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Frostburg State's Truesdel & Mary Washington's Littlefield Named CAC Nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year
August 06, 2018Frostburg State senior track & field sprinter Kayla Truesdel and Mary Washington senior women's lacrosse defender Kirsten Littlefield were selected by the Capital Athletic Conference Athletic Council as the CAC candidates for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year. -
CAC Names 1,515 Student-Athletes To The 2017-18 All-Academic Team
June 21, 2018The Capital Athletic Conference announced that a record 1,515 student-athletes were named to the 2017-18 All-Academic Team, an average of over 150 student-athletes per full member institution. The 1,515 honorees marks just the second time in CAC history that over 1,500 student-athletes have earned All-Academic recognition.
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Mary Washington's Kirsten Littlefield Tabbed as CAC Female Athlete of the Year
June 06, 2018Mary Washington senior women's lacrosse defender Kirsten Littlefield (Millstone Township, N.J./Allentown) was tabbed by the Capital Athletic Conference athletic directors as the 2017-18 Female Athlete of the Year.
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Christopher Newport's Jeff Dover Named CAC Male Athlete of the Year
June 06, 2018Christopher Newport senior cross country/track & field runner Jeff Dover (Moyock, N.C./Currituck County) was honored by the Capital Athletic Conference athletic directors as the 2017-18 Male Athlete of the Year.
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Mary Washington's Kendall Parker Named CAC Female Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
June 05, 2018University of Mary Washington senior women's basketball guard Kendall Parker (Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford) was selected by the Capital Athletic Conference athletic directors as the 2017-18 Female Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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York's Dalton Myers Receives CAC Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year
June 05, 2018York men's basketball senior forward Dalton Myers (Finksburg, Md./Westminster) was honored by the Capital Athletic Conference athletic directors as the 2017-18 Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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Frostburg State's Matthew Robinson and St. Mary's Juwan Kearson Receive CAC Medal of Inspiration Award
June 04, 2018Frostburg State junior Matthew Robinson (Parsonsburg, Md./Wicomico) and St. Mary's junior Juwan Kearson (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's School) were selected by the conference senior woman administrators and athletic directors as recipients of the CAC Medal of Inspiration for the 2017-18 academic year.
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Nine CAC Schools Ranked in Final Learfield Directors' Cup Standings; Christopher Newport Finishes 15th
June 01, 2018Christopher Newport, which recently swept the Capital Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup awards for the second straight season, finished 15th in the final 2017-18 Learfield Division III Directors Cup standings, announced Thursday, to headline the nine CAC institutions ranked in the final standings.
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Christopher Newport Sweeps CAC Commissioner's Cup Trophies for Second Straight Year
May 18, 2018Christopher Newport captured 10 titles among the 22 conference sports to sweep all three categories of the Capital Athletic Conference all-sports award competition for the second-straight year. The Captains finished atop the standings in the Richard C. Cook All-Sports Award, the Men's Commissioner's Award and the Women's Commisssioner's Award.
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CAC Mourns Loss of Wesley Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Mike Drass
May 14, 2018The Capital Athletic Conference is saddened by today's news of the death of Wesley Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Mike Drass. Drass was an integral member of the CAC Athletic Council and NCAA Division III for many years and impacted the lives of numerous student-athletes throughout his career.
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CAC Offers Assistant to the Commissioner/Director of Championships Internship
May 01, 2018The Capital Athletic Conference is accepting applications for the position of Assistant to the Commissioner/Director of Championships. This full-time, two-year position is funded primarily through the NCAA Division III Ethnic Minorities & Women's Internship Grant, and offers the candidate the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of collegiate athletic administration at the conference level. The Assistant to the Commissioner/Director of Championships will work with the Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner in all aspects of the Capital Athletic Conference office. The desired start date is August 2018.
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Frostburg State Announces 2018 Hall of Fame Class
April 20, 2018The Frostburg State University Department of Athletics and the Office of Alumni Relations has announced that six former student-athletes will be inducted into the Bobcat Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2018. The annual dinner and celebration has been set for Friday, October 26, 2018 as part of Homecoming Weekend.
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Dr. Charles Wight Named New President of Salisbury University
April 03, 2018The University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents has appointed Charles Wight president of Salisbury University (SU), beginning July 1, 2018. Wight will succeed Janet Dudley-Eshbach, who announced last fall her plans to step down from the position after 18 years.
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Capital Athletic Conference Members Celebrate NCAA Division III Week
April 02, 2018This 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.
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Nine CAC Institutions Ranked in Final Winter Learfield Directors' Cup Standings; Christopher Newport 14th
March 29, 2018Christopher Newport is ranked 14th in the final winter standings of the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup to lead a group of nine Capital Athletic Conference schools in the Division III rankings. York (71st), Frostburg State (149th), Salisbury (166th), Wesley (166th), Marymount (170th), Southern Virginia (221st), Mary Washington (224th), and Penn State Harrisburg (285th) also earned points through the winter season.
