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Officials from the Sunshine State Conference announced that NSU redshirt junior Karolina Snita has been named the Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week after helping the No. 3 Sharks to a 2-0 start via wins over Tampa and No. 9 Saint Leo this past week.

An Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American last season, Snita (Glowgow, Poland) doled out a pair of commanding victories in singles against the Spartans and Lions, including a win over Saint Leo’s 2020 All-American who ranked 19th out of the fall, Marta Vicens Miquel, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 2 singles – also topping UT’s Savannah Williams 6-2, 6-1 last Tuesday in NSU’s 7-0 win over the Spartans.

Snita paired with Diane Follin-Arbelet to top Vicens Miquel and Celina Ermann (6-2) in SLU doubles, followed by her first-to-finish singles victory, aiming the Sharks toward a hard-fought 5-2 triumph over the Lions for NSU’s first ranked win of the season.

“I’m very happy for Karo,” head coach Doug Neagle said. “She works so hard on and off the court, and is definitely deserving of this award. She set the tone against Saint Leo with decisive doubles and singles wins.”

This is Snita’s first weekly award of the year and the second of her career.

The Sharks (2-0) make their debut at home on the courts at the NSU Tennis Center at Rolling Hills, kicking off four consecutive home matches. On Saturday, March 13, the Sharks will host Rollins (0-0) at 2:00 p.m.

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A mere 11 months removed from competition, NSU women’s golf will officially make its anticipated return in exactly two weeks, as head coach Heather Wall confirmed the Sharks’ 2021 schedule on Monday. (FULL STORY)

The return is near. Absent from competition for nearly 11 months, the Nova Southeastern men’s golf team will officially tee it up in 2021, announced Tuesday morning. As a part of a five-tournament regular season, the Sharks will open the spring on Feb. 22 in Dade City, Fla. at the Saint Leo Invitational. (FULL STORY)

In its 2020 Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll presented by Barnes & Noble College released on Monday, the Sunshine State Conference recognized 752 student-athletes from across the league, including 74 from Nova Southeastern University. The Sharks also had 12 student-athletes earn a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Again with a record-setting count of 752 named to the Fall 2020 list, 193 carried a 4.00 for the Fall semester across the conference. The total breaks last year’s 713 and is the eighth consecutive record-setting Fall for the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. (FULL STORY)

NSU’s Athletic Department is proud to announce the inaugural One Shark Family Scavenger Hunt starting on March 1, 2021. This exciting activity is open to all NSU supporters, students, faculty/staff and alumni.

NSU is thrilled to offer an engaging way to bring the community together as #OneSharkFamily. Participants are invited to stop by select local vendors as they are featured for one week at a time from March 1, 2021 – April 9, 2021 to pick-up limited-edition Sharks gear and also a special promotion unique to each vendor.(FULL STORY)

Palm was a four-time All-SSC honoree for NSU and won the league title in 2012, 2013

 As voted upon by league administrators and head coaches, former Nova Southeastern University cross country and track star Alexandria Palm has been officially named as a first-team member of the Sunshine State Conference Women’s Cross Country All-Decade Team on Monday, January 25.

Originally out of Winnebago, Illinois, Palm was one of the most prolific women’s distance runners in NSU’s history and held a firm command in the conference during the early part of the decade. She was not only on the Sunshine State Conference All-Championship Team each year, but also an All-SSC First Team honoree each year of her career at NSU (2010-13) – earning SSC Runner of the Year in 2013. In addition, Palm collected USTFCCCA (US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association) All-Region honors following all four seasons under head coach Bryan Hagopian.

“I graduated seven years ago and still fondly cherish all my memories, and am so grateful for my experiences at Nova Southeastern University,” Palm said. “Some of the best times of my life could not be possible without NSU, Coach Hagopian, and the support of the athletic department. However, I would not have become that accomplished athlete and student without the drive and support of my wonderful parents.”

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Chosen to represent the Sunshine State Conference, Nova Southeastern women’s golf head coach Heather Wall participated this past week in the touted, three-day NCAA Women Coaches Academy, hosted in partnership between WeCOACH and the NCAA.

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Due to the challenges presented by the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunshine State Conference Presidents Council has decided to cancel conference competition and championships for the fall sports of soccer and volleyball and for the winter sport of swimming during the 2020-21 academic year. Conference institutions may practice and compete in these sports during the spring 2021 semester as a matter of institutional discretion. In the fall sport of cross country, which is a low transmission risk sport as defined by the NCAA, the SSC intends to conduct a conference championship season during the spring 2021 semester, with no overnight travel and competition against conference teams only, provided health and safety conditions support such activity.

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Voted upon by league administrators and head coaches, former Nova Southeastern midfielder Emma Heikkila was officially named as a first-team member of the Sunshine State Conference Women’s Soccer All-Decade Team on Wednesday.

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