Championships Committee Recap

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Hello Tuesday. What happened to spring in the Mid-Atlantic? >> Today's Word Count: 843. Just 3.5 minutes of your morning. >> Would you be interested in sponsoring D3Playbook? Give us a shout for all the details. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   I'd like D3Playbook in my inbox TOP STORY 1. Championships Committee Recap   The NCAA Division III Championships Committee met via video conference on March 15. The following were named to sports and rules committees: WBB: Denise Bierly, Eastern Connecticut FB: John Snell, Baldwin Wallace FHK: Chrissy Chappell, Connecticut College MVB: Mike Zapolski, Augustana; Sandy Augstein-Collins, Sage MGOLF: Tom Koehle, Penn State Altoona WLAX: Michael Schulist, Carroll WSOC: Susan Kolb, Hood; Adam Sprague, Mount Aloysius SFB: Cassie Runksmeier, Colby; Van Zanic, Geneva SWIM: Kate Roy, North Atlantic Conference; Andrew Brabson, Caltech WTEN: Justin Grube, Franklin & Marshall TRACK: Joel Williams, Tufts; Ayanna Tweedy, Rose-Hulman BOWL: Jeff Walsh, Medaille FEN: Bruce Gilliam, Vassar FB Rules: Jason Lener, Westminster, Pa. WLAX Rules: Kari-Lei Berry, Notre Dame, Md. SOC Rules: Brandon Koons, Otterbein SFB Rules: Tina Phillips, Pitt-Bradford Elsewhere, The committee reviewed responses (both by institution and by conference office) to the membership survey distributed in February to help the Division III Advisory Council complete its charge of reviewing the division’s rules and policies to align with the new NCAA constitution. The committee focused on membership responses to championships-specific topics, particularly the ranking of budget priorities for the future. In general, committee members found that the membership’s priorities (and in many cases the ranking of priorities) reflect those the committee has been discussing in recent meetings.   The committee reviewed draft questions for sport committees regarding bench size, day of rest and selection criteria, topics on which the committee felt sport committee input would be helpful to inform recommendations going forward. >> Read More 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 SFB: Coe vs. Grinnell, 2:50 BSB: George Fox vs. Linfield, 6:30 MVB: Elizabethtown vs. Juniata, 6:45 WLX: Cabrini vs. Stockton, 6:55 NEWS 2.  #D3Week The 11th annual celebration of Division III Week, scheduled for April 4-10, is a great opportunity to call attention to the unique student-athlete experience enjoyed at our member schools. Division III members are asked to highlight the activities and achievements of their student-athletes through scheduling an academic, athletics, co-curricular or extracurricular/community service activity. The Division III Week Communications Kit serves as a planning guide, and further information about Division III Week is  available online.  If you have questions, please contact Adam Skaggs . LACROSSE (W) 3.  Middlebury Moves Into Top Spot Grace Osborn, Capital / photo by Olivia Zeltman The latest Division III women's lacrosse polls is out and there is a change at No. 1 for the women as Middlebury supplanted Salisbury. Four teams received first-place votes, including the Sea Gulls, Colby and Tufts.   Women Middlebury (16), 7-0 Salisbury (4), 9-1 Washington and Lee, 7-2 Gettysburg, 6-2 Franklin & Marshall, 7-1 Colby (2), 6-1 Tufts (1), 5-1 William Smith, 6-1 Ithaca, 6-1 TCNJ, 6-1 >> Goal Scoring Leaders: Grace Osborn (Capital) 61, Ally Moir (Oglethorpe) 52, Kendal Ream (Lancaster Bible) 48, Rose Bogard (Kalamazoo) 47, Hattie Fogarty (Sewanee) 47, Luci Kanowsky (Capital) 47 >> Assist Leaders: Emily Bruner (Rhodes) 48, Caroline Chase (Susquehanna) 48, Brooke Delara (Capital) 48, Kelsey Winters (Christopher Newport) 43, Lydia Dexter (St. Joseph's ME) 35 Games We're Watching  No. 4 Gettysburg vs. No. 10 TCNJ (Tues.) No. 2 Salisbury vs. No. 5 Franklin & Marshall (Wed.) No. 8 William Smith vs. No. 25 St. John Fisher (Wed.) >> Complete Poll   LACROSSE (M) 4.  RIT Retains No. 1 Position Dylan Rice, Christopher Newport / photo by Brandon Berry The latest Division III men's is out and RIT remains atop the poll ahead of Salisbury, Tufts and Christopher Newport - all of whom received first-place consideration.   Men RIT (17), 8-0 Salisbury (8), 10-0 Tufts (2), 6-0 Christopher Newport (1), 11-0 St. John Fisher, 6-1 York, 5-2 Union, 7-0 Lynchburg, 6-3 Franklin & Marshall, 8-1 Dickinson, 8-0 >> Goal Scoring Leaders: Jace Conley (Albion) 52, Cross Ferrara (Salisbury) 47, Quade Bedgood (Oglethorpe) 42, Ryan Gebhardt (RIT) 41, Dylan Rice (Christopher Newport) 41 >> Assist Leaders: Birk Swan (Emerson) 37, Thomas Fiebich (Clarkson) 35, Carter McAlpin (Birmingham-Southern) 33, Colby Auslander (CNU) 30, Ryan Paltauf (Saint Joseph CT) 30 Games We're Watching No. 3 Tufts vs. No. 7 Union (Tues.) No. 4 Christopher Newport vs. No. 16 Williams (Wed.) No. 9 Franklin & Marshall vs. No. 13 Gettysburg (Wed.) >> Complete Poll NEWS 5.  Lightning Round    Mary Washington sophomore P Molly Burch twirled a no-hitter against Gettysburg on Saturday. She walked two batters and struck out 11.   Millsaps' Molli Perry set a school and conference record with six stolen bases in the Majors' game at Rhodes.   Cortland head baseball coach Joe Brown won the 800th game of his career when the Red Dragons took two from Oneonta on Saturday    Cake and candles to Endicott men's volleyball coach George Chapell. SPONSORED BY PRESTO SPORTS   TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   BRYN MAWR - Carol Bower announced her retirement as head rowing coach CAL LUTHERAN - Brent Roling named head athletic performance coach GETTYSBURG - Barb Jordan announced her retirement as head field hockey coach MARIETTA - Kyle Clancy named assistant men's soccer coach MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR - Jeremy Harness named assistant football coach MEDAILLE - Joan Johnson named head field hockey coach MIDDLEBURY - St. Clair Ryan named assistant football coach MILLIKIN - Bryan Sander named assistant football coach WHEATON (Ill.) - Julie Davis will step down as director of athletics in May WILMINGTON - D'Gary Wallace named assistant football coach WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS - Rylee Forshee named assistant women's volleyball coach WITTENBERG - Tamika Williams-Jeter resigned as head women's basketball coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. 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