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written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Monday morning. How are you feeling today, national champs? >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Does your conference need some scheduling assistance? Email us.   Sign me up for D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  Fly Eagles Fly Juniata won its third national women's volleyball fashion in convincing fashion as the Eagles blanked Trinity (Texas), 25-17, 25-11, 25-23.  Olivia Foley was named the tournament MVP after handing out 41 set assists in the finale. Head coach Heather Pavlik added her first national championship as a head coach as she was an assistant on the 2004 and 2006 teams. >> Read More A MESSAGE FROM AVIV CLINICS     Insomnia. Slipping grades. Anxiety. Attention Issues. Sound Familiar? Did you know that unexplained cognitive, physical, and psychological issues like these could be the result of a past concussion? Even a relatively minor head injury can lead to long-term symptoms that can derail your academic and athletic careers, your job, and your relationships with your loved ones. But there is hope for student athletes who suffer from these lingering long-term symptoms, also known as post-concussion syndrome.  Join Aviv Clinics' Lead Physician, Dr. Mo Elamir, for a FREE on-demand webinar, "Post-Concussion Syndrome: New Approaches to Treatment."   In this free webinar, Dr. Elamir explains the difference between acute and chronic concussion symptoms, reviews the long-term effects on the brain, and reveals the improvements that Aviv Medical Program patients have experienced.     Watch Free Webinar Now CROSS COUNTRY 2.  MIT, Hopkins Run To Titles    The MIT men and the Johns Hopkins women ran to victory at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship in East Lansing, Mich. The Engineers captured the institution's first NCAA team championship with a resounding 47-point victory over runner-up Wartburg. Senior Sam Acquaviva was the top individual finisher for MIT taking third place. John Carroll's Alex Phillip finished first with a time of 24:37.6. The Blue Jays won their third consecutive title and set a Division III record by winning their eighth team championship, edging Chicago by three points. Alex Ross led Hop with a fifth-place finish. Loras' Kassie Parker was the individual champion in 21:06.5. >> Complete Team and Individual Results FIELD HOCKEY 3. Dominant! Middlebury won its fifth straight NCAA Division III field hockey championship and sixth in the past seven events with a 1-0 overtime victory against Johns Hopkins. Abby Griffin scored the championship-winning goal with 2:23 remaining in overtime as she worked the ball down the right side of the circle to the goal line before sending a shot toward the left pipe that hit a defender and trickled into the cage. The Panthers outshot the Blue Jays, 9-4, with Hop keeper Alexis Loder making seven saves.  It is the second consecutive runner-up finish for Hopkins. The Panthers are 104-5 during the five-year stretch. >> Read More 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 SOCCER 4. Set For Salem The national semifinalists have been determined in the NCAA Division III men's and women's soccer championships. Men Williams d. No. 5 Kenyon, 1-0 David Wang scored in the 83' to put the Ephs in the national semifinals for the seventh time and first since 2013. No. 25 Mary Washington d. No. 8 Bowdoin, 3-2 Carter Berg scored twice in a 10-second span of the second half as the Eagles advanced to the final four for the second time in program history and first since 1997. No. 2 Chicago d. No. 10 Gustavus Adolphus, 1-0 Lyndon Hu scored on a penalty in the 25' and the Maroon defense made it stand up as Chicago returns to the semifinals for the second consecutive season and fifth time in program history. No. 4 Stevens tied No. 13 Johns Hopkins, 1-1 (Ducks advance on PKs, 5-4) Bruno Andino scored the game-tying goal in the 79' and his Duck teammates tallied five of their six penalties to lift Stevens to their second national semifinal and first since 2008. Women No. 5 Case Western Reserve d. No. 11 William Smith, 4-2 The Spartans scored four unanswered goals over the final 32 minutes, including a pair from Helena VanBibber, to move into the national semis for the first time.  No. 2 Johns Hopkins d. No. 1 Misericordia, 2-0 Breukelen Woodard scored once in each half as the Blue Jays advanced to the national final four, handing the Cougars their first defeat of the season. No. 16 Virginia Wesleyan tied No. 3 Christopher Newport, 0-0 (Marlins advance on PKs, 4-3) Rachel Quigley made 12 saves in regulation and extra time and two stops in the shootout as the Marlins survived a 26-6 shot differential to return to the national semis. No. 4 Messiah tied Washington (Mo.), 2-2 (Falcons advance on PKs, 5-4) The Falcons converted all five penalties to advance to their 14th Final Four in program history. FOOTBALL 5. First-Round Results Sixteen games are complete in the NCAA Division III Football Championship with three top 10 teams falling to defeat. No. 4 Saint John's d. Northwestern, 49-0 No. 12 Wartburg d. No. 7 UW-La Crosse, 14-6 No. 23 Alma d. No. 25 Mount St. Joseph, 41-21 Aurora d. No. 8 UW-Whitewater, 33-28 No. 2 Mount Union d. Salisbury, 51-0 Utica d. No. 11 Susquehanna, 17-10 No. 16 Randolph-Macon d. No. 17 Cortland, 35-28 No. 14 Delaware Valley d. Gallaudet, 59-0 No. 1 North Central (Ill.) d. Lake Forest, 50-0 No. 19 Carnegie Mellon d. DePauw, 45-19 Springfield d. No. 22 Endicott, 17-14 No. 10 Ithaca d. UMass-Dartmouth, 63-20 No. 6 Trinity (Texas) d. No. 9 Hardin-Simmons, 14-7 No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor d. No. 20 Huntingdon, 54-0 No. 13 Bethel d. No. 15 Wheaton (Ill.), 34-32 No. 5 Linfield d. Pomona-Pitzer, 51-24 >> Complete Bracket NEWS  6.  Lightning Round   Ice Hockey (M) St. Norbert head coach Tim Coghlin became the winningest coach in DIII history with victory No. 625 in the Green Knights' 3-1 triumph over Finlandia.   News Nazareth College will become Nazareth University on June 1.   Sul Ross State has received approval from the Texas State University System Board of Regents to “negotiate and execute a contract for membership in the Lone Star Conference (DII)."   Purchase canceled its 2022-23 women's basketball season.    Happy Birthday Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   ADRIAN - Ty Hoover named head track and field coach ALBION - Matt Arend stepped down as associate dean of wellness BETHANY - Kailey Pettit named head golf coach BREVARD - Abbie Parde named head volleyball coach CARROLL - Becca Saal stepped down as head women's volleyball coach CONCORDIA-CHICAGO - Greg Manos named head men's volleyball coach MORAVIAN - Jeff Pukszyn stepped down as head football coach MSOE - Brian Miller stepped down as head men's basketball coach. Kevin Hurd named interim head coach NORTH PARK - Ryan Frederick resigned as head golf coach NOTRE DAME (Md.) - Frank Olszewski named head men's soccer coach OTTERBEIN - Tim Doup stepped down as head football coach SUL ROSS STATE - Carlos Hernandez appointed president. Barry Derickson named head football coach TUFTS - Sunil Kumar named president WARREN WILSON - Robin Martin named athletic director WISCONSIN LUTHERAN - Maggy Waech stepped down as head women's soccer coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. 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