Author: Brenda Bogle
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Women’s soccer signee is set to represent Haiti at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Goalkeeper Nahomie Ambroise highlights Haiti’s first trip to the Women’s World Cup. HIALEAH, Fla. (July 18, 2023) – For the first time in Haiti’s history, its women’s soccer team qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Aboard this limited 25-woman roster and one of three goalkeepers on the…
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Natalie Larranaga participates in Central American and Caribbean Games
HIALEAH, Fla. (July 10, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s basketball standout Natalie Larranaga once again donned her country’s colors, this time at the Central American and Caribbean Games, as a member of Guatemala’s 3×3 and 5×5 team. “Representing your country is one of the greatest points of pride an athlete can have,” Head Coach…
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Eleven FNU teams finish 2022-23 season with Scholar Team honors
HIALEAH, Fla. (June 1, 2023) – Florida National University’s athletics department had 11 teams end the 2022-23 season with a team GPA over 3.0. FNU’s athletics department GPA remained above the 3.0 threshold coming in at 3.17. With 59 NAIA Daktronic Scholar-Athletes, including 17 selections from men’s soccer for the third most in the NAIA,…
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David Bellefleur completes stay at NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
(Results) MARION, Ind. (May 25, 2023) – David Bellefleur put up a solid effort at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held May 24-26. The sophomore qualified for the men’s 800m race ranked 27th and was the lone Conquistador to make the trip to Marion, Ind. With the prelims set for May 25 at…
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Three FNU baseball players earn Scholar-Athlete honors
HIALEAH, Fla. (May 25, 2023) – Florida National University’s baseball team had three members make the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ (NAIA) shortlist of 2023 Scholar-Athletes. In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale,…
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Softball collects six NAIA Scholar-Athlete nominations
HIALEAH, Fla. (May 25, 2023) – Florida National University’s softball program had six players named 2023 Daktronics NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes. The NAIA office released the full list of honorees May 24. The 2023 list features 1,131 student-athletes that achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. In order to be…
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Fifteen Conquistadors named NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athletes
HIALEAH, Fla. (May 25, 2023) – Florida National University’s tennis program racked up fifteen 2023 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. FNU had seven men and eight women make the NAIA shortlist of honorees. In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of…
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Six FNU track and field members earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete accolade
HIALEAH, Fla. (May 25, 2023) – Florida National University’s track and field team had six exceptional student-athletes named 2023 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. To be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at…
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From DuBois with love: FNU softball’s special bond with little league standout at SCWS
HIALEAH, Fla. (May. 24, 2023) – The dry, cool air of DuBois, Pa., surrounded Heindl Memorial Field, as the two-time national champions Florida National University softball team looked to secure another United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) title at the Small College World Series (SCWS). While the Conquistadors were warming up in the batting cages,…
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Fernandez and De Arazoza named USCAA All-Americans
HIALEAH, Fla. (May 22, 2023) – Despite missing a bid to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association’s (USCAA) Small College World Series, Florida National University’s baseball team had two stellar student-athletes make All-American teams. Designated hitter and homerun specialist Roberto Fernandez earned a first-team spot while second baseman Alejandro De Arazoza landed a second-team nomination.…
