Judy Sweet was the first woman to hold the post of NCAA President—a position that was formerly reserved for an elected member of the Association, not to be confused with the current presidential position, which the top position on the NCAA...
June 23 marks the 40 th anniversary of Title IX—a law that paved the way for equity in educational and athletic opportunity. In celebration of the landmark legislation, the NCAA has developed a documentary, sponsored by Northwestern Mutual...
By Rick Nixon The impact of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Final Four on the Denver community will be felt for years to come thanks to numerous legacy programs that the NCAA and Denver Local Organizing Committee (DLOC) implemented in the Mile High...
By Michelle Brutlag Hosick Beginning Friday, Division I men’s basketball coaches will be able to call or text message with recruits who have completed or are finishing up their sophomore year of high school. The rule change is part of a...
By Greg Johnson The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee plans to establish a collaborative process with the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports to collect data and fully explore the possibility of allowing...
By Gary Johnson A record number of people attended NCAA women’s basketball games during the 2011-12 season. Attendance for all three NCAA divisions was 11,210,832, breaking the record of 11,160,293 set in 2008-09. Overall attendance...
The NCAA has selected Wake Forest football student-athlete Michael Hoag and Pennsylvania soccer student-athlete Adrienne Lerner as the 2012 recipients of the Jim McKay Postgraduate Scholarships. Established in 2008 to honor the...
Sunday was a typical day at work as a pool attendant for UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson. Families were around the private pool enjoying the evening, and Williamson’s mind was on the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships...
Shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, Nick LoRusso was deciding what college he would attend. The Long Island, N.Y., native knew he wanted to play Division I lacrosse and with the memory of the Twin Towers fresh in his mind, Army seemed a logical...
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote education on important safety issues and to prevent injuries, the NCAA has partnered with 11 other sports leagues, safety organizations and equipment manufacturers in a program designed to help...
NCAA winter sports postgraduate scholarship winners have been announced, with 29 male and 29 female winter sports student-athletes each receiving $7,500. Similar awards are given each year to fall and spring student-athletes, totaling 174...
The second annual NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy begins Tuesday and runs through Thursday in Dallas. Developed last year by NFL Player Engagement and the NCAA to boost diversity in the coaching ranks, the program provides former NFL players and...
By Brian Burnsed NCAA.org When they’re not playing sports, student-athletes simply need a little playtime. With that in mind, the NCAA has created two student-athlete lounges during the Division II National Championships Festival – in the...
The NCAA has selected Brigham Young runner Miles Batty and Drury swimmer Kelsey Ward as its 2012 Walter Byers Scholars. Batty and Ward each will receive renewable awards of $24,000. The Byers Scholarships were established in 1988 and...
By Greg Johnson Citing temporary decals and logos that may cause players to slip, the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules Committees are recommending a rules change that requires the court be “of a consistent surface” so student-athlete...
Nebraska-Kearney’s athletics program was honored Monday night when “Lopers Under the Lights” was recognized as the 2011-12 winner of the Division II Community Engagement Award of Excellence. Athletics Director John McBride and Assistant AD...
The successes of the 2012 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship have set the stage for the NCAA to celebrate 75 years of March Madness next season. Near-record numbers of fans flocked to the games and associated events during the...
By Gary Johnson Men’s basketball attendance for all three NCAA divisions in 2011-12 totaled 32,781,399 fans, which represents a slight increase from the previous year and ranks fifth all-time. The record is 33,396,316 from the 2008 season...
By David Pickle NCAA.org Many Division II National Championships Festival veterans believe the 2010 fall event in Louisville was the best ever – and they also believe a young NCAA administrator played a key role in that success. This May,...
Terri Steeb-Gronau, NCAA director of Division II, has been chosen as the 2011-12 recipient of the Division II Conference Commissioners’ Association’s Award of Merit. The Award of Merit is the DII CCA’s highest honor presented and is...
By Andrew Crum NCAA.org Sometimes perception only hints at the whole story. When I took on this project about student-athletes, subsequently titled “Learning Experiences,” I knew that each of my subjects would have high academic...
Deborah Ford, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and Steven Scott, president of Pittsburg State University, recently were elected to the Division II Presidents Council. The Council is a 16-member board composed of chief...
By David Pickle NCAA.org Years ago, a newspaper columnist friend of mine found himself conversing with a young woman at a Houston bar. After a couple of telling comments, the woman suddenly realized she was speaking with a celebrity. “Are...
By Gary Brown The Division III Presidents Council is considering whether continuing a voluntary approach to reporting academic data could produce a sample representative enough to support Division III’s strategic-positioning platform and...
By David Pickle NCAA.org Scott Wiegandt knew his school scored a hit when it hosted the 2010 Division II National Championships Festival. But he didn’t he didn’t realize that Bellarmine’s hit was actually a long home run until he arrived...
