Steward Steps Down

 

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 generously contributed. Please join them today.   >> Good Wednesday morning ... 'Stros and Braves moving on. Giants-Dodgers down to one game. Sign me up. >> Today's Word Count: 1,193 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Share us with a friend today. Let them know what they're missing. >> Conference Scheduling: Would you like assistance with conference scheduling? After 2020-21, I'd bet the answer is YES. Give us a chance to show what we can provide for you and your membership. After all, it's 26 years of experience working for YOU.   Send D3Playbook to my inbox, please. TOP STORY 1. Steward Steps Down "Hobart and William Smith Colleges Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Deb Steward has announced that she will retire from her position in mid-November. Steward's outstanding career in collegiate athletics spans more than 33 years including the past 16 in a leadership role at the Colleges. HWS President Joyce P. Jacobsen has appointed Associate Director for Athletics and Recreation and Director of Athletic Compliance Brian Miller to succeed Steward. Miller has been a member of the HWS athletics administration since 2009, including two years as the interim director of athletics for Hobart. Steward was named the 2014 ECAC Division III Female Administrator of the Year and the 2017 Women Leaders in College Sports Division III Administrator of the Year. She has hired 20 head coaches; broken the Colleges' single day fundraising record; overseen team and individual accomplishments that have earned conference, regional and national acclaim; and was instrumental in improving multiple athletic and recreation facilities at HWS." >> What They're Saying: "It's remarkable what Deb has built here, first with William Smith and in particular over the past 18 months leading both Hobart and William Smith Athletics," says Jacobsen. "She led our teams through the uncertainty of the pandemic and set us on an exciting course that will expand our athletic opportunities from 23 sports to 35 sports over the next five years." >> What's Next: "Miller initially came to the Colleges as the NCAA compliance coordinator. In his current role as the associate director of athletics and recreation, Miller is responsible for external operations including alumni and alumnae relations, marketing and promotions, corporate partnerships, and coordination of the SAA and Heron Society. He continues to oversee the athletic departments' NCAA rules compliance." >> Read More NCAA 2. Second Legislative Proposals The 2022 NCAA Convention Division III Second Publication of Proposed Legislation will be available through the NCAA website at www.ncaa.org September 23. The SPOPL contains the proposed amendment to NCAA Division III legislation that was properly submitted in accordance with the July 15 and September 1 deadlines in the NCAA legislative calendar. Proposal Highlights To reduce the minimum number of member institutions required to form a single-sport conference from seven to six.   To utilize the NCAA Eligibility Center in certifying the amateur status of international student-athletes to provide more consistency and efficiency to the certification process.   To specify that a student-athlete would be charged with a season of eligibility if the student-athlete competes at any point during the traditional season.   To specify permissible contact opportunities and equipment use for the football preseason, regular season and spring period.   To permit Division III member institutions with Division I sports to apply all Division I legislation, including Bylaw 15 (financial aid), to the Division I sports. >> What's Next: The Amendment-to-amendment period. The Presidents Council and Management Council as well as the membership (see Constitution 5.3.5.3) may submit amendments to the proposals in the Second Publication of Proposed Legislation. These amendments-to-amendments may not increase the modification of the provisions to be amended; they must fall between the provisions of the original proposed amendment and the current provisions. These must be received by the national office by November 1. >> Keep Reading A MESSAGE FROM ULRICH CONSULTING LLC   "It's been a long A long time coming But I know a change gonna come Oh, yes it will" - Sam Cooke   Coming soon ... a sister publication that you will want to make part of your day, especially if you're involved with a particular spring sport. GOLF / TENNIS 3.  