Story Links Story provided by Mako News & Isabella Fernandez de Cueto NSU athletics hosted its 8th annual Sharky’s awards to honor NSU student-athletes, teams, coaches and staff and their accomplishments during the 2025-26 season. The event included speeches from President Harry K. Moon and Ryan Romero, interim director of athletics. Deanna Rivero, assistant athletic director for academic services, put together the event alongside Robert Baroniel, assistant athletic director of... Read More
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Sharks Earn SSC Weekly Honors
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its weekly award winners for the week of March 30 – April 5, and two Sharks were highlighted. Sativa James was named Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Sprints Athlete of the Week and Varsity 4+ was named Women’s Rowing Boat of the Week, respectively. James turned in a standout performance at the Embry-Riddle Running Elements Classic, winning the 400-meter dash in 55.83. Her time ranks top three in... Read More
DeGoti, Dadoun Named SSC Players of the Week
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its weekly award winners for the week of March 23 – March 29, and two Sharks were highlighted. Jorge Degoti was named Baseball Player of the Week and Noemie Dadoun was named Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, respectively. DeGoti put together a huge four-game stretch out of the two-hole to help power Nova Southeastern to a 4-0 week. Across the wins over Barry and Palm Beach Atlantic, DeGoti finished with... Read More
Manning Earns SSC Pitcher of the Week Honors
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its weekly award winners for the week of March 9 – March 15, and one Shark was highlighted. Nick Manning was named Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Manning tossed seven scoreless innings in Nova Southeastern’s 4–0 win over Florida Tech in game one, allowing one hit with nine strikeouts and two walks. He also recorded two putouts and an assist, finishing with a perfect fielding percentage. Courtesy of... Read More
Three Sharks Earn Sunshine State Conference Weekly Honors
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its weekly award winners for the week of February 23 – March 1, and three Sharks were highlighted. Dallas Graziani, Chaz Chambers and Jamie Blazquez were named Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Sprints/Hurdles Athlete of the Week and Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Distance Athlete of the Week, respectively. Graziani led Nova Southeastern University to... Read More
Gartin Named to CRCA Hall of Fame
Story Links WILMINGTON, Del. – The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced the inductees for the 2025 Hall of Fame class. Former Nova Southeastern University head rowing coach John Gartin, who was inducted into the Sharks’ Hall of Fame in 2019, is among the inductees and the recipient of the Trailblazer Award. Per the CRCA, Gartin has made a profound impact on collegiate rowing through program building, competitive success, and national leadership. He founded... Read More
Simpson, Nap Earn SSC Defensive Player of the Week Honors
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its weekly award winners for the week of February 9-15, and two Sharks were highlighted. Taydra Simpson and Jaxon Nap were named Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week and Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week, respectively. Nap anchored the Sharks defensively and on the glass in a 2-0 week for Nova Southeastern. He opened the week with an 11-point, 11-rebound double-double, adding... Read More
Four Sharks Earn Sunshine State Conference Weekly Honors
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its weekly award winners for the week of February 2-8, and four Sharks were highlighted. Kaliyah Morales, Taydra Simpson, Gracelyn Wallace and Kristyna Hranacova were named Women’s Basketball Player and Defensive Player of the Week, Softball Pitcher of the Week and Women’s Tennis Player of the Week, respectively. Morales delivered a strong offensive performance in the Sharks’ road win against... Read More
Reeves and Ronningdal Named Players of the Week
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its weekly award winners for the week of January 19-25, and two Sharks were highlighted. Ross Reeves and Emilia Ronningdal were named Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and Women’s Swimmer of the Week, respectively. Hailing from Orem, Utah, Reeves powered the Sharks to a 2-0 week with key conference wins over Saint Leo University and No. 4 Palm Beach Atlantic University. On the road against... Read More
Athletic Department Boasts Highest Semester GPA To Date
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Fall 2025 semester was a record-breaking one for the Nova Southeastern Athletic Department, as it posted the highest overall departmental grade point average to date with a 3.52 GPA. The 3.52 mark was just above the previous high of 3.51, set in Fall 2022 and tied in the Fall 2024 semester. The Fall 2025 semester marked the 31st consecutive semester with a 3.0 departmental GPA or better for the Athletic Department. “We are... Read More