#10: Fort Hays State raised over $353K from its Tiger Auction and Dinner. (link) |
#9: USC Aiken transitions Assoc. AD for Administration Tim Hall to Assoc. AD of Internal Ops - Compliance, promotes Business Manager Brennan Hand to Asst. AD of Business Services, promotes Compliance Coordinator/SWA Susan Hood to Asst. AD for Facilities and Event Management and designates Softball HC Jaclin Poole as SWA. (link)
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#8: Women Leaders in Sports & the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State (DI) have released the annual review of career trajectories of DI, DII & DIII Athletic Directors. Some notable DII findings: “The percentage of newly hired female ADs went up from 24.6% in 2022 to 37.5% (15 out of 40) in 2023. […] There was a significant drop in ADs going from college athletics to an AD position in the newly hired category. The percentage dropped from 88.5% to 67.5%. […] Among newly hired ADs the percentage of master’s degrees dropped from 82.0% to 70.0%. The percentage of MBAs rose from 9.8% to 15.0%. […] College coaching experience went up from 48.1% to 59.4% in 2023. […] There was an increase in White female ADs from 87.7% to 89.7%.” More. (link)
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#7: Trevecca Nazarene AD Mark Elliott sits down with Main Street Sports Today to dive into the Trojans’ move to the GSC and more. Elliott says he and the university maintained a relationship with the conference and Commissioner Matt Wilson over the years to reiterate TNU was open to join the league that will be a better geographic fit, as the average distance between conference members will fall from 438 miles to 273. Elliott also notes how important it is for the university’s leadership that the southeastern United States is the geographic district of the Nazarene church, which will impact recruiting and fan engagement for Nazarene families, and the ability to reignite old rivalries, which was sparked during a preseason volleyball match against Lee. On the facilities front, TNU will open a new 3,500 square-foot athletics-only weight room and is finalizing a partnership with the nearby STEM Academy to renovate and utilize its stadium for an outdoor track and field surface and to be the home of the Trojans’ new Women’s Lacrosse program. More. (link)
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#6: Southwest Baptist Asst. AD for Operations & Facilities Robbie Shay has been named AD at Saint Mary (NE) (NAIA). (link) |
#5: A report from the Colorado Office of the State Auditor indicates the state’s eight DII schools had combined expenditures of $71M and self-supporting revenue of $17M. Colorado School of Mines AD David Hansburg: “There are many Division I [schools] that have skewed the viewpoint of the public. But for most of us operating in DII and DIII, it's still for the overall betterment of the community, the institution, all students, and obviously student athletes.” Hansburg also sounds the alarm on the potential professionalization of student-athletes: “If all student-athletes are declared employees, because that's something that's out there right now, that would be a major threat to Division II [and] Division III, because there's no way we can afford to pay student athletes as employees.” (link)
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#4: Trevecca Nazarene will move from the G-MAC to the GSC starting July 1, 2024. TNU President Dan Boone: "Given Trevecca's footprint in the G-MAC, this was not an easy decision. We were a founding member and have enjoyed participation with our northern schools. However, the priority on the travel required of our athletes and the desire to compete with area schools made the decision to join the Gulf South Conference the best decision for Trevecca. We have been long term friends with many of the schools in the Gulf South and look forward to renewing old friendships and establishing new competitive friendships. The move also allows us to compete in the geography of our alumni and supporting churches.” (link)
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#3: The transition from Golfstat to Spikemark as collegiate golf’s new scoring and ranking system has been fraught with technological problems, per NBC Sports’ Brentley Romine, who reports coaches have been beset by slow load times, system crashes and other difficulties. Romine also notes the site briefly shut down after a reported cyberattack, and its live-scoring platform remains paused. “And while the new company scrambles to pick up the pieces, coaches, players and their supporters are left frustrated and uncertain about what comes next.” One “prominent person within the sport” says: “It’s bad. College golf is in jeopardy right now.” Transylvania (DIII) Men’s Golf Coach Brian Lane resorted to keeping score manually and posting the leaderboards of a tournament hosted by his team to social media. Spikemark CEO Derek Freeman acknowledged the problems, writing in an email to coaches: “To put it in terms we can all understand, basically we hit it OB off of the first tee, duffed the chip, and followed up with a nice three-putt.” As the company continues trying to sort out its issues, some coaches are wondering whether the NCAA should terminate the partnership, but Romine notes it’s not as simple as returning to Golfstat because, as one source says: “They fired everybody.” A progress report from Spikemark is expected by the end of this week. (link)
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#2: Cal Poly Pomona names Cal State San Bernardino Asst. AD for Communications & Marketing Alex Kline as Asst. AD for Communications. (link, link)
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#1: The MIAA publicly reprimands Emporia State for failing to meet the league’s challenge review requirements during last Friday's Volleyball match against Fort Hays State. (link)
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