https://www.c2csports.com en-us https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1415/svu_wrestling_ncaa_status With a proud tradition and successful history, the Southern Virginia University wrestling program will remove its club status and become an NCAA Division III varsity program beginning the 2014-15 season. Tue, 08 Jul 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1415/svu_wrestling_ncaa_status https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2013-14_CAC_All-Academic_Team.pdf The Capital Athletic Conference announced that a record 1,199 student-athletes were named to the 2013-14 All-Academic Team, an average of 119 student-athletes per full member institution. Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2013-14_CAC_All-Academic_Team.pdf https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/SMC-s_Jamie_Roberts Jamie Roberts, a former three-sport standout at St. Mary's College, was killed Friday in an accident while riding her bike across country in support of cancer research. Mon, 16 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/SMC-s_Jamie_Roberts https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Final_Learfield_Sports_standings Salisbury's strong finishes in the spring season lifted the Sea Gulls into 15th place overall as the top CAC team in the final 2013-14 Learfield Sports Directors Cup standings. Thu, 05 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Final_Learfield_Sports_standings https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2014_Medal_of_Inspiration.pdf Christopher Newport sophomore Krista Lewis (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory), Mary Washington junior Taylor Johnson (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) and St. Mary’s senior Kelsey Wirtz (Parkton, Md./Hereford) were selected by the conference Senior Woman Administrators as recipients of the CAC Medal of Inspiration for the 2013-14 academic year. Wed, 04 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2014_Medal_of_Inspiration.pdf https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Gear-_Hutson_Named_Acad_AA St. Mary's senior tennis all-star Andrew Gear, Christopher Newport field hockey senior Marlene Lichty and York sophomore men's lacrosse attack Tyler Hutson were named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America At-Large team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Wed, 04 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Gear-_Hutson_Named_Acad_AA https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/2014_NCAA_WOTY_-_Katelyn_Fischer.pdf Marymount (Va.) University senior women’s basketball All-American Katelyn Fischer (Reisterstown, Md./Seton Keough) was selected by the Capital Athletic Conference Board of Directors as the CAC’s candidate for 2013-14 NCAA Woman of the Year. Tue, 03 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/2014_NCAA_WOTY_-_Katelyn_Fischer.pdf https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mten/2013-14/releases/2014_Male_SAOY_-_Andrew_Gear.pdf St. Mary’s College of Maryland senior men’s tennis standout Andrew Gear (Westminster, Md./Winters Mill) was selected by the Capital Athletic Conference athletic directors and sports information directors as the 2013-14 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Mon, 02 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mten/2013-14/releases/2014_Male_SAOY_-_Andrew_Gear.pdf https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/2014_Female_SAOY_-_Katelyn_Fischer.pdf Marymount (Va.) University senior women’s basketball All-American Katelyn Fischer (Reisterstown, Md./Seton Keough) was selected by the Capital Athletic Conference athletic directors and sports information directors as the 2013-14 CAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Mon, 02 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wbkb/2013-14/releases/2014_Female_SAOY_-_Katelyn_Fischer.pdf https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2014_SMC_HOF St. Mary’s College of Maryland Director of Athletics and Recreation Scott Devine announced Tuesday the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2014. This year’s class features two women’s lacrosse players – Gia Trionfo Hooper ’99 and Jen Chumley-Pfeiffer ’04 and a women’s swimmer – Jaime Cheng Swanson '02. Tue, 20 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2014_SMC_HOF https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/cosida_academic_all-district_at_large Nine CAC student-athletes have been honored by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) as members of the Academic All-District At-Large teams for their combined athletic and academic success, announced Thursday. Thu, 15 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/cosida_academic_all-district_at_large https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2013-14_Commissioner-s_Cup_Final.pdf Christopher Newport University, one of three new full member institutions in the Capital Athletic Conference in 2013-14, won six of the 21 team championships and finished among the top three teams in 11 others to finish atop the Richard C. Cook All-Sports Award standings. Fri, 09 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2013-14_Commissioner-s_Cup_Final.pdf https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/lamboni_sal_at Salisbury head athletic trainer Pat Lamboni will be inducted into the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame on May 10 at the MAATA Symposium in Virginia Beach, Va. Tue, 06 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/lamboni_sal_at https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/MU_Battle_of_Sexes_fundraiser Marymount University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held its inaugural “Battle of the Sexes” competition on Sunday, raising over $7,500 for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Thu, 01 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/MU_Battle_of_Sexes_fundraiser https://www.c2csports.com/images/general/2013-2014/NCAA_40_on_40_Rhonda_Miller Like athletes at any level of competition, Division III student-athletes become role models in their communities. However, few student-athletes at any level of competition get to be a role model like Ronda Jo Miller. Thu, 01 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/images/general/2013-2014/NCAA_40_on_40_Rhonda_Miller https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/svu_new_football_coach Southern Virginia University President Paul K. Sybrowsky today promoted Jason Walker to the position of head football coach. Walker joined Southern Virginia's coaching staff on March 20, when he was named the Knights' defensive coordinator