http://www.nauathletics.com en-us en-us http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2012-13/releases/201305176pc732 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – NAU junior swimmer Rachel Palmer has been selected as a Capital One Academic All-District 8 Women’s At-Large First Team selection. As a first team selection Palmer will be placed on a ballot for Capital One Academic All-America honors. Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2012-13/releases/201305176pc732 2013-05-17T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2012-13/releases/20130517gx4qsm FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – NAU swimming & diving head coach Andy Johns has announced two additions to his program for the 2013-14 season. Jori Lindquist from Kodiak, Alaska and Urte Kazakeviciute from Kaunas, Lithuania will join three swimmers and two divers that signed in November to make up NAU’s 2013-14 incoming class. Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wswimdive/2012-13/releases/20130517gx4qsm 2013-05-17T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/20130516vw4r6r The Northern Arizona soccer team is on a nine-day tour of Spain. Over the course of the trip, senior Elinor Priest will provide a written blog. Here is her second entry. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/20130516vw4r6r 2013-05-16T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/201305163uewwr FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – After four days of stellar performances from the Northern Arizona University track and field teams last weekend at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships, 18 athletes were notified by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) that they would moving on to the NCAA West Preliminary Round May 23-25 in Austin, Texas. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/201305163uewwr 2013-05-16T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/Development FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Mark Urick and Ryan Weigand have joined the Northern Arizona University Athletics Department as Directors of Development, with Urick overseeing major gifts and Weigand overseeing annual giving. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/Development 2013-05-16T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130515yfpm83 OGDEN, Utah – For the third time this season and sixth time in the past two years, Northern Arizona Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Eric Heins was named Coach of the Year by the Big Sky Conference. Heins was awarded the honor Wednesday, three days after his Lumberjack men captured their second-consecutive Big Sky Outdoor Championship title. Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130515yfpm83 2013-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/20130514gkluw5 The Northern Arizona soccer team is on a nine-day tour of Spain. Over the course of the trip, senior Elinor Priest will provide a written blog. Here is her first entry. Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/20130514gkluw5 2013-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/NSCA2013 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) has awarded four Lumberjacks with their annual All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year awards. Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/NSCA2013 2013-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20130514idwmi0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - College Football Performance Awards, the largest awards organization in D-I college football, recently announced its watch list for the 2013 CFPA FCS Running Back Award, and NAU running back Zach Bauman earned a spot on the list. Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20130514idwmi0 2013-05-14T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/20130513t08lwg FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Northern Arizona University announced today that Craig Choate has retired as head coach of the NAU women’s volleyball team. Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/20130513t08lwg 2013-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130511c7j9st FOREST GROVE, Ore. – The Northern Arizona University men's track and field team locked up the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship Saturday at Lincoln Park Stadium in Forest Grove, Ore. for the second-straight year. The Lumberjack men won the 18th outdoor conference title in school history by scoring 143 points, seven better than runner-up Sacramento State. Sat, 11 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130511c7j9st 2013-05-11T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2012-13/releases/20130511aqyrxj STANFORD, Calif. – Senior Stephanie Kim concluded her superb Lumberjack career with a 74 on Saturday and finished tied for 14th at the NCAA Golf West Regional at Stanford. No Lumberjack had ever finished higher than 30th at the NCAA Regionals while Kim’s three-day total of 217 was five strokes better than any Lumberjack had previously finished in NCAA play. Sat, 11 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2012-13/releases/20130511aqyrxj 2013-05-11T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130511ll245g FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Throwers led the way for the Northern Arizona University track and field teams on the first day of individual competition at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships Friday, as sophomore Jessica Weise and junior Lauren Stuart each racked up conference titles and tossed stadium records in the shot put and hammer throw, respectively, to pace the Lumberjack women. Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130511ll245g 2013-05-10T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2012-13/releases/20130510f4posc STANFORD, Calif. – Senior Stephanie Kim followed her opening round 72 with an even-par 71 on Friday to break her own NAU NCAA Regional round record and moved into a tie for 8th place at just one-over par after two rounds at the NCAA West Regional. Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2012-13/releases/20130510f4posc 2013-05-10T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/20130510e9q7dw FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – On Sunday, the Northern Arizona soccer team will embark on a trip of a lifetime as it heads to Spain for the program's third European trip in the last nine years. The Lumberjack soccer squad will spend nine days in the Catalonia region of the country filled with both cultural and athletic experiences that many of the players may never experience again. Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2013-14/releases/20130510e9q7dw 2013-05-10T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/AOY13 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – After two record-breaking years and collegiate careers senior diver Kristy Ardavanis and senior cross country and track & field runner Diego Estrada have been named the 2013 NAU male and female Athletes of the Year. Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/AOY13 2013-05-10T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/201305109jg8yr FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Northern Arizona University heptathlete Jade Childs closed out her first-career combined event at a Big Sky Outdoor Championship meet with a fifth-place finish Thursday in Forest Grove, Ore. Childs scored a lifetime-best 4,651 points in the seven-section event, garnering four team points for the Lumberjack women. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/201305109jg8yr 2013-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2012-13/releases/20130509h3qfg8 STANFORD, Calif. – Senior Stephanie Kim carded a one-over par 72, the best round a Lumberjack has ever shot in NCAA Regional play, and is tied for 15th place after the first day of the NCAA West Regional at the Stanford Golf Course. As a team the Lumberjacks shot a 307 and are tied for 18th with the University of Miami. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2012-13/releases/20130509h3qfg8 2013-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/newcomersoftheyear13 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – In a year with several impressive performances from newcomers to the NAU Athletics family, track and cross country runner Brian Shrader and swimmer Ellie Morrissey have been named the NAU male and female Newcomers of the Year. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/newcomersoftheyear13 2013-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/Spring2013Grad FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Forty-seven NAU student-athletes will receive their degrees from the university this Friday and Saturday as part of the spring 2013 commencement ceremonies. In addition to the 13 student-athletes who earned their degrees at the conclusion of the fall 2012 semester, the Lumberjack athletics department produced 60 total graduates during the 2012-13 academic year. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/Spring2013Grad 2013-05-09T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130508od4sny FOREST GROVE, Ore. – True freshman Jade Childs was the first Northern Arizona University track and field athlete to begin competition at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships in Forest Grove, Ore. Wednesday, completing the first four events of the women's heptathlon to rank fifth place at 2900 points heading into the final three events Thursday. Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130508od4sny 2013-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/2013Service FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – NAU football offensive lineman Jake Abbott and track and field thrower Kasandra Vegas have been named the male and female recipients of the 2012 Lumberjack Service Awards, signifying them as the top student-athletes in giving back to the community. Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/2013Service 2013-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2012-13/releases/201305080a7vlj FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – For the fifth time in program history the NAU women’s golf team will compete in the NCAA West Regional, playing amongst a field of 24 of the best women’s golf programs in the country Thursday-Saturday at the Stanford Golf Course. Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2012-13/releases/201305080a7vlj 2013-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130507mzur0g FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships are on the horizon for the Northern Arizona University men's and women's squads. Both Lumberjack teams are prepped and ready for what looks to be a big weekend, as Portland State prepares to host the championship for the first time in conference history at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/track/2012-13/releases/20130507mzur0g 2013-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/All-Sports_2013 OGDEN, Utah – Heading into the final weekend of Big Sky Championships, NAU’s men’s and women’s athletic programs have the most combined points between all 11 Big Sky institutions in the All-Sports Trophy races, the conference announced Tuesday. Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/All-Sports_2013 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/2013_Caravan FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Northern Arizona University Athletics department is proud to announce the summer dates for the 2013 NAU Coaches Caravan. The caravan will take place this summer throughout the great state of Arizona as well as a special stop in San Diego, Calif. Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/releases/2013_Caravan 2013-05-07T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2012-13/releases/20130503bqlk0g WILLIAMS, Ariz. – The Northern Arizona soccer team traveled to Williams on Thursday to give two separate presentations for 250 students at Williams Middle School and Williams High School. The Lumberjack squad advocated against bullying and alcohol and drug abuse and promoted making positive choices in life to the students in an assembly setting. Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2012-13/releases/20130503bqlk0g 2013-05-03T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130502xyx2sg OGDEN, Utah – Junior Dominic Bermudez was named all-conference for the second consecutive year on Thursday after a solid junior season. He was named All-Big Sky Honorable Mention after receiving second team honors last season in a vote by the conference head coaches. Thu, 02 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/mten/2012-13/releases/20130502xyx2sg 2013-05-02T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wten/2012-13/releases/201305024lsgmj OGDEN, Utah – To cap off one of the finest seasons in program history, the Northern Arizona women's tennis team was recognized with a Big Sky leading six players named to the All-Big Sky teams as announced by the conference office on Thursday. The six all-conference selections is a new program high for the Lumberjacks as all six of the team's starters were rewarded for their efforts on the court during NAU's historic 2013 season. Thu, 02 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/wten/2012-13/releases/201305024lsgmj 2013-05-02T04:00:00Z http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/20130501mnl02n FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – NAU men’s basketball head coach Jack Murphy has announced the addition of Wes Pifer to his coaching staff for the coming year. Pifer, who spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at North Carolina Central University, replaces Al La Rocque, who served on Murphy’s staff on an interim basis last season. Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/20130501mnl02n 2013-05-01T04:00:00Z