<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://nsusharks.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Nova Southeastern University Athletics</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/rss.aspx?path=academics</link><description>Latest news items for Nova Southeastern University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://nsusharks.com/rss?path=academics" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Athletic Department Marks Highest Winter GPA To Date</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2026/5/28/academics-athletic-department-marks-highest-winter-gpa-to-date.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2026/5/28/academics-athletic-department-marks-highest-winter-gpa-to-date.aspx</guid><category>General, Academics, Department of Athletics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Winter 2026 Academics" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/28/2026_Winter_GPA-18.png" /><br /><br />FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Winter 2026 semester was a record-breaking one for the Nova Southeastern Athletic Department, as it posted the highest winter departmental grade point average to date with a 3.50 GPA. The 3.50 mark falls just shy of the department record 3.52 cumulative GPA set in the fall. It marks the 32nd consecutive semester the department has achieved a departmental GPA above 3.00 and the 13th consecutive semester about a 3.40.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/2026_Winter_GPA-18.png" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/2026_Winter_GPA-18.png"><media:title>Winter 2026 Academics</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/2026_Winter_GPA-18.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:58:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15972</s:story_id></item><item><title>NSU Celebrates Student-Athletes at Annual Sharky’s Awards</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2026/5/7/department-of-athletics-nsu-celebrates-student-athletes-at-annual-sharkys-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2026/5/7/department-of-athletics-nsu-celebrates-student-athletes-at-annual-sharkys-awards.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Cheerleading &amp; Dance, General, #1 Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, #15 Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming, Men's Track, Softball, #14 Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, #7 Women's Golf, #7 Rowing, #7 Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming, #1 Women's Tennis, Women's Track, Women's Volleyball, SAAC, Academics, Sharks in the Community, Cross Country, Sharkettes, Sports Medicine, Strength and Conditioning, Razor's Rewards, JR. Shark Kids Club, Athletics History, Department of Athletics, Sharks Resources, Women’s Lacrosse, NCAA Compliance</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Hranacova Golden Shark" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/7/7f1479cb-0e7f-4a63-9338-e5dc62955bf2.jpg" /><br /><br />NSU athletics hosted its 8th annual Sharky's awards to honor NSU student-athletes, teams, coaches and staff and their accomplishments during the 2025-26 season. The event included speeches from President Harry K. Moon and Ryan Romero, interim director of athletics.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/7f1479cb-0e7f-4a63-9338-e5dc62955bf2.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/7f1479cb-0e7f-4a63-9338-e5dc62955bf2.jpg"><media:title>Hranacova Golden Shark</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/7f1479cb-0e7f-4a63-9338-e5dc62955bf2.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 7 May 2026 12:51:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>32</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15943</s:story_id></item><item><title>Sharks Shine in the Classroom: 94 Sharks Earn SSC Honor Roll Recognition</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2026/2/10/academics-sharks-shine-in-the-classroom-94-sharks-earn-ssc-honor-roll-recognition.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2026/2/10/academics-sharks-shine-in-the-classroom-94-sharks-earn-ssc-honor-roll-recognition.aspx</guid><category>Academics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Honor Roll" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/10/HONOR_ROLL_W_SHARK.png" /><br /><br />ORLANDO, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference named a record 934 student-athletes to the 2025 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll. The awards were announced on Wednesday, February 4th, by SSC Commissioner Chris Graham. Of the student-athletes recognized, 259 carried a perfect 4.00 grade-point average for the fall semester]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/10/HONOR_ROLL_W_SHARK.png" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/10/HONOR_ROLL_W_SHARK.png"><media:title>Honor Roll</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/10/HONOR_ROLL_W_SHARK.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:09:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15827</s:story_id></item><item><title>Sharks Volleyball recognized with AVCA Team Academic Award</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/7/22/womens-volleyball-sharks-volleyball-recognized-with-avca-team-academic-award.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/7/22/womens-volleyball-sharks-volleyball-recognized-with-avca-team-academic-award.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball, Academics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="VB Academic Awards" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/7/22/2025_NSU_VBALL_AVCA_Team_Academic_Award_-_Horizontal.png" /><br /><br />FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced the 2025 Team Academic Award. To receive the honor, volleyball programs must maintain a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale. The Nova Southeastern Sharks, under the direction of Head Coach Kacie Ehinger, received the honor for the third consecutive year in her tenure.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/22/2025_NSU_VBALL_AVCA_Team_Academic_Award_-_Horizontal.png" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/22/2025_NSU_VBALL_AVCA_Team_Academic_Award_-_Horizontal.png"><media:title>VB Academic Awards</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/22/2025_NSU_VBALL_AVCA_Team_Academic_Award_-_Horizontal.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15610</s:story_id></item><item><title>NSU Swimming Honored as CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/7/3/academics-nsu-swimming-honored-as-csccaa-scholar-all-america-teams.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/7/3/academics-nsu-swimming-honored-as-csccaa-scholar-all-america-teams.aspx</guid><category>Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming, Academics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CSCAA Spring Scholar All-Americans" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/7/9/2024-25_NSU_Swim_Spring_CSCAA_Academic_All_America_Team_-_Horizontal.png" /><br /><br />FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) announced the 2025 Spring Scholar All-American teams and student-athletes on Thursday afternoon. Nova Southeastern men's and women's swimming teams were among the honorees, while 22 student-athletes (seven from the men's program and 15 from the women's) were named as Scholar All-Americans. To earn this prestigious honor, teams were required to achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher during the Spring 2025 semester. The Nova Southeastern University women's swim team achieved a grade-point average of 3.59, while the NSU men's program finished the spring semester with a 3.36 GPA.