Jacksonville University Senior Vice President and Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert was named Chair of the NCAA Division I Legislative Committee, effective July 1, 2021.
Ricker-Gilbert will provide leadership to the subcommittee of the Division I Council, whose primary responsibility …
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Jacksonville University again selected to host NCAA Tournament
…Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert ups JU’s influence with appointment to NCAA Division I Council
The University’s voice on issues surrounding student athletes across the nation has doubled with the announcement that Athletic Director Alex Ricker-Gilbert is the newest member of the NCAA Division I Council. The council reports directly to the NCAA Division I …
Read More »Your memories (on film) needed: TV producer Frank Pace ’73 making documentary on famed ’69-’70 Dolphins team
You might say Frank Pace is finally getting to realize his own “Hoop Dream.”
The 1973 JU graduate and Distinguished Alumnus, an Emmy Award-winning Los Angeles-based producer with more than 700 TV episodes to his credit, is producing the full …
Read More »Elite company: President Cost’s appointment to NCAA Board offers a dynamic chance to help guide college athletics’ future
With a seat at the NCAA’s top governance table, President Tim Cost has earned a prestigious spot that gives him the ability to help steer a nonprofit entity regulating nearly 1,300 educational institutions and helping nearly half a million student-athletes …
Read More »Rex Morgan 1948-2016: JU basketball icon passes away
Former Jacksonville University basketball great Rex Morgan, a two-year starter at guard who helped the Dolphins reach the 1970 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball national championship game, passed away early today in Jacksonville. Mr. Morgan, 67, died after a lengthy …
Read More »Academic accolades roll in for Track & Field
Stormm Phillips, Kree Clark and Samantha Turner, all students in the Davis College of Business, have been honored by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association with All-Academic honors for their work in the classroom …
Sport Business students identify $10.6 million impact from March Madness in Jacksonville
When Jacksonville played host for the second and third rounds of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in March, the gain to the city wasn’t just pride and prestige. It was financial as well.
Jacksonville University students, faculty, staff and administrators …
Read More »JU pitcher and Nursing student Brian Holcomb highlighted in emotional new NCAA video
“Everything we have here in this life, in this world, has been thought about by people who dreamed, and if you dream big, you’ll accomplish everything.”
— Brian Holcomb, in NCAA.com video
NCAA.com’s new video highlighting JU Dolphin Brian Holcomb…
Read More »Sport Business students to work NCAA Tournament
As Jacksonville gets set to host the second and third round of the NCAA Men’s College Basketball tournament, the JU Sport Business program is taking advantage of the learning experience.
A special topics course has been created focusing on …
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