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Key Moments in NSU History

2016-17
  • On Sept. 3, Denvyr Tyler-Plamer tallied 29 kills while Maddie Uilk record 12 blocks as the Sharks rallied from 2-0 down to defeat Rockhurst, 3-2.
  • On Nov. 15, the Sharks volleyball squad held Florida Tech to a measly .009 hitting percentage as NSU swept the Panthers, 3-1. 
  • On Nov. 5, sophomore libero Megan Burns eclipsed the 1,000 dig mark after recording 39 digs, tying a career-high she set the previous match against Embry-Riddle on Nov. 4. 
  • On Sept. 2, 2016, the men’s and women’s cross country teams defended their titles at the FAU Invitational. For their performance, Allison Porter and Thomas Ingalls received SSC Athlete of the Week accolades, becoming the first NSU pair to sweep the SSC weekly award since 2011. 
  • Alison Porter became the first cross country runner to receive multiple Sunshine State Conference Runner of the Week awards since 2013. 
  • On Sept. 9, Noel Johnson scored the lone goal in a 1-0 regional win over the eventual Gulf South Conference Champions, West Alabama. 
  • On Oct. 26, Faycal Oulahbib recorded his first mutli-goal game, providing both goals in a 2-1 spoiler over Saint Leo. 
  • On Oct. 1 and 28, Hannah Christophe recorded hat tricks in a 4-1 win over Palm Beach Atlantic and 3-1 win over Lynn. Christophe would go on to be named Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year.    
  • In the SSC semi-finals, Myriah Troutman and Emma Heikkila scored within 40 seconds apart in the final 10 minutes to defeat Barry 2-1 and advance to the title match. The win also snapped an eight game losing skid in the postseason. 
  • Throughout the season, starting goalkeeper Ida Norstrom recorded six shutouts. 
  • On Oct. 27, 2016, Dwayne Gibson tallied a career-high 23 points and BJ Edwards recorded a double-double, 12 points and 10 assists, as the Sharks upset No. 20 Southern Connecticut State, 81-78. 
  • Harrison Goodrick recorded the first 30 point, 20 rebound effort in program history with 31 points and 21 rebounds, as the Sharks defeated Point 88-68 on Dec. 18. 
  • Maria Bardeeva became the second women’s basketball player in program history to be named the Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year. 
  • On Nov. 25, Christen Prasse recorded a career-high 29 points leading the Sharks to an 85-79 regional win over Valdosta State. 
  • On Jan. 25, Samantha Logan and Octavia Wilson combined for 42 points and 12 3-pointers in a 66-56 win over Tampa, giving the Sharks a regular season sweep over the Spartans. 
  • The men’s swimming team clinched third place at the Division II National Championship, their highest finish in program history. The women meanwhile, tied their best ever finish, claiming fourth. 
  • On Feb. 19, 2017, the men’s and women’s swim team became the second team in SSC history to sweep the Sunshine State Conference Championship. Benjamin Hewitt was named Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year while Franco Lupoli and Courtney DeVeny were both named SSC Swimmer of the Meet. 
  • From Mar. 8-11, 2016, the men’s and women’s swimming teams crowned four National Champions. Anton Lobavov won the 100 and 200 breast stroke for the third consecutive year, earning his fifth and sixth career national titles. Franco Lupoli claimed the 1000 Freestyle and Emma Wahlstrom ended her NSU career as a National Champion in the 200 Freestyle. For his performance, Lobanov went on to be named the SSC Male Swimmer of the Year. 
  • On Feb. 9, pitcher Lexie Storrer recorded her first career win with a no-hitter over No. 23 Alabama Huntsville. She would then earn her first-ever SSC Pitcher of the Week award. 
  • On Mar. 4, senior second basemen, Dakota Villella walked hit a walk-off single to give the Sharks a 3-2 win and 2-1 series win over No. 8 Saint Leo. 
  • On March 25, Lexie Storrer hit walk off singles in both extra-inning doubleheader games against Eckerd giving the Sharks a sweep of the Tritons. 
  • The NSU men’s golf team took the victory in the Armstrong Pirate Invitation as Richard Mansell led the way, picking up the individual victory on Feb. 28. 
  • On the second day of the Battle of the Shores, Juan Jose Guerra broke the course record shooting 60, 11-under-par. The performance landed JJ on the Club 60 honors. The Sharks would finish as the runner-up in the tournament. 
  • On June 19, Richard Mansell and Juan Jose Guerra were named Division II PING All-Americans. Mansell was also named a finalist for the DII Jack Nicklaus Award and competed in the 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup.  
  • The women’s golf team won the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational for the third straight year as Michelle Ruiz claimed the individual championship. 
  • On Apr. 25, the women’s golf team won their first Sunshine State Conference Championship since 2013. Michelle Ruiz was named All-SSC First-Team and went on to be named WGCA All-American. 
  • On Mar. 25, Andrew Liberty became the first NSU Baseball player to hit for the cycle since 2004 as the Sharks defeated Saint Leo 16-5 and collected a sweep of the Lions for the fourth straight season. 
  • On May 18, Brandon Gomez became the new NSU home run king as he passed J.D. Martinez for the most career home runs in NSU history following a two-run homerun against West Alabama in the first round of the South Regional Tournament. 
  • On Mar. 31, the women’s rowing team captured their first team championship since 2013 with a win at the FIRA Championships. 
  • Senior rower, Bethany Warlich was named CRCA Peacock First Team All-American and Hannah DiLorenzo was nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. 
  • On Saturday, Apr. 22, the women’s track and field team won the program’s first-ever Peach Belt Conference Championship while setting a new record for most points scored in the championship meet with 214.50 points. 
  • On Apr. 20, decathlete Stefan Matula became the first Peach Belt Conference Field Athlete of the Year as he led the men’s team to a second-place finish at the PBC Championship. Matula also broke the oldest school record, the javelin, with a first-place heave of 53.45m, a record that stood since 2009. 
  • At the Florida Relays, the men’s track and field team broke the two oldest track records in program history, the 1600m sprint medley and the 4000m distance medley. Records that have stood since 2011 and 2010. At the FAMU Relays, Kamaria Johnson broke the oldest record in women’s track and field history, the shot put, which was last accomplished in 2010. 
