Spring Sports Sponsorship Waiver

 

PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF SALEM "Virginia's Championship City" FEBRUARY 26, 2021 | 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 NCAA Division III.   >> Good Friday Morning!  >> Today's Word Count: 781. An easy read. >> Interested in sponsoring D3Playbook?  >> Thanks for reading. Remember to follow us on Twitter @D3Playbook for the latest news and transactions   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Spring Sports Sponsorship Waiver by Jeremy Villanueva, NCAA "The Division III Membership Committee recommended waiving the sports sponsorship requirement for spring sports at its meeting via videoconference Wednesday. If the Division III Administrative Committee, acting on behalf of the Division III Management and Presidents Councils, approves the blanket waiver recommendation, it would eliminate the minimum number of contests and participants required for spring sports to meet sports sponsorship requirements during the 2020-21 academic year. This is consistent with a decision made in August waiving the sports sponsorship requirement for fall and winter sports. The committee also reviewed sports sponsorship reporting obligations and the definition of a student-athlete for the 2020-21 year for the sports sponsorship and demographics form along with the athletics program assessments and annual reports. The deadline for this year’s sports sponsorship demographic form will not be delayed." The deadline for the 2021 Institutional Self-Study Guide was extended to May 31, 2022. The committee agreed to extend the deadline from June 1, 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.   The committee confirmed the once every three years attendance requirement for select institutions at the Regional Rules Seminars remains unchanged this year. >> Continue Reading   LACROSSE 2.  Next Gen   From top left clockwise: Julika Blankenship '03, Katie Hagan '07 & Carol Cantele '83, Kristen Stuckel '95, Lindsay Menton '13, Megan Murphy Borman '03, Laura McIntyre '11, Maddie Coleman '12 courtesy of Gettysburg Athletic Communications "Since its first varsity lacrosse season in 1971, the women's lacrosse program at Gettysburg College has developed hundreds of young women into leaders on the field of play. Many of those former student-athletes have returned the favor, investing their own time and energy as coaches and guiding the next generation of lacrosse players. Only three women have held the mantle of head women's lacrosse coach at Gettysburg College - Grace Kenney, Lois Bowers, and Carol Cantele '83 – maintaining a steady and impactful presence on campus over the last 50 years. The cycle of leadership began early and Cantele is a prime example, learning the coaching trade from Bowers and embarking on her own record-setting career, all the while developing a new generation of coaches. There are many, many former student-athletes that have used the experiences from their days wearing the orange and blue to become top-tier coaches on all levels of competition, including middle/high school, club, and all three NCAA Divisions.  Carol Cantele '83, HC, Gettysburg Kristen Stuckel '95, HC, Muhlenberg Megan Murphy Borman '03 Julika Blankenship '04, HC, Winthrop Kate Murphy Bashaw '05 Katie Hagen '07 Laura McIntyre '11, HC, Cal Lutheran Maddie Coleman '12, associate HC, Denison Lindsay Menton '13 >> Read More   A MESSAGE FROM SKYE DESIGN STUDIOS   "I have had the opportunity to work with Skye Dillon on a variety of projects across multiple conferences. Whether it was a complete branding and logo overhaul or unique projects spread out over the course of a year while ensuring our conference stays loyal to the tenants of our overall brand and style, Skye is always on top of his game. Skye is a trusted resource for any design or visual project and I look forward to continued work with him for years to come." - Katie Boldvich, Commissioner | Landmark Conference #ElevateYourBrand | sdsbranding.com. GOLF 3. Tartans, Titans Top Polls The latest WGCA and GCAA rankings are out and Carnegie Mellon and Illinois Wesleyan hold down the top spots. Women Carnegie Mellon (7), 282 Methodist, 265 Washington, Mo. (2), 258 George Fox, 247 Williams (1), 243 Redlands, 236 New York U. (1), 220 Rhodes, 213 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 161 Washington and Lee, 145 11-15: Carleton, Illinois Wesleyan, DePauw, Mary Hardin-Baylor (2), Pomona-Pitzer 16-20: Bethel, UW=Whitewater, Centre, Oglethorpe, Amherst >> Complete Women's Poll Men Illinois Wesleyan (13), 385 Huntingdon, 360 Emory, 345 Carnegie Mellon (1), 330 Methodist, 300 Piedmont (2), 300 Hampden-Sydney, 285 Guilford, 255 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 225 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 216 11-15: St. Thomas (Minn.), Greensboro, Gustavus Adolphus, Wittenberg, UW-Eau Claire 16-20: NYU, Hardin-Simmons, Oglethorpe, Washington and Lee, Southwestern >> Complete Men's Poll    SCOREBOARD 4.  