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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

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

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

Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The inaugural year of the “County-Line Cup” rivalry has concluded between Nova Southeastern University and Barry University. The rivalry was instituted at the beginning of the 2024-25 athletic year, with points being awarded based on victories in either head-to-head competition or results at the Sunshine State Conference Championships.   The Nova Southeastern Sharks claimed the inaugural “County-Line Cup” crown,... Read More

Story Links CLEVELAND, Ohio – The final Learfield Directors’ Cup winter standings for NCAA Division II and III and the NAIA were announced on Thursday afternoon. Nova Southeastern University ranks sixth among 300 NCAA Division II institutions, first in the Sunshine State Conference, accumulating 444.0 points through the 2024-25 winter championship season.   The Learfield Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate... Read More

Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Midway through the athletic year, and the first edition of the “County-Line Cup” rivalry between Nova Southeastern and Barry, the current record in the match-up is 4-2 in favor of NSU.    The “County-Line Cup” is an annual, year-round rivalry between both the NSU and Barry Athletic Departments and their respective programs. There are 17 total points to be earned throughout the year-long rivalry; in case of a tie,... Read More

By Bella Giaquinto • COURTESY OF NSU ATHLETICS NSU President George L. Hanbury II poses with national championship trophies earned during the 2023-2024 athletic To honor George L. Hanbury II in his final tenure as president and CEO of Nova Southeastern University, the athletic department will host a tribute to President Hanbury during the first men’s basketball home game at 7 p.m. on Nov. 15. The tribute will take place during half-time in the Rick Case Arena, after the homecoming... Read More

Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University and Barry University Athletics Departments have announced the year-long, inaugural season of the “County-Line Cup” rivalry between the two institutions and encompassing each of the athletic programs. The initiative aims to celebrate the Sunshine State Conference rivalry, while also fostering collaboration between the institutions, as well as engaging students, alumni and the local communities. The... Read More

Story Links CLEVELAND, Ohio – The final standings for the 2023-24 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup were announced on Tuesday afternoon. Nova Southeastern University Athletics, following a year in which two programs won NCAA Division II National Championships (Women’s Swimming and Women’s Tennis) and had 12 programs advance to their respective NCAA Tournaments, earned a second consecutive top-10 finish placing eighth overall. “To finish in the top-10 of the prestigious... Read More

Story Links MELBOURNE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University Athletics has been announced as the 2023-24 Sunshine State Conference Men’s Mayors’ Cup recipient, marking the first time in departmental history that NSU has won the award. The Sharks amassed 46 points across six spots to earn the 2023-24 Mayors’ Cup.   Since its inception in the 1986-87 academic year, the SSC’s all-sports trophy has symbolized excellence and sportsmanship. The trophy earned its... Read More