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#10: Worcester State selects Buffalo State Asst. Athletic Trainer Julia Margolis as Asst. AD/Head Athletic Trainer. (link)
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#9: Augsburg Asst. AD/Compliance Director Colleen Enrico is no longer with the department. (link) |
#8: MCLA Women’s Basketball HC Will Brown departs after one season to become the HC at Queens (NY - DII). (link) |
#7: Former Wilkes Baseball HC Kevin Gryboski has filed a lawsuit claiming the university violated his civil rights by terminating him without cause in 2023. Gryboski claims the termination was in retaliation for reporting offensive racial comments made by a white player towards a black player that were founded, but he was still fired “in retaliation for his report of the racially offensive comments made by one player to another player of a different color, race and national origin.” Gryboski is seeking back pay and unspecified damages. (link)
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#6: BOSCA Founder Jim Abbott pens on the future of small college athletics, writing in part: “Small college athletic leaders should be contemplating this scenario now. What would happen if the funding from the NCAA stopped or was dramatically reduced when the NCAA’s current television agreement expires in 2032? For Division 2 and 3 schools, this would likely require an increase in the amount of conference dues paid (or a decrease in services provided for the conference) and additional budget dollars available for post-season travel. In short, the cost of doing business would increase significantly for schools that are already facing enrollment drops and budget cuts. For the most successful schools, post-season travel alone could become a $500,000 or more annual expense. […] Whether there is a precipitous drop in the NCAA funding model or not, there is no denying that significant changes are on the horizon for small college athletics. The question is should you wait until your circumstances force you to address this or should you be planning for this eventuality now? […] When I contemplate the future of small college higher education, I believe more resolutely than ever that athletics will continue to be an important part of campus. That having been said, it must be reimagined in a way that allows the institutions to sustainably support it. Most likely this will mean a reorganization of schools to create more geographically centered conferences with like-minded and funded missions.” Abbott pinpoints two immediate impediments to this solution: conference buyouts that can range from $25K to $250K that limit the flexibility of schools and ego. “Ego is the biggest challenge in making a decision like this. It’s rare to see schools like Azusa Pacific (or Hartford and St. Francis) make a decision that is perceived as moving down. That having been said, do your alumni really differentiate a victory over Occidental College as opposed to Biola University? The answer is unequivocally no. […] The reality is that for many schools the environment that led them to transition years ago has now changed (or the makeup of the league they moved to has changed) and as a result, what seemed like a logical decision at the time isn’t so obvious anymore.” (link)
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#5: Luther will exit the American Rivers and join the Midwest Conference starting in 2026-27. President Brad Chamberlain: “The decision to change Luther's athletic conference affiliation was not made lightly. The decision followed an intentional period of discernment that involved Luther's leadership team, its Board of Regents, its athletic administrators, and its coaching staff. […] In the Midwest Conference, Luther finds partner institutions that share our philosophy towards athletics and that match the geographical diversity of our student body. When we considered all of our affiliations, including athletics, we took into consideration that the Midwest Conference more closely aligns with our academic partners in the ACM (Associated Colleges of the Midwest), and that Luther's strengths, challenges, strategic priorities, and the geographical origins of its student body fit well with the MWC." (link)
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#4: Edgewood names Wisconsin (DI) Executive Director of W Club & Strategic Partnerships Nick Pasquarello as its new AD starting June 16. President Andrew Manion: “We are very excited that Nick Pasquarello is joining our community, and will be the very first Director of Athletics for the Eagles of Edgewood University. I'm, confident his experience and passion will build on the legacy of success of our student-athletes, both on and off the playing field. Nick emerged as the ideal person to provide leadership as we continue the development of our future Athletics and Wellness Campus in Fitchburg. We anticipate great things from Edgewood College athletics under Nick's leadership.” (link)
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#3: The SUNYAC will add Alfred State, SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Delhi as new full members starting in 2026-27 expanding the league’s membership to 12. Commissioner Tom DiCamillo: “This addition of Alfred State, SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Delhi as full member institutions will register as a pivotal moment in the history of the SUNYAC. In the proverbial shifting sands of today's world of intercollegiate athletics, the SUNYAC is stable, powerful and has positioned itself as an NCAA Division III leader for the foreseeable future.” (link)
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#2: New Husson AD Amanda Nelson has been placed on administrative leave after being named as a defendant in a lawsuit from her time as AD at Del Norte High School. The lawsuit alleges Nelson of “negligent hiring, supervision, and retention” of her husband after he allegedly asked an underage student to engage in sexual relations, continued to be allowed to “interact, supervise, and/or oversee students” after this incident, and boasted about previous underage relations. Husson’s statement: “Our university takes allegations of this nature very seriously. While our employment process includes a background check, it returned no cause for concern in the hiring process However, given these allegations in a civil lawsuit and following our standard procedure, this individual has been placed on administrative leave pending an independent investigation.” (link)
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