Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Dr. Steve Orris, the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Performance & Student-Athlete Wellness, partnered with the Special Olympics of Broward County and hosted a powerlifting competition at the Nova Southeastern Sports Performance Facility on Sunday, September 17th. The competition included events in bench press, dead lift and squats. “NSU Athletics has a long-standing relationship with the Special Olympics of Broward... Read More
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Sharks SAAC Leads School Supply Drive
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Athletics, led by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), continues to positively impact the community by hosting a school supply drive for Davie Elementary. NSU SAAC led an effort, at the 2023-24 Welcome Back events, of all 16 Nova Southeastern Athletic teams and accumulated over 400 school supplies. The SAAC representatives also spent time interacting with and encouraging the elementary students. Dr. Deanna Rivero,... Read More
NSU Announces Renovations to Sports Performance Facility
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern Athletics is thrilled to announce the completion of a renovation to the NSU Sharks Strength and Conditioning facility. The state-of-the-art upgrade reaffirms Nova Southeastern University’s commitment to providing top resources to its student-athletes, enabling them to excel both in competition and outside of athletics. “We are excited to continue our mission as a preeminent athletic program and provide our... Read More
Nova Southeastern Announces Delayed Start of Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Programs to 2025-26
Story Links Nova Southeastern University is pleased to announce a strategic decision to push back the start dates of its highly anticipated men’s and women’s lacrosse programs to the 2025-26 season. This decision aligns with NSU’s commitment to ensuring the optimal development and success of its student-athletes. After careful evaluation and consideration, it has determined that allowing additional time for program preparation, recruitment, and... Read More
105 Sharks Earn Spring SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll Recognition
Story Links MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference recognized 1,682 student-athletes on the Spring 2023 Commissioner’s Honor Roll, presented by Barnes & Noble College. The announcement, made on Thursday, June 29th, by Commissioner Ed Pasque includes 369 student-athletes with a perfect 4.00 grade-point average for the semester. Overall, Nova Southeastern had 105 student-athletes earn Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognition, while 39 earned 4.00... Read More
NSU Athletics Sets New Standard with Seventh-Place finish in LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup
Story Links CLEVELAND, Ohio – The final standings for the 2022-23 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup were released on Tuesday afternoon. Following a historic athletics year which featured NCAA Division II National Championships in Women’s Swimming, Men’s Basketball and Men’s Golf, the Nova Southeastern Athletics Department placed seventh overall, marking the highest finish in the department’s history. “To be nationally recognized as a top-10 athletic... Read More
Jordan Fee Steps Down to Join Gannon University as Head Coach
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Jordan Fee, the Associate Head Coach of the Nova Southeastern Men’s Basketball program, will step down from his role and take the Head Coach position at Gannon University (PA.). Fee has been on the coaching staff at NSU since the 2015 season and served under Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Crutchfield since 2017. “Jordan has been the foundation of NSU Basketball since I came aboard six years ago,” stated... Read More
NSU Athletics Announces the Hiring of John Sung
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla – Nova Southeastern Athletics is proud to welcome John Sung as the Associate Athletic Director for External Operations, announces Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President for Advancement, Michael Mominey. Sung joins the Sharks athletic department after two years at Carthage (WI.), where he served as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs. Sung will oversee external operations at Nova Southeastern, which includes Athletic... Read More
Three Sharks Named SSC Players of the Week
Story Links MELBOURNE, FLA. – The Sunshine State Conference announced the Players of the Week for the week of February 20- February 26, on Monday afternoon. Nova Southeastern Sharks student-athletes Alexis Smith (Softball), RJ Sunahara (Men’s Basketball), and Will O’Neill (Men’s Golf) earned honors following their performances over the weekend. Nova Southeastern Sunshine State Conference Players of the Week awards are presented by... Read More
NSU Athletics Announces Varsity Club
Story Links As Nova Southeastern Athletics continues to honor its rich history and tradition of athletic success, NSU Athletics has launched its Varsity Club. This initiative coincides with the 40th anniversary of Nova Southeastern Athletics and is intended to serve the pioneers of both Knights and Sharks Athletics, who built NSU into the NCAA Division II powerhouse it is today. “It is a great pleasure to introduce the NSU Athletics Varsity Club,” Athletic Director and... Read More