No pressure! Last season, Linfield’s volleyball coach of 2,000 years (slight…very slight overstatement), Shane Kimura, announced 2017 was to be his last. After 40 years with the Wildcats, Coach Kimura participated in his last collegiate volleyball match as Linfield upset Whitworth (his 666th win in his career). Coach Kimura ends his amazing run in the…… Continue reading Linfield Replaces a Legend
Month: February 2018
St. Thomas (Houston) to Join DIII/SCAC
As mentioned in a previous post, there was a rumor of another school entering the NCAA Division III exploratory process, which is the first step towards gaining eligibility. This school (made official today) is the University of Saint Thomas – Houston. St. Thomas is currently a member of the NAIA and the Red River Conference.…… Continue reading St. Thomas (Houston) to Join DIII/SCAC
SCAC 2018 Schedule Changes
I thought about putting this information in my previous post about JWU and the SCAC, but there is a lot here. To start off with, the SCAC is awesome. I don’t say that because Southwestern is in the SCAC but because they’ve always been so accommodating to my requests and usually give me more than…… Continue reading SCAC 2018 Schedule Changes
JWU Denver & SCAC News
With the news on Friday that UT-Tyler was moving to DII, it seems only fair that we move a school into DIII. It was announced last year that JWU Denver was exploring a move to Division III, and yesterday the NCAA Membership Committee announced that Johnson & Wales Denver has been accepted as a provisional…… Continue reading JWU Denver & SCAC News
UT Tyler – Moving to DII
Update (7/13/2018): The NCAA has accepted UT-Tyler’s application and they now start the DII process. Friday, UT-Tyler officially submitted their application for Division II membership. The NCAA will now decide later this year if the application should be accepted for review. If this occurs, then UT-Tyler will start on a three-year process where they will…… Continue reading UT Tyler – Moving to DII