  • Women’s track and field athlete, Shakira Bartley was named South Region Field Athlete of the Year for her performance in the Long and Triple Jump. Bartley defended her triple jump title and won the long jump at the PBC Championship. 
  • Shakira Bartley became the first automatic qualifier in NSU track and field history as she hit the automatic standard in the triple jump at the FSU Twilight with a new school record, 12.73m. Bartley went on to increase that record with 12.93m and placed third at the Division II National Championships. 
  • Women’s tennis players Simone Pratt and Nastassia Rubel became the first doubles pair to finish the season undefeated at 14-0. The duo also clinched the first 10-0 start for a doubles team since 2011 after defeating the No. 11 doubles pair in Division II, Hannah Volikova and Florence Renard of U-Indy on Mar. 17. 
  • Women’s tennis player Luicelena Perez became the second singles player to finish the season undefeated ending the year with a 17-0 record. Perez defeated six nationally ranked opponents’ featured three Top-10 foes (No. 3, 6 and 9). Perez was named South Region Player of the Year and was ranked the third-best singles player in Division II as well as the top-player in the region. Perez was also named an All-American in singles as well as doubles with partner Isabella Lowrey.
2015-16
  • Devin Raftery was named MVP of the national tournament pitching 9.1 innings of relief earning one win and collecting three saves as he helped the sharks win their first national championship.
  • Coach Greg Brown earned his 200th career win on April 29 in a 6-3 victory in game one against Florida Southern.
  • On July 1st, Coach Greg Brown named ABCA Division II National Coach of the Year.
  • Sharks baseball earns seven All-SSC awards highlighted by Alex Mateo named SSC Pitcher of the Year.
  • Baseball set records in hitting and pitching. The sharks hit 85 home runs and pitching collected 464 strikeouts. The sharks also set a new program record in wins with 44.
  • Chris Page breaks the single-season point’s record with 41 points and Harrison Goodrick was one assist shy of a triple double as the Sharks upset No. 12 Barry 105-91. For this performance, Page received the HERO Sports DII Men’s Performance of the Year.
  • Men’s basketball had four comeback wins with double-digit deficits. Their biggest comeback win erasing a 22 point first half deficit at Tampa on January 20.
  • Men’s basketball defeated Florida Southern on the road for the first time since the 2006-2007 season with a 90-84 win on February 27. 
  • Coach LeAnn Freeland became a member of the WBCA Victory Club when she tallied her 200th career victory against Florida Southern on January 16.
  • Kayla Wright named Third Team All-American as she earned SSC Player of the Year, All-SSC First team and First Team All-South Region.
  • Women’s Basketball earns seven All-SSC mentions, Kayla Wright as Player of the Year, Monaye Merritt as Defensive Player of the Year and LeAnn Freeland as Co-Coach of the Year. Wright and Merritt were also named to the All-SSC first team while Taylor Buie was named All-SSC Second team and Ida Krogh earned a spot on the All-SSC Newcomer Team.   
  • Wade White, Christian Oppel and Benjamin Manuel received all SSC honors.
  • Men’s cross country claimed five top-5 finishes on the season featuring a victory at Florida Atlantic and claimed third place at regionals by one point to qualify for nationals.  
  • Christian Oppel broke the school record in the 10k race at the National Championship. 
  • Women’s cross country claimed three top-5 finishes with a first place finish at FAU, a fifth place finish at Florida Southern and a fourth place finish at the Sunshine State Conference championship.
  • Anabel Knoll named SSC Freshman of the Year and broke the 6k school record at nationals while placing 55th out of 247 runners.
  • Men’s Golf claimed 8 Top-5 finishes featuring a first place finish at the Buccaneer invitational.
  • Richard Mansell finished fifth overall as an individual at the national tournament and was named an All-American as he earned a spot on the All-American second Team.
  • Women’s golf claimed 11 Top-5 finishes highlighted by a third place finish at Nationals and first place finishes at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational in Winter Park and the NCAA Super South Regional.
  • Jamie Freedman outlasted teammate Aldana Foigel in a playoff for the individual regional championship.
  • Three women golfers were given All-American status with Aldana foigel earning a spot in the All-American Second Team while Jamie Freedman and Sophie Madden earn All-American Honorable Mentions
  • Rowing saw a great season by the varsity 8 boat claiming 4 top 5 finishes including second place in the petite final at the national championship.
  • On April 29th the rowing team claimed second at the Sunshine State Conference championship.
  • Bethany Warlich and Sarah Woelfer earned CRCA All-American Honors.
  • Women’s soccer clinched their first regional berth since 2007 with a 12-4-2 record.
  • Sierra Lelii wins SSC Offensive Player of the Year and Player of the Year for her record-breaking year scoring an NSU record 18 goals and tallying 39 points, another NSU record. Cydney Niedermeyer named SSC Defensive Player of the Year.  
  • On October 17 Emily Stearns scored in overtime to give the Sharks their first win over Rollins since 2007 and extend their winning streak to eight, tied for the longest in the NCAA era.
  • Sierra Lelii scored her first-career hat-trick in a 4-2 victory over Lynn on September 30.
  • The Men’s Soccer team won their first SSC opener since 2007 with a 4-0 win over Florida Southern on September 16. 4-0 is also the largest margin victory for NSU in a conference opener.
  • Stefano Fanfoni scored two game winning goals during the 2015 season. The first came against Embry Riddle in the 54th minute and the other came a game later against Ave Maria in the 89th minute.
  • Dakota Villella was ranked second in the Sunshine State Conference for walks with 30. That mark also ties for fifth in program history for walks in a single season.
  • Dakota Villella hit a walk-off triple in the eighth inning to give the Sharks a 6-5 win in game three against Tampa.
  • Katie Blummer hit a grand slam in the fifth inning en-route to a 6-0 victory in game one against Lynn.
  • Anton Lobanov defended his national titles in the 100 and 200 breaststroke while Tiago Sickert won the 200 fly as Men’s Swimming and Diving claimed fourth place as a team at the National Championship.
  • Tiago Sickert was named SSC Swimmer of the year for his dominate performance at the SSC Championship and throughout the 2015-2016 season.
  • Swimming had a strong year featuring the Men’s team claiming fourth overall at Nationals, three individual titles and both teams combined for 48 All-American and All-American Honorable Mentions.
