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Sports without changes since the last edition... Bass Fishing, Beach Volleyball, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Men's Gymnastics, Women's Gymnastics (+ Acrobatics & Tumbling), Rifle/Shooting, Rugby, Sailing, Skiing, Sprint Football, Squash, Men's Water Polo, Women's Water Polo and Weightlifting. If we missed one, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. Thank you!
Key Industry News
UAB has partnered with Parker Executive Search to assist with the selection of its next AD, per CollegeAD. (link)
The DI Cabinet approved revised notification-of-transfer windows and new infractions process rules aimed at curbing tampering and streamlining enforcement. Under the updated guidelines, FBS and FCS football will feature a 10-day transfer window beginning the first business day after Jan. 1, while women’s gymnastics gets a 15-day window beginning the Monday after its national championship and cross country/track and field will have a 15-day window following the conclusion of the men’s and women’s cross country championships, with an additional 10-day period at the conclusion of the outdoor men’s and women’s track and field championships. More. (link)
More from the DI Cabinet, which introduced a package of proposals to decentralize rule oversight across all sports, targeting potential adoption as early as January. The proposed changes would remove limits on countable coaches—restricting only off-campus recruiters as determined by sport oversight committees—while allowing schools to cover transportation, accommodations, and entertainment for prospects and up to four accompanying individuals during official visits. More. (link)
The College Sports Commission is conducting active, long-term investigations into between five and ten Power 4 athletic departments, including multiple College Football Playoff contenders, over “potential cap evasion and NIL-related violations between institutions, student-athletes and certain third-parties.” More. (link)
Next week, SEC presidents will consider restoring the league’s intraconference transfer policy that would require student-athletes to sit out a year before competing for an SEC peer. (link)
Comings and Goings
NCAA DI…
Northwestern State: Kade Dees has been added as the Director of Player Development/Camp Coordinator after serving as an Assistant Coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC (NJCAA)
Northwestern State: Hastings Gibson has been added as the Director of Pitching Development and Operations
ULM: David Case has been added as Director of Player Development and Camps Coordinator after spending the 2025 and 2026 seasons as a starting pitcher at Memphis (DI)
NCAA DII…
Felician: Andrew Romanella has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach and Facilities & Operations Coordinator following a four-year tenure as Head Coach at Centenary (NJ) (DIII)
Wheeling: Saige Jenco has been promoted to Assistant Coach (Hitting/Outfielders) after serving as a Graduate Assistant Coach
NCAA DIII…
Framingham State: Joe Napolitano has been named Interim Head Coach after serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach with the program in 2026
Penn College: CJ Brancato is now serving on staff as Associate Head Coach
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DII…
Molloy: James Piazza has been added as an Assistant Women's Coach
Molloy: Jim Lizzo has been added as an Assistant Women's Coach
NCAA DI…
Harvard: Katharine Woll is no longer an Assistant Women’s Heavyweight Rowing Coach
Long Island: Sean Schulich has been named Head Women’s Rowing Coach and will also oversee the Sharks’ Men’s Rowing program after coaching at multiple programs across the New York metropolitan area
Oregon State: Michael Medaugh has been added as an Assistant Women’s Rowing Coach after serving as Head Masters Rowing Coach at Lookout Rowing Club and as assistant for Chattanooga Junior Rowing
NCAA DII…
Flagler: Stina Johansson has joined the staff as an Assistant Cross Country/Track Coach and Recruiting Coordinator after spending the last two years in a similar role at Grand Canyon (DI)
NCAA DIII…
Central: Brayden Harris has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Coach
Wellesley: Nicole Downin has been hired as Assistant Distance Coach for Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field
NCAA DII…
Flagler: Stina Johansson has joined the staff as an Assistant Cross Country/Track Coach and Recruiting Coordinator after spending the last two years in a similar role at Grand Canyon (DI)
NCAA DIII…
Central: Brayden Harris has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Coach
Wellesley: Nicole Downin has been hired as Assistant Distance Coach for Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NAIA…
Rochester Christian: Andrew Ripke has taken on the role of Head Esports Coach in addition to his duties as Assistant AD for Compliance & Marketing. He succeeds Christopher Ainhorn, who led the program for five years
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DIII…
Roger Williams: Hannah Timbrouck has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach after a decorated four-year playing career with the Hawks
NCAA DIII…
LaGrange: Bryonne Herring has been named Head Coach after serving in the same role at Meredith (DIII)
Marymount: Creed Hall has been promoted to Associate Head Coach after serving as Offensive Coordinator
NCAA DIII…
Piedmont: Marcus Reynolds has joined the staff as the program's Head Coach after spending one year as a Men's Golf Graduate Assistant at Point (NAIA)
NJCAA…
Blinn: Michael Fluty has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach
