Convention Recap

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. Hurts to be a fan of the losing team in an instant classic. #BillsMafia  >> Today's Word Count: 1,217 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. I hope you enjoy our daily get-together over DIII. Share with a friend or colleague as we strive for 1,900 subscribers.   Please add me to the subscriber list TOP STORY 1. Convention Recap The 2022 NCAA Convention is now in the books and the Division III delegates cast votes on nine proposals at their Saturday business session. Prop 1: To permit the Division III Presidents Council to sponsor and adopt emergency legislation under defined circumstances. Adopted 452-1-1 Prop 2: 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. Adopted 430-23-0 Prop 3: 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. Referred 233-216-4 Prop 4: 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 Sponsors. Adopted 388-18-39 Prop 5: To reduce the minimum number of conference members required for automatic qualification for Division III championships from seven to six. Adopted 281-167-2  Prop 6: To reduce the minimum number of member institutions required to form a single-sport conference from seven to six. Adopted 327-123-3 Prop 7: To specify permissible contact opportunities and equipment use for the football preseason, regular season and spring period. Adopted 295-68-87 Prop 8: To add equestrian as an emerging sport for women and to establish legislation related to playing and practicing seasons and membership. Defeated 154-195-101 Prop 9: To eliminate the option for a student-athlete to sign a waiver declining the sickle cell solubility test. Adopted 253-185-11 >> Read More LACROSSE 2. Racism Remains a Challenge by Kyle Melnick, Washington Post (photo by Katharine Frey) "The moment Tiana Griffin began thinking differently about her lacrosse experiences arrived in July 2018 in a University of Maryland dorm room. Griffin was listening to rap music with her roommates — one Black, one White — during a lunch break at a lacrosse camp that featured many of the D.C. area’s top players. The White girl asked a question: “If you can say [the n-word], how come I can’t call you that?” Griffin, who would begin high school the next month, couldn’t grasp at the time why the comment upset her, but she erupted in tears on her family’s couch when she returned home. Griffin’s mother, Kim, had tried to shield her daughter from racism, but she thought Griffin deserved an explanation as she hugged her and wiped tears from her cheeks. “Okay, baby, let me tell you just a little bit about this world,” Kim began." >> Field Awareness: "In a sport that has long been overwhelmingly White, top Black players such as Griffin have navigated challenges to rise in its ranks. Griffin, a sophomore at Severn School in Severna Park, was one of 22 players selected for the U.S. under-16 national team this past fall. For both Severn and the U-16 team, Griffin is the only Black player." >> Data Download: "According to the NCAA’s data from 2021, there were 421 Black women’s players across its three divisions. Meanwhile, there were 10,807 White players. Lacrosse’s diversity problems extend to the coaching ranks. According to the NCAA, there were 22 Black coaches — including assistants — among its three women’s lacrosse divisions last year. There were 1,032 White coaches." >> Reality Check: "Last year, a college coach expressed interest in Griffin, who then contacted a Black friend who also had pursued that school. Griffin soon dropped the program from her top options. Her friend had heard from others that players and students at the school weren’t welcoming of Black players. Without other Black peers to offer insight, Griffin took her word for it." >> Quotable: “I never questioned if I belonged here," Griffin said, “because I know that I can be a trailblazer for people behind me." >> Worth. Your. Time. A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK Thank you for considering a gift to D3Playbook. Your gift helps us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enables us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. My heartfelt thanks to those who have already generously contributed. Join them today.   