  • Women’s tennis team saw a 15-match winning streak and was ranked No. 7 during the 2016 season. 12 of those wins were against ranked opponents including two top ten teams, No. 9 Hawaii Pacific and No. 5 Lynn.
  • Klaudia Boczova was named an ITA Women’s Tennis Singles and Doubles All-American. Boczova had an unblemished 14-0 record in No. singles and went 12-5 in No. 1 and No. 2 Doubles.
  • Sabrina Kierberg also received an ITA Women’s Tennis All-American with a record of 15-4 overall, 7-1 in conference which featured a 10 doubles win streak.   
  • Austin Warner and Jessica Cousins received the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field South Region men's and women's track and field assistant coach of the year awards from USTFCCCA.
  • Sherrelle Jordan was named All-American claiming sixth in the 100 meter hurdles at nationals.
  • Both men’s and women’s track and field teams claimed second at the Peach Belt Conference Championship.
  • Track and Field broke 12 individual school records during the 2016 season. For the men’s side, the 5,000m, 100m hurdles, 4x400m relay, hammer and decathlon. For the women’s side, the 5,000m, 10,000m, 100m hurdles, triple jump, high jump, hammer and heptathlon.
  • At the Peach Belt Conference championship, track and field claimed seven individual first place finishes and broke four championship records as both men’s and women’s teams placed second.  
  • Volleyball had their best start in history going 10-1 and finished 19-12 with their first regional ranking since 2009.
  • Volleyball posted an outstanding 8-0 record in 5 set matches.
  • Volleyball earned 5 All-SSC Honors. Dana Holger, Caitlin Donahue and Katie Pyles were named to the All-SSC Second team, Denvyr Tyler-Palmer was named to the All-SSC Newcomer Team and Coach Jen King named SSC Co-Coach of the Year.
  • On October 30, the Sharks had their craziest match of the year against No. 17 Florida Southern. The Sharks won a 5-set thriller scoring 6 straight points capped off by back-to-back service aces by Sydney Cook. During the match, Megan Burns joined the 30 dig club as she posted 31 digs. 
  • The win over Florida Southern was the first time they beat a ranked team since 2009 and it was the fourth time they’ve beaten a ranked Florida Southern team since 2004.  
  • Sydney Cook and Dana Holger reached 1,000 career kills. Cook achieved her mark on September 18 vs Barry and Holger achieved her mark at Eckerd on October 10

2014-15
  • The women’s cross country team claimed five top-5 finishes on the season, including a team victory at the Westminster Invitational on October 25. At season’s end, seniors Rachal Zachar, Rose Howell and Aimee Sims would all receive All-South Region distinction.
  • The men’s cross country team finished third overall at the 2014 Sunshine State Conference Championship, in one of the conference’s most tightly battled races in history. Wade White, Ben Manuel and Long Tran were all All-South Region honorees. 
  • Women’s soccer was led by junior Sierra Lelii, who had a breakout season and made the All-SSC Second Team while leading the team in goals. Elizabeth Haumschild was named Academic All-District. 
  • The men’s soccer team was led by two All-SSC honorees in Nicola Brivio and Andrea Giombetti. The team had a solid run in the postseason, advancing to the semifinals for the first time since 2009 by advancing on penalty kicks at Rollins. At season’s end, Mattia Marzetti was named to the All-SSC Tournament Team, while Brivio earned Academic All-District for the second straight year.
  • The volleyball team was led in blocks and kills by All-SSC Second Team and All-South Region Second Team junior Sydney Cook. The Sharks finished the season winning three of their last five in conference to earn a 13-15 record, giving them more wins than the last two seasons combined. They also finished with six conference wins, the most the program has had since 2009.
  • The NSU women’s swimming and diving team brought the Sunshine State Conference title back home in 2014-15, led by the SSC Women’s Coach of the Year, Hollie Bonewit-Cron. Sporting an undefeated record, the women swam to two individual national championships, as Bryndis Hansen broke the NCAA Division II record in the 50-free for her first gold medal and Courtney DeVeny won the 400-yard individual medley.
  • Seven women were named All-Americans, including Emma Lawrenz, Brooke Munion, Jordan Shows, Emma Wahlstrom, Malin Westman, Hansen and DeVeny. Hansen was named the SSC Freshman of the Year and All-SSC First Team, while five of her teammates also received SSC honors.
  • The NSU men’s swimming and diving team had a tremendous season, highlighted by four individual national championships from the likes of Thiago Sickert and Anton Lobanov who won two each. Sickert was named the Sunshine State Conference Male Swimmer of the Year, while Lobanov was tabbed the SSC Freshman of the Year. The Sharks broke 16 school records, three shy of re-writing the entire record book. Lobanov swam the 6th and 8th fastest times in the world in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke, respectively at NCAAs.
  • Eight men were named All-American’s, including Marco Aldabe, Javier Caballero, Shane Kleinbeck, Magnus Lundgren, Michael Ragan, Blake Woodrow, Sickert and Lobanov. Woodrow and Aldabe were also named to the All-SSC First Team.
  • The women’s basketball team made their third straight appearance at the NCAA Elite Eight this season after a third consecutive South Region Championship. The team finished the season at 27-6 and a final national ranking of No. 7. They also earned both the 2015 Sunshine State Conference regular season and tournament championships. 
  • Senior forward Jasmine Wilkins led the team in scoring and rebounding, and was chosen as SSC Player of the Year and SSC Defensive Player of the Year, named All-American by DII Hoops Bulletin, Daktronics All-American Honorable Mention, All-SSC First Team and Daktronics All-South Region First Team. Senior guard Danielle Robinson was also an All-SSC First Team honoree, was chosen Second Team Daktronics All-South Region, and finished her four-year career as the all-time leading scorer in the NCAA era. 
  • Head coach LeAnn Freeland led this year’s team to the program’s first-ever No. 1 national ranking, and was named as the season’s SSC Coach of the Year.
  • The men’s basketball team had an exciting 2014-15 season, highlighted by the team’s second straight trip to the Sunshine State Conference semifinals. NSU earned its trip with a quarterfinal upset over the third-ranked Tampa Spartans, 91-84. Over the course of the season, NSU faced six nationally ranked opponents and won a total of 12 games, including a win over No. 18 Missouri St. Louis, 82-58. The Sharks were led by All-Sunshine State Conference First Teamer and All-Region honoree Chris Page. 
