INDIANAPOLIS – Former track and field student-athlete Ifeatu Okafor, an exercise and sport sciences graduate of Texas Tech University, has been named the 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year. Okafor was selected from nine finalists during the 23rd...
By Ketrell Marshall When Jason Church played his last football game at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, on a November afternoon in 2010, he knew he would return to Roger Harring Stadium someday, perhaps to enjoy a game with his...
Maine Maritime Academy failed to monitor the creation and awarding of four scholarships that considered athletics participation as a criterion, according to findings by the NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions. In total, nine student...
By Jack Copeland NCAA.org As the NCAA prepares to select its next Woman of the Year, Division III is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the selection of its first recipient of the award and recalling the achievements of all three...
President Obama lauded him as an American hero. The world was captivated by his leadership and sacrifice. Now, Hollywood’s version of Richard Phillips’ harrowing experience as a hostage of Somali pirates debuts this week. Phillips is a...
Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: BKW) announced today that Burger King Corp. has entered a three-year partnership with CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Through this partnership, the BURGER KING® brand becomes the official...
By Jack Copeland NCAA.org When journalists write about the White House’s current chief of staff, they often note his work ethic. “Nobody outworks Denis McDonough,” his boss, President Obama, has said. That commitment to the tasks at hand...
By Brian Burnsed The Division III Interpretations and Legislation Committee recommended altering a proposed rule change regarding scouting limitations at its Sept. 26-27 meeting in Indianapolis. Currently, institutions can scout opponents...
By Greg Johnson As the bidding period closes today, the NCAA Championships and Alliances staff has received 1,948 bids across all divisions that will eventually be awarded to more than 500 preliminary and final host sites for the 2014-15...
Early registration for the January 15-18 2014 NCAA Convention in San Diego, California, will close Monday, Oct. 14. The early registration fee for the Convention is $250 for NCAA members. Beginning Oct. 15, the fee increases to $375 for...
Sam Kass wanted to be a professional baseball player, so he traveled several hundred miles from home, accepting a scholarship to pursue his dream at a Kansas City-area community college. But Kass soon returned to the neighborhood he grew...
Football referees will now stop games to immediately review when players are penalized and face ejection for targeting defenseless opponents above the shoulders or using the crown of the helmet to contact an opponent. This new review...
While a swimming and track student-athlete at Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Sarah Schettle developed a reputation for encouraging not only teammates but also opponents to give their best effort and to enjoy the experience.
By Alexandra Assimon NCAA.org It is fair to say that Shelby Vakiener, a fifth-year civil engineering major at Division III Rochester Institute of Technology, has had a well-rounded student-athlete experience. The senior has played at least...
By Jack Copeland NCAA.org Mary Schapiro has been a groundbreaker her entire life. She was a student-athlete in the mid-1970s at Franklin & Marshall College, where she helped the field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams rise from club to...
By Brian Burnsed The Division III Championships Committee discussed the importance of adopting a more prudent approach to bracket expansion moving forward. In recent years, sport committees focused on maintaining the 1:6.5 for team sport...
By Brian Burnsed Highlights from the Division III Championships Committee meeting on Sept. 9-10: The Division III Baseball Committee requested that out-of-conference strength of schedule be used as a primary criterion for championship...
By Jack Copeland NCAA.org While a swimming and track student-athlete at Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Sarah Schettle developed a reputation for encouraging not only teammates but also opponents to give their best effort and to enjoy the experience...
By Jessica Smith NCAA.org In running, as in life, the race is not always won by the swift but by those who keep moving forward. That is evident in Gallaudet cross-country student-athlete Ivan Alfaro. It’s not uncommon to see Alfaro running...
Nine student-athletes have been selected as finalists for the 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year award, which will be announced Oct. 20 during a ceremony in Indianapolis. Three finalists were selected from each NCAA division, in recognition of...
By Alexandra Assimon NCAA.org Chants of “U-S-A! U-S-A!” echoed through Kazan Arena. A track and field student-athlete exclaimed, “I love that this is my life!” as he and his Team USA peers waited for their entrance during the opening...
In an editorial for Neurology , the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Brian Hainline and other experts outline the expectations and requirements for concussion management in college sports. "Because coaches have the...
This might have been the 40 th anniversary of Division C, or perhaps the Blue Division, had one of the ideas for naming what is today the NCAA’s largest membership division gained support in 1973. Instead, a vote that year to divide a...
