News About the UAA and UAA Member Institutions from 2007-08

Troy Ruths Named ESPN Academic All-American of the Year - St. Louis, Mo., August 12, 2008 – Troy Ruths of the national champion Washington University in St. Louis men’s basketball team has been honored as the 2007-08 ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-American of the Year, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Ruths becomes the first student-athlete in school history to receive the honor. [more...]

Case's Three-Time Olympian and Rocket Scientist - Cleveland, Ohio, July 31, 2008 – The average person might not believe the terms wrestler and rocket scientist could co-exist, but at Case Western Reserve University combinations like this are the norm and William Kerslake is the namesake. [more...]

Polytechnic Enters Affiliation with NYU - July 31, 2008 - The NCAA News — Polytechnic (New York) will continue to sponsor a Division III athletics program for at least a few years after entering into an affiliation with New York University. [more...]

Washington Pole Vaulter Leonard-Fleckman Named USTFCCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year - St. Louis, MO, July 14, 2008 – Senior Morgen Leonard-Fleckman of the Washington University in St. Louis women’s track and field team was named the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Division III Indoor Field Scholar Athlete of the Year, as announced by the association. [more...]

Case Runner Esther Erb Named UAA Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year Award - Rochester, NY, June 27, 2008 – National Champion Case Western Reserve University alumnus Esther Erb has been named the University Athletic Association’s representative for the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year award as selected by the UAA Athletic Administrators Committee. [more...]

Isaac Stein Named to NCAA Division III SAAC - St. Louis, Mo., June 24, 2008 – Sophomore Isaac Stein of the national champion Washington University in St. Louis men’s tennis team has been named to the NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), as announced by the NCAA. [more...]

Washington University Finishes Second in Directors Cup Standings — UAA Schools Also Second in Unofficial Tally of Conferences - St. Louis, Missouri, June 11, 2008 – Washington University’s Department of Athletics finished second in the 2007-08 United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup Division III standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), United States Sports Academy and USA Today. [more...]

An unofficial tally of conference rankings showed the members of the UAA acheiving the second-highest average point total and highest average ranking among all Division III conferences.

John Schael Central Region Athletic Director of the Year - Dallas, Texas, June 10, 2008 – Washington University in St. Louis Director of Athletics John Schael was named the AstroTurf Division III Central Region Athletic Director of the Year, as announced Tuesday at the James J. Corbett Awards Luncheon at The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) 43rd Annual Convention at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. [more...]

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEN'S TENNIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS - Lewiston, Maine, May 15, 2008 –The Washington University in St. Louis men’s tennis team captured its first NCAA Division III National Championship with a 5-3 victory over Emory University on Thursday afternoon at the Wallach Tennis Center in Lewiston, Maine. The match was a reversal of the UAA Championship played just three weeks earlier in which the Eagles defeated the Bears, 6-2. [more...]

Varney Wins 600th Game - NCAA NEWS, April 24, 2008 – Brandeis baseball coach Pete Varney picked up his 600th career victory on Monday afternoon, as freshman right-hander Pat Nicholson tossed a gem to lead the Judges to a 6-0 win over Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Varney becomes the 28th Division III coach to reach 600 career wins and 15th active coach to achieve the milestone. He is the third to reach 600 wins this season, as Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Tom Lechnir and Montclair State’s Norm Schoenig also won their 600th games this season. [more...]

Dawn of a New Era: NYU Women's Golf Tees Off - Abbottstown, PA, March 30, 2008 – As Gretchen Johnson readied to take her first shot on the first day of the New York University women's golf program Saturday at the McDaniel College Spring Invitational in Abbottstown, PA, she paused and put things into an historic perspective. "It was pure joy to know you were representing your university, and as pioneers for the program," said Johnson, NYU's senior captain. "Just walking down the first fairway, I had a big smile on my face. I was smiling the whole day." [more...]

Troy Ruths Named D3Hoops.com Player of the Year - St. Louis, Mo., March 24, 2008 – Washington University in St. Louis senior forward Troy Ruths capped an illustrious career by being named the D3hoops.com Division III Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, as announced by the Web site following the NCAA Championship game in Salem, Va. [more...]

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS - Salem, Va., March 22, 2008 – Senior Troy Ruths scored 33 points to lead Washington University in St. Louis to its first NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship with a 90-68 victory over No. 2-ranked and defending national champion Amherst College on Saturday at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. [more...]

Chicago-Waseda Baseball Renewal Set - NCAA News - February 27, 2008 — Back when Chicago was a member of the Big Ten Conference, its baseball team regularly played Waseda University of Japan over a 26-year period ending in 1936. The schools will renew their rivalry after a 72-year hiatus in late March when the Maroons travel to Japan for play three games against Waseda in three different cities. [more...]