  • Tennis won their first 16 matches and first six in SSC play, including two over top-five nationally-ranked teams. They achieved the highest rank in program history at No. 4, and finished No. 7 with an 18-3 overall record, while making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2009.
  • Junior Sabrina Kierberg was chosen as an ITA All-American as the No. 16-ranked player in the nation. She was also Second Team All-SSC. Fellow junior Petra Jurova was First Team All-SSC in singles, and along with Irina Constantinide, was Second Team in doubles. Constantinide was Second Team in singles, and the doubles team of Alexandra Johansson and Alex Kaeser was a Second Team doubles duo as well.
  • Stephen Schram earned ITA South Region Coach of the Year after the team’s breakout year.
  • Softball first basemen Katrina Ammons was named a First Team All-Sunshine State Conference honoree while Te Reo Powhiri Matautia was named a second-team outfielder. 
  • The baseball team won its first ever Sunshine State Conference Championship and the highest NCAA South Region seed (No. 2) in program history. The team finished 39-13, setting a program record for wins in the NCAA era.
  • Head baseball coach Greg Brown was named the SSC Coach of the Year and NCBWA South Region co-COY. Justin Garcia was a unanimous All-American, South Region Player of the Year and the SSC Player of the Year. Garcia broke the school record for home runs by nine, hitting 26.
  • The top-ranked men’s golf team won their second-ever National Championship, defeating Lynn in the final round of medal/match play, 3-2. They also had wins in five regular season events, never finishing lower than fifth, were second at the SSC Championships, and won the NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional. 
  • The top two members of his team, Santiago Gomez and Richard Mansell, were also the top two-ranked golfers in all of DII, each were PING First Team All-Americans, and Gomez was Jack Nicklaus DII Player of the Year and Sunshine State Conference Men's Golfer of the Year. 
  • Head coach Ryan Jamison won the Dave Williams DII National Coach of the Year Award and was the SSC Coach of the Year as well.
  • Women’s golf finished ranked No. 3 in DII, won two regular season events and finished third or better in seven of nine tournaments. They were only two strokes shy of taking home the SSC Championship title, with two individuals finishing in the top 10, were third at the NCAA Super South Regional, and fifth at the DII National Championships. 
  • Freshman Mailen Domecq Chantry was named Second Team DII All-American by the WGCA, and to their All-South Region Team. She was co-medalist at the Super South Regional, finished fifth at the DII Championships as the squad’s best finisher, and finished with the team’s lowest scoring average. Senior Liliana Cammisa was Honorable Mention All-American and Second Team All-SSC, while freshman Jamie Freedman took home the Kim Moore Spirit Award at the national WGCA Awards Banquet.
  • The rowing team finished the year ranked sixth in the nation and claimed fifth place at the NCAA National Championship, winning the varsity-8 Petite Final. Rebecca Bergen highlighted the team's awards list, taking CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American. Along with Bergen, Kelsey Obringer and Amanda Hudon were all named CRCA Scholar Athletes. 
  • The NSU women's track and field team sent two runners, Sherelle Jordan and Ciona Williams, to the NCAA National Championship. Jordan claimed All-American status with a third-place finish in the 100m hurdles, while Williams finished third in her prelim heat of the 100m dash. 
  • The men's team sent the 4x100m relay team to Nationals, along with Talyn Washington and Ryan Jerothe. Washington finished as an All-American in the 200m and 400m dash, while Jerothe placed 16th in the pole vault. 
  • The track and field program had 10 women and eight men honored as All-South Region runners. 
2013-2014
  • Alex Palm won back-to-back Sunshine State Conference Individual Women’s Cross Country Championships and also took home the first SSC Women’s Runner of the Year honor. Peri Bowman and Rose Howell, who with Palm led the team to the NCAA National Championship, both received All-South Region honors.
  • Long Tran advanced as an individual to the NCAA Men’s Cross Country National Championship. He also received All-SSC and All-South Region honors.
  • For the second straight year, Sydney Cook earned volleyball All-Conference honors, this time being named Second Team All-SSC.
  • On the soccer field, Malin Broberg, Nicola Brivio and Stefano Fanfoni all earned All-SSC honors.
  • The men’s basketball team earned a historic victory on the road against NCAA DI FIU, 77-59. The team would eventually go 1-1 in the SSC Tournament without any seniors. Chris Page took home All-SSC recognition.
  • The women’s basketball team returned to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row as back-to-back South Region Champions, and defeated Concordia-St. Paul in their opener in Erie, Pennsylvania, to advance to the National Semifinal Round.
  • They finished the season ranked No. 3 in the USA Today Coaches’ poll with a record of 29-5, a new program standard for wins in a season. They began the year 15-0, marking a new standard for consecutive wins to start the year and consecutive wins overall.
  • They took home the Sunshine State Conference Tournament championship before repeating in the South Region Tournament.
  • Coach Freeland was named WBCA Region 5 Coach of the Year, while sophomore guard Taylor Buie was named honorable mention All-American by two entities (the WBCA and Women's Division II Bulletin), and All-South Region Second Team by Daktronics.
  • Buie and redshirt junior forward Jasmine Wilkins were named All-SSC Second Team as well, while point guard Jessica Russi tied as the assist leader in all of DII.
  • Both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were represented at the NCAA Division II National Championship. Freshman Marco Aldabe earned SSC Freshman of the Year honors and went on to become an All-American and the school’s Male Athlete of the Year. In total, the two teams would combine for eight All-American honorees.
  • The NSU Rowing team claimed second overall at the NCAA National Championship. Prior to the national meet, the Sharks won the program’s sixth SSC Championship. The team’s total marked the most of any team on campus after the spring of 2014.
  • Courtney Berger, Emily Harrington and Megan O’Donnell were all named All-Americans by the CRCA.
  • Stephen Frazier-Wong was named SSC Coach of the Year and the NSU Varsity-8 was named SSC Boat of the Year. Four rowers were named to the All-SSC team.
  • Mario Urdaneta and Alvin Swoope were both named All-SSC in their first season on the baseball team. On the mound, NSU pitchers collectively set the school record for fewest runs allowed in a season and had the lowest team ERA since NSU joined the NCAA.