Hoop, There It Is Men's Basketball #4 Wheaton 79, North Central, Ill. 73 Luke Anthony ripped the cords for 28 as the Thunder made it 10 straight wins. St. Scholastica 84, North Central, Minn. 78 Jack Silgen and Nick Carlson each scored 21 points as the Saints remained unbeaten (7-0).  Women's Basketball #2 East Texas Baptist 63, LeTourneau 51 The Tigers (20-0) got a 21-point performance from Mallory Stephens. DeSales 73, Arcadia 40 The Bulldogs (5-0) held the Knights (4-1) to just 27.8 percent shooting from the field. All of last night's scores and upcoming contests | MBB | WBB | MIH | WIH   A MESSAGE FROM THE CITY OF SALEM   The City of Salem and Salem Parks & Recreation along with other localities in the Roanoke Valley host a variety of softball and baseball tournaments throughout the year. We work with Roanoke County, Roanoke City, Botetourt County and Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge. USA, NSA, USSSA, Got Game, Softball Nations, Freedom Sports and ISF are organizations that bring tournaments to the Roanoke Valley. Find out more at SalemChampionships.com TRANSACTIONS 5. Comings and Goings   HIRAM - Chris Payne named men's soccer coach LUTHER - Hollie Gray III named women's soccer coach SUL ROSS STATE - Amanda Workman named athletic director THIEL - Kelly Kirkpatrick named softball coach UTICA - Zack Landy and Haydn Demers-St. Hilaire named assistant baseball coaches   1 THING 6.  Performance Beers   Photo: Zelus Beer Co. Brewers are taking a page from Gatorade and putting electrolytes in "performance beers" to cut dehydration, Bloomberg's Tony Rehagen writes: The market is still small ... but brewers say there are signs of growth. Some appeal to millennials who want to consume fewer calories and might put down their hard seltzer for a light beer. - courtesy of Axios   Thanks for starting your Friday with us. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook and have a great weekend.   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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The Life You Save

 

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 | 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. >> It's Thursday Morning!  >> Today's Word Count: 1,418. 5 1/2  minutes of your valuable time. >> Today's Subscriber Count: 1,599 (newsletter), 2,000 (twitter) >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Remember to follow us on Twitter @D3Playbook for the latest news and transactions   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. The Life You Save by Jim Seavey, UMass Dartmouth "It was a normal Saturday in a seemingly unnormal world. UMass Dartmouth Head Baseball Coach Bob Prince made the drive from the South Coast to State College, Pennsylvania with his son Harry over Super Bowl weekend for what has always been a seemingly normal activity.  It was something the Prince family had done so many times without giving it a second thought—packing up the car for two days of AAU basketball.    Harry and his sixth grade teammates on the Expressions were together once again for a tournament that, for a few fleeting hours, restored some semblance of normalcy to their young lives.  The Expressions would compete against other squads from across the region, including a matinee matchup with the Ivy Lions from Westchester, New York.   "It was just a chance for everyone to see their kids play," Bob Prince said.   What happened next was anything but normal.  Far from it." >> Situational Awareness: "Barbara Palmer-Greene and her husband Artie had also made the trek to State College from Westchester County to watch their son Donte play.  They took in the action in a socially distant atmosphere not too far from where Bob Prince was sitting.  As the game began and progressed, Harry Prince and Donte Greene ended up guarding each other.Like any other contest, the action was fast and intense.  But in an unimaginable instant, everything stopped. Donte suddenly fell to the floor.  