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#10: UAA Commissioner Sarah Otey and WashU AD Anthony Azama sit down with the Student Life’s Riley Herron to discuss Otey’s plans for the league, WashU’s focus, football sponsorship and more. Otey on her short and long-term plans for the UAA: “I am taking over from a commissioner who’s been in the role for 37 years. He is a giant in Division III. So there’s no need for me to come in and make any massive changes. I think that there’s some modernization potential for the UAA brand — our external communications on our website, social media platforms — and that can begin in the immediate. The last thing that I think is relatively short-term: [The UAA comprises some of the] largest and most influential schools in the academic space, and I don’t know that we’re carrying that over into NCAA governance, so elevating the influence and profile of the UAA schools within the NCAA landscape is important to me.” Azama’s focus for this year: “The points of emphasis are people, resources, facilities. From a resource standpoint, we’re looking at continuously being aggressive with the W Club and Annual Fund, because that allows us to make sure we’re trying to provide an equitable experience. One of the areas that I look at and evaluate is strength of schedule. I want our young people to experience playing the very best, because that’s why they come here.And then there’s some things that we need to do from a facility standpoint. The next big project for us that will start at the end of the academic year is our locker rooms and then also our equipment room.” In conversations through her first few months leading the UAA, Otey says sponsoring football has not been a topic of discussion, adding: “So one of my harebrained ideas is whether we sponsor football or not, to create some type of environment where we can intentionally have UAA schools playing each other on some type of regular cadence and creating events out of those opportunities.” More. (link)
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#9: SUNY Old Westbury unveils its new visual brand, with the help of Stronghold Studios. AD Lenore Walsh: “I am thrilled that we finally have a panther to call our own that represents the drive, passion and dedication of our student-athletes and coaches.” Take a look. (link)
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#8: Saint Joseph's (ME) selects Sport & Exercise Science Adjunct Professor Gary Stevens as Interim AD. (link)
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#7: Lewis & Clark will move on from the Pioneer nickname, citing “remarkably low support for the mascot among current students.” President Robin Holmes-Sullivan: “This is not a decision I take lightly. As a former student athlete, I know what it means to wear a team name, carrying the responsibility of representing a beloved institution. And the committee’s report recognizes that some alumni, students, and other community members associate the Pioneer with cherished memories of Lewis & Clark. The data also shows that the vast majority of respondents agree that it’s important for current students to have a mascot they are proud of.” VP for Student Life Evette Castillo Clark will now lead the new mascot selection process. (link)
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#6: Hanover promotes Asst. AD for Marketing, Special Events, and Community Engagement Richard Warren to Assoc. VP for Athletics. (link)
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#5: Brandeis President Ronald Liebowitz will resign after faculty issued a vote of no confidence. (link) |
#4: Five Tufts Men’s Lacrosse student-athletes were hospitalized last week and a dozen were diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis after a voluntary workout led by an alum who had completed Navy SEAL training. Executive Director of Media Relations Patrick Collins says the university is conducting an independent investigation, adding: “We are closely monitoring the condition of the rest of the team and have postponed all team practice activities until each team member has been evaluated and medically cleared to return to participation.” (link, link)
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#3: The Gettysburg Swimming student-athlete who carved a racial slur into a student is no longer enrolled at the college. The family of the victim has filed complaints with the Pennsylvania Commission on Human Relations and multiple NAACP chapters, but has not yet filed charges with the police. VP for College Life Anne Ehrlich sent a statement to the campus community, which reads in part: “We previously made a commitment to the family that once the investigation was nearing its completion, we would work with them about how most constructively to move forward. Those conversations have already begun. I’d like to join President Iuliano in thanking the swim team members for so quickly bringing this to our attention. As we’ve mentioned before, this was a serious situation that required a thorough and thoughtful investigation, and we thank the community for their patience as we worked through our process.” (link)
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#2: Augsburg AD Jeff Swenson will retire at the end of the academic year, concluding a 24-year tenure leading the Auggies. Swenson: “As we celebrate 100 years of Augsburg athletics, and having been a part of athletics here for nearly 50 years, counting my undergraduate years, my family and I felt that the time was right to make a transition. Being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in June 2022 certainly entered into my thought process as well. I'm looking forward to helping Augsburg transition to the next athletic administrative team, and finishing up our fundraising for the men's locker room project and other university priorities. […] My goal has always been to provide the best possible experience for our student-athletes and to improve one percent each day in everything we do. I hope we've accomplished that in the areas I've had the opportunity to be part of at Augsburg during the last five decades. We have great coaches, an incredible support staff and an awesome administrative team, and I'm confident that Auggie athletics will continue to thrive and improve.” The university will launch the search for Swenson’s successor in early 2025. (link)
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#1: U.S. News has released its Best Colleges rankings for 2025. MIT tops the list among all schools with DIII athletics and 2nd nationally, followed by CalTech (6), Johns Hopkins (6), Chicago (11), Carnegie Mellon (21), WashU (21), Emory (24), NYU (30), Tufts (37) and Rochester (44) in the top 50. Full list. (link)
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