  • Ryan Jerothe of the men’s track and field team became an All-American at the NCAA Division II National Championship in the pole vault.
  • Bryan Hagopian was named Peach Belt Conference Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year.
  • Kamryn Blackwood of the tennis team was named Miss New Mexico and competed in the Miss USA pageant after finishing her collegiate career.
  • Sabrina Kierberg earned All-SSC honorable mention for going 14-5 in singles play for the tennis team.
  • Erika Garcia was named SSC Softball Player of the Year and was a multiple All-Region candidate. Melanie Spicola was named an All-SSC outfielder.
  • The softball team’s back-to-back Sunshine State Conference series sweeps against Barry, Lynn, and Florida Southern marked the first time the softball program made three consecutive SSC sweeps.
  • Men’s golf fell just shy of the program’s second national title, falling in the NCAA National Championship round.
  • Head coach Ryan Jamison earned CaptainU’s National Spring Coach of the Year Award in DII.
  • Sophomore Santiago Gomez was named Second Team All-American, while four of his teammates earned honorable mention honors: Ricardo Celia, Mitch Farrer, Oscar Lengden and Hunter O’Mahony.
  • Farrer, Gomez and O’Mahony were named All-South Region, while Celia, Gomez and O’Mahony each garnered All-SSC Second Team honors.
  • For the third time in as many seasons, junior women’s golfer Daniela Ortiz was chosen as an NCAA All-American, chosen Second Team by the WGCA. She was also All-SSC Second Team.
  • The Nova Southeastern University Department of Athletics was honored with the Division II Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence on Wednesday. NSU is one of 27 schools out of nearly 300 DII member institutions that achieved a four-year Academic Success Rates of 90 percent or more.
2012-2013
  • The  rowing team captured the program’s first NCAA Division II National Championship at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis, winning both the varsity-8 and varsity-4 grand finals. For the rowing program, it’s not only the Sharks’ first NCAA DII National Championship, but the first for any school in the Sunshine State Conference and the South Region. It was NSU's sixth overall national championship.
  • NSU claimed ninth in the Learfield Cup standings, measuring the overall athletic success of every team in the NCAA. It was the highest finish for NSU since joining the NCAA. 
  • The men's and women's cross country teams combined for seven All-Region selections to go along with Bryan Hagopian winning SSC coach of the year, en route to their National's appearance. The men's team won its first Sunshine State Conference Championship and NCAA South Region title. Alexandria Palm earned the individual Sunshine State Conference Championship. 
  • The women's soccer team places three athletes on the All-SSC Team, Dilja Olafsdottir, Malin, Broberg and Amanda Kopale. Broberg was also named to the NCAA Division II All-South Region Team.
  • The men's soccer team places freshman Riccardo Bini and Nicola Brivio to the All-SSC Team. Bini was also named to the NSCAA All-South Region Team.
  • The volleyball team places Sydney Cook on the SCC All-Newcomer Team.
  • The women's basketball team finished a historical season in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. NSU was the host team for the South Region Tournament, after winning the SSC regular season title. The team places four athletes on the All-SSC Team, two to the Daktronics All-South Region Team and Meixandra Porter became the first-ever women's basketball player to be named a First Team All-American, she was named to two.
  • Erin Black and Oskar Nordstrand each won an individual national title for the men's and women's swimming and diving team, making it the team's fifth and sixth individual title. The team boasted 18 All-Americans and Nordstrand also earned the SSC swimmer of the year.
  • The baseball team finished with five All-SSC selections, while Carlos Asuaje was named to two different All-South Region teams. Jose Rodriguez was named to the Rawlings/ABCA All-South Region Team.
  • Carlos Asuaje was drafted in the 11th round by the Boston Red Sox in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
  • The softball team places Samira Tanaka on the All-SSC Team. Erika Garcia earned NFCA All-South Region accolades.
  • The men's golf team places two athletes to the PING All-American Team: Ricardo Celia and Ben Taylor while placing four golfers to the PING All-South Region Team. The men also won the program's first regional championship.
  • The women's golf team finishes second in nationals. Amanda Brown was named the National Golf Coach of the Year and the team earned a program record four All-American accolades.
  • The men's and women's track and field team sent five runners to nationals in Colorado. Nine men and 12 women athletes were named to the The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has named All-Region Team.
2011-2012
  • The men's and women's cross country teams place a combined three runners on All-SSC teams: Kevin Meagher, Omar Hernandez and Alexandria Palm.
  • The women's soccer team places three athletes on the NSCAA All-South Region Team for the second time in five seasons. Dilja Olafsdottir, Rachael Reid and Malin Broberg were all honored.
  • Danielle Graham leads the volleyball team and earns All-SSC Second-Team and AVCA All-South Region honors.
  • Robert Huntington becomes the men's basketball program's first Capital One Academic All-American. Lukas Roesch earns Academic All-District honors as well.
  • NSU reaches partnership with 640 Sports, one of the leading sports radio stations in South Florida. All of the NSU men's basketball SSC games are broadcasted on 640 Sports, beginning a three-year partnership.
  • Danielle Robinson becomes the women's basketball program's first SSC Freshman of the Year. Meixandra Porter is named an All-SSC First-Team member.
  • Erin Black wins NSU's fourth individual NCAA National Championship in the 500-yard freestyle. It was the first National Championship for the swimming and diving program.
  • NSU swimming and diving wins two Sunshine State Conference Championships, the second for the men and the first for the women.
  • NSU swimming and diving earns a program-best mark of 22 combined All-Americans.
  • The women's golf team wins its fourth-straight NCAA National Championship. Abbey Gittings wins the school's fifth Individual National Championship.
  • The women's golf team earns several accolades, including: Gittings' National Player of the Year and SSC Female Athlete of the Year awards, Liliana Cammisa's National Freshman of the Year award, and Daniela Ortiz's SSC Freshman of the Year award.
  • Men's golf wins its first NCAA National Championship, bringing NSU's total to five NCAA titles. The Sharks went undefeated in the final round of match play.
  • Men's golf's Ben Taylor was named National Player of the Year, Oscar Lengden earned National Freshman of the Year honors, Ricardo Celia was named to the All-SSC First-Team and head coach Garrett Runion was named SSC Coach of the Year.
  • Both the men's and women's golf team win the SSC Championship.
