Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Zevon Stubblefield announced on Tuesday the hiring of Ben Wood as the newest athletic trainer for the Sharks, completing the staff as NSU kicks off the 2019-20 school year. Wood will work with the Sharks’ volleyball and softball teams. “I’m excited to be back in the SSC as a Shark,” Wood said. “I’m looking forward to being able to grow with the NSU... Read More
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Yashiva Edwards Named Assistant AD for Compliance and Rules Education
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Director of Athletics Michael Mominey today announced the hiring of Yashiva Edwards as Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and NCAA Rules Education. Edwards brings the Sharks a multitude of experience in compliance, academic enhancement and student services, following an All-American collegiate career in the Sunshine State. “We are excited that Yashiva Edwards will be joining our team here at NSU,” Mominey said.... Read More
NSU Department of Athletics Announces 2019 Athletics Hall of Fame Class
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Setting the stage for another outstanding event this fall, the Nova Southeastern University Athletics Hall of Fame Committee proudly announces the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2019, as four former student-athletes and one coach form another groundbreaking class for the Sharks. Major League Baseball player Miles Mikolas joins former swimmers Erin Black, Oskar Nordstrand and women’s golfer Taylor Collins, as well as program-launching rowing... Read More
Sharks Welcome Danielle Daniel as Associate AD for Internal Operations and Business Services
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Director of Athletics Michael Mominey today announced Danielle Daniel as the new Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations and Business Services. Serving most recently as an Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Florida Atlantic University, Daniel brings a wealth of knowledge in internal operations, sport administration and business experience attained across more than 15 years in athletics... Read More
Suvak Hired as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance and Student-Athlete Wellness Steve Orris announced on Thursday the addition of Jake Suvak to the NSU staff as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. “I am excited to work alongside the incredible coaches at NSU and to continue and grow the winning tradition of NSU Athletics,” Suvak said Suvak joins the Sharks after spending the past year as a strength and... Read More
Roosta Announced as Newest Sharks Athletic Trainer
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Zevon Stubblefield announced on Thursday the hiring of Patrick Roosta as the newest athletic trainer for the Sharks, heading into the 2019-20 school year. Roosta began his work with the Sharks in July. “It has been a long-time dream to work at this amazing institution, and now I cannot be more excited to finally be part of the Sharks family,” Roosta said. Roosta joins the NSU... Read More
NSU’s Gatens Named ATAF Athletic Trainer of the Year
Story Links MAITLAND, Fla. – Adding more accolades to the stockpile from a highly-successful 2018-19 year for Nova Southeastern Athletics, head athletic trainer Amy Gatens was named the 2019 College/University Athletic Trainer of the Year by The Athletic Trainers Association of Florida (ATAF) during the Annual Meeting Luncheon on Saturday, July 13 in Kissimmee, Fla. “I’m honored and humbled to be selected as the 2019 College/University Athletic Trainer of the Year by the... Read More
AD Mominey Named to 2019-20 D2 ADA Board of Directors
Story Links Michael Mominey Complete Bio ORLANDO, Fla. – Adding a further boost for an already highly-successful year in Sharks Athletics, 18th-year Nova Southeastern Director of Athletics Michael Mominey has been selected to serve on the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Board of Directors in the 2019-20 year, officials from the organization announced this week. As the representative of the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) on the Board, Mominey joins 23 other athletic... Read More
Sharks Athletics Finishes 26th in Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup Standings
Story Links CLEVELAND, Ohio – Riding a huge winter tide that saw a national top-four women’s swimming finish and NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances in both men’s and women’s basketball, the Nova Southeastern University athletic department posted its highest finish in the NCAA Division II Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings since the 2015-16 season. Accumulating 475 points throughout the 2018-19 season, the Sharks finish 26th out of 300 Division II... Read More
Former NSU Volleyball Player Candice Johnson Recognized as GEICO Alumni of the Month
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Former Nova Southeastern volleyball player, Candice Johnson, has been selected as the May 2019 GEICO Alumni of the Month. A 2015 sport and recreation management graduate who played two seasons for the Sharks after transferring from Palm Beach State College, Johnson continues to excel in her days after Nova Southeastern. Johnson saw action in all but three matches during her two-year tenure, finishing with a 4.17 digs per set average, which still ranks... Read More