2019-20 SCAC News
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Southwestern's Mims Named to D3baseball.com Team of the Week
April 20, 2021LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Southwestern University outfielder Maxwell Mims was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week for performances the week of April 12-18. -
Colorado College Volleyball Head Coach Rick Swan Announces Spring Retirement
August 28, 2020COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Rick Swan, who guided the Colorado College Tigers to a 579-175 overall record, 22 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship, and a consistent place in the upper echelon of the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll, announced his plan to retire at the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year.
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SCAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee - Return to Campus PSA
August 19, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- As conference institutions make plans to reengage for the fall semester, members of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee teamed up to create a "Stop the Spread" public service announcement and to remind everyone that we all need to be #SCACStrong.
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Ebony Campbell Named Schreiner Women's Soccer Head Coach
August 06, 2020KERRVILLE, Texas -- Ebony Campbell has been named the new Head Women's Soccer Coach for Schreiner University by Director of Athletics, Bill Raleigh.
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SCAC Statement Related to Winter Sports in 2020
August 03, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Presidents Council agreed to meet in September and October to reassess the landscape of college athletics to see if adjustments to the sports schedules should be considered. Following up on an announcement made July 16, and in an effort to plan for spring semester scheduling for fall and winter sports, the league’s Presidents Council also announced that all NCAA competition within the conference has been delayed until January.
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11 Teams, 76 Student-Athletes Earn ITA Academic Awards
July 30, 2020TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released the 2020 All-Academic Teams and Scholar Athletes Wednesday and 11 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference programs and 75 student-athletes were recognized.
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Austin College, Schreiner and Texas Lutheran Earn ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
July 28, 2020GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to announce the over 400 member college and high school programs from across the country who have been awarded the 2019-20 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award. Three Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference programs were among those teams recognized.
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Rick Heines named ninth head baseball coach in Texas Lutheran history
July 28, 2020SEGUIN, Texas -- With the coaching retirement of Greg Burnett as head baseball coach at Texas Lutheran University, Associate Head Coach Rick Heines has been named the new head baseball coach for the Bulldogs.
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SCAC Statement Regarding Alternative Playing Seasons for 2020-21 Academic Year
July 22, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – In an announcement made late yesterday, the NCAA Division III Management Council – on a recommendation from the Playing and Practice Season Subcommittee – passed along a legislative proposal that would eliminate traditional and non-traditional seasons for all sports in 2020-21. This legislation, which remains subject to ratification by the Division III Presidents Council, effectively opens the door for fall sports programs to participate and compete in intercollegiate activity during the spring semester.
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Three from SCAC Named Second Wave GCAA All-America Scholars
July 22, 2020NORMAN, Okla. – Three members of the Southwestern University Pirates men's golf team were named 2019-20 Second Wave Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
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Centenary Swimming Program Announces Coaching Staff Changes
July 20, 2020Shreveport, La. – Centenary athletics has announced changes on the swimming program's coaching staff.
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Three SCAC Men's Basketball Teams Earn NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
July 17, 2020KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the eighth annual Team Academic Excellence Awards Thursday, and three Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball programs were recognized.
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Seven Teams, Two Student-Athletes Earn USTFCCCA Academic Awards
July 17, 2020NEW ORLEANS, La. - The United States Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its 2020 NCAA Division III Track & Field Team and Athlete Academic awards on Thursday, July 16.
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SCAC Presidents Council Statement Regarding Fall Sports
July 16, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Presidents Council announced on Thursday that NCAA intercollegiate competition will not occur during the Fall 2020 season due to health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SCAC has 14 Men's Basketball Student-Athletes Named to NABC Honors Court
July 16, 2020KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference was represented by 14 student-athletes.
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Texas Lutheran's Hernandez, Trinity's Holland Selected SCAC Woman of the Year
July 15, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In exclusive voting by the Senior Woman Administrators of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, DeAnna Hernandez of Texas Lutheran University and Abby Holland of Trinity University have been selected SCAC Co-Woman of the Year.
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Southwestern's Dimanche Selected SCAC Man of the Year
July 14, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In exclusive voting by the senior woman administrators of the conference, Alexis Dimanche of Southwestern University has been selected Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Man of the Year.
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11 SCAC Student-Athletes Earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors
July 10, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) selected a record 1,479 Swimming & Diving Scholar All-Americans for the 2019-20 year and 11 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference student-athletes were recognized.
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SCAC Announces 2020 Man of the Year Finalists
July 07, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced today the five finalists for the 2020 SCAC Man of the Year award. The award recognizes the conference’s senior male student-athlete who has best distinguished himself throughout his collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership.
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SCAC Names 2020 Woman of the Year Finalists
July 07, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference today announced the seven finalists for the 2020 SCAC Woman of the Year award. The award recognizes the conference’s senior female student-athlete who has best distinguished herself throughout her collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence and service and leadership.
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Harwood Named USILA/Warrior and New Balance Scholar All-American
July 02, 2020COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Colorado College's Andrew Harwood, who graduated in May with a degree in economics, was recognized for his combined accomplishments in the classroom and on the field by being named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association/Warrior and New Balance Scholar All-American.
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College Swimming Coaches Association of America Honors 12 SCAC Men's & Women's Teams
July 01, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the Scholar All-America teams for 2020, with a record 789 collegiate swimming and diving programs, representing 461 institutions earning the honor, including six men's and six women's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference teams.
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11 SCAC Golfers Earn WGCA All-American Scholar Recognition
July 01, 2020CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- The Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars were announced Monday and 11 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference student-athletes were recognized.
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JWU Denver Ends All Athletic Programs
June 29, 2020DENVER, Colo. – Johnson & Wales University-Denver has made the difficult decision to end all of its athletic programs, effectively immediately, university President Richard Wiscott announced Friday.
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SCAC Announces Spring Academic Honor Roll Recipients
June 25, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2020 spring term and 860 student-athletes made the list.
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Trinity's Holt Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team
June 24, 2020SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Trinity University junior Keaton Holt has been elected to the 2019-20 Academic All-America Division III Track & Field/Cross Country Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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SCAC Has 359 Winter Sports Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honor Roll Honors
June 22, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2019-20 winter term and 359 student-athletes made the list.
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Five SCAC Men's Golfers Named GCAA All-America Scholars
June 22, 2020NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) released the NCAA Division III Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars on Thursday, June 18, and five Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) individuals were selected as honorees.
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Andrew Cohn Hired as Trinity Women's Tennis Head Coach
June 22, 2020SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Trinity University Director of Tennis Butch Newman has announced that Andrew Cohn has been hired as the Tiger women's tennis head coach.
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Trinity Wins Ninth Straight SCAC Presidents' Trophy Title
June 15, 2020LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- In an announcement made today by the conference office, Trinity University was recognized as the 2019-20 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Presidents' Trophy champion.
