By Zak Keefer NCAA.org How does the best wrestler in the room wind up getting bullied? How does a 197-pound titan become the butt of locker room jokes? How is a three-time All-American excluded, his cause so unwelcomed by teammates that...
By Andrew Crum NCAA.org Brooke Eveler not only sets goals for herself, she achieves them. So when Eveler decided that she wanted to graduate in three years from Wilmington University (Del.), that’s exactly what she did. So the natural...
Twenty-four Division II schools have been recognized as recipients of the first Division II Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence honoring athletics programs with four-year Academic Success Rates of 90 percent or more. St. Michael’s...
By David Pickle Division II took a step toward recognizing the NCAA’s first international member institution Thursday when its Presidents Council recommended a standard for international institutions to satisfy the accreditation...
By Greg Johnson The Division I Board of Directors at its meeting on Thursday in Indianapolis approved the recommendations of the NCAA Bowl Licensing Task Force regarding bowl advertising, sponsorships and promotional policies. The guiding...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick The Division I Board of Directors today adopted a more flexible transition to higher Academic Progress Rate standards for limited-resource institutions. The modified timeline reflects the fact that many such...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick The Division I Board of Directors today voted to allow more time for high school students and those who guide them to become familiar with higher initial eligibility standards, which now will go into effect in...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick The Division I Board of Directors emphatically recommitted to reforming collegiate athletics and the presidents pledged to move forward efficiently while seeking appropriate feedback from the membership. “We...
For the tenth consecutive year, all of the NCAA championships will receive television exposure, including 18 winter championships being featured in two one-hour specials. CBS Sports Presents Championships of the NCAA, Part I will air...
By David Pickle NCAA.org Troy Killian knows all about being a motivated team member, he knows what it’s like to be a Division II student-athlete, and he knows the Louisville sports scene in and out. Add it up and the director of event...
By David Pickle NCAA.org Troy Killian knows all about being a motivated team member, he knows what it’s like to be a Division II student-athlete, and he knows the Louisville sports scene in and out. Add it up and the director of event...
The Cleveland area has been selected to host the 2013 Division II Winter National Championships Festival. The dates will be March 3-9. Events will be conducted at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Events will include men’s and women’s...
By LaChelle Sutphen NCAA.org From one immense opportunity to the next, NCAA staff member Mike Racy often anticipates the pinch that will wake him from this dream. Racy, NCAA vice president for Division II, was nominated by Executive Vice...
By David Pickle NCAA.org When student-athletes tee it up for the 2012 Division II Women’s Golf Championships, they will have the rare opportunity to share someone else’s life. Owner Lawren Just had five children with her husband Elmore,...
By Jack Copeland NCAA.org A feature story from Albion’s news and sports information office is the first honoree in a new quarterly recognition program jointly sponsored by the NCAA and the Division III College Sports Information Directors...
By Jack Copeland NCAA.org Schools and conferences are telling Division III’s story this week, whether it’s over hot dogs shared with faculty members at McDaniel, spending a day with Special Olympians at Hardin-Simmons, honoring student-...
By Brenna Myers For NCAA.org As the NCAA celebrates its inaugural Division III Week, most college sports fans probably would be hard pressed to explain the differences among the three NCAA divisions. Many people are familiar with Division...
By Mike Warwick For NCAA.org Adam Bienstock started playing football as a freshman at Dwight Englewood High School in New Jersey. He then played as a freshman and sophomore at Ithaca College before deciding to hang up his cleats. His...
Greg Shaheen has announced his resignation from the national office to pursue other opportunities outside the association, effective immediately. Shaheen most recently served as interim executive vice president, championships and alliances...
The NCAA has announced the six finalists for the 2012 Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. One male and one female former student-athlete will be selected later this month for the renewable award, which provides $24,000 annually. The...
Mark Lewis has been selected executive vice president for championships and alliances, NCAA president Mark Emmert announced today. In his new role, Lewis is a member of the national office’s senior management group and oversees the...
By Zak Keefer NCAA.org They’re blaming Connie for this one. The trip was all planned out – a couple of days in the Florida sun, three old friends catching up and looking back. The tradition held steady every five years, each of the former...
By Zak Keefer NCAA.org Piggybacking off a familiar slogan, the Temple Owls sent a message. They give a hoot. More specifically, about taking a stand against bullying. The Philadelphia-based university was recently crowned the winner of the...
By Andrew Crum NCAA.org Without organization, chaos ensues. And no one knows organization better than Krista Lopez. The Oklahoma State senior is pursuing a double major in management and accounting. She is a forward on the soccer team and...
By Jack Copeland NCAA.org Division III Week is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of student-athletes, but it’s no surprise that the student-athletes are turning the celebration into an opportunity to become even more involved in...
