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#10: Anderson promotes Asst. SID Christine Korver to Asst. AD for Facilities & Game Day Operations. (link) |
#9: Saint Leo promotes AD Marcal Lazenby to VP of Athletics, Wellness & Recreation after a year and a half in the permanent chair. (link) |
#8: West Texas A&M Deputy AD Casey Lish is headed to Stephen F. Austin (DI) as Assoc. AD of Annual Giving. (link) |
#7: Kutztown unveils plans for a major renovation of Keystone Hall starting May 2026. The project will include upgraded team locker rooms, new space for Women’s Soccer and Lacrosse, Keystone Pool updates, new bleachers, floor and a press box for Keystone Arena, a fully renovated wrestling room and much more. The renovation is set to be completed in January 2028 and will be primarily funded by state capital funds. VP for University Relations and Athletics Matt Santos: “This upgrade to Keystone Hall will enhance the experience for student-athletes, coaches, staff, alumni and fans. It will help our coaches continue to recruit the best student-athletes, as it will provide an indoor facility that is second to none in the State System. Given that Keystone was built in 1971, it has had to be adjusted to accommodate a tremendous growth in athletics, including women's sports and sport expansion. This new facility will allow KU to be at the forefront of Division II intercollegiate athletic facility offerings in 2028 and beyond.” Renderings included. (link)
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#6: Cal State San Bernardino Men’s Basketball HC Gus Argenal is headed to UC Riverside (DI) in the same capacity. (link)
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#5: Check out the qualifiers for next week’s Men’s (link) and Women’s (link) Golf Championship regionals. The latest regional rankings for Baseball (link), Men’s (link) and Women’s (link) Lacrosse, Softball (link), Men’s (link) and Women’s (link) Tennis are available. Selection shows for Lacrosse will take place Sunday night, with Softball and Tennis to occur Monday.
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#4: Fort Lewis unveils its new $6M, 10K square-foot CommonSpirit Sports Performance Center. AD Travis Whipple: “This facility is a game-changer for Fort Lewis College. It's not just a space—it's a symbol of how deeply we're committed to our student-athletes' growth, performance, and wellbeing. It's a one-stop shop for wellness, strength and conditioning, cardio, rehab, nutrition—and then upstairs you have academic support services. It really is focused on our mission: graduating champions.” (link)
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#3: Cal State Monterey Bay rolls out its new visual identity, in alignment with the university’s rebrand last year. AD Kirby Garry: “This brand refresh is more than a new look—it's a statement about who we are and where we're going. Aligning with the university's rebrand was a critical part of this process. We wanted to ensure that Otter Athletics stands proudly alongside the broader Cal State Monterey Bay identity, representing the same values, energy, and vision for the future.” (link)
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#2: Emporia State AD David Spafford will retire after three years in the chair. President Ken Hush: “During his tenure, David began the work to modernize the athletics program. He oversaw the completion of several capital improvement projects, expanded game day broadcast coverage to additional markets and hired new coaches and leadership who will continue to take athletics to the next level.” Senior Assoc. AD for Internal Operations/SWA Colleen Mischke and Senior Assoc. AD for Administration Steve Rodecap will serve as Co-Interim ADs. (link)
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#1: Limestone will close the institution at the end of this semester, citing “long-standing financial pressures, declining enrollment trends, and rising operational costs made it impossible for the institution to remain sustainable without the immediate influx of substantial funding.” Board of Trustees Chair Randall Richardson: “Despite exhaustive efforts to secure the funding necessary to continue our operations, we have come to the difficult conclusion that Limestone University has not been able to secure the necessary funding to sustain its operations. We want to thank the almost 200 recent supporters in the last two weeks who committed a collective $2.143 million. We had hoped that would be enough to sustain our institution. But in the final analysis, we could not continue operations on-campus or online without a greater amount of funding.” (link)
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