2008-09 SCAC News
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Van Arsdale named men’s lacrosse coach at Colorado College
July 24, 2009COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Guy Van Arsdale, one of the most respected coaches in collegiate men’s lacrosse, has been named head coach at Colorado College, Director of Athletics Ken Ralph announced today. -
Five SCAC teams earn AVCA honors
July 24, 2009LEXINGTON, Ky. - Five Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) volleyball programs earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award honors, the AVCA announced. Birmingham-Southern, Colorado College, DePauw, Rhodes and Trinity all earned the honor.
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SCAC has 11 swim squads named CSCAA Scholar-Athlete Teams
July 10, 2009CHICAGO, Ill. - The College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) unveiled its Spring 2009 list of Scholar-Athlete Teams, and 11 SCAC squads (six women's, five men's) earned places on the listing. In all, 347 teams representing 238 colleges and universities earned the distinction based on a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
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Seven from SCAC earn Division III 2009 Individual Scholar All-America Recognition; Eight more named Honorable Mention
July 10, 2009CHICAGO, Ill. - The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) named its 2009 Scholar Athlete Awards and seven SCAC swimmers were honored as Scholar All-Americans.
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Three SCAC men's track & field squads earn All-Academic team honors; Colorado College men lead all of D3
July 09, 2009NEW ORLEANS, La. - Three Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) men's track & field teams earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors.
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Sewanee Named to WBCA Academic Top 25
July 09, 2009ATLANTA, Ga. - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its winners for the 2008-09 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll and Sewanee-The University of the South was ranked 17th among all of Division III programs.
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SCAC places six women's teams on USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Teams
July 09, 2009NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed six women's teams on the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic teams. The six SCAC teams tied for the most from any Division III conference.
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SCAC announces Spring 2009 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll
July 08, 2009SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named a record 1,029 student-athletes to the 2009 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. This year's total eclipsed last year's previous record of 948 student-athletes.
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SCAC places 15 on USTFCCCA All-Academic teams
July 07, 2009NEW ORLEANS, La. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed 15 student-athletes on the 2009 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Track & Field teams.
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Patrick Johnston Tapped to Lead Sewanee Women's Soccer
June 30, 2009SEWANEE, Tenn. -- Former All-American and All-ACC player Patrick Johnston has been named the next head coach for Sewanee's women's soccer program, according to Mark Webb, athletic director for Sewanee. Johnston has previous experience on the Mountain as the goalkeeper coach for the 2008 Tigers, who had a 10-win season.
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Jordan Casey is Sewanee's 27th NCAA Postgraduate Scholar
June 30, 2009SEWANEE, Tenn. - Recent Sewanee Graduate Jordan Casey (Charleston, S.C./James Island) has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, according to Teaera Strum of the NCAA. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically and who are in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.
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Trinity's Wildman Earns ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-American Honor for Men's Track & Cross Country Team
June 23, 2009TOWSON, Md. - Trinity Senior Todd Wildman has been named first team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American Men's Track and Cross Country team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Trinity finishes 27th; DePauw 39th in final 2008-2009 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings
June 19, 2009CLEVELAND, Ohio - Trinity University finished 27th and DePauw University finished 39th - among 430 institutions - in the prestigious 2008-2009 Division III Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings.
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Eight From SCAC Earn NFF 2009 Hampshire Honor Society Membership
June 17, 2009DALLAS, Texas - Recently, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced the members of the 2009 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 564 players from 266 schools qualified for membership in the society's third year, including eight from the SCAC.
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Southwestern's Munt named 2008-09 Division III West Region Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year
June 16, 2009ORLANDO, Fla. - Southwestern University athletics director Glada Munt has been named the 2008-09 Division III West Region Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year.
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Stroud to be inducted into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame
June 15, 2009JACKSON, Miss. - Former Millsaps College men's basketball coach John Stroud highlights the six-person 2009 Induction Class for the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame that was announced at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum.
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Sewanee's Casey Earns ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Honor
June 12, 2009TOWSON, Md. - Sewanee Senior Jordan Casey has been named first team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Oglethorpe's Sarisky selected in MLB Draft
June 11, 2009ATLANTA, Ga. - Oglethorpe University sophomore pitcher Daniel Sarisky was selected today by Major League Baseball's Houston Astros in the 40th Round of the 2009 MLB draft.
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SCAC Nominates Two For NCAA Woman Of The Year Award
June 10, 2009SUWANEE, Ga. – Melanie Auguste of Colorado College and Amanda Stier of DePauw University, have been nominated by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 19th annual NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
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Trinity's Bronson selected in MLB Draft
June 10, 2009SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Trinity University Tigers senior pitcher Evan Bronson of Midlothian, Va. (The Collegiate School), was drafted by the Washington Nationals Wednesday in the Major League Baseball Draft.
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SCAC Has Five Named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Softball Team
June 09, 2009TOWSON, Md. - Led by First Team selection Rebekah Moore of Rhodes College, the SCAC had five student-athletes selected to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Softball Team.
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Sewanee's Jordan Casey lone SCAC Women's At-Large Academic All-District honoree
June 09, 2009TOWSON, Md. - University of the South senior Jordan Casey was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Women's At-Large team. She was the lone Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference student-athlete named to the team.
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SCAC has three named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Disctrict Men's Track & Cross Country teams
June 08, 2009TOWSON, Md. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed three student-athletes on the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Men's Track and Cross Country teams. Trinity University's Zach Brush and Todd Wildman headlined the list as first-team selections.
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Trinity's D'Ann Arthur lone SCAC Women's Track & Cross Country Academic All-District honoree
June 08, 2009TOWSON, Md. - Trinity University senior D'Ann Arthur was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Women's Track and Cross Country team. She was the lone Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference student-athlete named to the team.
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Julie Beer hired as Centre's first women's lacrosse coach
June 05, 2009DANVILLE, Ky. - After recently deciding to add both men's and women's lacrosse programs, Centre College Director of Athletics and Recreation, Brian Chafin, has announced Julie Beer has been hired as the program's first head coach, and will lead the program when it begins play in the spring of 2011.
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Carrington joins Pirates as Head Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Coach
June 05, 2009GEORGETOWN, Texas - Dan Carrington has been named as the head men's and women's swimming and diving coach for the Pirates. The announcement was made Friday by Southwestern University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Glada Munt. Carrington comes to Southwestern after serving as the head coach for the San Antonio Wave.
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SCAC Interactive - Teeing off with Oglethorpe University, the 2009 National Champions of Golf
June 01, 2009SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
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SCAC Interactive - Chrys Jones, Centre's National Champion
June 01, 2009SUWANEE, Ga. - The conference office has posted a new podcast on the SCAC Blog, a part of our new SCAC Interactive page. Make sure and visit the blog for interviews with players and coaches around the league.
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DePauw's Kosinski Earns Softball All-America Honors
May 29, 2009GREENCASTLE, Ind. — DePauw freshman Jen Kosinski became the Tigers third softball player to earn all-America honors as she was selected to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Third Team.
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Millsaps' Murphy; Oglethorpe's Rizzo earn South Region Gold Gloves
May 27, 2009APPLETON, Wisc. - Millsaps College senior shortstop Billy Murphy and Oglethorpe University sophomore thirdbaseman J.J. Rizzo were named 2009 South Region Rawlings Gold Glove award winners. They were the only Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference selections to the regional gold glove teams.
