the audience about the importance of goals and had volunteers come up on stage to join the student-athletes and share their career aspirations. Additionally, senior student-athlete, Esabelle Levine, brought a handful of children to play “Simon says” with basketballs.

“Before the event I was most excited about being able to inspire the boys and girls club kids to reach their goals, but after meeting them and hearing their aspirations I definitely left feeling inspired by them instead!” boasted Levine. “Having the opportunity to share our advice and time with them is something that I’ll value forever.”

The Rick Case Drive for Supplies Kidsfest was the Grand Finale of a two-week supply drive, which concluded with the donation of over 1,000 backpacks and school supplies to the kids of the Boy and Girls Club of Broward County.

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.

 

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.

 

 

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