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Larranaga and Marty Marrero earn USCAA All-American selections

HIALEAH, Fla. ( March 13, 2023) – Florida National University women’s basketball program had two honorees to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) End of the Year Awards. Leading scorer Natalie Larrañaga and assists leader Janelisse Marty Marrero pushed FNU to an entertaining 2022-23 season and played their way to top honors in the…

Debrito and Robinson headline USCAA End of the Year Awards

HIALEAH, Fla. ( March 13, 2023) – Florida National University’s men’s basketball program had two student-athletes named to All-American teams for the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) End of the Year Awards. Jovan Debrito and Matthew Robinson’s play landed them on the short list of honorees this season.  Debrito’s team-high 16.6 points per contest…

Debrito named to All-Conference second team

HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2023) – Florida National’s men’s basketball team earned one selection to the Continental Athletic Conference’s All-Conference teams. Leading scorer Jovan Debrito was named to the All-Conference second team after day one of the CAC Tournament in Lawrence, Kansas.  Debrito had a stellar season for the Conquistadors, earning the first-ever CAC Player…

Larranaga and Marty Marrero earn CAC All-Conference honors

HIALEAH, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s basketball team made up a solid portion of the Continental Athletic Conference’s (CAC) All-Conference selections. The awards were announced shortly after day one of the CAC Tournament hosted by Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. Natalie Larranaga was named to the First Team, and…

Florida National women’s basketball to feature in locally produced documentary

The film is set to release in October 2023 HIALEAH, Fla. ( Jan. 12, 2023) – Florida National University’s women’s basketball team’s 2022-23 season has caught the eye of Effective Sports Media, as members of the program will take part in a documentary produced by the marketing agency. The West Palm Beach, Fla., based company…

NAIA releases Fall Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes

HIALEAH, Fla. (Dec. 05, 2022) –  The NAIA released the full list of scholar-athletes for the 2022 Fall season. Florida National University had four recipients from women’s soccer, three from women’s volleyball and four cross country.  In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a…

Men’s soccer tallies 17 NAIA Scholar-Athletes

HIALEAH, Fla. (Dec. 05, 2022) –  Seventeen Conquistadors highlight the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)’s 2022 Daktronics NAIA Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athletes. The NAIA recognized close to 1,000 men’s soccer student-athletes from 170 institutions. Florida National owns the third most student-athletes honored with this prestigious award, trailing St. Thomas University and Morningside University who each…

Mallmann, Barbosa and Bakale named to CAC All-Tournament team

HIALEAH, Fla. ( Nov. 14, 2022) – The Conquistadors once again punched their tickets to the NAIA Men’s Soccer Championships after defeating RV Viterbo University in the Continental Athletic Conference Championship semifinals on November 11. FNU’s Marcos Bakale, Arthur Barbosa and Vinicius Mallmann were named to the CAC All-Tournament team following the Conqusitadors’ 1-0 loss…

Three FNU players headline CAC All-Tournament team

HIALEAH, Fla. ( Nov. 14, 2022) – Florida National’s Paola Brandsma, Joanne Dania and Lina Valentino were awarded All-Tournament team honors at the Continental Athletic Conference volleyball championship held from November 11-12. Florida National had a 3-1 record over two days that landed them in the title match against the eventual CAC champions Florida College.…

Freshman Ricardo Delwing earns CAC Newcomer and All-Conference first team honors

HIALEAH, Fla. ( Nov. 10, 2022) – Florida National University’s men’s soccer standout Ricardo Delwing hit the ground running in his first year for the Conquistadors, using his stellar athletic ability to push past competitors this season. His high-flying and tenacious defense earned him the Continental Athletic Conference Newcomer of the year award and a…

Florida National earns bid to USCAA Division 1 Soccer Championships

HIALEAH, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2022) – Florida National’s women’s soccer team earned a fourth-place bid in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division I Soccer Championships November 10-14. Play between the four teams chosen to make the trip will take place in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The selection sets up a semi-final match-up against the…

FNU men’s soccer ranked No.14 in latest NAIA poll

HIALEAH, Fla.- Florida National’s men’s soccer team adds a new accolade to a stellar season thus far after landing the No. 14 spot in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches Poll released on October 5. FNU remains unbeaten this season with a 7-0-1 record. Their only draw came against St. Thomas University, which was ranked No.…

Eleven FNU athletic teams earn NAIA Scholar Team Award honors

HIALEAH, Fla. – Florida National’s athletics department was pleased to have eleven teams named to the NAIA Scholar Team Awards. This honor recognized teams with at least a 3.0-grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for the 2021-22 academic year. Congratulations to all of our student-athletics for their continued success in the classroom and for…

FNU Spring Job Fair

Florida National University will be hosting its Spring 2022 Job Fair from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm on the 6th floor of the Dr. Jose Regueiro Building. Over 55 different employers will be attending and hiring on the spot for a variety of different positions. Bring multiple copies of your résumé and dress professionally! Everyone…

CAC Pitcher of the Week

CAC Press Release: #FNU Softball secures pitcher of the Week! Congrats to Dakota Kulis. Florida National University Junior Dakota Kulis has earned the Continental Athletic Conference pitcher of the week award. ‘Kulis, the Pitcher of the Week, went 2-0 with a 0.64 earned run average inside the pitching circle in two appearances during the week.…