Stevens Named Administrator of the Year

 

PRESENTED BY CHI ALPHA SIGMA "recognizing college student-athletes who excel both on and off the field of competition." D3Playbook SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 | written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   Our goal is to keep you - the influencers in DIII athletics - apprised of what's happening around Division III - the games, polls, news, happenings, awards, calendar of events, and much more. We hope you enjoy d3Playbook and that you'll share this with your friends, colleagues and co-workers.     >> Good Wednesday morning!  Halfway home to the weekend. >> Today's Word Count: 1,224. An easy morning read. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Please recommend us to a friend or co-worker. Or share with your staff and bring them up-to-speed on what's happening in DIII.   1.  Stevens Named Administrator of Year by Drew Wilson, Averett Athletic Communications "Averett University Director of Athletics Meg Stevens was selected as the Nike Division III Administrator of the Year, the Women Leaders in College Sports announced Tuesday as it released its 2020 award recipients. Stevens is among the recipients who will be honored with the Nike Celebration of Women social media campaign starting Tuesday, Sept. 8, and during the Nike Celebration of Women feature during Women Leaders X, the organization's first virtual convention. Recipients were nominated by their peers and selected by the Women Leaders Awards Committee for their service during 2019-2020. Stevens has served as Averett's Director of Athletics since July 2013, and during that time has transformed the culture of Averett athletics. Stevens has collaborated with faculty, student-athletes and staff to develop and strengthen a "3-2-1" philosophy that has pushed Averett toward the top of the USA South Conference." >> What They're Saying: "Meg Stevens has been a tremendous instrument of positive change across our university," Averett President Dr. Tiffany M. Franks said. "Through her leadership, the Department of Athletics has excelled and she has taken on responsibilities for broader institutional activities which she has executed with determination, great competence, positive results and sheer passion. Her 'One Team' philosophy has not only permeated athletics, but has influenced students across our campus." >> The Bottom Line: "Stevens is known for her commitment to hiring, mentoring and developing young head coaches. In fact, 27 of her 28 head coach hires have been first-time head coaches, and she has promoted nearly a half dozen former Averett graduate assistant coaches into head coaching roles. Many of Averett’s graduate assistant coaches and staff have gone on to become head coaches or full-time assistant coaches in all levels of athletics." >> Continue Reading   2.  Convention Moves Online The annual NCAA Convention will be held online Jan. 11-15 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shifting to a virtual Convention for 2021 reduces expenses and recognizes the need for chancellors, presidents, athletics directors and other delegates who regularly participate in the Convention to attend to campus matters. The virtual Convention will occur the same week the Convention was originally scheduled and online educational programming will be offered throughout January. Divisional Business Sessions will be conducted virtually, with Division III voting on NIL legislation to take place Friday, Jan. 15.  The Division III Convention Planning Subcommittee is working to finalize the programming, and staff will update the membership in the coming weeks.   3.  Injury Inspires New Career Path   courtesy of LVC Athletics   "While playing ice hockey for LVC men's team, Jared Karas '21, M'22 suffered a concussion. As the recovery stretched on, causing him to miss most of the season, LVC's athletic trainers suggested visiting a speech pathologist for rehabilitation to alleviate the lingering symptoms. "I had never heard of someone seeing a speech-language pathologist (SLP) for a concussion before, so I did some research into the field of what an SLP does," said Karas. "I was amazed by how wide of a field of study it is, and the medical rehab side of it was really interesting."    Situational Awareness: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Not only did the rehab help, but it also turned Karas on to a new career. As a speech-language pathology major, Karas has shadowed professionals in medical and educational settings and enjoyed studying the brain and how it functions during his Neuroscience of Communication course. He found it fascinating to learn how intricate a process talking is and how much goes into doing something many people consider to be such a simple task.   >> Quotable: "It was a field that had the healthcare aspect that I enjoyed and was studying, and the psychological aspect that had always interested me. Everyone I talked to about the field couldn't have better things to say about it and encouraged me that it would be a great decision to switch majors to SLP," said Karas, who was previously studying exercise science." >> Keep Reading     Subscribe to d3Playbook    SPONSORED MESSAGE   Chi Alpha Sigma is the first national scholar-athlete society to honor those collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college student-athletes who receive a varsity letter in their sport, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full-time semester, and earn a 3.4 cumulative grade point average. Student-athletes who compete for a collegiate club team are also eligible if the club team is overseen by the athletics department at the local chapter. Find out more at ChiAlphaSigma.com   4.  Calendar Sep 3 - Nominating Committee Sep 8 - Championships Committee Sep 13-15 - Championships Committee with Sport Chairs Sep 14-15 - Committee on Women's Athletics Sep 14-15 - Minority Opportunities Interest Committee Sep 17 - Membership Committee Sep 21-22 - Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport Sep 22-23 - Interpretations and Legislation Committee   5. Conference Call Today we continue our look at Division III conferences, going back to the 1990s. Conference: Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Commissioner: Donna Ledwin Headquarters: North Boston, N.Y. Website: AMCCsports.org Founded: 1998 Charter Members (4): La Roche, Penn State Behrend, Pittsburgh Bradford, Pittsburgh Greensburg Other Members (5): Penn State Altoona (1998), Hilbert (2005), Medaille (2005), Mount Aloysius (2006), Alfred State (2019)   Oldest: Mount Aloysius (1853) Largest: Penn State Behrend (3,957) Smallest: Hilbert (688) Longest Trip: 254 miles (Medaille to Pittsburgh Greensburg) Championship Sports: 16 Top Team Moment: La Roche won two games in the 2016 baseball championship tournament before being ousted by eventual national runner-up Keystone. >> Tomorrow: North Atlantic Conference >> Previously: Atlantic East | SAA | NECC | NACC | Landmark | NEAC | NEWMAC sources: Google Maps, EADA   6.  Comings and Goings   BETHANY - Kacey Morrison named head athletic trainer. Emma Minsinger named assistant athletic trainer BRIDGEWATER - Gina Stephan named assistant field hockey coach CARROLL - Marcus Suelflow named head golf coach CARTHAGE - Dave Roehl announced his retirement as head men's golf coach. Jarrett Simonson will become interim head coach CONCORDIA (Wis.) - Aaron Siekmann named director of human performance. Nicole Farr Kramer named assistant track and field/cross country coach EASTERN MENNONITE - Shay Quintin named graduate assistant men's soccer coach LORAS - Heidi Colford named head women's lacrosse coach MARYMOUNT - Riley Collins named graduate assistant men's basketball coach MIDWEST (WOMEN'S) LACROSSE CONFERENCE - KatieJo Sevnson named assistant commissioner/SID MOUNT SAINT MARY - Terence Rogers named assistant men's basketball coach MUSKINGUM - Shauna Mulkerin and Carol Oberhelman named assistant softball coaches NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE - Announced that Randolph-Macon has joined the conference as an associate member in esports SALEM - Breanna Murphy named graduate assistant softball coach UPPER MIDWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - Suspended conference competition through December 31, 2020 in basketball and indoor track and field WESLEY - Jim Purtill named assistant football coach   7.  1 Pumpkin Spice Thing    by Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme', Food & Wine   "Each year, it seems that when the clock strikes midnight on September 1, pumpkins pop up everywhere. And this year, the arrival of the new month brings with it a new lineup at Krispy Kreme. Starting September 1, Krispy Kreme's much-loved Pumpkin Spice Doughnut Collection is back in stores nationwide. The collection includes Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed Doughnut, Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut, Pumpkin Spice Original Filled Cheesecake Doughnut, and, for the first time, a Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Roll Doughnut. The new addition this year, the Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Roll Doughnut, is a Pumpkin Spice Original Donut that's tossed in a pumpkin spice sugar blend. It's then topped with cream cheese frosting and a cinnamon schmear." >> Worth Noting: You can debate whether it's too early for pumpkin spice season, but a dear friend and co-worker of mine once told me ... it's never too early.   Subscribe to d3Playbook

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