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Highlights: Football • First-ever winning season in program’s second year at 6 -5 • Defeated NCAA Division I Stetson 54-12 in season opener • Beat No. 12-ranked Tarleton State in AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, 37-31 • Lost by one point to NCAA Division I No. 14-ranked Bethune-Cookman, 34-33 • Defeated West Alabama on the road with two seconds left, 33- 32 • Threw a Hail Mary to beat Shorter on the road, 34-30 2 Trevor Sand
Football • Steve Englehart named Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year • Wide receiver Xavier Milton chosen GSC Co-Offensive Player of the Year and program’s first All -American – 73 catches, 1,116 yards, 10 TDs • Mark Cato awarded GSC Offensive Freshman of the Year – 2,926 passing yards, 32 TDs • Trevor Sand was only GSC player to average over 100 rushing yards per game – Finished with 1,105 rushing yards and nine TDs Xavier Milton 3
Men’s Soccer • Finished 11-5-2 overall and 6-2 in SSC – 11 wins were most since 1997 – SSC record tied for second • Fell in SSC Tournament Championship to eventual NCAA Champion Lynn 3-2 • Robin Chan named SSC Co- Coach of the Year • Five Panthers named All-SSC Drake Hillman 4
Men’s and Women’s Swimming • Dar Raz won program’s first gold medal at SSC Championships in 100-yard backstroke at 55.36 • She along with Nir Barnea were Florida Tech’s first - ever NCAA Division II Swimming Championship qualifiers • In dual competition, men beat Division I Florida Atlantic and No. 3-ranked Nova Southeastern 5
Baseball • Currently ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division II • 27-5 overall, 9-4 in SSC • One of top offenses in NCAA Division II with .364 batting average • Also have one of top pitching staffs in Division II with 2.69 ERA Austin Allen 6
Softball • 29-11 Overall, 8-4 in SSC • Won series over No. 22 Tampa, two games to one • Swept Saint Leo last weekend • Rachel Pence, who threw a perfect game in first- ever start last season, ranks third in NCAA Division II with 19 wins Rachel Pence 7
Men’s & Women’s Golf • Women – Ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division II – Won all four fall tournaments – Felicia Leftinger ranks third Felicia Leftinger in Division II in scoring average, 73.89 • Men – Ranked No. 21 in Division II – Ray Badenhorst is 16 th in Division II in scoring average, 72.04 8 Ray Badenhorst
Men’s & Women’s Track & Field • Rachel Tobin – Ranks first in Peach Belt Conference and fourth in NCAA Division II in 200-meter dash, 24.01 • Alexis Santiago Rachel Tobin – Ranks second in PBC and seventh in Division II in 100- meter hurdles, 14.23 • Men’s 4x100 -meter relay – Ranks second in PBC at 41.76 9 Gary Holmes
Men’s Rowing • No. 16-Ranked Varsity 8 beat Columbia by four seconds at 5:39.4 • Win was Florida Tech’s first over Columbia in eight years • Varsity 8 also defeated Jacksonville by 24.6 seconds 10
Men’s Lacrosse • Currently ranked No. 14 in NCAA Division II • 9-2 overall, 1-1 in SSC • Knocked off then No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne 13-12 and then No. 15 Wheeling Jesuit 12-9 – Wins were first two over a ranked opponent in program’s four -year history • Recently beat MIT, 14-7 11
Women’s Lacrosse • 5-5 Overall in inaugural season • Defeated Young Harris on Saturday, 20-8 • Ranked 12 th in NCAA Division II in scoring, 14.9 goals per game • Allie Modica, a UConn transfer, is eighth in Division II in points, 53 Allie Modica 12
Academic Achievements • 58 Fall sports student-athletes were named to SSC Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll for carrying a 3.20 semester GPA or higher – 12 student-athletes carried 4.0 GPA • 17 Football student-athletes were named to GSC Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll for posting a 3.00 cumulative GPA or higher • SSC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll will be announced this summer 13
Panthers in the Community • Team Impact • Brevard Rescue Mission • Children’s Hunger Project – B illed as the “world’s largest food packing event” • The Scott Center Mini Camps Team Impact with Lacrosse • Hosted Free Youth Sports Clinics • Keep Brevard Beautiful • Brevard Music Marathon • Slam Dunk Smoking/Read to Succeed • Walk to End Alzheimer’s • Habitat for Humanity • Elementary School Mentors 14 Children’s Hunger Project
Special Events • FIT Sports Hall of Fame • Inside the Huddle with Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin AD) • Tip-Off Luncheon with Pete Gillen (CBS Sports) 15
Tim Wakefield Batting Facility Dedication • Facility was dedicated on Feb. 14 to former Florida Tech first baseman and major leaguer Tim Wakefield • Great ambassador for Florida Tech and Brevard County • Covered facility used for baseball and softball 16
Chopper Dropper • 12 th Annual Chopper Dropper was on March 13 at Suntree Country Club • 2,000 Numbered golf balls were sold • Proceeds benefited Florida Tech Athletics Scholarships • Joseph Cagnina had two closest balls to the hole to win $60,000 17
Florida Tech Athletics Facilities 18
Home of the Panthers Panther Aquatic Center Swimming Clemente Center Basketball and Volleyball 19
Varsity Training Center Football Locker Room All Sports Weight Room 20
F.W. Olin Sports Complex Rick Stottler Soccer Field Panther Field 21 Andy Seminick-Les Hall Field Nancy Bottge Field
Off-Campus Facilities Palm Bay High School’s Pirate Stadium DeSoto Tennis Courts Football and Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Tennis also uses Kiwi Tennis Club and Fee Ave. 22 Duran Golf Club Canal 54
Off-Campus Facilities Melbourne Central Catholic Wickham Park Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Men’s and Women’s Cross Country 23
FIT Rowing Center 24
Future Lacrosse Locker Room 25
Future Tennis Complex 26
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