Tufts Wins Directors' Cup

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. Here's hoping you had a great weekend. >> Today's Word Count: 1,532. Six minutes to start your week. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Athletic record books lacking? We compile statistical records. Email us.   Sign me up for D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Tufts Wins Directors' Cup Tufts University won its first-ever Learfield Directors Cup by just 37 points over Johns Hopkins. The Jumbos took advantage in men's lacrosse, women's rowing and softball - outpointing the Blue Jays, 211-0, to overtake Hopkins who led following the winter season. "This is a really exciting day for Tufts Athletics. Winning the Learfield Directors' Cup reflects a total team effort, and we are so grateful to everyone who helped us achieve this goal," said Director of Athletics John Morris. The Learfield Directors' Cup is a joint program of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's NCAA tournament finishes in up to 18 sports. Tufts’ win ends a streak of seven consecutive Directors' Cups won by Williams College. Top Ten Finishers Tufts, 1,080 Johns Hopkins, 1,043 Middlebury, 1,000.50 MIT, 936.75 Washington (Mo.), 922.50 Williams, 908 Chicago, 900.50 Claremont-M-S, 858 Emory, 846.50 Stevens, 780.50 >> Complete Point Totals 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! CONFERENCES 2.  Directors Cup Champs   The following schools led their conference in points in the Division III Learfield Directors' Cup standings. AMCC: Penn State Behrend, 199 (92nd) A-R-C: Wartburg, 700.75 (17) ASC: Mary Hardin-Baylor, 338 (54) Atlantic East: Cabrini, 236 (75) CCIW: North Central (Ill.), 649 (22) Centennial: Johns Hopkins, 1043 (2) C2C: Christopher Newport, 695.50 (18) CCC: Endicott, 392 (47) CSAC: Wilson, 87.50 (182) CUNYAC: Baruch, 125 (144) Empire 8: St. John Fisher, 427 (41) GNAC: Johnson and Wales, 204 (90) HCAC: Transylvania, 216 (85) Landmark: Catholic, 254 (68) Liberty: Ithaca, 770,75 (11) LEC: Eastern Connecticut, 228 (81) MAC: Stevens, 780.50 (10) MASCAC: Framingham State, 125 (144) MIAA: Calvin, 536 (27) MIAC: Gustavus Adolphus, 456 (38) MWC: Grinnell, 89 (180) NACC: Aurora, 235.50 (76) NCAC: Denison, 487 (35) NECC: Mitchell, 87.50 (182) NESCAC: Tufts, 1080 (1) NEWMAC: MIT, 936.75 (4) NJAC: Rowan, 523.25 (29) NAC: Husson, 138 (137) NWC: George Fox, 273.50 (66) OAC: John Carroll, 635.75 (23) ODAC: Washington and Lee, 767.50 (12) PAC: Westminster (Pa.), 233 (78) SAA: Centre, 379 (48) SCAC: Trinity (Texas), 685.50 (20) SCIAC: Claremont-M-S, 858 (8) Skyline: St. Joseph's (L.I.), 97.50 (171) SLIAC: Webster, 163.50 (118) SUNYAC: Geneseo, 691.75 (19) UAA: Washington (Mo.), 922.50 (5) UMAC: Northwestern, 116 (156) United East: St. Mary's (Md.), 171 (114) USA South: Southern Virginia, 189 (100) WIAC: Whitewater, 754.25 (13) >> Conference Totals HONORS 3. Nicholas Receives Honda Award by Nancy Haggerty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News | photo by Peter Carr, Journal News "The field hockey and lacrosse sticks sit, at least temporarily, idle now, next to her bed at home in Scarsdale. Three of Erin Nicholas's six national championships between them. Four straight in field hockey. Two, the most recent last month, in lacrosse. Their owner was a three-time field hockey All-American at Middlebury College and the national Division III Field Hockey Player of the Year for a remarkable three straight years. Last month, she was named All-American in women's collegiate lacrosse for a second time out of the three seasons she played. But Thursday, after being nominated for her field hockey accomplishments, Nicholas topped all of that, becoming Honda's Collegiate Women's Sports Awards Division III Athlete of the Year for all sports." >> Field Awareness: "Nicholas will receive her award at the University of Southern California during a live telecast airing at 9 p.m. East Coast time on CBS Sports Network on June 27." >> #WhyD3: "While she considered Division I schools when she dubbed herself a "raw athlete ... rather than a field hockey or lacrosse player" as a high school freshman and sophomore, she later concentrated on looking at Division III schools with the goal of playing both. She has zero regrets about her chosen path." >> What They're Saying: "I am the person I am because of the lessons athletics taught me, especially with the challenges faced the last four years," said Nicholas. "They helped me grow and learn," >> Continue Reading A MESSAGE FROM MALTHUS Lead generation is really easy now. Looking for a reliable lead generation company? We highly recommend checking out Malthus. They specialize in generating high-quality leads that can help take your business to the next level. They use the latest techniques and technology to generate leads that are targeted and relevant to your business. Try it today! RULES 4. Ice Hockey Rules Committee Recap   "The NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules Committee proposed a significant overhaul to the video replay process at its meeting this week in Indianapolis. In the new process, coaches may challenge a reviewable play, and if the play is not reversed, a timeout will be charged for the unsuccessful challenge. Any subsequent unsuccessful challenges would result in a minor penalty for delay of game. If approved, the rule would go into effect for the 2022-23 academic year. All rule proposals must be approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which will discuss ice hockey recommendations July 20. Committee members believe the current process has created significant issues with game flow and puts unnecessary pressure on officials to review plays without a formal challenge being made." Elsewhere ...   