Tigers In The News: Fletcher and Wilkins lead Team Canada to U20 World Lacrosse Championship

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August 25 – FLETCHER AND WILKINS LEAD TEAM CANADA TO U20 WORLD LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP

RIT junior long-stick midfielder Logan Fletcher and assistant coach Shawn Wilkins helped Team Canada to the U20 World Lacrosse Championship

Full Release (World Lacrosse.com) 

July 16 – BREAKING THE MOLD: MICHAEL GRACE’S RISE FROM D3 TO THE PLL

The rise of former Tiger All-American Michael Grace from Division III to enjoying on the highest degree was just lately featured by the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL).

Full Release (PLL.com)

May 12 – BUSH SELECTED TO ATTEND NCAA WOMEN COACHES ACADEMY

RIT Assistant Track & Field Coach Kendra Bush was chosen to attend the 2025 NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA), May 18-21, in Denver, Colo. Hosted in collaboration with the NCAA, the academies supply experiences centered on management growth and private progress for ladies coaches from all sports activities and collegiate ranges. 

Full Release (WeCOACHsports.org)

May 9, 2025 – VOLKMANN TO RECEIVE 25-YEAR AWARD FROM COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS 

College Sports Communicators (CSC) introduced that RIT Director of Athletic Communications Tim Volkmann will obtain a 25-Year Award throughout this summer season’s CSC Unite conference in Orlando, in recognition for his long-time committment to the athletic communications career. 

CSC Special Awards Salute: Tim Volkmann  

May 6, 2025 – GRACE SELECTED IN THIRD ROUND OF 2025 PLL DRAFT

Former RIT Men’s Lacrosse standout Michael Grace was chosen within the 2025 Premier Lacrosse League College Draft. Grace was taken with the sixth decide of the third spherical (twenty second total) by the New York Atlas.

2025 PLL Draft Results (PLL.com) |  Draft Analysis (PLL.com) 

Oct. 14, 2024 – INTERVIEW – JACKIE NICHOLSON/THE POWER OF ACADEMIC SERVICE

AthleticDirectorU just lately posted an interview with RIT Executive AD Jackie Nicholson recorded in the course of the 2024 NACDA Convention in Las Vegas. Along along with her long-time colleague/Associate AD for Academic Services at Coastal Carolina Alise Svihla, the 2 mentioned a number of subjects together with the function of real connections whereas advancing in athletics. 

AthleticDirectorU.com Interview – Jackie Nicholson

Sept. 29, 2024 – HAWRYSCHUK LEADS TEAM USA BOX LACROSSE TEAM

RIT Assistant Women’s Lacrosse Coach Emily Hawryschuk just lately led the USA Box Lacrosse Team to a championship on the inaugural World Lacrosse Women’s Championship.  

Feature: Hawryschuk Leads US Women’s Box National Team to History (Democrat & Chronicle)

Team One Brings Home Inaugural Women’s World Box Title (USALacrosse.com)

Women’s Box Team Captains Selected (USALacrosse.com) 

Sept. 23, 2024 – ALVAREZ FEATURED IN NHL.COM THE COLOR OF HOCKEY BLOG

The rising ladies’s hockey sophomore standout was featured as a part of NHL.com’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month

NHL.com: Color of Hockey: Alvarez hometown hero for RIT women’s team

Sept. 20, 2024 – SPIOTTI INDUCTED INTO BROCKPORT HALL OF HERITAGE

Former RIT Executive Director of Athletics Lou Spiotti just lately obtained the Alumni Award in Brockport’s Hall of Heritage on September twentieth. Spiotti served because the Athletic Director at RIT for 47 years, retiring in June of 2021.

This Year’s Alumni Awards (Brockport Athletics Website)  

Sept. 14, 2024 – GRACE AND COMMANDANT SELECTED IN 2024 NLL ENTRY DRAFT

Former RIT Men’s Lacrosse standouts Michael Grace and Caleb Commandant have been chosen within the 2024 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. Grace was taken third total by the Georgia Swarm whereas Commandant was taken eightieth by the Rochester Knighthawks.

2024 NLL Draft Recap (NLL.com)