#10: McDaniel Assoc. AD Alexis Watson is headed to Le Moyne (DI) as Assoc. AD for Compliance/SWA/DEI Liaison. (link) |
#9: Nichols Men’s Basketball HC Brock Erickson will exit for the Assoc. HC position at UTRGV (DI). (link) |
#8: Northland will cancel the remainder of its Softball seasons citing injuries. HC Cora Zackrison: “The decision to cancel the remainder of our season was not an easy one, however the health and safety of our athletes is always the number one priority and we as a coaching staff and department had to do what we think is best for our athletes. Definitely no one wanted it to end this way, and I commend the girls for playing so hard this year despite the adversities we've faced and keeping a positive attitude in light of it all, and for that I'm extremely proud of all of them.” (link)
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#7: Trinity (CT) Women’s Basketball HC Emily Garner is headed to Cornell (DI) in the same capacity. (link) |
#6: The University of Wisconsin System is asking for additional state funding as a number of UW system campuses are facing major budget shortfalls and possible liquidity strains as per-student state funding has fallen 5o 43rd in the nation. (link)
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#5: Wesleyan will add a new blue AstroTurf field, lighting and scoreboard for Field hockey and a new grass practice field for Men’s and Women’s Soccer. The turf is the same that was developed for the 2024 Olympics and the first carbon zero AstroTurf with no irrigation. (link)
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#4: Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Cory Hogue reports LeTourneau is expected to depart the ASC in the next few weeks to move to the SCAC in 2025-26. The move will leave the ASC with four full-time members after the Yellow Jackets exit. (link)
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#3: The initial regional rankings have been released for Men’s (link) and Women’s (link) Lacrosse.
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#2: Little East Commissioner Pamela Samuelson will retire at the end of the academic year after five years leading the conference. Plymouth State President/LEC Presidents Council Chair Donald Birx: “The LEC has been in excellent hands throughout Commissioner Samuelson’s term of office. Her leadership during a tumultuous period benefited all of our member institutions, including most importantly the student-athletes who contribute so much to our campuses and communities.” (link)
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#1: RPI AD Kristie Bowers joins Connect/MB Sports’ Matt Banker from the 2024 NCAA Convention to discuss her first months leading the Engineers, transparency in leadership, creating a great student-athlete experience and more. One student-athlete on the search committee that brought Bowers to campus pinpointed her transparency as a one of her key attributes, to which she elaborates: “When it comes to decision making, I want to make sure people understand my why behind things. Whether it's a student-athlete, a coach, a staff member, if I'm making a decision I'm putting on all those hacks that I've worn previously, but I'm also giving the explanation of how did I get here. I think that's been really key because as a new leader everyone's wondering what does this look like and if you're telling your why and you're explaining the decisions behind it, my hope is that in another couple months my staff feels really confident to execute that why without having to feel like they have to always check in with me.” In conversations with student-athletes, they have identified championship level support, the ability to grow professionally and career readiness as keys to a great experience. Check out the full conversation only on Connect. (link)
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