Wasps Move On

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III     Donate to D3Playbook Won't you please consider making a gift to D3Playbook. Your gift will help us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect.   >> Good Monday Morning. Let's make it a great week, shall we? >> Today's Word Count: 1,168 or less than 5 minutes >> Advertise your department's job openings with D3Playbook for as little as $15. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Share us with a friend today. Let them know what they're missing.   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Wasps Move On   by P. Kevin Mays, Kingsport Times-News "Emory & Henry and the NCAA made it official Friday. After 18 months of preliminary work, college officials announced NCAA approval to begin a three-year transition from Division III to Division II. “This is a monumental moment in our institution’s immense history as we continue to position Emory & Henry as the flagship higher education institution of Middle Appalachia for scholars and athletes,” E&H President Dr. John Wells said. “Reclassification has been a high priority within our strategic plan as we prepare for the future of higher education.” Following a transition year, E&H will move from the DIII Old Dominion Athletic Conference to the DII South Atlantic Conference in the fall of 2022. E&H will become a full member of DII and the SAC in the fall of 2024 if it meets all criteria during its three provisional years." >> Quotable: “Athletically, it’s going to be hard for us,” said Trey McCall, E&H’s baseball coach and assistant AD. “Whether it’s athletics or the college in general, I think it’s a good move.” >> Read More   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!  CAMPUS 2. Ground Rule Double by Susan Snyder, Philadelphia Inquirer "Neumann University has reached an agreement to purchase the adjacent convent and 63-acre property of its founding order, which will nearly double the size of its Delaware County campus. The Catholic university in Aston (Pa.) will use some of the convent immediately for student living space and has plans over the next 15 years to add a student center, ice rink, and track and field, Neumann president Chris Domes said. The convent will also become the main administrative hub, freeing up space in academic buildings, he said. Neumann has had a dorm-room waiting list for some time, Domes said, and has been renting apartments and hotel space, in some cases putting as many as three students in a room ― not something the university intends to continue post-pandemic. The college, which currently has 600 residential students, plans for 60 students to move into the convent over the next academic year and 120 over three years." >> Situational Awareness: "While many colleges are bracing for a further drop in high school graduates expected in the next five years, Dome said he sees the potential for Neumann, which currently enrolls 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students, to grow. It’s not the only small Catholic college that has added property in recent years. Gwynedd Mercy University doubled the size of its campus by purchasing an adjacent property from Merck & Co. in 2018." >> Worth Noting: "Domes said the area of the convent that will be used for dorm space is ready for student occupancy. The order had been using it to bring people in from outside for spiritual retreats, he said." >> Continue Reading   A MESSAGE FROM PRESTO SPORTS     See how PrestoSports is leading athletic communications into the future: Watch Now   BASEBALL 3.  Draft Days   The 2021 Major League Baseball Draft began last night and continues through Tuesday. Day 2 of the Draft kicks off on today at 1 p.m. ET with the start of the second round and will continue through the completion of Round 10, exclusively on MLB.com, with MLB Network providing live look-ins and coverage during All-Star Monday. There will be one minute between picks on Monday. The Draft concludes with rounds 11-20 on Tuesday, starting at noon ET, with no delay between selections, all heard on MLB.com. Highest DIII Draft Picks since 2000 62: Bruce Maxwell, C, Birmingham-Southern, Oakland, 2012 (2nd round) 67: Jordan Zimmermann, RHP, UW-Stevens Point, Washington, 2007 (2nd) 79: Nick