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TOP STORY
1. Kings and Queens of the Court

It was conference basketball championship weekend in DIII and the NCAA championship tournament fields are 2/3 set with the following automatic qualifiers.

» What’s Next. The men’s selection show begins at 1 p.m., while the women’s starts at 2:30 p.m. ET.

» Conference Championship Trackers: Men | Women

TRACK AND FIELD
2. Run, and Jump, to Glory

Medals and trophies were the order of the day as DIII brought the curtain down on its conference indoor track and field schedule.

ARC: Loras (M/W); CCIW: North Central (M/W); Centennial: Johns Hopkins (M/W); Empire 8: Nazareth (M/W); HCAC: Rose-Hulman (M/W); LAND: Susquehanna (M/W); Liberty: RPI (M), Rochester (W); MAC: Lebanon Valley (M), Widener (W); MIAA: Trine (M), Hope (W); MWC: Ripon (M/W); NACC: St. Norbert (M/W); NCAC: Wittenberg (M/W); OAC: Mount Union (M/W); ODAC: Lynchburg (M/W); PAC: Grove City (M), Westminster (W); SAA: Centre (M/W); SLIAC: Greenville (M/W); SUNYAC: Geneseo (M/W); UAA: Carnegie Mellon (M), Washington U. (W); UMAC: UW-Superior (M/W); USA South: Southern Virginia; WIAC: UW-La Crosse (M/W).

» Record Watch. Mount Union’s Kenadee Wayt did it again, breaking the NCAA DIII record in the 500 meters with a time of 1:13.23.

SWIMMING
3. Pool Days

The qualifying deadline has come and gone for DIII swimming and eight conferences concluded their seasons this weekend.

ARC: Nebraska Wesleyan (M), Luther (W); CCIW: Augustana (M/W); Centennial: Swarthmore (M/W); Liberty: RIT (M), Ithaca (W); MIAA: Calvin (M), Hope (W); NESCAC (M): Williams; NEWMAC: MIT (M/W); SCIAC: Claremont-M-S (M); Pomona-Pitzer (W).

TENNIS (M)
4. Fly Like An Eagle

For the 10th time in program history, the Emory men's tennis program has won the ITA National Team Indoor Championship after taking down the Washington U. Bears 4-0 on Sunday morning. The Eagles took on a few of the nation's top teams and came out on top with wins over Gustavus Adolphus, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, and WashU in the championship.

» Roundup. Case Western Reserve d. Claremont-M-S, 4-0, for third place, while Chicago took our Gustavus Adolphus, 4-2, in the fifth-place match. Sewanee blanked Trinity TX, 4-0, in the seventh-place match.

NEWS
5. Lightning Round

» What’s In A Name? The Mississippi University for Women, which announced a name change just a week ago, will not be using that new name after all. A letter sent to the campus community and alumni via email Wednesday suggests that Wynbridge State University of Mississippi flopped as well. Nora Miller, the university’s president and an alumna, said in the letter that the institution would be taking “a strategic pause” in order to “give our entire community time to regroup and consider all perspectives.”

» Hockey (M). It was an upsetting weekend for top-15 ranked teams in their conference tournaments. Cortland edged No. 4 Geneseo, 3-2, in the SUNYAC semis, while No. 12 Skidmore took out No. 8 Elmira, 4-1, in the NEHC semis. Salve Regina bounced No, 9 Curry, 7-2, in the CCC semifinals, while No. 10 St. Norbert ousted No. 11 Trine, 4-3, in overtime in the NCHA semis.

» Hockey (W). Wasn’t much better for teams ranked 11-15 on the women’s side, as Nos. 10-11-13-15 fell by the wayside. No. 8 Hamilton ousted No. 10 Trinity from the NESCAC tourney, 2-0, while Southern Maine bounced No. 11 Norwich, 2-1, in overtime in the NEHC semis. Curry blanked No. 13 Endicott, 1-0, in the CCC final four and Saint Mary’s eliminated No. 15 Augsburg from the MIAC tourney by a 2-1 count.

TRANSACTIONS
6. Comings and Goings

• ADRIAN - Robert Montanaro named assistant men’s soccer coach

• JUNIATA - Danny Young-Uhrich stepped down as head women’s basketball coach

• La ROCHE - Christina Clark named president

• PENN COLLEGE - Kyle Hawk named head women’s volleyball coach

• RUTGERS-NEWARK - Jeffrey Robinson named interim chancellor

• SAGE - Allison Coleman has stepped aside as head women’s basketball coach

• VTSU-LYNDON - Jacob Ranttila named head men’s lacrosse coach

• WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE - Matt Siverling resigned as head men’s basketball coach

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