  • The baseball team makes a repeat appearance in the NCAA South Region Tournament.
  • Carlos Asuaje becomes the first baseball player in SSC history to be named Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons.
  • Areo Regoli and Asuaje are named All-Americans, while Zach Westcott is named to the All-SSC First-Team.
  • Rowing wins its fifth SSC Championship and returns to the NCAA National Championship after being ranked third in the nation.
  • Mary Lenington wins SSC Rowing Coach of the Year in her first season. Three rowers earn All-America status while eight receive All-SSC honors.
  • Softball had five athletes named to the All-SSC First and Second-Teams, the second highest total in the conference.
  • NSU tennis' Alexandra Johansson earns All-America status as a freshman.
2010-2011
  • Cross Country's Agustin Rey competes in back-to-back NCAA National Championships.
  • Men's soccer players Aly Hassan and Craig Heenighan receive All-South Region Honors.
  • Women's soccer are Co-SSC Champions.
  • Women's soccer coach Mike Goodrick named SSC coach of the year, while senior midfielder Alexis Hernandez was named to All-Conference and All-South Region team.
  • Volleyball's Kathleen Yony breaks 14-year old dig record.
  • Men's basketball player Alex Gynes named to All-Conference team.
  • Women's basketball had Abbie Tepe, Stephanie Sarosi, and Jasmine Wilkins named to All-Conference team.
  • Stephanie Sarosi named to All-South Region team.
  • Men's swimming captures programs first SSC title.
  • First year men's and women's swimming and diving program sends eight to NCAA Division-II Championships.
  • Softball's Laura Saladrigas earns All-American honor.
  • Sean Albury, Nick Avila, and Andrew Durden all selected in MLB draft.
  • Men's and Women's head golf coach Kevin Marsh claims his third SSC Coach of the Year award.
  • Men's and Women's golf claim SSC titles.
  • Women's golf team is National Champions for third consecutive year.
  • Women's golfer Sandra Changkija repeats as SSC Female Athlete of the year.
  • Rower's Courtney Berger and Freshman Eight Crew are winners of the SSC Female Sportsmanship Award.
  • Track and Field team rank nationally in the Top-Five in three events at NCAA Divison-II National Championships.
  • NSU Athletics wins Division II Community Engagement award.
2009-2010
  • Men’s Cross Country team qualifies for NCAA National Championships for first time in program history.
  • Volleyball’s Carly Perschnick named SSC and AVCA South Region Freshman of the Year.
  • Volleyball’s Valia Petrova and Carly Perschnick named AVCA All-Americans.
  • Men’s Basketball Brian Cahill named SSC Freshman of the Year.
  • Cheerleader Brittany Monico named Miss Broward County.
  • Women’s golf team wins SSC Championship.
  • Michael Mominey resigns as head baseball coach; assumes fulltime role as Athletic Director.
  • Women’s golf Sandra Changkija named PING/ NGCA National Player of the Year for third consecutive year/Kevin Marsh named National Coach of the Year/Abbey Gittings named National Freshman of the Year.
  • Women’s golf has five All-America selections; Sandra Changkija (1st team), Maria Garcia-Austt (1st team), Taylor Collins (2nd team), Nicole Whitmore (HM) and Abbey Gittings (HM).
  • Women’s golf wins second consecutive NCAA Division II National Championship.
  • Men’s golf finishes sixth at NCAA Division II National Championships.
  • Track and Field’s Carlyle Thompson becomes program’s first ever All-American.
  • Sandra Changkija named SSC Female Athlete of the Year.
2008-2009
  • Women’s Golf Program Receives first-ever No. 1 national ranking.
  • Volleyball Team advances to NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Minneapolis, Minn.
  • Valia Petrova, Emily Carle earn first All-America honors in program history.
  • Softball program receives highest ever national ranking (#2).
  • Men’s Soccer team has first overseas trip in athletics history.
  • Women’s basketball player Stephanie Sarosi named 2nd-team All-America.
  • NSU adds men’s/women’s swimming and diving programs.
  • Men’s Golf wins SSC Championship.
  • Rowing wins third consecutive SSC Championship.
  • Men’s Golf Greg O’Mahony named SSC Golfer of the Year, Ben Vertz named SSC Freshman of the Year and Kevin Marsh named SSC Coach of the Year.
  • Softball program earns first NCAA Division II Regional bid.
  • Women’s Golf Sandra Changkija named PING/NGCA National Player of the Year for second consecutive year.
  • Rowing receives sixth straight NCAA bid.
  • Baseball’s J.D. Martinez and Michael Fiers named ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans.
  • Rowing’s Cindy Fong and Rachel Garbaj named CRCA All-Americans.
  • Rowing’s varsity four claims NCAA Division II Championship.
  • Women’s golf wins first NCAA Division II National Championship in NSU Athletics History.
  • Women’s tennis Ulia Talalenko earns third consecutive All-American honor.
  • NSU baseball program sets new record with four players taken in MLB draft.
  • Men’s golf Greg O’Mahony earns second consecutive All-America honor.
2007-2008
  • Shurell Burton becomes NSU women's soccer all-time leading career goals and points leader.
  • NSU Women's Soccer selected to second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
  • Men's Soccer Coach Guiseppe DePalo collects 100th career victory with Sharks.
  • Eskender Abdalla becomes first runner in NSU history to be named SSC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year.
  • NSU Volleyball selected to NCAA Tournament for first time in program history.
  • Steve Wilcosky named SSC Volleyball Coach of the Year.
  • NSU women's basketball captures first ever SSC regular season and SSC Tournament championships in program history.
  • Stephanie Sarosi named SSC Women's Basketball Player of the Year and Marilyn Rule named Coach of the Year as team earns first ever NCAA Tournament bid.
  • Women's Golf Team captures first-ever SSC Championship and NCAA South Regional Championship; finishes in second place at the NCAA Division II National Championship.
  • Kevin Marsh tabbed as SSC Women's Golf Coach of the Year and Sandra Changkija named SSC women's golf Freshman of the Year.
  • NSU Men's Golf qualifies for first NCAA Division II National Championship in program history, finishing in fifth place.
  • NSU Rowing team earns second consecutive SSC Championship.
  • Monica Henderson named SSC Rower of the Year; John Gartin named SSC Rowing Coach of the Year as Rowing earns fifth consecutive Championships bid.