Heart arrhythmia was the farthest thing from anyone's mind. Bob's. Barbara's. Artie's. Harry's. Anyone." >> Why It Matters: "Barbara Greene frantically asked if anyone in the stands was a doctor or could perform CPR. Bob Prince quickly said yes. As someone who is surrounded by 18-to-22 year-old college student-athletes every day, his job required it. The long hours of practice, competition and travel can create situations where CPR training may be needed on the baseball diamond. Little did he know it would be needed on a basketball court in State College, Pa." >> Quotable: "You never know when or if you'll ever need to use CPR training, but it's something that everyone should learn," UMass Dartmouth Assistant Athletic Trainer Dan Guertin said. "The time that Bob and all of our coaches take to be trained can save a life. It turned out that was exactly the case. I told him how proud I was of him in a situation you can prepare for but never anticipate." >> Quotable II: "This isn't about me or anything that I did," Bob said. "It's about learning something that can save a life. It could be a loved one or a total stranger. The time commitment is well worth the reward. I can't strongly recommend enough for everyone to get CPR training as quickly and as often as they can." >> A Story For The Ages   FINANCES 2. Endowments, Part 4 We continue with part 4 of our series on college endowments. Today, D3Playbook looks at some of the disparities among conference members. Who are the power players in each conference? MAC Stevens, $225,009 York, $150,160 Messiah, $133,801 Hood, $104,534 DeSales, $93,582 Widener, $90,011 Fairleigh Dickinson, $88,304 Arcadia, $81,501 Lebanon Valley, $70,775 Albright, $69,214 Misericordia, $54,506 Delaware Valley, $30,892 MASCAC Worcester State, $34,453 MCLA, $14,665 MIAA Hope, $229,198 MIAC Carleton, $868,695 Macalester, $697,240 St. Olaf, $527,239 Saint John's, $205,997 Gustavus Adolphus, $205,365 Concordia, $156,612 Hamline, $100,560 Saint Benedict, $86,715 Augsburg, $54,134 Midwest Grinnell, $2,090,750 Lawrence, $361,080 St. Norbert, $150,219 Illinois College, $126,105 Beloit, $87,663 Lake Forest, $85,813 Cornell College $81,135 NAC Husson, $29,535 Thomas, $21,918 NACC Concordia-Wisconsin, $90,326 Wisconsin Lutheran, $35,990 Lakeland, $17,504 NCAC Oberlin, $954,934 Denison, $904,772 DePauw, $692,896 Kenyon, $419,099 Wabash, $335,882 Wooster, $311,118 Ohio Wesleyan, $236,260 Allegheny, $233,661 NEAC no schools participated NECC no schools participated NESCAC Williams, $2,841,360 Amherst, $2,565,148 Tufts, $1,889,477 Bowdoin, $1,782,278 Middlebury, $1,133,644 Wesleyan, Conn., $1,052,631 Hamilton, $1,020,321 Colby, $878,323 Trinity, Conn., $605,744 Bates, $341,587 Connecticut College, $316,270 NEWMAC MIT, $18,495,095 Wellesley, $2,285,397 Smith, $1,907,178 Mount Holyoke, $789,037 WPI, $505,506 Babson, $488,074 Clark, $420,631 Wheaton, Mass., $210,467 Springfield, $79,639 NJAC Rowan, $240,008 Montclair State, $81,123 TCNJ, $39,809 Ramapo, $21,158 Northwest Whitman, $586,335 Puget Sound, $378,614 Willamette, $256,754 Lewis & Clark, $240,774 Whitworth, $165,246 Linfield, $106,127 Pacific, $71,386 OAC Baldwin Wallace, $177,999 Mount Union, $135,499 Capital, $107,679 Otterbein, $99,107 Marietta, $85,460 Muskingum, $76,971 Heidelberg, $51,414 ODAC Washington and Lee, $1,630,163 Hampden-Sydney, $188,785 Hollins, $174,608 Randolph-Macon, $168,284 Roanoke, $142,304 Lynchburg, $109,306 Bridgewater, $91,945 Emory & Henry, $91,297 Guilford, $72,968 Shenandoah, $68,392 Ferrum, $52,307 Presidents Washington & Jefferson, $122,853 Westminster, $110,232 Chatham, $95,436 SAA Berry, $981,511 Sewanee, $419,515 Rhodes, $341,178 Centre, $325,715 SCAC Trinity, Texas, $1,270,290 Colorado College, $768,785 Southwestern, $289,412 Austin, $155,433 Texas Lutheran, $79,347 SCIAC Cal Tech, $2,837,600 Pomona, $2,257,399 Claremont McKenna, $855,451 Occidental, $439,089 Chapman, $416,600 Scripps, $374,862 Harvey Mudd, $319,714 Redlands, $212,460 Cal Lutheran, $115,433 La Verne, $113,354 Whittier, $104,309 Skyline Yeshiva, $615,144 Sarah Lawrence, $110,183 SLIAC Principia, $696,183 Webster, $129,755 SUNYAC Oneonta, $52,772 Cortland, $49,108 Oswego, $44,064 Fredonia, $38,219 Potsdam, $38,077 Plattsburgh, $21,919 UAA Washington, Mo., $8,420,497 Chicago, $8,204,461 Emory, $7,936,988 New York U., $4,313,652 Carnegie Mellon, $2,670,760 Rochester, $2,329,949 Case Western Reserve, $1,850,806 Brandeis, $1,073,589 Upper Midwest St. Scholastica, $93,600 Bethany Lutheran, $41,593 USA South Berea, $1,252,985 Agnes Scott, $204,799 Meredith, $114,563 LaGrange, $50,228 William Peace, $49,180 Wisconsin Eau Claire, $80,462 A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY   The best and most reliable end-to-end live video streaming provider in college athletics is BlueFrame Technology. Join #BlueFrameNation and Stream Like a Pro with special pricing for D3Playbook subscribers! Learn more today!  