Getting a 4.0 at Stetson University is no easy feat. Add in a double major and participation in a varsity sport and it’s nothing short of incredible. Now, consider that all of this was done with English as a second language and, well, that is Carmen Bernecker. A native of Holzmaden, Germany, Carmen came to […]
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Stetson opens its 102nd season of men’s basketball, 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14, when the Hatters host Edward Waters at Edmunds Center. Head coach Corey Williams begins his second season with the Hatters looking to improve upon a 7-24 record of a year ago. The Hatters, who feature an NCAA-high seven scholarship true freshmen, return […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter Corey Kluber capped his great season as a member of the Cleveland Indians by being selected as the American League Cy Young Award winner. The award was announced live on the MLB Network on Wednesday night. Kluber, who played for the Hatters from 2005-07, completed his first full season in the big […]
Continue ReadingStetson head coach Ernie Yarborough was named Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year, and seven Hatters earned spots on the various all-conference teams, which were announced by the league office on Tuesday. League head coaches voted on the post-season awards. JJ Bostic and Eli Beates were voted to the all-conference first team, while Lucas […]
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If there is a trait shared by candidates on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List, it’s playing with a relentless motor.Which is how the award’s namesake played during his Hall of Fame career.On Tuesday, four more players were nominated for the Buchanan Award which honors the outstanding defensive player in the FCS. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Stetson Hatter, and Volusia County native, Jacob deGrom capped a stellar first season with the New York Mets by earning NL Rookie of the Year honors. deGrom, who played at Stetson from 2008-10, finished his rookie season in New York with a 9-6 record and a 2.69 ERA in 140.1 innings of work. He […]
Continue ReadingEarlier today, Stetson head men’s soccer coach Ernie Yarborough was honored as the Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year. Yarborough not only guided Stetson to its winningest season in three years, but also to the program’s first conference tournament appearance since 2011. Stetson opens A-Sun Tournament play on Wednesday when the Hatters face Northern […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Ross Morison was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic team for men’s soccer, the league office announced on Monday. Chosen by the A-Sun’s Sports Information Directors and media relations personnel, the all-academic team consists of 11 student-athletes representing all eight league members. Players are chosen based on both athletic and academic achievements. To […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson volleyball team celebrated Senior Day with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-18) victory over USC Upstate Sunday afternoon at the Edmunds Center. Madison Akins posted 10 kills without committing an error as the Hatters (16-10, 7-5 Atlantic Sun) completed a season sweep over the Spartans (10-18, 1-11). Stetson finished the 2014 home schedule with […]
Continue ReadingIt was a short pass on second and eight in the final seconds of the third quarter, but by the time Stetson’s Kegan Moore was hauled down from behind 78 yards later, it changed the entire complexion of the day for the homestanding Hatters. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Cole Mazza crashed […]
Continue Reading(UPDATE Nov. 2014: deGrom has been named NL Rookie of the Year. Kluber won the AL Cy Young Award.) by Jack Roth Since baseball started at Stetson University in 1895, 10 Hatters have made it to “the show” – Major League Baseball. Impressively, three have made it since 2009, and — even more impressive – […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University Athletics Hall of Fame will grow by seven on Friday, November 7, as the newest members take their place as Class of 2014. The class of 2014 includes four former student athletes – Melissa Wiggins Mangino (softball) and Chris Johnson (baseball) , Erica Demers Crews (softball), Corey Kluber (baseball), coach Frank Griffin […]
Continue ReadingEven if you aren’t a diehard Hatter football fan, odds are you have heard the name Donald Payne. One of four team captains chosen by his teammates for 2014, Payne returns as the 2013 Pioneer Football League Defensive Freshman of the Year and a first team All-Conference selection. He also received national recognition as a […]
Continue ReadingFor the average person, the first day at a new job might entail setting up an office, touring a building, or perhaps filling out paperwork at human resources. For Stetson University volleyball coach Kristina Hernandez, her first day on campus last March was slightly more hectic. Hernandez hosted an official recruiting visit for a 6-2 […]
Continue ReadingStetson men’s basketball participated in the annual International Walk to School Day on Wednesday at Blue Lake Elementary School. International Walk to School Day, which first began in 1997, is a global event celebrated each year in over 40 countries. The purpose of the event is to encourage school-aged children to walk or ride their […]
Continue Reading“We place a high importance on quality internships for our students,” said Benjamin D. Goss, Ed.D., associate professor of marketing and director of the sport business academic program. “An internship is the springboard from the classroom and into entry-level employment. As a result, we seek to place our students into high quality internships that provide […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson women’s volleyball dove into 2014 with a 5-1 start, the best in school history. A huge part of this early success was the September Student-Athlete of the Month, Madison Akins. Akins is a sophomore right-side hitter majoring in elementary education with a minor in English from Brookes, Ga. A co-captain, she is currently […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve likely seen and heard about the new construction project on campus next to the CUB, but what’s the story? The Stetson University community is invited to find out what the Rock is all about by attending the dedication of the university’s newest monument on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1:30 p.m. in the Stetson Green, adjacent to […]
Continue ReadingThis year, Target teamed up with Major League Baseball (MLB) and PEOPLE magazine to give teachers who are hitting home runs in the classroom a ticket into the Hall of Fame. Alison Aster (Ali) Kearney ’08, one of Stetson’s very own, pictured, right, in her classroom at Bonita Springs Charter School, was one of 30 representatives […]
Continue ReadingThe traditional rich green color of the Stetson University Palm Court turned a shade of teal Thursday as members of the Stetson women’s basketball team hung teal ribbons in recognition of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, which runs through the end of September. In photo, right, senior C.J. Coddington hangs one of many teal ribbons […]
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