Northeastern catcher Jon Leroux officially signed a professional contract with the New York Mets on Tuesday morning and will forgo his senior year at Northeastern, he said in an exclusive interview with The News.
“If you can play, you can play.” It may sound like a straightforward sentence, but for the Northeastern Athletics department and the dozens of other sports organizations who have joined the You Can Play Project in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) athletes, those words hold a lot of meaning.
Northeastern teams recognized for academic achievements - Northeastern swimmer qualifies for Paralympics - Haselmann named CAA women’s rowing scholar-athlete of the year - Quailer signs with Montreal Canadiens - Reid invited to Team USA Evaluation Camp - Men’s basketball recruits transfer from Saint Francis
The Northeastern men’s freshman eight won the bronze medal at the 2012 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships in Camden, N.J., last weekend, marking the first time since 1994 that the freshman eight has won a medal.
Northeastern University Athletic Director Peter Roby announced last week that cross country and champion track and field head coach Sherman Hart has retired, ending a 24-year coaching career with the university. The men’s and women’s track and field teams won 28 conference championships under Hart.
Veronica Napoli has left her mark on Northeastern, ending her senior season as the women’s soccer program’s all-time leading scorer – but her success hasn’t stopped there. In April, the forward signed with the Boston Breakers of the newly formed Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPSL) Elite.
Two days after they played their final game of the season, three Northeastern baseball players were recognized by the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) for their stellar performances in 2012.
Obituary: Dick Dukeshire, former Northeastern basketball coach Dick Dukeshire; at 78 -- Men’s hockey de-commit Gillies commits to Providence -- Former Northeastern rower to represent United States at 2012 Olympics
The men’s and women’s track and field teams wrapped up their seasons May 10-12 with 12th- and 13th-place finishes, respectively, at the New England Championship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Two Colonial Athletic Association universities and Northeastern rivals – Virginia Commonwealth University and Old Dominion University – announced plans last week to pull out of the CAA for more competitive conferences. VCU said May 15 it will leave the CAA for the Atlantic 10 effective July 1, and ODU said May 17 it will join Conference USA for the 2013-14 season. In early April, Georgia State University started this trend when it announced it had accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference for the 2013-14 season.