Troy Ruths Named CoSIDA All-America of the Year - Notre Dame, IN - February 26, 2008 — Senior Troy Ruths (right) of the Washington University men’s basketball team has been named the 2008 ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-America of the Year, as selected by CoSIDA. Ruths was also named a top-10 finalist for the prestigious Jostens Trophy. [more...]

UAA Student-Athletes Attend NCAA Leadership Conference - Irving, TX- January 25-27, 2008 — Seventeen student-athletes from six UAA member institutions attended the South and West Region Division III Student-Athlete Leadership Conference held in Irving, Texas January 25-27. Also participating were administrators or coaches from each institution and UAA Executive Secretary Dick Rasmussen. Joe Worlund, Associate Athletic Director at Washington University, was a member of the conference staff of volunteer facilitators. [more...]

NYU's "Tear It Up!" Campaign Wins National Award - New York, NY, January 23, 2008 — The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) cited the New York University Department of Athletics, Intramurals and Recreation with a 2007 NASPA Excellence Gold Award for its highly successful “Tear It Up!” campaign, one of three awards earned by NYU’s Office of Student Affairs. [more...]

Washington University Moves to First After Second Set of Division III U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup Standings - Cleveland, Ohio Following the completion of six NCAA championships, Washington (Mo.) jumps to first place in the second U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup fall standings. The Bears, who were fourth in the first standings, now lead all institutions with 322 points. Emory moved to the fifth spot on the list and NYU is ranked 27th. Four other UAA members are also ranked. [more…]

Rich Luenemann Named 2007 AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year - St. Louis, Mo., November 26, 2007 Washington University volleyball head coach Rich Luenemann was named the 2007 Division III American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year, as announced by the organization on Monday. Luenemann led the 2007 Washington U. volleyball team to the NCAA Division III National Championship, defeating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 3-2, in the title match. The national title is the second of Luenemann’s career, he won his first championship in 2003. [more…]

NYU Men Win NCAA Division III Cross Country Title - November 17, 2007, NORTHFIELD, MN New York University won the men's team title while UW-Platteville's Tyler Sigl took home the individual crown at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships at St. Olaf on Saturday. [more…]

Washington University Wins NCAA Volleyball Championship - November 17, 2007, Bloomington, Ill., November 17, 2007 The Washington University volleyball team won the 2007 NCAA Division III Championship with a 3-2 (30-25, 23-20, 30-22, 28-30, 15-13) win over the University of Wisconsin Whitewater in Bloomington, Ill., on Saturday, Nov. 17. The title is the WU volleyball team’s Division III leading ninth in school history, and the first since the 2003 season. Saturday’s title match was WU’s third since winning it all in 2003, but the first time in four years the Bears were able to reach the pinnacle of Division III volleyball. Head coach Rich Luenemann, who won his 900th match as a collegiate head coach earlier in the NCAA Tournament, wins the second NCAA title of his career. [more…]

Debeljak Named Finalist for Coach of the Year... - Cleveland, OH, December 4, 2007 The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year is awarded to the college football coach who best demonstrates responsibility, integrity, and excellence on and off the field. Sound familiar? It should because it describes Case Western Reserve University Head Coach Greg Debeljak. Liberty Mutual announced Debeljak today as one of five finalists for the Division III Coach of the Year. The winner will be chosen on Saturday, December 18 [officially announced on ABC Dec. 29] using the formula of 20 percent fan votes, 25 percent media votes and 55 percent Hall of Fame committee votes. [more…]

Carnegie Mellon University Athletic Director Susan Bassett to be Honored by The Women and Girls Foundation at Annual Event - Sept. 19 - (Pittsburgh, PA) Carnegie Mellon University Athletic Director Susan Bassett will be honored as one of the area's top women in sports by The Women and Girls Foundation (WGF). The foundation will honor 25 women and girls in Southwestern Pennsylvania who have made an outstanding impact on the world of sports. The honorees will be celebrated at WGF’s annual fundraiser and awards ceremony called Women in Sports: Leveling the Playing Field. The gala event will be held on October 13, 2007 at the Heinz Field East Club Lounge and will feature special guest speaker Mary Lou Retton. [more…]

Brandeis University Named 2007 Jostens Institution of the Year - September 25, 2007, CAPE COD, MA Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Commissioner Rudy Keeling announced today that Brandeis University has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Jostens Institution of the Year award. The award is given annually to the ECAC institution that best exemplifies the highest standards of collegiate academics and athletic performance. [more…]

Two UAA Student-Athletes Among Top 30 for NCAA Woman of the Year Honors - Indianapolis, IN, August 27, 2007 The NCAA announced today the top 30 conference nominees representing Divisions I, II, and III for its prestigious Woman of the Year award. Now in its 17th year, the Women of Year award honors exceptional female student-athletes who have excelled in academics, athletics and community leadership, and have completed their collegiate athletics eligibility. Cross Country All-American Stephanie Nothelle of Case Western Reserve University and Track and Field standout Delaina Martin of Washington University in St. Louis were among the top 30 semifinalists. [more…]