Tue, 22 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/svu_new_football_coach https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/33_START_candidates_in_2013-14 The Students of Today are Referees of Tomorrow ("START") program at York College of Pa. produced 33 new scholastic officials in football, basketball, soccer, field hockey, baseball and boys lacrosse during the 2013-14 academic year. Mon, 21 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/33_START_candidates_in_2013-14 https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/MU_adding_women-s_golf Marymount University will increase its intercollegiate sports offerings to 17 with the addition of women’s golf beginning in the 2014-15 season. Mon, 14 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/MU_adding_women-s_golf https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Lamb_Promoted_To_AD_At_SVU Southern Virginia University President Paul K. Sybrowsky today named Jason Lamb as the university's director of athletics. Lamb will also continue to serve as Southern Virginia's head men's lacrosse coach. Fri, 11 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Lamb_Promoted_To_AD_At_SVU https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wten/2013-14/releases/UMW_Names_Tennis_Complex The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors recognized former women's tennis coach and athletic director Dr. Edward Hegmann by naming the outdoor tennis facility in his honor in a ceremony on Wednesday. The facility is named the Edward Hegmann II Tennis Complex. Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/wten/2013-14/releases/UMW_Names_Tennis_Complex https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/DIII_Week_2014 This link will be updated daily with feature stories, first-person stories, videos and activities of the CAC member institutions - and in particular many Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC). Please check this link for updates and new items throughout the week that celebrates NCAA Division III. Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/DIII_Week_2014 https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/FSU_2014_HOF Frostburg State University has recently announced that four former-student-athletes will make up the 2014 Bobcat Hall of Fame class that will be inducted at the annual dinner and ceremony on Friday, October 17 as part of Homecoming Weekend festivities. Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/FSU_2014_HOF https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Learfield_Sports_Directors_Cup_-_winter_update Five Capital Athletic Conference institutions - Christopher Newport, Mary Washington, Salisbury, Wesley and York - all rank among the top 95 programs in NCAA Division III according to the updated standings for the 2013-14 Learfield Sports Directors Cup. Thu, 03 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Learfield_Sports_Directors_Cup_-_winter_update https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/svu_football_coaches Southern Virginia University recently announced changes to its football coaching staff, with Tyler Hughes anointed as head coach and Jason Walker as defensive coordinator. Thu, 20 Mar 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/svu_football_coaches https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2013-14_Commissioner-s_Cup_-Winter-.pdf First-year CAC member Christopher Newport still leads the pack in the chase for the 2013-14 Richard C. Cook All-Sports Award, but there are three other teams within 10.5 points of the Captains heading into the spring season, which includes nine of the conference’s 21 championship sports. Four teams have won multiple championships so far this year, creating the tightest race in conference history. Wed, 19 Mar 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/2013-14_Commissioner-s_Cup_-Winter-.pdf https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/SMC_Names_Dr._Jordan_President By unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan has been appointed president of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Jordan’s appointment came following an extensive four-month search. The 11-member search committee—comprised of trustees, faculty members, a student and a member of the staff—evaluated applicants to identify the three finalists the board considered. Wed, 19 Mar 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/SMC_Names_Dr._Jordan_President https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mgolf/2013-14/releases/CAC_adds_NJCU_and_WPU One day after announcing the historic football partnership between the Capital Athletic Conference and the New Jersey Athletic Conference, Frostburg State University President Dr. Jonathan Gibralter, chair of the CAC Presidents Council, announced the addition of the NJAC’s New Jersey City University and William Paterson University as associate members for CAC men’s golf, effective immediately. Tue, 04 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/sports/mgolf/2013-14/releases/CAC_adds_NJCU_and_WPU https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/NJAC_Football_Release The five Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) members that sponsor varsity football will all be members of the same conference for the first time in the 2015 season. Christopher Newport University, Frostburg State University, Salisbury University, Southern Virginia University and Wesley College have agreed to join the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) as associate members. Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/NJAC_Football_Release https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/cac_saac_event Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) leaders of the Capital Athletic Conference recently traveled to Mary Washington University for a Special Olympics event and the organization’s bi-annual meeting. SAAC student leaders and their staff/faculty advisors kicked off the day by playing a variety of games and sports with local Special Olympics athletes from the Fredericksburg, Va. area at the nearby Fredericksburg Field House. Fri, 28 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/cac_saac_event https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Spring_2014_START_at_YCP York College of Pa. will host its 10th edition of the START program, designed to recruit college students and local fans into the world of sports refereeing and officiating on three consecutive Sunday evenings, beginning, March 16 and continuing on Mar. 23 and Mar. 30. Wed, 12 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.c2csports.com/general_releases/gen1314/Spring_2014_START_at_YCP