FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Nova Southeastern Athletics continued the recent trend of being one of the most dominant athletic departments in NCAA Division II throughout the 2023-24 athletic year. The Sharks added two more NCAA national championships (Women's Swimming and Women's Tennis) bringing the departmental total to 13, claimed eight NCAA individual national titles, 28 student-athletes were recognized as All-Americans, NSU athletics claimed four Sunshine State Conference Championships, and four teams were ranked No. 1 in their respective national polls – Women's Swimming, Men's Basketball, Women's Golf and Women's Tennis. The success culminated in an eighth-place finish in the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup, the second consecutive top-10 finish for the department.
Volleyball
- Third consecutive NCAA Regional Tournament appearance
- Nadia Lindner enjoyed one of the most prolific single seasons in program history
- AVCA First-Team All-American (First in program history)
- AVCA South Region Player of the Year (First in program history)
- D2 CCA South Region Player of the Year (First in program history)
- Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year (First in program history)
- First-Team AVCA All-South Region
- First-Team D2 CAA All-South Region
- First-Team All-Sunshine State Conference
- Taylor Stockman became the first Sharks Volleyball player to earn All-American honors in two consecutive seasons in 14 years.
- Stockman also was recognized with Second-Team All-Sunshine State Conference honors, D2 CCA South Region and AVCA All-American honorable mention recognition.
- Madison Cook was named to the Second-Team All-Sunshine State Conference
Women's Soccer
- Qualified for NCAA South Region Tournament for second consecutive year
- Advanced to Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament
- Placed five student-athletes on the All-Sunshine State Conference Team
- Luana Grabias (First Team)
- Emma Brown (First Team)
- Sofia Suarez (Second Team)
- Tabea Schütt (Second Team)
- Maja Henriksson (Third Team)
- Grabias and Brown named to D2 CCA All-South Region Second Team
Men's Soccer
- Three student-athletes recognized with All-Conference honors
- Zyan Andrade (First Team)
- Tobias Pellio (First Team)
- Alessandro Salvadego (Second Team)
- All three were also recognized by the D2 CCA, earning South Region recognition
- Andrade (Second Team)
- Pellio (Second Team)
- Salvadego (Second Team)
Cross Country
Women's Swimming
- Won the program's second consecutive NCAA National Championship
- Earned seven individual national championships
- Emily Trieschmann – 800 Freestyle Relay; 1000-Freestyle; 200-Freestyle; 500-Freestyle; 1650-Freestyle
- Rafaela Raurich – 800-Freestyle Relay; 100-Butterfly; 200-Butterfly
- May Lowy – 800-Freestyle Relay
- Emilia Ronningdal – 800-Freestyle Relay
- Trieschmann cemented herself as the greatest swimmer in program history
- 10-time NCAA Individual National Champion
- 12-time Sunshine State Conference Individual Champion
- 14-time CSCAA All-American
- Two-time Sunshine State Conference Female Swimmer of the Year
- Two-Time DII Honda Athlete of the Year Finalist
- Two-Time CSCAA Division II Swimmer of the Year
- 2022-23 & 2023-24 Sunshine State Conference Female Athlete of the Year
- Two-Time Sunshine State Conference Championships Swimmer of the Meet
- Won the program's fourth consecutive Sunshine State Conference Championship
- NSU recorded 1,025 points
- Combined to win 11 Sunshine State Conference individual titles
- Head Coach Ben Hewitt was recognized as the Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive year, sixth time overall in his career.
- 12 student-athletes recognized as CSCAA All-Americans
- Ranked No. 1 in Division II to begin 2023-24 season
Men's Swimming
- Finished 8th at the NCAA National Championship Meet
- Marcel Snitko won the 200-Freestyle NCAA national title
- Seven student-athletes recognized as CSCAA All-Americans
- Combined to win six Sunshine State Conference individual titles
- Ranked as high as tenth in the CSCAA Coaches' Poll
Men's Golf
- Ranked as high as No. 9 in Division II
- Won three events during the 2023-24 season
- Citrus Intercollegiate Invitational (-7)
- First Federal Southeastern Collegiate Challenge (-12)
- Battle at the Shores (-17)
- Mike Hay became the sixth NSU Men's Golfer to win the Sunshine State Conference Championship Tournament
- Hay was also recognized as the Sunshine State Conference Men's Golfer of the Year, the fourth Shark to earn that distinction
- Head Coach Joey Marino was honored as the Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year, the fourth all-time and first since 2015
- Three student-athletes were recognized on Sunshine State Conference teams
- Mike Hay (First Team)
- Joseba Torres (First Team)
- Will McGhie (Third Team)
- Joseba Torres represented NSU at the NCAA National Championship Tournament
- Torres placed sixth (-5/69/69/70/208) and was the highest finishing individual player at the tournament.