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/9/2024-25_NSU_Swim_Spring_CSCAA_Academic_All_America_Team_-_Horizontal.png" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/9/2024-25_NSU_Swim_Spring_CSCAA_Academic_All_America_Team_-_Horizontal.png"><media:title>CSCAA Spring Scholar All-Americans</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/7/9/2024-25_NSU_Swim_Spring_CSCAA_Academic_All_America_Team_-_Horizontal.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jul 2025 14:08:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15604</s:story_id></item><item><title>170 NSU Student-Athletes Recognized on SSC Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/6/24/academics-170-nsu-student-athletes-recognized-on-ssc-spring-commissioners-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/6/24/academics-170-nsu-student-athletes-recognized-on-ssc-spring-commissioners-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, #1 Men's Basketball, #15 Men's Golf, Men's Swimming, Men's Track, Softball, #14 Women's Basketball, #7 Women's Golf, #7 Rowing, Women's Swimming, #1 Women's Tennis, Women's Track, Academics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SSC Fall Commish Honor Roll" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/2/6/HonorRoll_BNC.jpg" /><br /><br />ORLANDO, Fla. - The Sunshine State Conference (SSC) announced its 2025 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll, presented by Barnes & Noble, on Tuesday morning. 170 Nova Southeastern University (NSU) student-athletes were recognized to the honor roll, setting a departmental record. Overall, for the Sunshine State Conference 2,254 student-athletes were recognized, including 521 who achieved a perfect 4.00 grade-point average.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/6/HonorRoll_BNC.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/6/HonorRoll_BNC.jpg"><media:title>SSC Fall Commish Honor Roll</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/6/HonorRoll_BNC.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:24:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15600</s:story_id></item><item><title>NSU Athletics Elevates Standard of Academic Success</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/5/29/academics-nsu-athletics-elevates-standard-of-academic-success.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/5/29/academics-nsu-athletics-elevates-standard-of-academic-success.aspx</guid><category>General, Academics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academics 2025" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/5/29/Winter_25_GPA_-_Horizontal.png" /><br /><br />FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Nova Southeastern University Athletic programs and student-athletes have continued to uphold the standard of academic excellence during the 2025 winter semester. NSU student-athletes achieved the highest winter semester departmental grade-point average (3.49) to date, the 30th consecutive semester with a departmental GPA above 3.00 and the 12th consecutive semester with a GPA higher than 3.25.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/29/Winter_25_GPA_-_Horizontal.png" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/29/Winter_25_GPA_-_Horizontal.png"><media:title>Academics 2025</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/5/29/Winter_25_GPA_-_Horizontal.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 09:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15592</s:story_id></item><item><title>85 Sharks named to Fall SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/2/6/academics-85-sharks-named-to-fall-ssc-commissioners-honor-roll.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/2/6/academics-85-sharks-named-to-fall-ssc-commissioners-honor-roll.aspx</guid><category>Academics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="SSC Fall Commish Honor Roll" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2024/2/6/HonorRoll_BNC.jpg" /><br /><br />MELBOURNE, Fla. - The Sunshine State Conference recognized 896 student-athletes to the 2024 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll presented by Barnes & Noble College. The awards were announced on Thursday, February 6th, by SSC Acting Commissioner Maryanne Simkulak. Of the student-athletes, 255 carried a perfect 4.00 grade-point average for the fall semester.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/6/HonorRoll_BNC.jpg" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/6/HonorRoll_BNC.jpg"><media:title>SSC Fall Commish Honor Roll</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2024/2/6/HonorRoll_BNC.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 6 Feb 2025 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15342</s:story_id></item><item><title>Sharks Swimming Programs earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Team honors</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/2/4/academics-sharks-swimming-programs-earn-cscaa-scholar-all-america-team-honors.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/2/4/academics-sharks-swimming-programs-earn-cscaa-scholar-all-america-team-honors.aspx</guid><category>Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming, Academics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CSCAA Academic All-American Team" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/2/4/2025_Swim_CSCAA_All_America_Team_-_Horizontal.png" /><br /><br />FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced the selection of 781 teams from 459 institutions for the Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2024 semester. Both the Nova Southeastern Men's and Women's Swimming teams were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements. The full announcement of the CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams can be found here.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/2/4/2025_Swim_CSCAA_All_America_Team_-_Horizontal.png" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/2/4/2025_Swim_CSCAA_All_America_Team_-_Horizontal.png"><media:title>CSCAA Academic All-American Team</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/2/4/2025_Swim_CSCAA_All_America_Team_-_Horizontal.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 4 Feb 2025 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15338</s:story_id></item><item><title>NSU Athletics Continues Academic Success</title><link>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/1/6/academics-nsu-athletics-continues-academic-success.aspx</link><guid>https://nsusharks.com/news/2025/1/6/academics-nsu-athletics-continues-academic-success.aspx</guid><category>Academics</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academics" src="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/1/6/Fall_24_GPA_-_Departmental_-_Horiztonal.png" /><br /><br />FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Nova Southeastern University Athletic programs and its student-athletes continued the standard of academic success during the 2024 fall semester. NSU student-athletes accomplished a departmental grade-point average (GPA) of 3.51, reaching 28 consecutive semesters with a departmental GPA above 3.00 and 11th consecutive semester above a 3.25.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/1/6/Fall_24_GPA_-_Departmental_-_Horiztonal.png" /><media:content url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/1/6/Fall_24_GPA_-_Departmental_-_Horiztonal.png"><media:title>Academics</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://nsusharks.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/1/6/Fall_24_GPA_-_Departmental_-_Horiztonal.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 6 Jan 2025 14:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>21</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15292</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>