Former IUPUI Golfer Set to Take on Q-School

Former IUPUI men's golf standout Michael Davan is ready to take on the next step in his career on the links. Next week, the Illinois-native will begin pre-qualifications for Q-School, playing 54 holes at the BlackHorse Course at Bayonet and BlackHorse on Monterey Bay. 

Davan will start two days of practice on Sunday (Sept. 9) before teeing off on Tuesday (Sept. 11).

Oakland Adds Two to Baseball Coaching Staff

Ty Rogers and Ryan Hilton will join Oakland as assistant baseball coaches for the 2012-13 season, head coach John Musachio announced on Wednesday. 

Rogers will work with recruiting and infielders in addition to assisting with the offense, Hilton will work with the catchers and assist hitters.

SDSU Names Nord Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

South Dakota State University women's basketball head coach Aaron Johnston announced Friday that Carissa Nord has been elevated to a full-time assistant coaching position.

 

A graduate assistant during the 2011-12 season in which the Jackrabbits made their fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament, Nord replaces Emilee Thiesse, who was named head coach at Minnesota State, Mankato, earlier this week.

SDSU's Somsen Named Coastal Plain League Pitcher of the Year

The Coastal Plain League announced today that Layne Somsen of the Fayetteville SwampDogs has been named the 2012 Rawlings CPL Pitcher of the Year.

Somsen, a 6-0, 185-pound junior from South Dakota State went 5-0 with an impressive 1.29 ERA during the regular season. In seven starts the right-hander pitched 42 innings of work, surrendering just eight runs - six earned - on 18 hits. Meanwhile, he walked only 15 and struck out 47. He also was a part of two combined shutouts, featured a 0.79 WHIP and opposing batters hit a mere .129 against him.

Reggie Hamilton to Play Professionally in Italy

Reggie Hamilton

Former Oakland guard Reggie Hamilton has signed to play professional basketball in Italy and will join Victoria Libertas Pesaro in the Italian Serie A. The Summit League's first NCAA scoring champion with 26.2 points per game in 2011-12 was recently invited to play for the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Summer League. Hamilton owns The Summit League's single-season record for points (942 in '11-12) and ranks seventh on the career scoring list (2,185).

Alex Young Signs Pro Contract in Italy

Alex Young

Former IUPUI forward Alex Young has signed to play professional basketball in Italy. The Summit League's No. 4 all-time scorer inked a deal to play for Orlandina Basket of Italy's Second League, beginning later this month. Young had been playing for the Sacramento Kings' Summer League team.

NCAA Champion Cameron Levins Advances to Olympic Final

Cameron Levins has qualified for the men's 5,000-meter final with a personal best time of 13:18.29, in the second of two heats during Wednesday morning's qualifying. The Campbell River, British Columbia native improved on the career-best time he established in April by 0.18 seconds. 

In a field of 43 men, Levins qualifies with the eighth-best time of the 15 headed to Saturday's final, after an 11th-place finish in the 10,000-meter race on Day 8. 

Two-Time NCAA Champion Levins Finishes 11th at London Olympics

Historically, Canadians haven’t had much to cheer about in the long-distance races. But Saturday was different. Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., hung with the lead pack until the final lap, finishing 11th in 27:40.68. Mohammed Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., was 18th in 28:13.91. 

Levins, 23, a two-time NCAA champion this year, hadn’t faced competition at the highest level until the Olympics. He will regroup to run in the heats of the 5000m on Aug. 8.

SDSU's Stuart Travels to Africa for Medical Volunteer Program

South Dakota State University women's basketball player Megan Stuart left Thursday for Mombasa, Kenya, where she will take part in the Elective Africa medical volunteer program.

A biology/pre-medicine major, Stuart will enter her sophomore season this fall. The Roseville, Minn., native will spend nearly a month in Africa, during which time she will shadow physicians, volunteer in clinics and assist in disease prevention and awareness campaigns.

Schoeberl, Luce Join NDSU Women's Soccer Coaching Staff

Meghan Schoeberl, an assistant at Wisconsin-River Falls last season, has been named assistant women's soccer coach at North Dakota State.  NDSU head coach Mark Cook  made the announcement Thursday, Aug. 2.

 

Schoeberl spent five years with Cook at the Minnesota Thunder Academy as a head coach and assistant coach for its U15 to U19 teams.  She was a four-year starter at Northern Iowa from 2004 to 2007 and began her coaching career as an assistant for the Waterloo West High School boys' varsity team for two seasons while at UNI.

Cook also announced the addition of former Bison player Katie Luce as the team's director of soccer operations. Luce will assist the NDSU coaching staff with team travel, game-day preparations, video exchange, camps, and other administrative duties.