  • NSU Women's Tennis earns fourth consecutive bid to NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championships.
  • NSU Women's Golf Team finishes second in NCAA Championships.
  • Brian Cook earns SSC and ABCA South Region Baseball Player of The Year honors.
  • NSU Women's Golfer Sandra Changkija named PING/NCGA Division II Player of the Year and NCGA Freshman of the Year.
  • Sharks claim the women's division of the SSC Mayor's Cup All-Sports Trophy.
  • Ten Sharks earn All-American Status. Stephanie Quinones and Shurell Burton (Women's Soccer), Stephanie Sarosi (Women's Basketball), Greg O'Mahony and Constantin Schwierz (Men's Golf), Bryan Cook (Baseball), Ulia Talalenko (Women's Tennis), Monica Henderson (Rowing) and Maria Garcia-Austt and Sandra Changkija (Women's Golf).
2006-2007
  • Women's golfer Maria Garcia-Austt is named NCAA Division II National Player of the Year, NCAA Freshman of the Year and NCAA First Team All-American. She was also the 2007 SSC Women's Golfer and Women's Freshman Golfer of the Year. She placed second, just one stroke back, at the 2007 NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championships.
  • The Inaugural NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2007 was enshrined. Shannon Sawyer (Softball), Teofilo Cubillas, Jr. (Soccer), and David Riley (Basketball) joined former NSU President Abraham S. Fischler and former NSU Athletic Director and head coach Charles "Sonny" Hansley in the inaugural class.
  • NSU captures their first Sunshine State Conference Women's Rowing Championship, as the Sharks varsity 4+ and varsity 8+ crews each claimed first place. The Sharks also made their unprecedented fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Women's Rowing Championships, as both the varsity 4 and varsity 8 crews advanced to the Grand Final for the first time in program history.
  • Women's rower Nicole Felluca is NSU's first-ever SSC Rower of the Year, as well as an NCAA All-American. Coxswain Cheyenne Poskey is named an NCAA All-American for the second consecutive year by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association.
  • Centerfielder Matt Mindick is chosen as an NCAA Baseball Second Team All-American and rightfielder Brayan Valencia is named SSC Baseball Freshman of the Year.
  • Softball's Katie Veltri is program's first NCAA First Team All-American in addition to SSC Softball Player of the Year
  • Tennis player Alexa Korotkevich is an NCAA Singles All-American as the women's tennis team goes 22-3 on the season and reaches the NCAA Southeast Regional.
  • The NSU men's golf team took home their second SSC Men's Golf Championship, with a three-stroke victory.
  • Men's golfer Eric Cole named SSC Freshman of the Year and NCAA Honorable Mention All-American, while teammate Greg O'Mahony also garners NCAA Honorable Mention All-American honors.
  • Volleyball hosts the NSU Sharks Classic, the first athletic event in the new 5,000-seat University Center Arena.
  • The women's soccer team qualifies for the NCAA DII Soccer Regionals for the first time. Midfielder Stephanie Quinones is named an NCAA Third Team All-American, the first in program history.
  • NSU announces the addition of outdoor track, bringing the total number of sports programs to 15 (nine women's and six men's programs).
2005-2006
  • Women's rowing is invited to the NCAA Women's Rowing National Championships, with the Varsity 8+ placing third and the Varsity 4+ finishing fourth overall.
  • Men's basketball player Tim Coenraad was named 2005-06 SSC Freshman of the Year.
  • Women's basketball player Missy Guadagnino breaks 20-year-old NCAA record by sinking 22 consecutive free throws and going a perfect 22-for-22 from the charity stripe.
  • Women's golfer Lina Björklund is named an NCAA Second Team All-American.
  • Junior pitcher Antony Bello was drafted and signed by the Houston Astros in the 21st round, after earning NCAA Third Team All-American honors.
  • NSU unveils "Sharks" as the new nickname/mascot for the university and its athletic teams.
2004-2005
  • Women's rower Katrena Bonilla is named an NCAA All-American by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association.
  • Pitcher Derek Antelo posted a perfect 11-0 record, is named SSC Pitcher of the Year, and NCAA First Team All-American. He was then selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 10th round of the June 2005 MLB Draft.
  • Men's soccer player Matthew Parry becomes the first NCAA All-American in program history, after being named to the NCAA All-American Second Team.
  • The men's golf team captures the first Sunshine State Conference team championship, with a 16-stroke victory at the 2005 SSC Men's Golf Championship.
2003-2004
  • NSU and adds women's rowing, while reinstating men's cross country and women's tennis.
  • Groundbreaking takes place on April 21, 2004, for the state-of-the-art 300,000-square-foot University Center.
  • Jennifer Rembe of the women's rowing team becomes NSU's first female NCAA All-American. She helped lead NSU to a berth at the 2003 Women's Rowing Championships, in just their first season of competition.
  • Right-handed pitcher Joe Norrito is drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 48th round of the June 2004 MLB Draft.
2002-2003
  • NSU is granted full membership in the NCAA Division II and provisional membership in the Sunshine State Conference.
  • Jessie Pate becomes the first NSU women's basketball player to reach the 1,000 point plateau.
  • NSU baseball pitcher Kyle Ruwe becomes the athletic program's first NCAA All-American and NCAA All-South Region Pitcher of the Year.
2001-2002
  • NSU women's basketball player Jessie Pate is named FSC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
  • Men's soccer is NAIA South Regional Champion for the third year in a row and makes NAIA South Regional Tournament appearance.
  • NSU men's soccer goalkeeper Jeremy Flint is named FSC Player of the Year.
  • Ryan Cobb is named a NAIA All-American for men's golf.
  • Amanda Brown and Freska Darlion become NSU first-ever NAIA All-American women's golfers.
2000-2001
  • Teofilo Cubillas is named NAIA First Team All-American, and FSC Men's Soccer Player of the Year, after leading the Knights to their second consecutive NAIA South Regional Championship.
  • Cheryl Bond is named a NAIA First Team All-American and teammate Stephanie Schaefer is named to the NAIA All-American Second Team.
  • The Knights softball team captures their sixth FSC title and fifth NAIA Southeast Region XIV Championship.
1999-2000
  • Softball player Cheryl Bond is honored as an NAIA First Team All-American as the Knights captured the Florida Sun Conference and NAIA Southeast Region XIV Championships.