OTHER VOICES 3. NCAA Overlooks DIII Athletes by Alison Gill, The Chicago Maroon   "Division III athletics is an exclusive but large club: Less than 5 percent of high school athletes will compete in collegiate sports at any level, but over 194,000 student-athletes suited up for Division III teams last year. Overall, Division III athletes constitute 36 percent of all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) members. Yet the NCAA seems to have forgotten about this significant portion of its membership. The last Division III opportunity to compete for a National Championship occurred on December 21, 2019, and the next opportunity to compete for one could, optimistically, be May 2021, representing a 17-month-long layoff between consequential competition for Division III athletes. Meanwhile, the NCAA continues to march forward with plans for all Division I and II athletes to play for winter sports championships in March. The prolonged absence of Division III competition begs important questions about the future of the division and the collegiate sports model. Division III student-athletes have made significant sacrifices to get to compete this year, just like their Division I and II counterparts. They have balanced 20-plus hours of practice with academics each week, adhered to strict COVID-19 protocols, and managed pandemic-induced stresses for the chance to compete, motivated by nothing more than the love of their sport. >> Background: "The NCAA cited low participation numbers as the explanation for the cancellation of Division III winter championships. Currently, about half of Division III teams have made the choice to compete and are in the midst of their competition seasons. By contrast, the NCAA affirmed that all Division I winter championships will proceed without any change in their bracket size." >> The Key Stat: "But, before we ask “what’s next?” for Division III sports, we should think of the Division III student-athletes and coaches who have been robbed—twice now—of NCAA postseason play. Their hard work and commitment deserve recognition, but more than that, they deserve the opportunity to compete for trophies. It’s a shame that the NCAA decided that a few million dollars was too costly to grant its membership that chance." >> Continue Reading   A MESSAGE FROM SKYE DESIGN STUDIOS "Skye did an excellent job of making what, in our case, seemed to be a daunting task a truly enjoyable experience where everyone involved felt empowered and invested in the process. This speaks to the leadership, enthusiasm, and overall vision he displayed in bringing our unique concept to life." - Chris Roekle, Commissioner | Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference   #ElevateYourBrand | sdsbranding.com VOLLEYBALL 4.  Firebirds, Pride Set Atop Polls The AVCA has released its women's and men's rankings and Carthage and Springfield hold down the top spots. 11-15: Juniata, Muskingum, Mount St. Joseph, Susquehanna, Texas-Dallas 16-20: Saint Benedict, Franklin, Westminster (Mo.), Bluffton, Hope >> Complete Poll 11-15: North Central, Benedictine, Juniata, Lancaster Bible, Southern Virginia >> Complete Poll    SCOREBOARD 5.  About Last Night WBB: #1 Hope 63, #3 Trine 59 The Flying Dutch (11-0) extended its winning streak to 40. Sydney Muller led the way with 17.  MBB: #7 St. Thomas 76, #5 Saint John's 64 Anders Nelson led the Tommies (3-0) with 23. MVB: #7 Carthage 3, #11 North Central 0 Gene McNulty handed out 37 set assists for the Firebirds (6-0). BSB: Lynchburg 11, Averett 9 Avery Neaves drove in seven runs for the Hornets. All of Wednesday's scores: MBB | WBB | MVB | BSB | MIH | WIH   A MESSAGE FROM THE CITY OF SALEM   The City of Salem and Salem Parks & Recreation along with other localities in the Roanoke Valley host a variety of softball and baseball tournaments throughout the year. We work with Roanoke County, Roanoke City, Botetourt County and Visit Virginia's Blue Ridge. USA, NSA, USSSA, Got Game, Softball Nations, Freedom Sports and ISF are organizations that bring tournaments to the Roanoke Valley. Find out more at SalemChampionships.com TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   CENTRE - Ben Medland named athletic communications assistant SOUTHERN MAINE - Angela Mallis named interim women's lacrosse coach WASHINGTON, Mo. - Chelsea Petersen promoted to associate athletic director for external operations  LAST WORD 7.  The Next Great DIII Sport   photo by Streeter Lecka, Getty Images Pickleball is going increasingly mainstream during COVID-19 as an outdoor sport that allows for some social distancing, reports Axios Cities editor Jennifer Kingson. The cross between tennis, badminton and Ping-Pong is played on what looks like a miniature tennis court. The big picture: While the Sun Belt states are the biggest pickleball hotbeds, demand for public courts is exploding everywhere. "If you ever slung any sort of a racquet before, you can become competent in an hour," says Stu Upson, CEO of USA Pickleball. Go deeper: Here's a primer from Axios sports reporter Jeff Tracy. - courtesy of Axios   Thanks for starting your day with us. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook. Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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