USA South Athletic Conference

USA South Coaches and Teams Set For "Suits and Sneakers"
The NABC and the USA South is encouraging member coaches and their staff to wear sneakers with their suits to show support for the Coaches vs. Cancer program.

Conference Headlines

CNU Names Morris Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Jessica Morris has assisted the CNU field hockey program since 2004 and worked with the communications office in a part-time capacity since the fall.

Shenandoah's Van Sickler Named Pre-Season Baseball Player of the Year
The Hornet's Greg Van Sickler has been tabbed as the pre-season Division III Player of the Year by Baseball America.

CNU Women's Basketball Rises to No. 10
The Captains rose one spot in the USA Today/ESPN poll, moving to No. 10 after a one-game week last week.

USA South Presents Female Don Scalf Award to Shenandoah's Catherine Beuerle
USA South Commissioner Rita Wiggs and the awards namesake, Don Scalf, were on hand to present Beuerle her award.

USA South's "Pennies for a Purpose" To Help Haiti
Institutions are encouraged to donate their collections to organizations involved in assisting those in Haiti.

USA South Presents Cans Across the Conference Trophy to Shenandoah
After gathering a Conference-record 9,797 items, Shenandoah captured the 2009 Cans Across the Conference Championship.

Methodist Tabbed As USA South Women's Tennis Favorite
Last spring, the Monarchs captured their second consecutive USA South Regular Season title.

Christopher Newport Picked as USA South Softball Favorite
The Captains captured both the USA South Regular Season and Tournament championships last spring.

N.C. Wesleyan Picked to Capture USA South Men's Tennis Title
The Bishops captured both the USA South Regular Season and Tournament crowns last spring.

Christopher Newport Selected as USA South Lacrosse Favorite
Last spring, the Captains captured both the USA South Regular Season and Tournament titles for the third consecutive season.

Methodist Picked to Defend USA South Golf Title
Last spring, the Monarchs captured their seventh consecutive USA South Championship, their 27th title in program history.

CNU Women's Basketball Continues Climb In Rankings; Schweers Again on Team of the Week
The Captains improved to No. 11 in the USA Today/ESPN poll and No. 14 in the d3hoops.com poll.

Paul Huch Named New Meredith Head Tennis Coach
Huch comes to Meredith from Connecticut College where he completed eight seasons as the head men's and women's tennis coach.

Shenandoah to Make Donation To Haitian Relief Efforts
The Hornets will be donate the gate receipts from Sunday's USA South Conference basketball doubleheader to relief efforts.

CNU's Schweers Earns Spot on National Team of the Week
Junior Chelsie Schweers was named to the d3hoops.com Team of the Week for the second time this month.

Shenandoah Picked as USA South Preseason Baseball Favorite
Shenandoah University, under the direction of seventh-year Head Coach Kevin Anderson, was picked to win the USA South Athletic Conference 2010 baseball title in the preseason coaches' poll.

NCAA Launches Division III Identity Initiative
The platform’s formal unveiling occurred at the NCAA Convention in Atlanta and featured the premiere of a video portraying the Division III educational and athletics experience and presentations on the process and ideas leading to the platform’s creation.

Averett Men's Soccer Donates Equipment to Village in Nicaragua
The 2010 class includes six former student-athletes, three coaches and one administrator.

CNU Women's Basketball Up to 15th in National Rankings
The undefeated Captains climb to 15th in the latest D3Hoops.com Top-25 poll.

Two USA South Baseball Student-Athletes Named Preseason All-Americans
Shenandoah's Greg Van Sickler and Methodist's Brian Inghram were honored by D3Baseball.com.

USA South Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class
The 2010 class includes six former student-athletes, three coaches and one administrator.

CNU Women's Basketball Ranked No. 24 in Current USA Today/ESPN Poll
Off to the best start in school history with a 10-0 record, the Captains have cracked the national rankings.

Shenandoah Baseball Ranked Eighth in National Pre-Season Poll
The Hornets earn their first-ever pre-season national ranking in a baseball poll released by Collegiate Baseball.

USA South Announces Fall Sportsmanship Awards
Averett, Mary Baldwin and Maryville take home honors for the fall.

Eleven USA South Footballers Earn All-Region Honors
Averett, Christopher Newport, Ferrum, Maryville, N.C. Wesleyan and Shenandoah are represented on the D3Football.com All-South Region Team.

CNU's Winston Mattheisen Named All-American
The sophomore forward was named a second team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Meredith Places Three on All-Region Women's Soccer Team
Alex Calvert, Kristin Braxton and Kristy Knight were honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America

CNU Men's Soccer Places Four on All-Region Team
Winston Mattheisen, Justin Wolfe, Kevin Greenburg and Nao Masuda were honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America

CNU Men's Soccer Finished Fifth in Nation
The Captain's who reached the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, has been ranked No. 5 in the nation in the final coaches poll of the season.

Dr. Wayne Edwards Named New Shenandoah Athletic Director
Edwards starts his full time position on January 4, but will be on campus the week of December 14 meeting with student-athletes, faculty, staff and athletic department personnel as well as interested members of the media.

USA South Conducts Successful Educational Summit (video included)
This two-day event was attended by select student-athletes, coaches and administrators from the Conference's ten institutions and featured nationally-known speakers and facilitators.

Mark Cole Resigns as N.C. Wesleyan Head Golf Coach; David Doino Named Interim Coach
Doino served two seasons as head golf coach at Virginia Wesleyan College prior to joining NCWC in the fall of 2007.