Stetson University will celebrate the return of Hatter Football, introduction of Women’s Lacrosse, Stetson’s outstanding Men’s and Women’s Soccer programs and the new on-campus facilities being constructed at an Athletics Expansion Groundbreaking Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 23. The celebration will be held at the Mandy Stoll Tennis Center, 402 E. University Ave., DeLand. […]
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The Stetson Swim Club participated in its first competitive event on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the UCF Knightmare Invitational. Since the club was founded in the spring of 2010, the club has yet to dive into competition events, until now. Allen Love and Breanna Howell headed to Orlando to represent the Hatters in the invitation […]
Continue ReadingStetson junior center Adam Pegg has been named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Conference second team for the 2011-12 season. Pegg is the first Hatter to be named to the All-Conference team since Garfield Blair was named second team after the 2008-09 season. The Clearwater, Fla., native finished fourth in the league in scoring, averaging […]
Continue ReadingA trio of Stetson women’s basketball players earned All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors on Monday at the conclusion of one of the most successful regular seasons in program history. Junior guard Victoria McGowan (Inkster,Mich.) was named A-Sun Player of the Year, the first Hatter to win that award since 1990, while sophomore forward Sasha Sims (Fayetteville,Ga.) was selected […]
Continue ReadingSunday, February 12th marks a monumental day in the history of the Stetson Equestrian Club. President Anjelica Johnson and officer Rachel Burger traveled to Gainseville, Fla., to compete in the IHSA Western Show hosted by the University of Florida Equestrian Club. Other schools and universities in attendance included: College of Central Florida, Florida Atlantic University, […]
Continue ReadingFor the first time in more than 50 years, football signing day was more than just the first Wednesday of February on the Stetson University campus. With the Hatters scheduled to begin play in the Pioneer Football League in 2013, Stetson head coach Roger Hughes and his Director of Football Operations, Nolan Behrns, have been […]
Continue ReadingAs student-athletes, members of the Stetson University Athletics teams are accustomed to running as part of their training regimen. On Saturday morning, January 28, members of the Stetson baseball team were running for a far different reason. The Hatters took part in the Me Strong 5K in DeLand to help raise money for cancer research […]
Continue ReadingThe Stetson University family welcomed the newest member into the fold on Friday night when John B., the new Athletics mascot, made his debut at the Edmunds Center. Shrouded in smoke, John B. made his first public appearance at halftime of the Hatters’ Atlantic Sun Conference basketball game against Florida Gulf Coast. With sirens blaring […]
Continue ReadingAfter months of anticipation, and more than a decade in the making, Stetson University will make history on Friday night, Jan. 20, with the unveiling of a new Athletics mascot. Last spring Stetson Athletics initiated a “Mascot Challenge” to design a new mascot for Hatters Athletics. That effort will culminate Friday, when the new Stetson Athletics mascot […]
Continue ReadingAs it gears up for the return of Hatter Football and the introduction of Women’s Lacrosse in 2013, Stetson University will begin construction this week on a $6.7 million athletics complex to include a Field House and four playing fields. Stetson’s Athletics Enhancement Initiative will provide a new and improved game-day field to be shared […]
Continue ReadingStetson Director of Athletics Jeff Altier is proud to announce that Roger A. Hughes has been named head coach of the Stetson University football team. Hughes becomes the ninth head football coach in the history of the program that ran from 1894 through 1956 and will begin play again in 2013. He was selected from […]
Continue ReadingStetson Athletics is proud to announce that Director of Athletics Jeff Altier has been named as the Under Armour Division I Southeast AD of the Year. “I am honored to be recognized by my peers and members of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics as the Under Armour Southeast region Division I Athletic […]
Continue ReadingThe Pioneer League President’s Group met Monday, June 13, 2011, and voted to accept both Stetson University and Mercer University as the newest members of the NCAA Division I non-scholarship football league. “Stetson University is proud to join the prestigious Pioneer Football League as we re-introduce Hatter Football in 2013,” said Stetson President Wendy B. […]
Continue ReadingStetson University’s Homecoming 2011 will be celebrated this weekend, March 25-27, with many events – including the annual Mainstreet Block Party, concerts, lectures, sporting events and a special event at the Gillespie Museum – open to the public. Stetson will also have a public reception at Stetson Hall, the residence hall slated to be torn […]
Continue ReadingGet ready for the return of Hatter Football! Stetson University is starting the process to join the prestigious Pioneer Football League with the first game in fall 2013. Long ago considered a pigskin powerhouse in Florida, Stetson has not had a football team since the 1956 season. The football announcement website is at www2.stetson.edu/football. Watch […]
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