Three For The Show

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. Phillies-Braves, Dodgers-Padres, Astros-Mariners, Yankees-Guardians. >> Today's Word Count: 648 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Does your conference need some scheduling assistance? Email us.   Sign me up for D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  Three For The Show   Three teams won their respective conference championship over the weekend and received their league's AQ to the 2023 Division III Women's Golf Championship. Illinois Wesleyan rolled to a relatively easy 45-shot victory over Augustana to claim the CCIW title. Lexi Onsrud led a 1-2-3 Titan finish with a 227 to take medalist honors.   It took a team playoff to determine the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic championship as Whitewater and La Crosse dueled to matching 971 totals after 54 holes. The Eagles earned the trophy and the AQ. Eau Claire's Lexi Meade won medalists honors by a single shot (233).   Minnesota-Morris held off Northwestern by two shots to win the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference crown. The difference in the 54-hole event was two shots in round 2. Northland's Maddy Bloedel finished first with a 258. The American Rivers Conference and the SLIAC wrap up their championships today. A MESSAGE FROM MORNING BREW     2.6 million people wake up to this newsletter every morning There's a reason over 2.6 million people start their day with Morning Brew - the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Business news doesn't have to be dry and dense...make your mornings more enjoyable, for free.   Check it out! Powered by Swapstack GOLF (M) 2. Goin' Dancing   Three teams punched their ticket to the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship by capturing their league title over the weekend. Eastern Connecticut won the Little East crown by 16 shots over Castleton. The Warriors' Ashton Lewis took medalist honors with a one-over-par 145.   Wisconsin-Superior stormed back from a 13-shot deficit entering the final round to overcome Northwestern for the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference championship (959-961). Brady Raph of Minnesota-Morris cruised to an eight-shot victory in the individual chase.   Husson captured the North Atlantic Conference title by 18 shots over SUNY Canton. Jack King of the Eagles fired a final-round 69 to win medalist honors by a shot. A MESSAGE FROM THE IMPACT JOB   The Impact Job - Weekly Newsletter Are you interested in the world of Social Impact & Sustainability? Well, look no further. The Impact Job is a weekly newsletter that mixes social impact news and jobs in a fun way. Like a 7/11 slurpee. Laughs guaranteed. Want to join the 2,600+ weekly subscribers and guarantee yourself a laugh every Thursday?   Check it out! Powered by Swapstack FOOTBALL 3. NCC Holds Onto No. 1 Position Only one change among the top-10 in the latest D3football.com rankings as Saint John's and Trinity trade places at Nos. 5 and 6. North Central, Ill. (19), 5-0 Mount Union (5), 5-0 UW-Whitewater (1), 4-1 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 5-1 Saint John's, 4-1 Trinity, Texas, 5-0 Linfield, 4-0 Johns Hopkins, 5-0 UW-La Crosse, 4-1 Hardin-Simmons, 4-1 >> This Weekend: No. 19 UW-Oshkosh at No. 3 UW-Whitewater; Muhlenberg at No. 8 Johns Hopkins; No. 20 Carnegie Mellon at Washington & Jefferson; Bridgewater at No. 18 Randolph-Macon >> Unbeaten: There are 25 teams with unblemished records after six weeks. >> Ground Game: Rochester's Daniel Papantonis leads D-III with 905 rushing yards and 181.0 yards per game. >> Thievery: Cortland's Joshua Cordero leads D-III with six interceptions. >> Complete Poll NEWS  4.  Lightning Round    News Our condolences to the family, friends, teammates and entire York (Pa.) College community on the passing of Andrew Ruehlicke, a member of the men's soccer team.   Field Hockey There are five teams with unblemished records - Shenandoah (12-0), Rowan (12-0), Johnson and Wales (11-0), Middlebury (11-0), and Salisbury (11-0).   Soccer (M) There are just two sides that remain unbeaten and untied - Western Connecticut (14-0) and Chicago (12-0).    Soccer (W) There are two sides that are unbeaten and untied - Calvin (12-0) and Case Western Reserve (10-0).   Volleyball (W) There are just one team remaining with an spotless record - Claremont-M-S (18-0).    Happy Birthday Cake and candles for Amanda Workman, athletic director, Sul Ross State. Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. A MESSAGE FROM STACKED MARKETER   We will make you a smarter marketer for free. Stacked Marketer is the free daily newsletter that gives marketers an edge on the competition in just 7 minutes a day. Covering breaking news, tips and tricks, and insights for all major marketing channels like Google, Facebook, TikTok, native ads, SEO and more. Join 32k+ marketers who read it daily.   Sign up now Powered by Swapstack TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   CEDAR CREST - Christy Fleagle named athletic director COE - Diane Meyer resigned as head softball coach. Jake Koolbeck named head coach DUBUQUE - Announced the addition of women's wrestling as a varsity sport beginning in 2023-24 EMORY - Devon Hendricks named deputy athletic director KING'S - Al Bungert named head men's lacrosse coach PRATT - Anthony Macapugay named associate athletic director YORK (N.Y.) - Kathleen DeRienzo named assistant tennis coach 1 THING 6. Gen Z's Favorite Brands Twitter is the only major social media platform that outperforms with Gen Z men, Axios' Jennifer A. Kingson reports. Gen Z women have a more favorable opinion of Pinterest (+22 points), TikTok (+19) Snapchat (+11), Facebook (+8) and Instagram (+6). 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