Garcia, RHP, Chapman, Pittsburgh, 2020 (3rd) 134: Dave Filak, RHP, Oneonta, Atlanta, 2010 (4th) 144: Josh Fleming, LHP, Webster, Tampa Bay, 2017 (5th) 144: Lake Bachar, RHP, UW-Whitewater, San Diego, 2016 (5th) 158: Rich Barrett, OF, Ursinus, Arizona, 2001 (5th) 165: Hugh Smith, RHP, Whitworth, Detroit, 2018 (6th) 183: Zach Lutz, 3B Alvernia, NY Mets, 2007 (5th) 194: Scott Hyde, RHP, George Fox, NY Mets 2004 (7th) Recent DIII Selections  2020 Nick Garcia, RHP, Chapman (Pittsburgh, 3rd round, 79th pick) 2019 Danny Cody, RHP, Baldwin Wallace (Houston, 17th, 526) Toby Welk, 3B, PSU-Berks (Baltimore, 21st, 618) Nick Roth, RHP, Randolph-Macon (Baltimore, 26th, 768) Casey Combs, C, East Texas Baptist (Miami, 27th, 801) Tyler Peck, RHP, Chapman (St. Louis, 28th, 845) Matt Woods, OF, Rowan (LA Angels, 29th, 871) Danny Serreino, RHP, Rowan (Cincinnati, 32nd, 954) Dylan Beasley, RHP, Berry (Washington, 32nd, 963) Robert Klinchock, LHP, Shenandoah (Detroit, 35th, 1,042) >> MLB Draft website >> Complete Draft Order   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook GOLF 4. Men's All-America Team Announced Division III PING All-America Teams were announced recently by the Golf Coaches Association of America.  First Team Andre Chi, Methodist Will Hocker, Webster Cooper Hrabak, Methodist Jason Li, Carnegie Mellon James Mishoe, Guilford Jimmy Morton, Illinois Wesleyan Jacob Pedersen, Gustavus Adolphus Max Schwarz, Emory Rob Wuethrich, Illinois Wesleyan >> Complete Team   TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   ADRIAN - Brandan Plyler and Trenton Demeuse named assistant football coaches. Xavier Aikens named assistant track and field coach BABSON - Julie Prichett named assistant women's basketball coach BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN - Kimball Cassady resigned as head softball coach CENTENARY, La. - Whitney Patterson named interim head softball coach COVENANT - Nate Hatton named assistant track and field/cross country coach DENISON - Eric Koch named head men's lacrosse coach DUBUQUE - Michaela Crall named assistant women's basketball coach EASTERN - Abbey Kemble named assistant field hockey coach GOUCHER - Jan Jedlicka named acting head golf coach. Brian Dolehide named acting associate head coach HENDRIX - Mark Suire named head softball coach ITHACA - Shirley Collado stepped down as president LUTHER - Erik Matth named assistant football coach MAINE-FARMINGTON - Molly Wilkie named assistant director of athletics MESSIAH - Dan Carson named head men's lacrosse coach MISERICORDIA - John Davis named head football coach OSWEGO - Wendy McManus named director of athletics OTTERBEIN - Bruce Anderson named head softball coach PACIFIC - Jeff Rebello named sports information director RANDOLPH-MACON - Kelsie Sincavage named assistant field hockey coach RIVIER - Matthew Keating named head men's ice hockey coach ROWAN - Mary Murray named interim assistant softball coach ST. LAWRENCE - Kenny Collins named head baseball coach. Josh Lanza named esports coordinator ST. SCHOLASTICA - Merissa Edwards named interim director of athletics SIMPSON - Adam Cvetich named head swimming and diving coach. Lauren McManus named assistant women's volleyball coach. Jackie Gielau named assistant women's soccer coach SWEET BRIAR - Olivia Walters named facilities director TRINITY, Texas - Seth Etheredge named director of golf WASHINGTON, Mo. - Michelle Detwiler named student-athlete development and experience coordinator WIDENER - Melissa Koster named head women's soccer coach WILKES - Torr Terranova stepped down as head tennis coach WILLIAM PATERSON - Kristen Foley named director of athletics WILLIAM PEACE - Tim Priskey named head women's lacrosse coach WILLIAMS - Carolyn Miles named interim head women's crew coach   1 THING 6.  Socially Acceptable Did you know that 13 Division III schools have twitter followings of more than 7,000, including five north of 8,000? We will have a deeper dive on social media in DIII in an upcoming edition. Mount Union @purpleraiders - 13,570 UW-Whitewater @UWWAthletics - 9,844 Saint John's @SJUJohnnies - 9,251 Christopher Newport - @CNUathletics - 8,991 Ithaca College - @BomberSports - 8,730     Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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