#10: Wisconsin-Parkside Chancellor Ford will exit UWP after 13 years to become the chancellor at IU Southeast (NAIA). (link) |
#9: Florida Tech names Davis & Elkins WVB HC Willis to the same post. (link) |
#8: Roosevelt (NAIA) worked with Collegiate Consulting on its DII application. The Lakers received provisional membership into the GLIAC in 2024-25 with NCAA postseason eligibility expected in 2026-27. (link) |
#7: Limestone rolled out renderings of upgrades to Saints Field that would include turf replacement, expanded seating and hospitality areas, a new scoreboard, rental cabanas, and new restrooms and concessions stands, as well as a Strength and Performance Center to be built at Bob Campbell Field House. (link)
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#6: Catawba raised $102K for Baseball during its First Pitch Dinner. (link) |
#5: During the court proceedings of its Title IX lawsuit over eliminating Men’s Rowing, Sports Management Resources President/former Texas (DI) Director of Women’s Athletics Lopiano’s examination of Florida Tech’s varsity opportunities found a gap in the proportion of male student-athletes of 122 athletes due to a 10.7% point difference in enrollment and participation. Further noting “Florida Tech failed to meet Title IX standards by offering enough varsity sport opportunities for male athletes in 16 out of 18 years leading to 2020-21.” Florida Tech officials stated the institute is in compliance as the claim counts full-time online undergrads and the Panthers’ new esports program. A spokesperson had “nothing to add at this point in the process,” per Florida Today’s Neale, who adds: “U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza — who remarked Wednesday that the question of whether esports is an athletic sport is "the elephant in the room today" — said he will issue an order soon on the rowers' request for an injunction to reinstate their varsity team. The lawsuit remains unresolved and ongoing.” (link)
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#4: The San Francisco Chronicle’s Letourneau pens on the closure of Holy Names and what that may mean for other small colleges. With athletes currently making up around a quarter of HNU’s enrollment, AD Billeci-Gard notes: “The reality is that almost all student-athletes get some sort of discount, right? Having that many kids at a heavy discount at a school this size is just not a great business model.” With enrollment declining 9.4% nationwide since 2020, HNU M&W TEN HC Canedo comments: “This feels like the tip of the iceberg in terms of what’s going to happen to a lot of small liberal-arts schools, unfortunately. College used to be where you went to discover yourself and learn what you were interested in. Now, college has turned into job training. It’s a totally different animal.” More. (link)
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#3: The DII Committee on Infractions rules that Lake Erie violated NCAA rules when the a former HC provided impermissible inducements and benefits to prospective and enrolled student-athletes, seven of whom competed in contests and received actual and necessary expenses while ineligible. The former HC also engaged in recruiting violations surrounding official visits. Penalties include two years probation, a $1,500 fine, vacation or records and a two-year show-cause order for the former HC. (link)
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#2: New Mexico Highlands AD Ehling has resigned, per the Las Vegas Optic's Myers. NMHU President Minner, whose contract runs through the 2023-24 academic year, told Myers: “I have a couple of months left on my contract here, so my strategy right now is to go with an interim. I might even consider going with a co-interim, I haven’t decided that yet, then allow the new president to do the search and make the selection that she or he wants to make, I’m going to allow that person the opportunity. ... They need to keep the train running and keep moving ahead, I’m not necessarily looking for major innovations from the interim folks. We need good management and we need to keep supporting our athletic program, but other big changes no, I am not anticipating or expecting that until we get a new permanent person in there.” (link)
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#1: Regis names Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships Gilhooly as its new Assoc. VP/AD/Director of Strategic Partnerships. Gilhooly, who is a former Rangers student-athlete: "RU Athletics is blessed to have dedicated coaches, staff, and administrators giving of themselves daily to provide our student athletes with the best possible formative experience during their collegiate career here. My goal is to create a department that is servant led. My passions include growing success by empowering and supporting my colleagues, while creating an environment that will allow RU Athletics to thrive." (link)
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