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Lander Bearcats
The Lander Bearcats are the athletic teams that represent Lander University, located in Greenwood, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Peach Belt Conference since the 1990–91 academic year. The Bearcats compete as members of the Peach Belt Conference for 14 of their current varsity sports. Lander has been a member of the Peach Belt since 1990 and has won 26 PBC Tournament championships while winning or sharing 36 regular-season titles. Women's lacrosse plays in the Gulf South Conference, while men's rugby is part of the Southern Rugby Conference. The acrobatics & tumbling and wrestling teams compete in Conference Carolinas and the field hockey program is part of South Atlantic Conference. Lander's major rival is Erskine, a fellow NCAA Division II institution whose campus is located away. Within the Peach Belt, Lander enjoys a rivalry with USC Aiken, the PBC memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lander University
Lander University is a public university in Greenwood, South Carolina. Campus and housing Lander University is located approximately one half-mile from uptown Greenwood, South Carolina. The main campus sits on 190 acres of land, though this does not include its many off-campus locations. Lander University has ten residence halls. Residence halls include Bearcat Village, Brookside, Centennial Hall, Chipley Hall, Lide Apartments, McGhee Court, New Hall, Thomason, University Place, and Williamston. In July 2021, Lander announced that the state legislature has appropriated new funding for the University, which includes money that will be used to construct a nursing building on Lander's campus in Greenwood. Rankings In the 2018 edition of '' U.S. News & World Report''s ''Best Colleges'' rankings, Lander ranked 29 in Regional Colleges of the South and 6 in Best Colleges for Veterans. Faculty Lander has 178 full-time faculty members. Academics More than 90 areas of undergraduate an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Men's Division II Tennis Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championship is an annual men's college tennis national collegiate championship sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for teams in Division II. Unlike the championships for Division I and Division III, this tournament crowns only a team champion. Individual and doubles titles were contested from 1963 to 1994 before being discontinued. Lander, with eight titles, is the most successful program. The current champions are Barry, who won their fifth title in 2021. History The championship first began in 1963 as the NCAA College Division Men's Tennis Championship for smaller colleges and universities not in the larger University Division (the precursor to the current Division I). The tournament gained its current name when the NCAA introduced its three-division structure in 1973–74. The national championship rounds are contested annually in May. Champions Singles, Doubles, and Team (Points) Championships (1963–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Marriott
Tom Marriott (born 13 December 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for North Carolina Fusion U23. Playing career Marriott made his debut for Mansfield Town in a 1–0 win over Port Vale on 4 October 2016, in an EFL Trophy group stage game at Vale Park. He was released at the end of the season having failed to make any further appearances. In 2019, he enrolled at Lander University playing college soccer. He played for USL League Two side Charlotte Eagles during the 2021 season. In March 2022, he appeared and scored for North Carolina Fusion U23 in a U.S. Open Cup match. Style of play In 2015, the Mansfield Town website described Marriott as a right-sided attacking midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ... who was "a creative player with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Magennis
Stephen "Steo" Magennis is an Irish former footballer who is an assistant coach at Georgia Gwinnett College. Youth & education A native of Dublin, Ireland, Magennis came to the U.S. on a soccer scholarship to Darton State Community College (NJCAA) and completed his Associate of Arts degree (2005–2007). Upon graduating, he transferred to Lander University playing his final two years of eligibility and graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science (2007–2009). He later went on to complete his master's degree in Education (Exercise Science) at Lander University (2012–2014). Career Magennis signed as the head coach of the Georgia Revolution FC in 2017. Magennis came to the Revs with a wealth of experience and a vast coaching background with successful programs (currently at Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies). In his first year, he helped the Grizzlies to their third Association of Independent Institutions Championship Title. He then helped the program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Jordan (footballer)
Luke MacAuley Jordan (born 21 November 1998) is an English footballer who played as a winger for the Lander Bearcats Career Jordan was born in Burnley, Lancashire and attended Unity College. He began his career with Morecambe and made his professional debut on 7 January 2017 in a 4–1 victory against Notts County at the Globe Arena. Jordan signed for Kendal Town on one-month youth loan on 26 February 2018. He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2017–18 season. After joining Chester from Ramsbottom United in the summer of 2018, Jordan joined Lancaster City in November 2018 on a dual-registration deal. In 2019, Jordan Joined the Georgia State Panthers men's soccer program. In 2020, he transferred to the Lander Bearcats The Lander Bearcats are the athletic teams that represent Lander University, located in Greenwood, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Jankouskas
