NSU Horizons Fall 2007

scoreboard T he Sharks had stellar performances in 2006–2007, both academically and athletically, with 55 NSU student- athletes named to the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the spring 2007 semes- ter. Included were rowers Miglena Dzhupanova and Taylor Liput , who were also two of the 69 SSC student-athletes to carry a perfect 4.0 GPA. To be eligible for the Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll, a student-athlete must post a minimum grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.0. Other sports represented included men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, and women’s rowing. There were many athletic team and individual awards and accomplishments this season. Team Accomplishments Men’s Golf: After securing its title as a Sunshine State Champion, the golf team finished its season ranked third in the nation and tied for fifth place at the NCAA Division II South/ South Central Super Regionals. Women’s Rowing: The Sharks Varsity 4 crew finished in third place in the NCAA Division II Fours Grand Finals during the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships, held on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, this season. Varsity 8 con- cluded its season with a record fourth straight trip to the NCAA National championship competition. In doing so, it completed the season fourth overall in the NCAA DII Womens’ Rowing Grand Finals. The Varsity 8 boat (aptly named the Ray Ferrero, Jr.) was named as boat of the year by the Sunshine State Conference. Individual Awards and All-American Honors Freshman Eric Cole (Orlando, Florida) and junior Greg O’Mahony (Tequesta, Florida) claimed GCAA/PING Honorable Mention All-American honors in golf. In doing so, the duo lands the first NCAA Men’s Golf All-American Honors in the history of the NSU men’s golf program. Cole was also Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year and First Team All-SSC and PING All-South Region and finished the spring season with an individual national ranking of 43rd among Division II golfers and 10th in the South Region. O’Mahony was named to the 2007 All-SSC Men’s Golf team. He finished the spring season with an individual nation- al ranking of 49th among all Division II golfers and 12th among all South Region golfers Women’s tennis player Alexa Korotkevich (junior, St. Petersburg, Russia) earned her second ITAAll-American Honor Nova Southeastern University On and Off the Field By Bob Prior 34 horizons