Convention Preview

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Hello Tuesday. Wonder what it is like waking up in Georgia this morning? >> Today's Word Count: 1,350. Grab a hot beverage and settle in. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Forward this email to them and tell them to subscribe today.   Send D3Playbook to a colleague, please. TOP STORY 1. Convention Preview by Chris Radford, NCAA "Division III members will vote on nine proposals during the Division III Business Session on Jan. 22 at the 2022 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis. Key proposals on the slate impact the following areas:  Addresses concerns regarding head impact exposure by reducing contact overall in the football preseason and traditional season while increasing opportunities to teach appropriate blocking and tackling techniques during the spring.    Require the NCAA Eligibility Center to certify the amateurism, including preenrollment sports participation, of all international student-athletes enrolling on or after Aug. 1, 2023.     Allow student-athletes to participate in a full season of practice without using a season of competition if the athlete does not compete in any games.    Permit the Division III Presidents Council to sponsor and adopt emergency legislation under defined circumstances.   Establish equestrian as an emerging sport for women.   Reduce the minimum number of multisport conference members required for automatic qualification for Division III championships from seven to six.    Reduce the minimum number of member schools required to form a single-sport conference from seven to six.    Eliminate the option for a student-athlete to sign a waiver declining the sickle cell solubility test.    Permit Division III member schools with Division I sports to apply all Division I legislation, including Bylaw 15 (financial aid), to the Division I sports Additional information and a full schedule of events regarding Division III at the 2022 Convention is available here. >> Read More >> Podcast preview A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY     Did you know BlueFrame Technology has advanced integrations with top automated cameras like the Hudl Focus? Showcase your teams and student-athletes with BlueFrame’s full streaming service priced perfectly for D3 budgets….or use their Production Truck software to stream with your current provider. Step up your game this year and STREAM LIKE A PRO with BlueFrame. Learn more today!   BlueFrame Games to Watch   MBB: Eastern Connecticut (9-4) vs. Keene State (8-2), 8 p.m. MBB: Swarthmore (11-1) vs. Johns Hopkins (9-1), 8 p.m.   HONORS 2. Luckhardt Inducted into HOF by Aaron Thompson, Washington & Jefferson "John Luckhardt, who served as head coach at Washington & Jefferson College from 1982-98, was announced Monday as one of 21 inductees in the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class. The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame unveiled its 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class during an announcement Monday on ESPN. A stalwart on the Western Pennsylvania football scene for the better part of three decades, Luckhardt turned two programs into perennial national contenders, winning an astounding 76.1 percent of his combined games at Washington & Jefferson and nearby NCAA Division II member California University of Pennsylvania.    In 1982, Luckhardt took over a Washington & Jefferson program that had only produced four winning campaigns in the previous 17 seasons. By 1984, Luckhardt had turned the Presidents into a 9-2 team, winning the team's first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) title and earning the school's first trip to the NCAA Division III playoffs. The program never looked back, amassing winning records every season under his watch, culminating in 1998 with a 137-37-2 record during his 17-year tenure.    Under Luckhardt's guidance, W&J claimed 13 PAC championships and made 11 appearances in the NCAA Playoffs, including two trips to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (1992 and 1994). In 1992, he was named the AFCA National Coach of the Year, and CNN named him the Division III Coach of the Year in 1994." >> Go Deeper COVID 3.  Spectator Policies I wish we didn't need to keep this section going ... but schools continue to make announcements about their spectator policies. Because of that, we will continue to make you - our readers - aware of the changes. (1/10/2022) We will be including only the most recent updates going forward. For the most complete list, visit D3Playbook.com Restricted (39) These schools are mostly restricting spectators to those within the college community or those on a pass list. Connecticut (3): Connecticut College, Trinity, Wesleyan Illinois (5): Elmhurst, Illinois College, Lake Forest, North Central, Wheaton Indiana (2): Earlham, Manchester Maine (3): Bates, Bowdoin, Colby Minnesota (2): Saint John's, St. Olaf Massachusetts (9): Amherst, Anna Maria, MIT, Regis, Smith, Tufts, Wellesley, Williams, Worcester State New York (7): Bard, CCNY, Hamilton, Hunter, Ithaca, John Jay, RPI Ohio (1): Baldwin Wallace Oregon (1): Linfield Pennsylvania (3): Arcadia, Franklin & Marshall, Ursinus Vermont (1): Middlebury Wisconsin (2): Alverno, Carroll Must Show Proof of Vaccination or Recent Test (22) These