Brett Robert Jankouskas (born August 18, 1991) is an American soccer player who played for the Harrisburg City Islanders in the United Soccer League. Career Jankouskas began playing college soccer at Syracuse University in 2010, before transferring to Lander University in 2011. Jankouskas signed with United Soccer League club Harrisburg City Islanders on March 24, 2015. He scored his first professional goal for the City Islanders on May 2, 2015 in a 4-0 win over Wilmington Hammerheads FC Wilmington Hammerheads FC was a semi-professional American soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team last competed in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2017. History .... References External links Syracuse University bioLander University bio 1991 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Syracuse Orange men's soccer players Penn FC players Men's associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bryan (footballer)
Richard Bryan (born 13 September 1995) is an English semi-professional footballer who last played for club Ware as a defender. A product of the Brentford and Enfield Town youth systems, Bryan played lower league football in the United States between 2018 and 2022, most notably for Saint Louis and Detroit City. He returned to England to join non-League club Ware in 2022. Career Early years Adept across the back, Bryan began his career in the Brentford youth system and signed a scholarship deal ahead of the 2012–13 season. He made 42 appearances and scored three goals during his two-year scholarship, while also making 12 appearances for the Development Squad. Bryan was not offered a professional contract and was released at the end of the 2013–14 season. Following a spell with the U23 team at hometown non-League club Enfield Town, Brian moved to the United States to play college soccer with Lander Bearcats in 2015. During four seasons, Bryan made 75 appearances, scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawaii Pacific Sharks
The Hawaii Pacific Sharks are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent Hawaii Pacific University, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Sharks compete as members of the Pacific West Conference. Hawaii Pacific University's first venture into intercollegiate athletics came with the formation of the men's basketball team. The university previously competed in the NAIA before joining the NCAA in the mid-1990s. On August 1, 2014, HPU athletics announced that they had changed their name from the Sea Warriors to the Sharks as part of a fundraising effort and to "better align ourselves with the rest of the university." As part of the new logo rollout, then-HPU Executive Athletics Director Vince Baldemor promised to secure 1,000 memberships in the HPU "Sharks Club" within the first three months. The program was a major failure with membership failing to exceed 300 after two years. Baldemor was relieved as athletics director. History Men's bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Buccaneers
The Barry Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Barry University, located in Miami Shores, Florida, United States, in NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ... intercollegiate sports. The Buccaneers compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference. Barry has been a member of the SSC since 1988. Barry University currently competes in 12 intercollegiate sports for men and women. History Within the first 33 years of Buccaneer Athletics, Barry won 18 national championships. Barry has won 66 SSC titles in 14 different sports since it joined the SSC in 1988. They are the only conference school to hold a league title in all 12 sports that they have sponsored. The Buccaneers have also won the SSC Women's Mayor's Cup All-Sports Trophy on five occasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Florida Argonauts
The West Florida Argonauts (or UWF Argonauts) are the athletic teams that represent the University of West Florida, located in Pensacola, Florida, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) since the 1994–95 academic year. The Argonauts previously competed in the Southern States Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1974–75 to 1993–94, with a brief hiatus of dropping its athletics program from 1976–77 to 1979–80. West Florida competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball. Football UWF made the decision to add a football program. The Argos signed their first recruiting class in February 2015 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rollins Tars
The Rollins Tars are the athletic teams that represent Rollins College, located in Winter Park, Florida, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Tars—an archaic name for a sailor—compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) for all 23 varsity sports. Rollins has been a member of the SSC since 1975. Varsity teams List of teams Men's sports * Baseball * Basketball * Cross Country * Golf * Lacrosse * Rowing * Sailing * Soccer * Swimming * Tennis * Water ski Women's sports * Basketball * Cross Country * Golf * Lacrosse * Rowing * Sailing * Soccer * Softball * Swimming * Tennis * Volleyball * Water ski Rollins previously fielded a college football team, first in 1904 and last in 1949. Women's golf In 1950 and 1956, Betty Rowland and Marlene Stewart, respectively, won the women's individual intercollegiate golf championship (an event conducted by the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports (DGWS) — which later evolved into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Florida Ospreys
The North Florida Ospreys are the athletic teams of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. The Ospreys compete in the ASUN Conference in NCAA Division I. UNF became a full-fledged member of Division I in 2009; previously, the Ospreys were members of the Sunshine State Conference and Peach Belt Conference in NCAA Division II. UNF fields teams in seven men's sports and ten women's sports. History The University of North Florida's intercollegiate athletics program began in 1983, originally as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Ospreys joined NCAA Division II in 1993, the same year the UNF Arena opened. Initially, UNF competed in the Sunshine State Conference, and then in 1997 moved to the Peach Belt Conference. In 2005, the Ospreys began the transition to Division I, joining the Atlantic Sun Conference. The transition's final year was the 2008-09 season, with UNF becoming tournament eligible beginning in the 2009-10 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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