Donate to D3Playbook BASEBALL 3.  Preseason All-Americans Jonathan Kelso, UW-Platteville The D3baseball.com Preseason All-America team is chosen from previous years' All-American and All-Region nominations.  First Team C-Clay Sowell, Tufts 1B-Jack Barry, York (Pa.) 2B-Colby Martin, Shenandoah 3B-Luke Broadhurst, Eastern Connecticut SS-Austin Denlinger, York (Pa.) OF-Turner Hill, Marietta OF-Jonathan Kelso, UW-Platteville OF-Aaron Whitley, Rochester DH-Max Nyrop, Saint John's UTL-Tyler Horvat, Washington & Jefferson SP-Luke Lamm, North Central (Ill.) SP-Henry Litman, Washington & Jefferson SP-Westin Muir, UW-Whitewater SP-Kyle Roche, Franklin & Marshall RP-Drew Bryan, Chicago >> Complete Team NEWS 4.  Lightning Round     Basketball (M) No. 11 Swarthmore's 35-game Centennial Conference win streak was snapped at Dickinson, 52-48.   UMass-Dartmouth (12-2) made a statement with a 104-94 win against No. 15 Wesleyan behind a 23-point, 10-assist performance by Marcus Azor.   Unbeatens (1): Saint Joseph's, Conn. (13-0)   Full Saturday recap     Basketball (W) No. 8 Whitman (16-1) won its fourth game in five days, downing Lewis and Clark, 69-46.    Tough day in the top 10 as No. 6 UW-Whitewater and No. 7 Amherst fell to No. 18 UW-Eau Claire and Hamilton, respectively.   Unbeatens (8): Christopher Newport (16-0), Hope (16-0), Springfield (16-0), Roger Williams (15-0), Transylvania (14-0), New York U. (13-0), Webster (13-0), Wisconsin Lutheran (13-0)   Full Saturday recap     Ice Hockey (M) No. 1 Adrian (18-1, 12-0 NCHA) and No. 7 St. Norbert (16-3, 12-0) remained on a collision course toward their Feb. 11-12 series with weekend sweeps.   No. 6 Hobart and No. 8 Elmira split a weekend home-and-home series with both teams winning on the road.   Scoreboard     Ice Hockey (W) No. 7 Elmira (15-2-1) handed No. 3 Nazareth its first loss of the season, 2-1, after 16 wins to open the campaign.   Top-ranked Middlebury (13-0) is the lone undefeated team remaining in the NCAA after a weekend road sweep at Colby. It is the Panthers' best start to a season since the 2005-06 team won 18 straight.   Scoreboard     Wrestling No. 2 Loras edged No. 3 Coe, 19-18, at the A-R-C Duals, battling back from a 12-0 deficit. 184 Shane Liegel picked up the deciding points with a 6-2 decision.   Scoreboard     Swimming (W) No. 9 MIT upset No. 5 Tufts, 168-132. Katarina Augustyn was a triple-winner for the Engineers.     Swimming (M) No. 6 MIT turned back No. 8 New York U. and No. 11 Williams in a double-dual. Roderick Huang won three individual events for the Engineers.   Swimming Scoreboard     Birthdays Cake and candles to Nick Jallet, assistant SID at Vassar; Curtis Madson, head men's volleyball coach at Concordia Wisconsin; and Evan Coleman, Emory U. alum. STREAMING 5.    Watchlist Here's a list of the games/matches/events that we are keeping an eye on tonight ... we hope. MHKY: U. of New England at Salve Regina, 8 p.m. The Pilgrims (8-2-1) and the Seahawks (11-4) meet in a critical Commonwealth Coast matchup. Watch MBB: Elmhurst at North Central, Ill., 8 p.m. The Bluejays (12-4) and the Cardinals (10-5) both need a win to keep pace in the CCIW. Watch TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   BLUFFTON - Steve Bushre named head men's soccer coach BUFFALO STATE - Lazarus Morgan named head football coach CAZENOVIA - David Bergh named interim president CEDAR CREST - Jesse Zafiratos named head soccer coach CONCORDIA-CHICAGO - A.J. Moyes named assistant men's soccer coach CONTINENTAL VOLLEYBALL CONFERENCE - Added Roanoke as a member beginning in 2022-23 DEAN - Andrae Murphy named head football coach LAWRENCE - Shawn Hauser named assistant track and field coach PENN STATE - Kelly Austin named vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor ST. NORBERT - Mike Wallerich named head baseball coach. Morgan Stacey named assistant women's ice hockey coach TUFTS - Dan Kopcso named assistant athletic director   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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