Four Track & Field Standouts Honored

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Welcome to Thursday. Winding down the academic year. >> Today's Word Count: 888 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   Send me D3Playbook! TOP STORY 1.  Four Track & Field Standouts Honored The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced its national honors on Wednesday. Gallaudet's Eric Gregory was named the National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season. Gregory capped a remarkable season at the 2022 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where he scored 16 points with a victory in the 400 meters and a third-place finish in the 200 meters. Wellesley's Ari Marks was named the National Women’s Track Athlete of the Year for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season. Marks completed the distance double at the 2022 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a near 11-second victory in the 5000 meters and a 27-second triumph in the 10,000 meters.  UW-Eau Claire's Marcus Weaver was named the National Men’s Field Athlete of the Year for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season. Weaver swept the decathlon and javelin for the second year in a row at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Before last year, it hadn’t been done in NCAA DIII history; now, Weaver has done it twice.  Johns Hopkins' Victoria Kidiri was named the National Women’s Field Athlete of the Year for the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season. Kadiri swept the horizontal jumps at the 2022 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Championships with marks of 6.03m (19-9½) in the long jump and 12.43m (40-9½) in the triple jump. >> 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! LACROSSE (W) 2.  Earley Named Player of Year Jane Earley, Middlebury | photo by Colin Bourque Middlebury junior attacker Jane Earley was named the Player of the Year by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association. Earley scored 80 goals and handed out 19 assists in leading the Panthers to the Division III championship. The NESCAC Player of the Year, she was also honored as the IWLCA National Attacker of the Year. Tufts senior Anna Clark was tabbed as the IWLCA Midfielder of the Year. She recorded 42 goals and nine assists in taking the Jumbos to the national final. Franklin & Marshall junior Mary Pat McKenna was the recipient of the IWLCA Defender of the Year. She caused 29 turnovers and scooped up 39 ground balls as the Diplomats made the Elite Eight. Tufts senior Molly Laliberty was selected as the Goalkeeper of the Year. She posted a 54.5 save percentage and raised her game in the postseason, turning away 55.5 percent of shots faced in eight postseason contests. >> Complete Release BASEBALL 3.  McCarty, Adkins Top All-America Team Ryan McCarty, Penn State Abington Penn State Abington SS Ryan McCarty and Salisbury RHP Jimmy Adkins earned Player and Pitcher of the Year honors, respectively, as D3baseball.com announced its 2022 All-America team. First Team C-Jackson Hornung, Skidmore 1B-Jack Hanson, Gustavus Adolphus 2B-Ramon Garza, Texas-Dallas SS-Ryan McCarty, Penn State Abington 3B-Joe Ruth, La Grange OF-Kavi Caster, Salisbury OF-Evan Maday, Hope OF-Avery Neaves, Lynchburg DH-Harry Painter, Suffolk UT-Tom Kretzler, Brockport P-Jimmy Adkins, Salisbury P-Kenny Lippman, Denison P-Kiefer Lord, Carleton P-Dominic Perachi, Salve Regina RP-Sam Mathews, Marietta >> Complete All-America Teams Are you a marketer looking for new, high growth channels to grow your brand (and diversify away from paid social)? When you sponsor an email newsletter, you are putting your brand in front of your target audience from the trusted voice of the writer. Your sponsorship feels like an endorsement, and creates trust (and clicks!).   When you sponsor an email newsletter, you are putting your brand in front of your target audience from the trusted voice of the writer. 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TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   ALBION - Nick Stone stepped down as head swimming and diving coach BATES - Chelsi Scott named assistant athletic director of student-athlete services DEAN - Kenneth Elmore named president ELMHURST - Sarah Lychock named assistant volleyball coach FDU FLORHAM - Jenn Noon resigned as director of athletics FERRUM - Shelbylynn Adair named head volleyball coach. Benton Heck named assistant sports information director FRANCISCAN - Brittany Bain named interim head women's lacrosse coach GETTYSBURG - Luke Stillson named director of athletic communications HOLLINS - Chris Kilcoyne named director of athletics HUNTINGDON - Lillian Humphries named assistant women's wrestling coach KEYSTONE - Mariah Ford named head softball coach LASELL - Ben Biello named head cross country/track and field coach LeTOURNEAU - Paul Phillips named head baseball coach MARY WASHINGTON - Asia Hart named head cross country/track and field coach ONEONTA - Geoff Hassard announced his retirement as assistant athletic director/SID PACIFIC LUTHERAN - Trey Henderson named head track and field coach PURCHASE - Dean Bennett named head men's volleyball coach SIMMONS - Ann Marie Jaworski named head soccer coach TEXAS LUTHERAN - Mike Wacker retired as head men's basketball coach WASHINGTON AND LEE - Tiffany Pins named head women's soccer coach WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS - Announced addition of esports as a varsity sport beginning in 2023-24 WITTENBERG - Colin Laszlo stepped down as head men's golf coach 1 THING 6.  Coffee Associated With Longer Life    A bonanza in Axios AM's eternal quest for good news to leaven your life: Those who drank coffee — even with sugar — were less likely to die than non-coffee drinkers in the following seven years, Axios' Tina Reed writes from a study published yesterday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Why it matters: Previous studies have observed coffee is associated with a lower risk of death but didn't distinguish between unsweetened java and coffee consumed with sugar.  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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