#10: Dominican names Lewis (DII) AD John Planek to the same role with the Stars, starting November 6. President Glena Temple: "Dr. Planek understands the importance of athletes excelling in their chosen sport while also achieving in the classroom. I know I speak for the university community when I say how eager I am to see the new level of excellence that his leadership will bring to our student-athletes and our athletics program as a whole." (link)
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#9: OAC Commissioner Sarah Otey sits down with SimpleCoach’s Paul Oliu to dive into a number of topics including ways to fulfill her vision for the league, media rights, soccer scheduling and more. On the former, Otey says the league is starting to engage corporate partnerships to help grow the league and members’ brands, focus on ways “to create those flashbulb memories for our student-athletes,” and more. On the prospect of moving games behind a paywall, the OAC has had those conversations, stating: “I think those are conversations that the entire environment in Division III needs to be having – at what point does the return on something like that cross the threshold and make it worth going in that direction.” Otey adds that presidents and ADs are not going in that direction right now. Asked about the compressed schedule for soccer, Otey acknowledges the model is in place for soccer to extend the season a week, similar to how volleyball and softball have done, noting the option to reduce games is a possible choice, even though she does not express support for such a solution. More. (link)
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#8: Birmingham-Southern has been denied a $27M loan from the state of Alabama via a program crafted for struggling private institutions and is now suing the state’s treasurer, seeking to disperse those funds by the end of the month. BSC President Daniel Coleman: “This followed months of discussions in which the treasurer gave no indication whatsoever that any aspect of BSC’s application was wanting, or that he would not act as the Legislature intended when they wrote and passed the Loan Fund bill.” The lawsuit pushes for emergency action as without the funds, the college faces the possibility of closing this semester. (link)
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#7: Warren Wilson will reduce its staff and program offering later this month due to inflation and economic conditions. (link) |
#6: The NCAA Woman of the Year Selection Committee announces the national Top 30 honorees for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. (link) |
#5: Middlebury adds two panther spirit marks to its visual identity system. (link) |
#4: UT Dallas unveils its new logos (link) |
#3: The Washington Square News’ Ania Keenan reports NYU SVP for University Life Jason Pina has stepped in to lead athletics on an interim basis, as the university has begun the search for a new AD. Keenan also reports that just prior to former AD Stuart Robinson’s termination, Senior Assoc. AD Matt Huck was removed as the athletics HR representative, pointing to anonymous sources who say Huck dismissed or minimized allegations against Robinson. (link)
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#2: Regional Rankings:
+ The first Volleyball regional rankings have been released in alphabetical order. (link)
+ Connecticut College, Babson, SUNY Cortland, Montclair State, Messiah, Mary Washington, Kenyon, Calvin, St. Olaf and Colorado College lead their respective Men’s Soccer regions. (link)
+ New Women’s Soccer rankings are led by Amherst, MIT, William Smith, NYU, Johns Hopkins, Christopher Newport, Case Western Reserve, WashU, Carleton and Mary Hardin-Baylor. (link)
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#1: Mount Union will eliminate 23 positions and offer to buyout faculty in the face of future financial concerns. (link) |
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