After the Game is Over

 

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. My heartfelt thanks to those who have already contributed. Join them today.   >> It's Friday! And your athletes are back on campus. >> Today's Word Count: 995 >> Advertise your department's job openings with D3Playbook. Or sponsor our list of transactions. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Would you be so kind as to send this to a friend and ask them to sign up for their own subscription?   I'd like D3Playbook in my inbox, please TOP STORY 1. After the Game is Over Lichtenstein (left) celebrates the 2017 Centennial Conference championship with teammates. (Photo courtesy of Swarthmore)  In 2018, Hannah Lichtenstein struggled with the idea of graduating from Swarthmore, likening her commencement to a death. “When you play sports since you’ve been 5 years old, it becomes the one constant in your life,” Lichtenstein said on being a student-athlete. “By the time I ended up leaving (college athletics), I had tied aspects of my self-worth and identity to being a soccer player. It was everything to me.” Lichtenstein’s “commencement” felt nothing like a beginning for her. It was the end. This pushed Lichtenstein into a dark place after college sports, a place she “didn't really know how to talk about” and was unsure if anybody even felt similarly. (She) now hopes to help others in her shoes. Inspired by her own battle with depression in the twilight and aftermath of her career as a college athlete, Lichtenstein launched “Run Along,” a podcast dedicated to sharing raw stories on life after college athletics. >> Court Awareness: After 80 episodes of “Run Along,” whose guests have included former Olympians and NCAA athletes from all three divisions, Lichtenstein has learned not everybody has a hard transition out of athletics. And that’s OK. >> Why It Matters: “Some people burnt out, and it was a relief. Maybe a coach made them hate sports. Others quit or they had to retire because of injuries,” Lichtenstein said. “There are all these different endings. There are all these different levels in which we leave sport. The experiences that we’ve been able to share on ‘Run Along’ have been really diverse, and I think that’s important.” >> Continue Reading 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!  ACADEMICS 2. Schulz Named National Scholar-Athlete The National College Athlete Honor Society has announced that SUNY Cortland senior women's gymnast Emma Schulz has been selected as Chi Alpha Sigma's 2020-21 Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. Rutgers University men's lacrosse player Kieran Mullins was chosen as the Male Scholar Athlete of the Year.   The National Scholar Athlete of the Year award recognizes one male and one female student-athlete who have each demonstrated academic and athletic achievement, as well as service and leadership both on-campus and in the community. Nominees must be junior or senior Chi Alpha Sigma inductees who have maintained a minimum of a 3.40 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) throughout their collegiate careers and demonstrated how their experiences as scholar-athletes have influenced and empowered them to be successful after graduation.   >> The Key Stat: Schulz completed her collegiate career as the Red Dragons' first-ever three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. A biology major with a minor in chemistry, Schulz graduated this past spring with a 4.02 cumulative grade point average (converted to 3.98 on a 4.0 scale). >> Worth Noting: Schulz was the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) floor exercise national champion and balance beam national runner-up in 2019. In 2020, she was chosen as the NCGA and the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) East Region Gymnast of the Year and was named an All-American by both organizations. >> Chi Alpha Sigma release >> Cortland release   A MESSAGE FROM PRESTO SPORTS   Discover how PrestoSports social graphics solution ScoreShots can tilt the social playing field in your favor: GET A FREE TRIAL    NCAA 3.  Postgrad Internships   The NCAA urges you to inform talented young professionals, recent graduates and current student-athletes within your personal and professional networks who are interested in pursuing a career in college sports about the NCAA Postgraduate Internship Program. Opportunities are available across all functional areas at the NCAA including administrative services, championships and alliances, communications, executive affairs, governance, inclusion, education and community engagement, and regulatory affairs.  For more detailed information, including job descriptions for each position offered, visit the PGIP web page here. The application opens at 8 a.m. Eastern time Monday, Aug. 2, and will remain open until noon Eastern time Friday, Sept. 3. Contact internship@ncaa.org with any questions.   SOCCER 4.  Preseason Polls   The United Soccer Coaches have released their 2021 preseason men's and women's rankings. Women Messiah William Smith Pomona-Pitzer Washington (Mo.) Carnegie Mellon Johns Hopkins MIT Wheaton (Ill.) TCNJ Amherst >> Conference Call: NESCAC (4), Centennial (3), SCIAC (3), UAA (3), MAC (2), American Rivers (1), C2C (1), CCIW (1), Liberty (1), NEWMAC (1), NJAC (1), OAC (1), SAA (1), SCAC (1), SUNYAC (1) >> Complete Women's Ranking Men Tufts Amherst Calvin Centre Luther Connecticut College Rensselaer Montclair State Messiah Kenyon >> Conference Call: Centennial (3), NESCAC (3), C2C (2), Liberty (2), NCAC (2), NJAC (2), American Rivers (1), CCIW (1), MAC (1), MIAA (1), MIAC (1), OAC (1), ODAC (1), SAA (1), SCIAC (1), SUNYAC (1), UAA (1) >> Complete Men's Ranking   TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   ALBRIGHT - Josh Keener named head cross country coach BROCKPORT - Don Murray stepped down as head wrestling coach. Bill Jacoutot named interim head coach HAMILTON - Deidre Pierson named associate athletic director HOBART - Tyler Wilkie named interim head cross country coach HOBART and WILLIAM SMITH - Dan Thompson named assistant head sailing coach. Aidan Morgan named assistant coach JUNIATA - Clayborn Arnold named assistant men's lacrosse coach LaGRANGE - Toya Osuegbu named assistant volleyball coach MUHLENBERG - David Kurvink named head tennis coach NVU-LYNDON - Katie Bouley named faculty athletics representative NORWICH - Staige Davis and Joey Cipicchio named assistant men's soccer coaches. Kevin Cole named assistant men's ice hockey coach OLIVET - Joe Kiss named assistant golf coach PIEDMONT - John Delf-Montgomery named head strength and conditioning coordinator ST. LAWRENCE - Zenovia Walker named assistant women's basketball coach. Jamie Oakley named assistant squash coach SAINT VINCENT - Jenna Lafko named assistant women's basketball coach SOUTHERN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION - Announced that Southwestern will join as an associate member in football in 2023 STEVENS - Jacqui Gnassi named assistant women's soccer coach SUNY CANTON - JJ Clark named assistant women's ice hockey coach WELLESLEY - Bennie Wilkins named assistant director for facilities and events WESTFIELD STATE - Jeff Gelinas named head women's golf coach WILLIAM PATERSON - Jessica Jacobson named head softball coach 1 THING 6. Pic du Jour Photo: Vatican Media via Reuters Pope Francis, a soccer lover, was presented with a foosball table yesterday during his weekly general audience at the Vatican.    Thanks for starting your day with us. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. What did you think of today's newsletter? Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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