Monks Rule St. Joseph's (Maine) overcame a small deficit after day one by firing a tournament-best 316 over the final 18 holes to capture the Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's golf championship. Albertus Magnus was second. The Monks' Drew Mathieu, who trailed by four shots entering the final round, carded a final-day 78 to win medalist honors. >> Complete Results The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup, formerly known as the Small College Nationals, begins Thursday at the Rome (Ga.) Tennis Center. The draws are out and here are the top seeds: Singles (M) 1-James Hopper, Case Western Reserve; 2-Cameron Krimbrill, Trinity (Texas); 3-Chase Cohen, Williams; 4-Robert Liu, Claremont-M-S Singles (W) 1-Sahana Raman, Middlebury; 2-Eliza McPherron, Emory; 3-Dakota Fordham, NYU; 4-Sylwia Mikos, Chicago Doubles (M) 1-Leach/Lemaitre, George Fox; 2-Hopper/Powell, CWRU; 3-Watson/Hutchison, Mary Washington; 4-Harris/Laber, Middlebury Doubles (W) 1-Cornwall/Zheng, Carnegie Mellon; 2-Rigby/Christensen, Tufts; 3-Goetz/Li, Emory; 4-Guo/Mikos, Chicago >> Complete Brackets SOCCER 4.   No Change at the Top Josiah Crawford, Montclair State W&L and TCNJ are still on top of the weekly soccer rankings this week from the United Soccer Coaches and D3soccer.com. Men (United Soccer Coaches) Washington and Lee, 10-0-1 Trinity (Texas), 11-0 Tufts, 9-0-2 Ohio Wesleyan, 9-0-2 Johns Hopkins, 9-0-2 Messiah, 9-0-2 NYU, 8-1-1 Montclair State, 11-1-1 Washington (Mo.), 7-1-1 Claremont-M-S, 9-1-2 >> Who's New: New Paltz, Kenyon, Babson, Swarthmore, Oneonta >> Complete Poll Men (D3soccer.com) Washington and Lee, 11-0-1 Messiah, 9-0-2 Tufts, 9-0-2 Ohio Wesleyan, 9-0-2 NYU, 8-1-1 Trinity (Texas), 11-0 Johns Hopkins, 9-0-2 Amherst, 9-1-1 Montclair State, 11-1-1 Emory, 6-1-3 >> Goal Differential: Calvin 45, Webster 43, Montclair State 36, SUNY Poly 36, Penn State Harrisburg 35 >> Complete Poll >> What We're Watching Today Alvernia (9-2) at No. 6 Messiah (9-0-2), 4:00 Randolph-Macon (7-2-2) at Randolph (10-0-1), 6:00 Husson (9-2-3) at Thomas (8-1), 6:30 John Carroll (6-3-2) at Otterbein (9-0-2), 7:00 Grove City (6-6) at Westminster, Pa. (7-5), 7:30 Women (United Soccer Coaches) TCNJ, 11-0 Johns Hopkins, 9-0-1 Washington, Mo., 10-0-1 Christopher Newport, 10-0 MIT, 13-0-1 William Smith, 10-1-1 McDaniel, 12-0 Case Western Reserve, 11-0 Chicago, 10-0-2 Misericordia, 10-1 >> Who's New: Puget Sound, Southwestern, W. Connecticut, Emory >> Complete Poll   Women (D3soccer.com) TCNJ, 11-0 Christopher Newport, 10-0 Johns Hopkins, 9-0-1 MIT, 13-0-1 Washington (Mo.), 9-0-1 Chicago, 10-0-2 William Smith, 10-1-1 McDaniel, 12-0 Misericordia, 10-1 Centre, 11-1-1 >> Scoring Defense: McDaniel 0.083, Puget Sound 0.162, Scranton 0.181, TCNJ 0.182, Occidental 0.252   >> Complete Poll >> Matches We're Watching Today No. 2 Johns Hopkins (9-0-1) at No. 7 McDaniel (12-0), 3:30 Virginia Wesleyan (6-4-1) at No. 2 Lynchburg (10-1), 4:00 Rowan (9-3) at Stockton (10-2-2), 7:00 MSOE (11-3) at Illinois Tech (9-3-1), 8:00 FIELD HOCKEY 5.   Rowan Rising   Kristiina Castagnola, Rowan / photo by Nick Feldman Rowan made the biggest leap in this week's National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll, moving six spots into the No. 6 position after upsetting No. 3 Kean. Middlebury, 12-0 Johns Hopkins, 12-0 Tufts, 7-2 Kean, 13-1 Babson, 12-1 Rowan, 8-2 Trinity, 8-2 Messiah, 9-2 Amherst, 9-2 Williams, 9-3 >> New to the Party: Haverford, Hamilton >> Matches to Watch Today No. 11 Ursinus (8-3) at Bryn Mawr (7-3), 4:00 No. 10 Williams (9-3) at No. 20 Hamilton (7-4), 6:30 No. 17 Lynchburg (8-3) at No. 14 Washington and Lee (9-0), 7:00 >> Complete Poll TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   ANDERSON - Emma Maubach named interim head swimming and diving coach. Jennifer Culp named assistant coach FERRUM - Logan Meister and Jared Costa named assistant wrestling coaches HOBART and WILLIAM SMITH - Deb Steward announced her retirement as director of athletics effective Nov. 19. Brian Miller named director of athletics MILLSAPS - Will Dubrowski named assistant swimming and diving coach RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE - Eric Blanchard named assistant athletic director for recreation ST. JOHN  FISHER - Ryne Morrison named head wrestling coach WELLESLEY - Damian Prohaska named assistant tennis coach WHITMAN - Connor Lawhead and Tyler Lewis named assistant baseball coaches   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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