2020-21 SCAC News
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Around the SCAC - December 6
December 07, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- SCAC weekly releases for the week spanning from Monday, November 29th to Sunday, December 5th. -
Pitching Trio of Grissom, Mulvey and Soultz Highlight 30th Anniversary Softball Team
September 30, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A list of 34 former student-athletes, led by a trio of aces who were each honored three times in their respective careers as conference Pitcher-of-the-Year – Taylor Grissom of Texas Lutheran University, Erin Mulvey of Trinity University and Megan Soultz of DePauw University – highlight an impressive group selected to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s 30th Anniversary softball team.
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Trinity Leads With 12 Selected to 30th Anniversary Baseball Team
September 29, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Trinity University, which won or shared nine of the last 15 conference titles, and brought home the league’s first-ever national championship in the sport in 2016, was recognized with a league-high 12 honorees among the 32 impressive student-athletes selected to the Southern College Athletic Conference’s 30th Anniversary baseball team.
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TLU's Gonzalez Guerra named Third Team Academic All-American
August 11, 2021SEGUIN, Texas -- The 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-American Track & Field and Cross Country teams have been announced - with Texas Lutheran graduate Maria Gonzalez Guerra receiving the honor for the first time in her career.
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Trinity's Etheredge named GCAA NCAA III West Region Coach of the Year
August 06, 2021NORMAN, Okla. - Trinity University Head Men's Golf Coach and Director of Golf Sean Etheredge was named the NCAA III West Region Coach of the Year by the Golf Coaches Association of America Wednesday.
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Colorado College's Sam Hum Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
August 06, 2021INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Recent Colorado College graduate Sam Hum was named a recipient of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, which is awarded to a select group of student-athletes who excel academically and athletically. Nationwide across all NCAA divisions, only 21 scholarships are awarded for both men and women from each sports season (fall, winter and spring).
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SCAC Announces Team Sportsmanship Awards for 2020-21 Academic Year
August 05, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - In an announcement made today from the league office, 21 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) programs were recognized as a 2020-21 Sportsmanship Team recipient for their respective sport.
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Austin College, Dallas and Texas Lutheran Earn ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
August 05, 2021GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the over 580-member college and high school programs from across the country who have been awarded the 2020-21 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, and three Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference teams were recognized.
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Two SCAC Men's Basketball Teams Earn NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
August 05, 2021KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the ninth annual Team Academic Excellence Awards last week and two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball programs were recognized.
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Eight SCAC Men's Golfers Named GCAA All-America Scholars
August 05, 2021NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released the NCAA Division III Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars on Tuesday, August 3, and eight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) individuals were selected as honorees.
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Seven Teams, Six Student-Athletes Earn USTFCCCA Academic Awards
August 05, 2021NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The United States Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its 2021 NCAA Division III Track & Field Team and Athlete Academic awards last month.
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Trinity's Zoe Kaffen Named At-Large CoSIDA Academic All-America
August 05, 2021AUSTIN, Texas - Trinity University Women's Tennis senior Zoe Kaffen was made a second team academic All-America selection by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Tuesday.
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SCAC has 16 Men's Basketball Student-Athletes Named to NABC Honors Court
August 03, 2021KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced the 2020-21 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference was represented by 16 student-athletes.
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Whitney Patterson Named Centenary Interim Head Softball Coach
August 02, 2021SHREVEPORT, La. -- Whitney Patterson has been named Interim Head Softball Coach, Director of Athletics David Orr announced last Friday.
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Colorado College Earns 10th-Consecutive IWLCA Honor Squad Commendation
August 02, 2021NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Colorado College women's lacrosse team added another impressive achievement to the program's culture of academic excellence by scoring top academic honors from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association.
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TLU's Cauley named First Team Academic All-American
July 28, 2021SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran graduate Tyler Cauley is a First Team Academic All-American® for the first time and an Academic All-American® for the second time overall.
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Texas Lutheran's Jurden Named Academic All-American for Third Time
July 28, 2021SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Softball standout Kelly Jurden is a First Team Academic All-American® for the second time and an Academic All-American for the third time overall.
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Colorado College Tabs Sharon Dingman Head Volleyball Coach
July 28, 2021COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Colorado College Vice President and Director of Athletics Lesley Irvine has named Sharon Dingman the 8th head coach in the history of the volleyball program.
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Colorado College Names Nichols Head Cross Country Coach
July 27, 2021COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Alex Nichols, who led the Colorado College men's cross country team to a conference title and the women's team to a second-place finish as interim head coach this past season, has been named the permanent head coach for both programs according to Vice President and Director of Athletics Lesley Irvine.
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Four Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Student-Athletes from SCAC Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
July 21, 2021GREENWOOD, Ind. – Four Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Men’s Cross Country and Track & Field student-athletes have been recognized as CoSida Academic All-District for their performances both on the on the course and track and in the classroom.
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TLU's Gonzalez Guerra named Academic All-District
July 21, 2021GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Texas Lutheran graduate Maria Gonzalez Guerra has been named to the Academic All-District® 8 First Team for Women's Cross Country and Women's Track & Field, and she has advanced to the national ballot for consideration as an Academic All-American®.
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Four SCAC Programs Earn AVCA Team Academic Award
July 21, 2021LEXINGTON, Ky. -- In an announcement made Monday by the United State Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), four SCAC programs earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2020-2021 season.
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Texas Lutheran’s Vega, DePauw's Arita and Trinity’s Kutach Headline 30th Anniversary Women’s Tennis Team
July 16, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Texas Lutheran University’s Sofia Vega, DePauw University’s Janelle Arita and Trinity University’s Caroline Kutach – the last three student-athletes to win multiple Player-of-the-Year honors over the past 15 years – highlight an impressive list of 15 student-athletes named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's 30th Anniversary women’s tennis team.
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Trinity’s Frey and Deuel, DePauw’s Webeler Highlight 30th Anniversary Men’s Tennis Team
July 15, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Trinity University’s Max Frey and Paxton Deuel and DePauw University’s Evan Webeler – the only student-athletes to win multiple Player-of-the-Year honors over the past 15 years – highlight an impressive list of 15 student-athletes named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's 30th Anniversary men’s tennis team.
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Trinity's Krimbill and Southwestern's Mayer Earn National ITA Honors
July 15, 2021TEMPE, Ariz. - Trinity University senior Cameron Krimbill earned the national Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award, while Southwestern University assistant head coach Chas Mayer was named the National Men’s Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year it was announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) on Thursday.
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SCAC Secures Several ITA Regional Honors
July 15, 2021TEMPE, Ariz. - Led by Southwestern University head coach Billy Porter being named the 2021 NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis West Region Coach of the Year, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) garnered several regional honors it was announced this week by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).
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Colorado College's Aragon-Menzel Named CoSIDA Academic All-American
July 15, 2021Greenwood, Ind. -- Isabelle Aragon-Menzel, who graduated in May with a bachelor's degree in sociology, capped her Colorado College career by earning second-team Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Six Teams, 23 Student-Athletes Earn ITA Academic Awards
July 14, 2021TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released the 2021 All-Academic Teams and Scholar Athletes Wednesday and six Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference programs and 23 student-athletes were recognized.
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Trinity's Krimbill Selected SCAC Man of the Year
July 12, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In exclusive voting by the senior woman administrators of the conference, Cameron Krimbill of Trinity University has been selected Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Man of the Year.
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Austin College's Longaker Selected SCAC Co-Woman of the Year
July 12, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In exclusive voting by the senior woman administrators of the conference, Ally Longaker of Austin College has been selected Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Co-Woman of the Year.
