Take Your Shot

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III     >> Good Wednesday morning.  >> Today's Word Count: a smooth 800 words (less than 4 minutes) >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Share our newsletter with a friend.   TOP STORY 1. Take Your Shot by Andy Thomason, Chronicle of Higher Education   As colleges look toward the fall-2021 semester, they’re grappling with whether to require — or just strongly encourage — students to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Here’s a list of institutions that have decided to require students to be vaccinated in order to enroll this fall: Harvey Mudd College, California Ithaca College, in New York Johns Hopkins University, in Maryland Manhattanville College, in New York Roger Williams University, in Rhode Island Rutgers University, in New Jersey Saint Mary’s College, in Indiana Wesleyan University, in Connecticut >> Of Note: "Many others are hoping a word of encouragement will be enough. Campus officials at Bowdoin College in Maine said it’s their “hope and expectation” that all students will get shots." - courtesy of Associated Press >> List of All Institutions   FINANCES 2.  Hampden-Sydney Receives $12M Gift   Hampden-Sydney College is pleased to announce a $12 million gift from the estate of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. Blair Dickinson, Jr. ’37. The Dickinsons’ extraordinary gift is the second-largest in the College’s history.  “Furthering their lifelong commitment to education, Blair and Lucile Dickinson’s incredible act of devotion and generosity will forever support the College’s mission and its academic program,” said President Larry Stimpert. “Let us all be humbled by, and grateful for, their lives of service to education and their decision to honor the College in their estate plans. Their generosity secures for them an enduring legacy in the storied history of Hampden-Sydney College.” “In celebration of this historic gift, the College will make sure the Dickinsons’ lifelong devotion to education will have an indelible impact on our students, faculty, and campus," said Vice President for College Advancement Heather Krajewski. >> Read More   GOLF 3.  Lions Roar   Sixth-ranked Piedmont held off a late charge from #8 Carnegie Mellon to win the Wynlakes (Ala.) Intercollegiate. The Lions carried a one-shot lead over #1 Guilford and a six-shot advantage over the Tartans entering the final 18. CMU posted a 283 but fell four shots shy as Piedmont posted a 285 for a four-shot victory. The Tartans' Jason Folker shot a final-round 67 to take medalist honors at six-under-par 138 - three shots clear of teammate Jason Li, Piedmont's Ben Balen and Guilford's James Mishoe. >> Recap Webster's Will Hocker shot a seven-under-par 209 to win the Rhodes College Spring Classic. The senior posted rounds of 69-72-68 to win his sixth collegiate title. The Gorloks captured the team title by 20 shots over the U. of Dallas. >> Recap Jillian Drinkard and Paige Church finished 1-2 to lead second-ranked Methodist to the team title at the MCC (Ala.) Invitational. Drinkard carded a final-round 66 to finish at six-under 138 - three shots clear of Church. The Monarchs posted 294-286-580 - 17 shots better than runner-up #4 Carnegie Mellon. >> Recap    RANKINGS 4.  Around the Diamond photo: Adrian Barnhart This Week's NCBWA/D3Baseball.com Poll Washington, Mo. (14), 17-1 Trinity, Texas (9), 19-2 Salisbury, 12-2 Webster, 19-5 Marietta (1), 16-1 Cal Lutheran, 2-1 N.C. Wesleyan, 23-3 Aurora, 16-2 Babson (1), 4-0 Washington & Jefferson, 20-0 11-15: Chapman, Randolph-Macon, UW-Whitewater, North Central (Ill.), Shenandoah 16-20: Berry, Rowan, Centenary (La.), Wheaton (Mass.), Adrian 21-25: Southern Maine, William Paterson, Coe, Augustana, Birmingham-Southern >> Moving On Up: W&J (+7), UW-Whitewater (+3), Shenandoah (+3), Rowan (+3) >> Sliding: Southern Maine (-10), Centenary (-4) >> Games to Watch: #15 Shenandoah vs. PSU Harrisburg (Wed.); #16 Berry vs. #25 Birmingham-Southern (Fri-Sat.); #20 Adrian vs. Calvin (Fri.); #1 Washington, Mo. vs. Spalding (Sat-Sun.); #5 Marietta vs. Baldwin Wallace (Sat-Sun.); #7 Aurora vs. Illinois Tech (Sat-Sun.); #8 Babson vs. #19 Wheaton, Mass. (Sat-Sun.); #3 Salisbury vs. #15 Shenandoah (Sun.) >> Complete Poll   Try It: D3Playbook TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   ALLEGHENY - Kate Costanzo will step down as head women's basketball coach and assume role as assistant director of athletics BUFFALO STATE - Greg Margolis named head women's soccer coach CASE WESTERN RESERVE - Hannah Hagy named assistant swimming and diving coach EASTERN - Added competitive cheer and dance teams as varsity programs beginning in fall 2021 LANCASTER BIBLE - Pete Beers named interim vice president for traditional undergraduate education. Rod Baughman named interim director of athletics MILLIKIN - Kramer Soderberg named head men's basketball coach NICHOLS - Mariah Nichols named head cheerleading coach UW-STEVENS POINT - Jake Kulig and Lenny Smith named assistant football coaches UW-WHITEWATER - Rachel Coop named graduate assistant football coach    1 THING 6. Do You Tip The Pizza Robot? Domino's, the world's largest pizza company based on global retail sales, this week begins autonomous pizza delivery in Houston. Some customers who place a prepaid order from Domino's in Woodland Heights will be able to choose to have their pies delivered by an R2 robot from Nuro, the self-driving delivery company. Nuro says it's the first fully autonomous, occupant-less on-road delivery vehicle approved by the Department of Transportation. Dig in. - courtesy of Axios     Thanks for starting your day with us. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook.    It's Free: D3Playbook

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