A Racial Reckoning at Sewanee

 

>> Welcome to Wednesday. Happy St. Patrick's Day. >> Today's Word Count: 1,010. Less time than it takes to listen to this U2 song. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Remember to follow us on Twitter @D3Playbook for the latest news and transactions   TOP STORY 1. A Racial Reckoning at Sewanee by Nick Anderson, Washington Post / Photo: Stacy Kranitz "Reuben E. Brigety II gazed at the smashed tequila bottle found outside the front door of his family's campus home and seethed. The first Black vice chancellor and president of the University of the South knew on that fall morning that the perpetrators he calls "phantoms" had struck again. He resolved then, after suffering indignities in silence, to call out these unknown intimidators in public. So he delivered, in quiet, stern and measured tones, an explosive speech here on Feb. 7 at the All Saints' Chapel that launched a wave of introspection for the school known as Sewanee. Over the weekend, another incident rocked Sewanee. On Sunday night, Brigety disclosed that a few Sewanee students attending a weekend lacrosse match had shouted the n-word and other racist epithets at a visiting team from Emmanuel College in Georgia. The visiting squad included African American, Asian American, Native American, White and Latino men, Brigety wrote. The Sewanee roster appears to be mostly White." >> Background: “So pronounced were the shouted slurs in the third quarter that the game officials on the field ordered that Sewanee fans be cleared before play could continue,” Brigety wrote in an email to the campus community. He and the athletic director apologized to the visitors after the match and pledged to investigate.  >> Data Download: "U.S. News & World Report ranks Sewanee among the top 50 liberal arts colleges. More than half its students come from Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Virginia and North Carolina. About 4 percent of undergraduates identify as Black or African American and 5 percent as Hispanic or Latino, according to federal data. One percent of undergrads are Asian American, 3 percent are multiracial and 4 percent are international. The school has always been overwhelmingly White." >> Reality Check: Cameron Noel, 22, a Black senior from D.C., said he was walking on campus one day when some White men he didn’t know drove past and called him the n-word. He didn’t know where they were from. “I started yelling back,” he said. In classes with mostly White students, he said, it can be exhausting. “You don’t want to always be the spokesperson for racial equality,” he said. >> The Final Word: “Many will understandably say that they do not recognize their Sewanee in these words,” (the University board of regents) wrote. “Others, however, will see the Sewanee of their experience captured all too clearly.” >> An Important Read   #whyD3 2.  Playing Careers by Tony Moss, ESPN Deputy Editor Moss took on the challenge of ranking the playing careers of the 68 men's basketball coaches in the 2021 Division I tournament. We found some interesting nuggets on the list and think you will as well. 51. Mike Young, Virginia Tech. Four-year letterman and point guard at Emory & Henry. 47. Nate Oats, Alabama. Served as captain and earned All-Conference honors at Maranatha Baptist. 46. Brad Brownell, Clemson. Three-year starter for DePauw. Had ball in hands in final seconds of 1990 DIII championship game. May have been fouled. 45. Dan Engelstad, Mount St. Mary's. Four-time letterman at St. Mary's, Md., graduating as school's all-time assist leader. 42. Shaka Smart, Texas. Four-year starter and three-year captain at Kenyon. Remains Lords' career assist leader. 41. Robert Jones, Norfolk State. Named All-SUNYAC three times at New Paltz and still holds program's block record. 37. Andy Enfield, USC. DIII All-American at Johns Hopkins where he still holds career scoring record. Made 431 of 466 free throws in career (92.5%). 34. Mike Rhoades, Virginia Commonwealth. National Player of the Year in 1995 at Lebanon Valley. Holds school marks for points, assists and steals. >> Complete List   RANKINGS 3.  Around the Diamond This Week's NCBWA/D3Baseball.com Poll Trinity (Texas), 9-1 Cal Lutheran, 0-0 Washington (Mo.), 5-0 Chapman, 0-0 Babson, 0-0 North Central (Ill.), 4-1 Salisbury, 2-0 Webster, 6-1 Rowan, 0-0 Johns Hopkins, 0-0 11-15: Southern Maine, Randolph-Macon, Aurora, Kean, Marietta 16-20: Berry, Adrian, UW-Whitewater, Shenandoah, NC Wesleyan 21-25: Mass-Boston, Birmingham-Southern, Wooster, Wheaton (Mass.), Centenary (La.) >> Conference Call: Little East (2), NEWMAC (2), NJAC (2), ODAC (2), SAA (2), SCAC (2), SCIAC (2), C2C (1), CCIW (1), Centennial (1), MIAA (1), NACC (1), NCAC (1), OAC (1), SLIAC (1), UAA (1), USA South (1), WIAC (1) >> Games to Watch: #7 Salisbury vs. #12 Randolph-Macon (Wed); #3 Washington U. vs. DePauw (Sat); #6 North Central vs. Augustana (Sat); #7 Salisbury vs. #9 Rowan (Sat); #10 Johns Hopkins vs. Franklin & Marshall (Sat) >> Complete Poll   Try It: D3Playbook NCAA 4.  Calendar March 18 - Membership Committee 23 - Strategic Planning and Finance 26 - Convention Planning Subcommittee 27 - Passover begins April 4 - Easter Sunday 10-11 - Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 12-13 - Management Council 14-15 - Committee on Women's Athletics 14-15 - Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee 15 - Membership Committee 20 - Championships Committee 28 - Presidents Council   PREVIEW 5.  Women's Golf 2021   We continue our look at spring sports with women's golf. WGCA Top 10 Redlands Methodist George Fox Carnegie Mellon Washington, Mo. Williams New York U. (tie) Rhodes (tie) Washington and Lee Mary Hardin-Baylor >> Complete Poll Others to Watch Berry, Carleton, DePauw, Illinois Wesleyan, UW-Whitewater, Wartburg Players to Watch Sarah Be Scarborough, Berry Alexis Sudjianto, Carnegie Mellon Brooke Leet, Chapman Erica Whitehouse, Christopher Newport Sarah Kmiecik, Mary Hardin-Baylor Jillian Drinkard, Methodist Hannah Jugar, Redlands Madison Goldberg, Southwestern Holly Davenport, Williams Under The Radar Madyson Millihorn, Concordia Texas; Daniela Miranda, Dubuque; Makensie Toole, George Fox; Morgan Kranz, Luther; Gabi Kigar, Redlands; Megan Kanaby, Washington and Lee; Caraline Oakley, Washington U NCAA Championships Methodist, 13 Rhodes, 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 1 New York U., 1 Williams, 1 Most Top-4 Team Finishes Without A Title DePauw, 8 Gustavus Adolphus, 5 George Fox, 4 Southwestern, 3 UW-Eau Claire, 3 Wittenberg, 3   TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   JOHN JAY - Ridi Dauti stepped down as men's soccer coach   CLASSIFIEDS JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (University Heights, Ohio) Associate Athletic Director, Operations The Assistant Athletic Director, Internal Operations reports to the Senior Director of Athletics and works in support of the goals and operations of the Department of Athletics. This position involves a supervisory role in sport oversight, facilities, equipment, and part- time/student staff as assigned, other duties pertaining to the operational needs of the department i.e., post season arrangements may be assigned as needed. For more information, go to the John Carroll University website Have a job opening that you would like to advertise here? Contact us at D3Playbook@gmail.com 1 THING 7. May the Road Rise Up to Meet You Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images A look at the Chicago River on this St. Patrick's Day. May the luck of the Irish be yours today and every day!     Thanks for starting your day with us. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook.    It's Free: D3Playbook

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