The committee reviewed data and comments regarding the overtime format, which was altered two seasons ago to include a mandatory five-minute period with three skaters on each side. The group decided to continue with this policy for all regular-season contests. The committee voted to allow a shootout in situations where the game remains tied after the overtime period. The host school's conference policy on shootouts will be followed.   A significant amount of discussion centered around the penalty structure for hitting from behind and contact to the head. To address this, the committee approved a proposal that will provide officials an option of a major (five-minute) penalty without an ejection.   The length of intermissions shall be 12 or 15 minutes. The 18-minute option for intermissions was removed. >> Read More UPCOMING EVENTS 5. Calendar June 20-21 - Championships Committee, Indianapolis 21-22 - Membership Committee, Indianapolis 23 - Interpretations and Legislation Committee 26-29 - NACDA, Las Vegas, Nev. July 11-12 - Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, Indianapolis 12 - Interpretations and Legislation Committee 16-17 - Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Indianapolis 18-19 - Management Council, Indianapolis A MESSAGE FROM MORNING BREW 2.6 million people wake up to this newsletter every morning Morning Brew covers the latest business news in a fun and engaging way Long gone are the days of dry and dense traditional business news, with Morning Brew you can stay informed and entertained Absolutely free, and delivered to you Monday-Saturday Gets you up to speed on business, finance, and tech in just 5 minutes Check it out today! NEWS 6.  Lightning Round    Swimming (W) Swimming's world governing body, FINA, on Sunday voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's competitions and create a working group to establish an "open" category for them in some events as part of its new policy. The new policy, which takes effect Monday, will require transgender competitors to have completed their transition by age 12 to be able to compete in women's competitions. The NCAA policy calls for transgender participation for each sport to be determined by the policy for the national governing body of that sport, subject to ongoing review and recommendation by the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports to the Board of Governors.   Ice Hockey (M) Wisconsin-Eau Claire athletic director Dan Schumacher said the university has entertained the idea of a feasibility study for reclassification to NCAA Division I hockey, but a move up is not likely to happen anytime soon.   News "Under fire for withholding information that led to a failed presidential search, embattled University of Maine system chancellor Dannel Malloy has received a contract extension through mid-July. With his contract set to expire at the end of this month, the Board of Trustees authorized a short-term extension on Thursday, according to The Kennebec Journal. The newspaper reported that the board offered the extension so that it could further discuss Malloy’s contract at its July 11 meeting."   Happy Birthday Cake and candles to Suzie Friedrich, Washington College assistant women's lacrosse coach, and Drew Delaney, men's lacrosse coach at Mary Washington. Early wishes to Morgan Stenson, assistant AD at Aurora (Tues.); Todd Carroll, assistant baseball coach at MIT, Jason Lener, athletic director at Westminster (Pa.), and Alex Gutierrez, assistant SID at WPI (Wed.).   Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com   TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   ARCADIA - Emily Poole named head women's volleyball coach BATES - Dan Annino named head men's lacrosse coach CARROLL - Marcus Suelflow stepped down as head golf coach CENTENARY (La.) - Anthony Savino and Keondre Wudtee named assistant football coaches CORNELL - Spencer Williams named gameday operation manager/assistant sports information director DEFIANCE - Bill Nickell named head football coach DREW - Michael McSloy named head men's basketball coach. Announced addition of track and field as varsity programs in 2023-24 EDGEWOOD - Garrett Wohlford named head men's lacrosse coach HUNTINGDON - Announced addition of esports as a varsity sport beginning in fall 2023. Justin Ellis named director of esports KENYON - Emma Olson named head volleyball coach LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE - Announced that U. of New England will join as an affiliate member in women's swimming  MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR - Raffaela Scotto named head acrobatics and tumbling coach NEW YORK U. - Chris Thompson named assistant men's basketball coach NICHOLS - Nick Perenick named assistant director of marketing and digital media OHIO WESLEYAN - Kris Boey stepped down as associate athletic director and director of track and field/cross country RANDOLPH - Adam Godwin stepped down as head men's soccer coach ROGER WILLIAMS - Kevin Gould named head men's lacrosse coach ST. OLAF - Patti Laufenberg named head women's track and field coach SALISBURY - Nikki Binetti named head volleyball coach SMITH - Kelsey Parks Smith named assistant athletic director SPALDING - Brian Clinard named athletics director WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH - Treylon Anderson named assistant football coach WOOSTER - Eric Seideman named head men's lacrosse coach   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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