Christophe Noblet, Stetson’s Associate Head Coach for men’s and women’s tennis for the past two seasons, was recently promoted to men’s tennis head coach. The announcement was made today by Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier. Noblet, who will begin his fourth season overall with the Hatters this fall, replaces former Director of Tennis Pierre […]
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Stetson Director of Tennis, Pierre Pilote, has announced his resignation after 22 years of coaching with the Hatters, Director of Athletics Jeff Altier announced today. Pilote, the 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year in women’s tennis, has accepted a position as the Executive Director of Tennis at the Shanghai-based American College Development Services. […]
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Former Stetson catcher/outfielder Garrett Russini will not have to travel very far to begin his career as a professional baseball player. Russini, a Sarasota native and product of Braden River High, signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and begins his career playing for the Gulf Coast League Pirates in Bradenton, Fla. Russini […]
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Unanimous vote adds Highlanders; shared focus on academics, athletics and community investment makes an ideal fit. The Atlantic Sun Conference Presidents Council will announce in a press conference scheduled for noon Friday, June 12, that the New Jersey Institute of Technology will join the Atlantic Sun Conference effective July 1, 2015, with competition to begin […]
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When visualizing a varsity, Division I collegiate athlete, a few things generally come to mind. This image is typically of an individual who grew up playing the sport. There is an assumption that besides academics, this person has no time or energy for much else. There is an understanding that this person has a deep […]
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The NCAA announced results this week of the multiyear Academic Progress Rate report for all Division I athletics teams. For Stetson University, the report revealed almost half of the Hatters programs with perfect, or near perfect, scores. Implemented in 2003 as part of an ambitious academic reform effort in Division I, the Academic Progress Rate […]
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Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR). This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top […]
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All of the momentum the Stetson baseball team had built over six dominant innings against Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday night at Melching Field melted in one at bat. That momentum jumped to the third base dugout in the seventh inning when Eagles’ first baseman Nick Rivera and Hatters relief pitcher Josh Thorne locked in […]
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Stetson University will celebrate undergraduate research at this year’s STETSON SHOWCASE, Tuesday, April 14, from 9 a.m. and continuing all day. This is the 18th annual SHOWCASE at which Stetson undergraduates present the results of their research to the Stetson community. With a day free of classes, students, faculty, staff, and the DeLand community will […]
Continue ReadingStetson sand volleyball’s No. 3 pairing of senior Savannah Byl (Brandenton, Fla.) and graduate student Holly Reschke (Naples, Fla.) have been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pair of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. Byl and Reschke went 2-0 against FGCU this past Friday to open Atlantic Sun play. The duo won in straight […]
Continue ReadingStetson’s Sport Programs is extremely proud of Club Equestrian’s recent success at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD) Two-Day Show. The beauty of the SCAD facilities, coupled with the beauty of horses in motion and the unspoken communication between rider and mount, made for a truly memorable day. Equestrian is an art form and […]
Continue ReadingStetson University is no stranger to serving as a host institution for March Madness. Five times, Stetson has served as host for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, including the 2014 Second and Third Rounds at the Amway Center. However, in all five instances the tournament games were played in Orlando. Now, for the first time, […]
Continue ReadingAfter spending much of their time on buses and planes over the last week, the Stetson baseball team will return to the friendly confines of Melching Field this weekend for a four-game series against Harvard. Friday’s game, which is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start, is Faculty/Staff Appreciation night. Woody O’Cain, executive director of Alumni […]
Continue ReadingStetson sand volleyball’s No. 2 pairing of senior Maren Rygh (Tonsberg, Norway) and sophomore Kristin Lind (Tierp, Sweden) have been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Pair of the Week, the league announced today. Rygh and Lind went a perfect 3-0 last week and helped lead Stetson to a pair of wins over Florida Atlantic and […]
Continue ReadingStetson women’s tennis picked up its sixth straight win with a 7-0 victory over Oakland, Thursday at Mandy Stoll Tennis Center. The win improves the Hatters to 7-1 on the season. Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote was pleased with his young squad’s effort against the Golden Grizzlies. “We improved again in singles play against Oakland,” […]
Continue ReadingJunior Cory Reid didn’t need a lot of time to make a mark on the Stetson baseball program. The Port St. Lucie native, and transfer from the State College of Florida in Bradenton, picked up his first Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week award for his play in five games for the Hatters last […]
Continue ReadingJama Sharp and Kyle Sikora are the Female and Male Student-Athlete of the Month for January 2015. Jama Sharp: Female Student-Athlete for January Jama Sharp has the rare ability to characterize herself with a word most athletes can only dream of: perfect. Now in her fourth and final season as a member of the Women’s […]
Continue ReadingDivine Miracle Myles is his given name, and he most certainly earned it. He earned it because he wasn’t supposed to live. His mother’s pregnancy was wrought with complications. Doctors were so certain he was going to be stillborn they almost threw him away after he was delivered. But the Stetson freshman – and a […]
Continue ReadingWith the start of the 2015 college baseball season just around the corner, fans of Stetson baseball will have a chance to get an early look at the Hatters on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, at the new Wayne G. Sanborn Community Center on Alabama Avenue. The annual Dick Westervelt First Pitch Banquet is Stetson Baseball’s […]
Continue ReadingStetson University senior guard Jama Sharp (Mooresville, Ind.) has been selected as one of just 30 national candidates for the prestigious 2015 Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character […]
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