Top Stories of the Year

Kings of the South: Five National Qualifiers Lead to Wolves’ Tenth Super Region Title

The men’s wrestling team claimed its second consecutive NCAA Super Region II title in Pembroke, North Carolina, on Feb. 26, 2022. Isiah Royal, Caleb Spears, Evan Carrigan, Talon Seitz and Timothy Decatur earned trips to the national tournament in St. Louis. Royal, who won a national title in 2021, took No. 4 in the 149-pound weight class and finished his career as one of the most decorated wrestlers in program history. Spears finished No. 7 in the nation at 174 pounds. Both wrestlers ended their careers with all-American honors, and head coach Deral Brown ’13 was named South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year.

Newberry Named Finalist for NCAA Award of Excellence for Partnership with Screaming Eagles

Newberry College was recognized by the NCAA as a finalist for the Division II award for the baseball and softball teams’ annual work with the Screaming Eagles, a special-needs athletics organization in Chapin, since 2015. The award recognizes initiatives that exemplify the Division II philosophy, community engagement and student-athlete leadership.

Newberry Men’s Golf Bests Harvard for Country’s Top Team GPA

The men’s golf team was named a 2021-22 Academic National Champion by the Golf Coaches Association of America, having finished with the highest team GPA in NCAA Division II. On top of that, the team’s 3.81 mark was the highest in the nation, besting its counterparts throughout all divisions, including Harvard University.

Newberry Athletics Shines in the Classroom Among SAC Member Institutions

The baseball and men’s golf teams ranked first among their respective sports in the South Atlantic Conference for team GPAs in June 2022, each accomplishing the feat for the second consecutive year. Other teams to make their sports’ top-three included women’s basketball, men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, softball, and women’s volleyball.

Wolves Rank Among the League’s Best in Graduation and Academic Success Rates

Newberry College topped the South Atlantic Conference again in fall 2022, this time in federal graduation rates and academic success rates released by the NCAA. The rates measured numbers of graduates who received athletic aid, divided by first-time, full-time enrollees and by transfers, mid-year enrollees and non-scholarship athletes, respectively. Student-athletes topped the student body by double digits in both categories.