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Christopher Newport Maintains Advantage Atop 2017-18 CAC All-Sports Award Standings
March 23, 2018With two titles and two runner-up finishes in the winter sports, Christopher Newport maintained its lead in the Capital Athletic Conference's Richard C. Cook All-Sports awards standings heading into the spring season.
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John Mason Jr. Named Chancellor at Penn State Harrisburg
March 21, 2018John M. Mason, Jr., vice president for research and economic development at Auburn University in Alabama, has been appointed as chancellor of Penn State Harrisburg.
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CAC Student-Athletes Attend the 2018 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis
January 29, 2018For the fourth-straight year, the Capital Athletic Conference sent a group of student-athletes to the NCAA Convention in Indianapolis. Watch as the student-athletes share their experiences from the Convention.
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Christopher Newport 12th in Final Fall Learfield Directors' Cup Standings; Six CAC Schools Ranked
December 21, 2017Christopher Newport is ranked 12th in the final fall standings of the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, headlining a contingent of six Capital Athletic Conference schools in the rankings. Along with CNU, other CAC schools in the standings include Frostburg State in 74th place, Salisbury and Wesley tied for 83rd, York in 121st and Mary Washington in 126th.
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Christopher Newport Announces 2018 Athletics Hall of Fame Class
December 15, 2017The Christopher Newport Department of Athletics announced the Hall of Fame Class of 2018 today, as the Captains prepare to enshrine a talented group of five athletes from five different sports.
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St. Mary's Begins Construction on Jamie L. Roberts Stadium
December 15, 2017Construction of the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium has finally begun. Check out this drone video by Justin Foreman about the first week of construction. Stay tuned to www.smcmathletics.com and the Seahawk social media outlets at @smcseahawks for the latest on the stadium progress.
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Christopher Newport Compiles Early Lead in 2017-18 CAC All-Sports Award Standings
November 29, 2017For the fourth year in a row, Christopher Newport University has taken an early lead in the Capital Athletic Conference's Richard C. Cook All-Sports Award chase, powered by a stellar fall season that included four CAC championships.
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CAC Student Athlete Advisory Committees Collect Over 26,000 Pounds of Food for Local Charities
November 22, 2017The Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC) at Capital Athletic Conference member schools combined to collect over 13 tons of food for a variety of food collection agencies and charities throughout the Middle Atlantic Region prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday break.
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St. Mary's to Begin Building Jamie L. Roberts Stadium Complex
October 30, 2017According to the College's planning and facilities department, the College is on an aggressive schedule and work on the new Jamie L. Roberts stadium complex's artificial turf field will begin in mid-November pending all appropriate permits and approvals. The grass field for the complex will be an expansion on one of the existing practice fields. Work on the stadium structure is slated to begin in January. The College anticipates the complex will be completed in time for the fall 2018 season.
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Southern Virginia to Dedicate New Stadium Friday
October 25, 2017Southern Virginia University will dedicate its new Knight Stadium during University Convocation at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 27 in the Knight Arena. The addition of the stadium to the University's campus comes thanks to a generous donation from Glade Knight and his family.
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Salisbury University President Dudley-Eshbach President Announces She Is Stepping Down June 30
September 27, 2017Dr. Janet Dudley-Eshbach, the president of Salisbury University, today announced her decision to step down effective June 30, 2018.
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Mary Washington Announces 22nd Athletic Hall of Fame Class
September 18, 2017The University of Mary Washington will induct its 22nd class into the UMW Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Inductees include former basketball All-American Debbie (Bruen) Flores ('07), baseball All-American Kevin Foeman ('06), All-America swimmer Dale Parker ('07), as well as the 2006-07 Final Four women's basketball team.
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Marymount Unveils New Branding for Athletics
September 13, 2017Director of Athletics Jamie Reynolds and the rest of the Marymount (Va.) University Athletics Department is proud to officially announce athletics' brand new logo set as the department continues to move forward in its rebranding.
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Southern Virginia Announces Return to its Heritage Color
August 31, 2017In an open letter to students, faculty, and staff, Southern Virginia University President Reed N. Wilcox announced “the University is coming home to crimson” as its official heritage color. Crimson was the University’s initial primary color for eight years after its renewal in 1996.
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Wesley to Induct 13 Individuals, One Team into Athletics Hall of Fame
July 25, 2017The Wesley College Athletics Hall of Fame will induct 13 individuals and a team as the Class of 2017 at the annual Hall of Fame ceremony as part of Wesley's Homecoming festivities, which start on Friday, Oct. 13.
