Tag: sports

Stetson University In the News, July 17-23

Top Stories Paul Boudreaux, professor of law, wrote an op-ed on eminent domain published in the Orlando Sentinel’s Front Burner on July 17. Roberta Flowers, professor of law, is quoted in the July 22 Tampa Bay Times article, “Jury selection in latest Dontae Morris case a slow, delicate task.” Charles Rose, director of Stetson Law’s […]

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Hatters Return Home to Host 4-Game Set vs Harvard

After 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 […]

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Former Hatters Make Big Splash in Big Leagues

(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 – […]

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Individuals Shine During Hatters’ Second Scrimmage

A number of players took advantage of Saturday morning’s football scrimmage at Stetson’s Athletics Training Center to step into the spotlight. The Hatters went through a 140-play scrimmage that included goal-line work on both ends of the field as well as two-minute sessions. The Stetson players will have one more opportunity to catch the eyes […]

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Football hosts scrimmage after Convocation

Stetson football will host a Green & White Scrimmage on Wed., Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium as the final tuneup before the 2014 season opener. The scrimmage will give fans a glimpse at the 2014 Hatters Football team as they prepare for their opening game against Warner University. That game […]

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Hatters place five on preseason All-America list

With the start of the 2014 college football season less than 40 days away, the Stetson Hatters collected a few more preseason honors. Five members of the Stetson squad were named to the comprehensive preseason All-America team for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) by USA College Football. That group was led by defensive back Donald Payne who […]

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Stetson mourns loss of T. Logan Fleck

Stetson University men’s soccer head coach T. Logan Fleck passed away over the weekend. He was 54. Fleck, who was set to begin his eighth season with the Hatters, is survived by his mother, Carol Fleck; sister, Mary Beth Fleck; stepmother, Jan Fleck, and niece, Braden. “Logan Fleck will be missed,” said Stetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier. […]

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Women’s soccer unveils 2014 schedule

Season kickoffs on Aug. 15 against USF. First home game is Aug. 17 vs Embry-Riddle. Stetson women’s soccer announced its 2014 schedule today, a slate which includes 10 regular-season home games and road contests at ACC powers Miami and Florida State. Second-year head coach Manoj Khettry returns seven starters and 12 letter winners from a […]

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Tennis teams earn ITA academic honors

The Stetson men’s and women’s tennis programs were recently honored with both team and individual academic honors from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The ITA’s All-Academic Team awards are given to programs that have a cumulative team GPA of 3.20 or above. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the men’s team has made the list, and […]

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Summer@Stetson camp programs

With summer fast approaching, Stetson University is offering numerous summer camps, programs, courses and activities for ages 5-17. Summer@Stetson includes athletics, music, theater, gifted education, art, science, engineering and foreign languages. Camps will be held weekly from May to August. Stetson’s summer camps are taught by professionals in the particular field of study who provide […]

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Porter, Saunders named A-Sun Players of the Week

Stetson’s freshman duo of Amber Porter (Woodbridge, Va., right side of photo) and Brianti Saunders (Hilliard, Fla., left side of photo) swept the league’s weekly awards Monday as Porter captured her first Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honor and Saunders landed her third A-Sun Newcomer of the Week accolade. The pair helped lead Stetson […]

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Football frenzy, tobacco-free campus top news coverage

The Stetson community and its DeLand neighbors are happily anticipating the arrival of football to Stetson on Aug. 31. Another change – the move to a tobacco-free campus – has also made news recently. Notable national, regional and local media coverage includes Daytona Beach News-Journal, University Business, Florida Higher Education Spectator, Atlantic-Sun Insider and OurSportsCentral.com. Stetson’s news coverage […]

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Football Gameday Staff Needed

After 57 years, Stetson football returns this fall and you have a chance to be involved with this historic event. Stetson Athletics is looking to fill a number of gameday positions for the six home football games. There is a need for customer service orientated individuals to fill jobs such as ticket takers, ushers, parking […]

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Tailgating, M.Acc. program lead news

Stetson has one of the top-ranked Master of Accountancy programs in the country, and DeLand city commissioners unanimously approved a request to allow tailgating around Spec Martin Stadium. Notable national and local placements include Orlando Sentinel, MLB.com, Tampa Bay Times, South Bend Tribune, and Bradenton Herald. Coverage for June 14-19, 2013, includes: Top Stories Stetson’s […]

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Corey Williams tapped to lead Stetson men’s basketball

Stetson University Director of Athletics Jeff Altier announced on Monday the selection of Corey Williams as the new head coach of the Hatters men’s basketball program. Williams, the 21st head coach in program history, takes the helm at Stetson after 13 years of collegiate coaching experience.  A native of Macon, Ga., Williams played point guard […]

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Hatters Split Twin-Bill, Take Series From UNF

The Stetson baseball team took another big step forward this weekend by taking two of three games from North Florida. The Ospreys came into the weekend leading the Atlantic Sun Conference. Check out this story and all Hatter sports on gohatters.com. The Hatters clinched the series victory with a dramatic 7-6 victory in Sunday’s opening game […]

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Owen wins no. 20 as Stetson defeats JU 3-1

Junior Meredith Owen pitched a three-hitter en route to her 20th win of the season as visiting Stetson defeated Jacksonville 3-1 in a key Atlantic Sun Conference game Wednesday evening at the JU Softball Complex. (Photo courtesy of David S. Williams.) The Hatters (29-18, 12-11 A-Sun) took advantage of three Jacksonville errors to complete a […]

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