Category Archives: Tidbits

Sign A Pro Contract?

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According to Dave Keilitz, executive director of the American Baseball Coaches Association, about five percent of Division 1 baseball student-athletes sign pro contracts every year. That’s about 500 of 9,600 players annually.

No Legs No Problem

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Back in 2005 ESPN ran a story about a high school football player who plays football with  NO LEGS. He runs with his arms and plays the line. The next time you are feeling inadequate or frustrated with something in your athletic career, think about what this player endures.

Scholarships Added

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  • Midwestern State University, NCAA Division II located in Wichita Falls, Texas, is adding women’s track and field for 2011-12.
  • Nazareth College, NCAA Division III in Rochester, New York, is adding men’s ice hockey to its varsity intercollegiate offerings beginning with the 2012-13 academic year.

Scholarship Updates

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  • Cleveland State Univ., NCAA Division I in Cleveland, Ohio, is dropping its baseball program immediately.
  • Campbell University, NCAA Division I in Buies Creek, NC, will add women’s lacrosse for 2012-13.
  • The University of Michigan is elevating its lacrosse programs to Division I varsity. The men’s team will begin competing in 2011-12 and the women’s team will begin play in 2012-13.
  • Dixie State College, NCAA Division II in St. George, Utah, adds women’s golf to begin competition in 2012-13.
  • Arcadia University, NCAA Division III in Glenside, PA, will make men’s lacrosse a varsity sport beginning in 2012-13.
  • The University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, will bump its men’s and women’s lacrosse teams from club to varsity beginning in 2012-13.
  • Eastern University, NCAA Division III in St. Davids, PA, adds a women’s golf team to begin play in the fall of 2011.
  • Rhode Island College, NCAA Division III in Providence, RI, is reinstating women’s gymnastics for a minimum of two years beginning this fall. The school will re-evaluate the program in 2013 to determine whether funds are sufficient to allow it to continue.
  • Finally, St. Paul’s College, NCAA Division II in Lawrenceville, Virginia, is discontinuing its athletics program in total effective July 1st for budgetary reasons.