schools are mostly restricting spectators to those who can display proof a vaccination/booster or a recent COVID-19 negative test. Connecticut (3): Albertus Magnus, Coast Guard, Saint Joseph's Illinois (3): Augustana, Illinois Tech, North Park Maine (1): Southern Maine Massachusetts (3): Babson, Brandeis, Springfield Michigan (1): Kalamazoo New Jersey (3): New Jersey City, Rutgers-Newark, William Paterson New York (6): Baruch, Hartwick, Nazareth, Oneonta, RIT, Union Ohio (1): Denison Pennsylvania (1): Muhlenberg No Spectators Until Further Notice (82) These schools are prohibiting all spectators as we understand. California (2): Chapman, Redlands Connecticut (3): Eastern Connecticut, Mitchell, Western Connecticut District of Columbia (2): Catholic, Gallaudet Georgia (1): Emory Illinois (1): Knox Kentucky (1): Transylvania Maine (2): Maine Maritime, Saint Joseph's Maryland (3): Goucher, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame Massachusetts (12): Clark, Dean, Eastern Nazarene, Elms, Emerson, Gordon, Mass-Boston, MCLA, Simmons, Suffolk, Wentworth, WPI Minnesota (1): Macalester Missouri (2): Fontbonne, Washington U. New Hampshire (2): Keene State, Rivier New Jersey (3): Ramapo, Saint Elizabeth, Stevens New York (19): Brooklyn, Farmingdale State, Keuka, Manhattanville, Maritime, Medaille, Merchant Marine, Mount St. Mary, Mount Saint Vincent, NYU, Old Westbury, Purchase, Rochester, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn), St. Joseph's (L.I.), Sarah Lawrence, SUNY Poly, Vassar, Yeshiva Ohio (3): Case Western Reserve, Hiram, Wilmington Pennsylvania (21): Alvernia, Bryn Athyn, Bryn Mawr, Cairn, Carnegie Mellon, Cedar Crest, Clarks Summit, Dickinson, Eastern, Haverford, Keystone, King's, Misericordia, Rosemont, Saint Vincent, Swarthmore, Thiel, Valley Forge, Widener, Wilkes, Wilson Rhode Island (1): Rhode Island College Tennessee (1): Rhodes Virginia (2): Mary Baldwin, Marymount The list is not complete nor comprehensive.   A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK A moment to say thank you to those who donated to D3Playbook during 2021. Your gift helps us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. Join them today.   Donate to D3Playbook RANKINGS 4.  Adrian, Middlebury Retain Top Spots Colby Entz, St. Norbert (photo by Patrick Ferron) No change in the weekly USCHO.com Division III polls as the Adrian men and Middlebury women remain the unanimous top choices. Men Adrian (20), 12-1 Geneseo, 12-1-1 Utica, 11-2 Augsburg, 13-2 Hobart, 11-2-1 Babson, 8-1-2 Wilkes, 9-2 St. Norbert, 12-3 U. of New England, 8-1-1 Elmira, 11-3-1 On The Move: Elmira (+5), St. Norbert (+4) In Reverse: Norwich (-3), Endicott (-3) >> Showdown on Lake Geneva: No. 5 Hobart plays host to No. 6 Babson in a critical NEHC contest on Friday. >> Complete Poll   Women Middlebury (15), 9-0 Plattsburgh, 10-2 Elmira, 11-2-1 UW-Eau Claire, 14-2 UW-River Falls, 12-1 Gustavus Adolphus, 10-2 Nazareth, 12-0 Endicott, 9-3-1 Norwich, 8-4 Colby, 7-2 Rising: Endicott (+2) Falling: Norwich (-2) Welcome: Colby >> There Can Only Be One: Two of the three remaining unbeaten teams in DIII square off twice this weekend as No. 1 Middlebury (9-0) entertains Wesleyan (6-0). >> Complete Poll NEWS 5.  Lightning Round   The North Central (Ill.) women placed third at the NWCA National Duals last weekend, finishing with a 4-2 record including wins over No. 7 Tiffin and No. 8 Presbyterian. The Cardinals' losses came to the top two teams in the nation. Augsburg placed fifth overall.   Morgan Tefft's overtime game-winning goal not only gave Norwich a 3-2 victory against William Smith but also earned ESPN's Play of the Day.   He's one of the best players in the country, but that doesn't stop Randolph-Macon's Buzz Anthony from doing everything it takes to make his team better ... including the team laundry. TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   CONCORDIA-CHICAGO - Fran Meyer named head women's lacrosse coach CONCORDIA (Texas) - Haylee Guest named assistant volleyball and assistant softball coach DePAUW - Clint Wallman named head golf coach GWYNEDD MERCY - Heather Kilduff named assistant athletic trainer LANCASTER BIBLE - Rod Baughman named director of athletics LASELL - Britney Wuorio named interim head women's lacrosse coach MARYVILLE - Cameron Earls named assistant soccer coach MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE - Lacey Crandall named assistant director, sports information and operations MOUNT UNION - Kelley Clark resigned as head women's soccer coach STEVENS - Anthony Bonaventura named associate wrestling coach. Megan Clements named associate women's lacrosse coach. Jill Conroy named associate women's basketball coach. Kevin Stockel named associate men's lacrosse coach SWARTHMORE - Matt Mizanin named director of athletic communications WASHINGTON, Mo. - Tyler Schmitt named interim assistant baseball coach WESTMINSTER, Pa. - Tammy Swearingen named senior associate athletic director. Nathaniel LaRiccia named assistant athletic director for media relations WISCONSIN - Tommy Thompson announced his resignation as interim system president effective March 18 WITTENBERG - Announced addition of women's bowling as a varsity sport beginning in 2022-23. Shannon Pluhowsky named head coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. 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