This Tamworth, England native has been playing since her grandfather bought her a set of clubs when she was 5 years old. She has been hooked ever since and hopes to make it her career.
Category: Sports
Atheletes of the week: Erin Black & Oskar Nordstrand
NSU swimmers Erin Black and Oskar Nordstrand, both seniors, had never met until they transferred to NSU in the fall of 2011. Since then, the brother-sister-like duo has found their groove. The two not only train and go to school together, but they also share an apartment and almost identical schedules.
Women’s basketball makes NSU history
For the first time in school history, NSU’s women’s basketball team advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Division II National Championship tournament, after winning the South Region Championship, hosted at NSU, on March 18.
Coach’s Corner: Gary Tuell
NSU men’s basketball Head Coach Gary Tuell is no stranger to the game of basketball. Tuell is a native of Louisville, Ky. and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Louisville in 1973. That same year, he became an assistant coach for Louisville and has been on a collegiate coaching staff ever since.
The Color Run comes to Fort Lauderdale
There are tons of marathons held around the country, but none are quite as bright as The Color Run. The Color Run, also known as the “Happiest 5K on the Planet,” is an un-timed 5K in which participants are splattered with different colored powders at various “Color Zones” throughout the course of the race.
Sharks make school history in advancing to the Elite Eight
The Sharks won the South Region Championship, hosted at NSU, on March 18, beating Delta State University 78-56
NSU hosts South Regional
On March 10, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced that NSU would host the South Region of the 2013 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship tournament, March 15 to 18. Eight teams played in seven games at the Arena at the Don Taft University Center.
Athelete of the week: Derrick Wood
Junior exercise and sport science major, Derrick Wood has been on track and field teams since sixth grade. He initially took to the track as something to do after basketball season, but it eventually turned into Wood’s ticket to a NCAA scholarship with NSU. He started by running the 110-meter hurdles, but transitioned into the high jump, long jump and triple jump.
Miami Heat Fan Express
On Feb. 4, during the Charlotte Bobcats game, FOX Sports Florida and the Miami Heat unveiled the Miami Heat Fan Express, a luxury bus designed to transport large groups.
On the Bench: We should be proud of our athletic department
It seems that many NSU students do not take pride in our athletic program. I think this is largely because we are a Division II school and we lack what most major universities have: a football team. What most students don’t realize is that you do not need to have a Division I program in […]