Tag: Athletics

 From his exceptional debut performance for the Sharks in a 168-94 win over Keiser, Aleksei Averchenko was named the Sunshine State Conference male swimmer of the week, as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. FULL RELEASE

 For the second time in as many weeks, Nova Southeastern forward Mark Matthews has been selected as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week, announced by the league office earlier Monday.

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From his exceptional debut performance for the Sharks  in a 168-94 win over Keiser, Aleksei Averchenko was named the Sunshine State Conference male swimmer of the week, as announced by the conference office . FULL RELEASE

Another round of honors and preseason rankings came in this week for Nova Southeastern baseball, as the Sharks received their third preseason top-25 nod from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), which listed NSU at No. 22. In addition, outfielder Samuel Duran also was named among the NCBWA’s Preseason All-America teams.  FULL RELEASE

Set to kick off its 2018 season on Feb. 1, the Nova Southeastern softball team has been picked to finish seventh in the Sunshine State Conference, as released by the league office. FULL RELEASE

Heading into their February 3 spring opener at Flagler College, the national acclaim for the Nova Southeastern tennis team has grown as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the Sharks at No. 8 nationally in its 2019 Preseason Rankings. The association also selected singles players Ana Navas and Natalie Espinal, as well as doubles pair Navas and Daniela Obando among the national top-15. FULL RELEASE

Fresh off his monster performance in Nova Southeastern’s thrilling win over No. 17 Lynn, forward Mark Matthews has been named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week. FULL RELEASE

Nova Southeastern University women’s rowing fifth-year head coach Devin Fay has officially announced the 2019 spring schedule, slated to start Feb. 16 with a scrimmage against fellow Sunshine State Conference member Barry University. FULL RELEASE

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected a record 713 teams from 460 institutions to the Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2018 semester. Both the Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s swimming teams found their names on the distinguished list. The women’s team finished the fall with a 3.50 grade point average, while the men’s team finished with a 3.25. FULL RELEASE

Helping its student-athletes to add another implement to their toolkit, the NSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) partnered with the Memorial Sports Medicine Center and One Beat CPR to deliver a Sports Focused, Hands-Only CPR and AED Training. In the inaugural group, eleven student-athletes attended the session on Friday, January 11 at the NSU RecPlex Fitness Room. The event was two hours long and consisted of two phases. Participating student-athletes received their CPR and AED certifications after the training. FULL RELEASE