- Joseba Torres and Mike Hay were both recognized as Second-Team GCAA All-Americans
Women's Golf
- Held the No. 1 ranking in NCAA Division II for five consecutive weeks
- Won four events during the 2023-24 season
- South Region Preview (+19)
- Saint Leo Invitational (-1)
- Lady Moc Classic (+18)
- Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational (+61)
- Ellen Andersson and Maia Samuelsson both recorded individual tournament wins during the 2023-24 season
- Andersson won the first two events of the year – South Region Preview (-2/69/72/73/214) and the Saint Leo Invitational (-5/71/68/72/211)
- Samuelsson was victorious at the World Golf Invitational (+1/70/74/73/217)
- NSU placed fifth at the South Region Tournament, qualifying for the NCAA National Championship
- Andersson and Samuelsson were both recognized as WGCA All-Americans
- Andersson (Second Team)
- Samuelsson (Honorable Mention)
Women's Tennis
- Won the program's first NCAA Division II National Championship
- Set a program record for wins in a single season (27)
- Three student-athletes recognized as ITA All-Americans
- Natalie Espinal (Singles & Doubles)
- Lexie Weir (Singles)
- Freya Davies (Doubles)
- Head Coach Doug Neagle collected the trifecta of Coach of the Year Honors
- Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year (Fourth of his career)
- ITA South Region Coach of the Year
- ITA National Coach of the Year
- Natalie Espinal completed the most accomplished career in NSU Women's Tennis history
- ITA National Senior Player of the Year
- ITA South Region Senior Player of the Year
- Six-Time ITA All-American
- Five-Time Sunshine State Conference First-Team Singles Player
- First to accomplish feat in league history
- Four-Time First-Team Doubles Player
- Fourth in league history
- First NSU Women's Tennis Player to win 100 singles and doubles matches
- Three-time ITA Doubles Cup National Champion
- Natalie Espinal and Freya Davies won the ITA Doubles Cup National Championship
Men's Basketball
- Ranked No. 1 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches poll
- Won the Sunshine State Conference Regular Season Title for third consecutive season
- Won the Sunshine State Conference Tournament for the third consecutive year
- Won the NCAA South Region Tournament for the third consecutive season
- NCAA Division II National Finalists
- Two student-athletes recognized with All-Conference honors
- Shane Hunter (First Team & All-Defensive Team)
- Isaiah Fuller (Second Team & All-Defensive Team)
- Shane Hunter named to NABC All-South District Team
- Set the NCAA Division II record for consecutive regular season victories (62)
- Have won 64 consecutive games at the Rick Case Arena dating back to February 2020
Women's Basketball
- Won the Sunshine State Conference Regular Season Conference title for the first time since 2015-16
- NCAA South Region Tournament Appearance
- Ranked as high as No. 14 in WABC Coaches' Poll
- Headlined Sunshine State Conference postseason awards
- Head Coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry (Coach of the Year/Third award)
- Kailyn Terrell (Freshman of the Year)
- Nicole Scales (First Team)
- Morgan Kane (First Team)
- Aubrey Stupp (Third Team)
- India Shepherd (All-Defensive Team)
- Morgan Kane Recognized by D2 CCA with Second-Team honors
- Nicole Scales Recognized as WBCA All-American Honorable Mention
Softball
Baseball
- Three student-athletes recognized by Sunshine State Conference
- Justin Wachs (First Team)
- Boris Pena (Second Team)
- Jorge Braceras (Defensive Team)
- Second most wins by a first-year head coach in program history (28)
Rowing
Track
- Will Watson placed second at the Spartans Open in the 1500-meter (4:17.48)
- Maggie Ragsdale finished second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Spartans Invite (1:24.06)
- Bella Butler placed second in the 800-meter at the Spartans Invite (2:20.37)
- Jonathan Furio finished second in the 2000-meter Steeplechase at the UCF Black and Gold Invitational (7:44.16)
- Marcus Tortorella won the 3000-meter run at the Black and Gold Invitational, finishing in 9:09.24, while David Mahnke placed second (9:21.72)
- Tortorella followed with another win in the 3000-meters at the Miami Hurricanes Invitational (9:06.12) and Ethan Miller finished second (9:57.90).
- Eden Toal (2nd/4:46.19), Ally Jakubiak (3rd/4:47.47), Megan Winterbottom (4th/4:50.98) and Leena Saidi (5th/4:51/13) all placed within the top-five in the 1500-meter at the Hurricane Invitational.
- Bella Butler, Amanda Stone, Megan Winterbottom and McKinzie Winget set a school record in the 4 x 800 relay (9:22.95) during the Keiser Twilight Invitational
- The Sharks dominated the STU Open, winning six events
- Maggie Ragsdale – 3000-meter steeplechase (13:43.27)
- Eden Toal – 1500-meter (4:48.56)
- Bella Butler – 800-meter (2:15.60)
- Leena Saidi – 5000-meter (17:58.56)
- Melissa Mitjans – High Jump (1.57m)
- David Mahnke – 1500-meter (4:02.11)
The success of NSU Athletics is not possible without the support from the fans, families, students, faculty, and staff. The community's generosity enables NSU Athletics to guide its athletes through a transformational time in their lives, supporting their success not only in athletics but also academically and as individuals. To support the Sharks, consider making a donation by
clicking HERE.