NCAA DIII…
Trine: The school taps Head Women’s Golf Coach Mackenna Kelly as SWA
NJCAA…
Blinn: Michael Fluty has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DIII…
Southern Maine: Curtis Judd has joined the staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach
Southern Maine: Nick Nault has been added to the staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach
NCAA DIII…
Hamline: Olivia Arkell is no longer an Assistant Coach
NAIA…
Waldorf: Heath Isaacson has been hired as the program's inaugural Head Coach after two seasons as Head Coach at Saint Mary’s (MN) (DIII)
NCAA DII…
Chowan: Jason Vergara has been added as an Assistant Coach after previously serving in the same role at Keiser (NAIA)
NCAA DII…
Palm Beach Atlantic: Emma Fetch has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DIII…
Centenary (NJ): Alumna and former Cyclone standout Kristin Bell has been hired as the new Head Coach after spending the past four years coaching youth lacrosse
Otterbein: Head Coach Brooke Delara has transitioned to a volunteer role to focus on her position at Resolute Lacrosse. Assistant Coach Noel Orioli will serve as Interim Head Coach
SUNY Oneonta: Sydney Gordon has been added as an Assistant Coach
William Peace: Parker Vaughan has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach following a four-year playing career at Young Harris (DII)
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NJCAA…
Miles CC: Former Montana Western (NAIA) standout Bailee Murnion is now serving on staff as an Assistant Men's & Women's Coach
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DII…
Cal State East Bay: Michael Aspinall has been added as an Assistant Coach
Cal State East Bay: Jesus Rangel has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DII…
Cal State Dominguez Hills: Gerardo Hidalgo has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DIII…
Carnegie Mellon: Molly Piso has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DI…
Central Arkansas: Alumna Emma Robertson has joined the staff as an Assistant Coach
Saint Mary’s (CA): Jazmyn Jackson has been hired as the program’s new hitting coach
Utah Tech: Bridget Kruck is no longer an Assistant Coach
NCAA DII…
Salem (WV): Former Bethel (TN) (NAIA) student-athlete Ashley Bankston has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DIII…
Austin: Kevin Blaskowski takes over as Head Coach after most recently serving as National Director of American Freedom Softball
Hanover: Lauren Hawley has been appointed Head Coach after spending the past four seasons as an Assistant Coach at UNC Pembroke (DII)
Washington & Jefferson: Lauren Harris has been hired as an Assistant Coach, reuniting with Head Coach Lexi Buck after the two worked together at Bethany (DIII) in 2026
NCAA DI…
La Salle: Turner Gray is no longer a Pep Band Director and has stepped into a new role as the Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at Rutgers (DI)
NJCAA…
Northeast Mississippi CC: Kameron Talley has been added as an Assistant Cheer Coach
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DIII…
Albion: Todd Bates has been hired as Diving Coach, bringing over two decades of coaching experience at the club, high school, and collegiate levels
NCAA DIII…
Albion: Todd Bates has been hired as Diving Coach, bringing over two decades of coaching experience at the club, high school, and collegiate levels
Kean: Marina Nuzlafo has been added as an Assistant Women’s Swimming Coach
NCAA DI…
Loyola (MD): Megan Etienne has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach
Miami (FL): Diana Khodan is no longer serving as the Director of Men’s and Women’s Operations
NCAA DI…
Loyola (MD): Megan Etienne has been added as an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach
Miami (FL): Diana Khodan is no longer serving as the Director of Men’s and Women’s Operations
NCAA DI…
Queens Charlotte: Jack DeWeerdt is no longer an Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach after serving in the role since 2025
NCAA DIII…
CORRECTION: William Peace: Jackson Carroll has been hired as an Assistant Coach after working with Triangle Volleyball Club in Raleigh, N.C., since 2023. Our sincerest apologies for the reporting error in our previous release
NCAA DIII…
Mary Washington: Hayley Sheldon has been added as an Assistant Coach
NAIA…
Cornerstone: Alumna Emmalee Lashuay has been added as an Assistant Coach
NWAC…
Lower Columbia: Kenny Collins has been added as an Assistant Coach
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
Note: We didn't find any personnel changes in this sport to report in the past 24 hours. If we missed some, please email [email protected]
NCAA DI…
Lock Haven: Four-time NCAA qualifier Lenny Pinto has been added as an Assistant Coach after competing at Rutgers (DI) and Nebraska (DI)
Mercyhurst: Cole Rees has been added as an Assistant Coach
Mercyhurst: Luke Walter has been added as an Assistant Coach
NCAA DII…
Chadron State: Taygen Smith has been promoted to Head Men’s Wrestling Coach after serving as an Assistant Coach, replacing Brett Hunter, who has transitioned to Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development
NCAA DII…
Point Park: Andrew Spears has been named Head Coach after more than 15 years of wrestling program leadership and athlete development experience
NCAA DIII…
Arcadia: Emma Matera has been added as an Assistant Coach
Ursinus: Mia Macaluso has been added as an Assistant Coach after serving as the Head Assistant Women's Coach at East Stroudsburg (DII)
NAIA…
Indiana Tech: Andrea Hernandez has been added as an Assistant Coach
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