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AD seizes every opportunity

Former NFL player has raised the bar at Coppin State and made graduating a top priority for student-athletes.

From DIII to the IOC

Anita DeFrantz rowed in college and the Olympics before her dreams of winning gold were squashed by the 1980 boycott. In the aftermath, she’s built a career working for the IOC.

Triple play: 3 degrees, 3 years

Jacksonville outfielder earns bachelor’s trio early and hangs up his glove to pursue concussion research career.

Division III’s first couple

Andrew Rock and Missy Buttry were dominant Division III runners who went on to find international success and each other, getting married in 2007.

Push

The skills former student-athletes honed in college propelled them to the Olympics … in a sport they'd never imagined.

2014 NCAA Olympians

With the Winter Games underway in Sochi, Russia, the imprint of NCAA colleges and universities can be seen throughout Team USA and beyond.

Have I Got Your Attention Yet?

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma isn’t shy about voicing his opinions. And that might be just what women’s basketball needs.

Putting school on hold to chase gold

Amanda Kessel led Minnesota to a national championship last season, but won’t be returning to the ice this year. Instead, she’ll be fighting for gold in Sochi alongside America’s best, though she plans on returning to school to finish her degree and chase one more national title next year.

A giant on and off the court

Bruce Hamming, former basketball star at Augustana College, turned down a chance to play in the NBA so he could pursue a career in medicine. Three decades later, he hasn’t looked back.

Motivated by family

When Kelsey Phinney was a child, her father motivated her to ski farther despite fatigue. Today, he motivates her interest in neuroscience at Division III Middlebury College.

2014 Convention: Day Three Highlights

The Division I Dialogue continued on Friday at the 2014 NCAA Convention. Division I members had the opportunity to critique and alter a proposed model for Division I governance. Members were most concerned about issues of representation,...

NCAA celebrates inspiring honorees

From recent student-athletes who exemplified excellence both on the field and in the classroom to a renowned former runner at Kansas who overcame poverty and racism to become an inspirational Olympian, 19 individuals were celebrated Friday night at the NCAA Honors Celebration.

Recruiting working group presents concepts

By Brian Burnsed Friday’s Division III issues forum was highlighted by fervent roundtable discussions and impromptu straw polling regarding the nine concepts put forward last summer by the recruiting working group. In 2012, the group was...

DII honorees share how sports impacted their lives

By Brian Hendrickson Brian Kilmeade learned more from what he thought was his failure as a student-athlete than from any of his successes. But he realized it only as he started pursuing a career that led him to become a host of the Fox...

DI members provide feedback on restructuring ideas

Division I members delved deeper into restructuring concepts at Friday’s Division I Governance Dialogue, providing feedback that will drive the steering committee guiding the redesign of the division’s structure and processes.

Executive Committee identifies next steps for regulatory reform

The NCAA Executive Committee on Friday charged President Mark Emmert with developing a “scorecard” and timeline for recommending and implementing changes to the NCAA’s regulatory procedures. The request came after the committee reviewed a...

Emmert, NCAA leaders discuss issues facing Association

Discussion about issues facing all divisions kicks off Opening Business Session at the Convention.

2014 Convention: Day Two Highlights

The NCAA Convention continued on Thursday, highlighted by the Opening Business Session , where NCAA President Mark Emmert shared the stage with NCAA leaders from each division and discussed the pressing issues facing the Association...

DIII Presidents Council eyes key topics for future

The Division III Presidents Council discussed increased championship travel expenses, which will necessitate spending cuts. It also broached the youth sports culture and how the push for specialization is affecting the division and said goodbye to two members, including chair Jack Ohle.

DII explores ideas for new slogan

During their joint meeting at the NCAA Convention, the Division II Management Council and Presidents Council discussed possible messages that could be conveyed by a new externally facing slogan.

Members want diverse voices in DI Governance

Representation for all – including student-athletes – at all levels in the new structure was a key issue expressed at Thursday’s Division I Governance Dialogue.

Blood, Sweat and 40 Years

Forty years ago, amid tension over how to make one big group fit the needs of hundreds of divergent institutions, the NCAA divided into three divisions. Here are the 40 moments that made them what they are today.

2014 Convention: Day One Highlights

An opening address from a legendary former student-athlete set the tone for Association leaders to set grand goals and chart their own success at the NCAA Convention on Wednesday. All three divisions of the NCAA wrangled with legislative...

DI Legislative Council approves recruiting, safety proposals

The NCAA Division I Legislative Council on Wednesday reached consensus on some key proposals, from loosening recruiting rules to requiring member schools to designate a team physician and report catastrophic injuries to the Association.

DII proposal focuses on roles of ADs, compliance officers

The Division II Management Council recommended that the Division II Presidents Council sponsor a proposal that would require all active Division II institutions to employ a full-time athletics director and and a full-time compliance administrator with no coaching responsibilities.