  • Women's golf is added to bring the total number of women's sports to seven.
1998-1999
  • Ray Ferrero, Jr., is named president of Nova Southeastern University.
  • Women's basketball is added as NSU's sixth women's sport.
  • Softball wins program-record 53 games, captures fourth straight FSC and third consecutive NAIA Southeast Region XIV Championship. Shannon Sawyer is FSC Softball Player of the Year and NAIA First Team All-American, while teammate Jennifer Ridenoure is NAIA Second Team All-American.
1997-1998
  • Men's soccer player Jason Morris is named Florida Sun Conference Player of the Year after leading the Knights to a 14-8-1 record, the Florida Sun Conference Championship and an NAIA South Regional Tournament appearance.
  • With a 49-7-0 record, the NSU softball team wins their third Florida Sun Conference Championship and second NAIA Southeast Region XIV Championship.
  • NSU softball player Kim Eason is named FSC Softball Player of the Year.
1996-1997
  • For the second straight season, Bev Young is named FSC Women's Soccer Player of the Year.
  • NSU volleyball player Sherri Waddell is named Florida Sun Conference Player of the Year, as the Knights go 27-6 and make an NAIA South Regional Tournament appearance.
  • Men's golfer David Cooke is named an NAIA All-American.
  • NSU baseball player Felipe Suarez is named FSC Player of the Year, as the Knights win FSC Championship.
  • Softball wins FSC Championship and first NAIA Southeast Region Championship, while Heidi Wickham is named as an NAIA Second Team All-American.
1995-1996
  • NSU adds women's soccer as its fifth intercollegiate women's sport.
  • The NSU men's golf team captures their second consecutive Florida Sun Conference Championship, and makes a second straight NAIA National Tournament appearance.
1994-1995
  • Nova University and Southeastern University of the Health Sciences merge to form Nova Southeastern University.
  • Men's basketball wins FSC Championship and reaches NAIA Sweet 16 with 22-12 overall record. David Riley is named FSC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and a NAIA Third Team All-American.
  • Baseball player Claude Love named NAIA First-Team All-American, and 40-15 Knights are FSC Tourney Champs.
  • Nova University adds softball as its fourth intercollegiate women's sport.
  • Kit Larson becomes the first men's golfer to be named a NAIA All-American.
  • Knights' volleyball player Vanessa Gutierrez is a NAIA Third Team All-American, first in program history.
1993-1994
  • Christian Perez is named Nova's first Florida Sun Conference Player of the Year in men's soccer and an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American.
  • The Nova University women's volleyball team finishes 30-9, while winning the program's first Florida Sun Conference Championship and first NAIA Southeast Regional Championship.
  • The Knights baseball team wins their first-ever Florida Sun Conference Championship after posting a 43-12 record.
  • Men's golfer Kit Larson becomes the first Nova University golfer to be named Florida Sun Conference Player of the Year.
1992-1993
  • The Florida Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is changed to the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) and Nova University is now a member of District 7.
  • The men's soccer team finishes 11-5 -3 under new head coach Thomas Rongen, while Rohan Jackson is named an NAIA Second Team All-American and Jorgen Hegdal is named an NAIA Third Team All-American.
1991-1992
  • The men's soccer team finishes 11-5-3 as Alex Acosta, Michael Manning and Christian Perez all earn NSCAA All-American Honorable Mention.
  • Knights' baseball player Rich Polumbo is selected as an NAIA First-Team All-American, the first in program history, as Nova goes 42-14.
1990-1991
  • Nova University joins with seven other NAIA schools (Flagler College, Webber College, St. Thomas University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Palm Beach Atlantic College, Warner Southern College and Florida Memorial College) to form the FIAC (Florida Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).
  • Jonas Westher is named an NAIA Second Team All-American as he helped the men's soccer team win their first-ever FIAC championship, earning a berth in the District 25 Tournament for the sixth straight year.
1989
  • The women's volleyball team records their fifth consecutive District 25 Championship.
1988
  • Men's soccer player Richard Carlsson is an NAIA Third Team All-American and NSCAA Honorable Mention All-American, as the Nova University men's soccer team again finishes 13-5-0 and makes its first NAIA National Tournament appearance.
  • The women's volleyball team wins their fourth District 25 Championship with a 17-8 mark.
1987
  • Nova University adds baseball, women's tennis and men's golf, offering three women's and five men's athletic teams.
  • With a record of 19-7, the Nova University women's volleyball team wins their third straight District 25 Championship.
  • Men's soccer player Jonas Westher is named an NAIA Second Team All-American and NSCAA Honorable Mention All-American, as the Knights finish 9-8-2 and qualify for the District 25 Tournament.
 
1986
  • Dag Cohen, a midfielder for Nova University's men's soccer team, is named a First Team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association. Cohen is the first Nova athlete, in any sport, to be so honored, as he helped the men's soccer team to a 13-5-0 record and NAIA District 7 Championship.
    The Nova University women's volleyball team repeats as District 25 Champions with a 16-12 season.
1985
  • Nova University joins the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Undergraduate enrollment at this time is 222.
  • The Nova University women's volleyball team finishes 9-4, and wins District 25 Championship.
1984
  • Nova University adds men's soccer, women's volleyball and men's and women's cross country, Nova University becomes a member of the National Little College Athletic Association (NLCAA).
1983
  • The Nova's men's basketball team goes 11-12 in their second season, still competing as an independent program.
1982
  • Charles "Sonny" Hansley is named director of athletics for the first-ever athletic department at Nova University. The first program to field a team was men's basketball, which began competition during the 1982-83 school-year. Hansley served as the head coach for the Nova University men's basketball team, which played as an independent program, not affiliated with a conference.
  • Nova University finds an athletics nickname. A contest, which was open to the general public, was held to come up with a nickname for the new athletic program at Nova University. The nickname "Knights" was chosen, after being deemed the most popular submission by contest participants. 
1980
  • To boost the limited undergraduate enrollment at its Davie Campus, Nova president, Abraham S. Fischler, and the Board of Trustees looked to try something new: build a sports program. Nova University had a graduate school enrollment of about 7,000 students, with nontraditional, field-based programs scattered in 22 states, offering limited graduate and undergraduate degree programs on campus.