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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.…

Perez, Johnson and De Oliviera Obando named USCAA All-Americans

HIALEAH, Fla. (May 22, 2023) – Florida National University’s softball team had three players headline the United States Collegiate Athletic Association’s (USCAA) All-American honorees. The two-time USCAA national champion Conquistadors had their selections announced at the Small College World Series Home Run Derby May 14 at Showers Field. Yleisha Perez was the lone FNU player…

Bellefleur set to make NAIA Championship appearance

HIALEAH, Fla. (May 19, 2023) – Florida National University’s track and field sophomore standout David Bellefleur is the lone Conquistador qualifier for the 2023 NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The qualifiers were announced by the NAIA on Friday, with Bellefleur ranked 27th in the men’s 800m.  Approximately 700 student-athletes qualified for the Outdoor…

Softball ends season with 4-2 SCWS loss to Owls

(Box Score)  DuBois, Pa. (May 17, 2023) – Despite late-game heroics in their first meeting versus the Mississippi University for Women Owls at the USCAA Small College World Series, the Conquistadors were eliminated after suffering a 4-2 loss on their third day in DuBois, Pa. The Owls got their revenge due in large part to…

Conquistadors fall prey to Tigers in first SCWS loss

(Box Score)  DuBois, Pa. (May 16, 2023) – For the first time in Florida National University’s softball history, the Conquistadors have fallen into the losers’ bracket of the USCAA Small College World Series. The 10-1 five-inning loss came versus an excellent Salem University Tigers team on day two of FNU’s stay in DuBois, Pa. The…

Late-game heroics deliver softball’s first win at SCWS

(Box Score)  DuBois, Pa. (May 15, 2023) – Game one of Florida National University’s stay at the USCAA Small College World Series was a thriller from start to finish, culminating in a 13-12 Conquistador win in eight innings against the Mississippi University for Women Owls. FNU rallied from a 10-7 deficit at the top of…

Track and Field ends regular season at STU Last Chance Meet

Results MIRAMAR, Fla. (May 13, 2023) – Florida National University’s track and field ended the 2023 season with a solid showing at the St. Thomas University Last Chance Meet held at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Fla. Student-athletes from Keiser, Florida Memorial, Webber International, Embry-Riddle and Lynn made up a competitive field in this…

Conquistador softball earns No. 1 seed at Small College World Series

HIALEAH, Fla. (May 10, 2023) – Conquistador softball will have an opportunity to three-peat as National Champions. Florida National University heads to the USCAA Small College World Series from May 14-18 as the No. 1 seed. The Conquistadors enter DuBois, Pennsylvania, fresh off two conference losses at the Continental Athletic Conference (CAC) Softball Championship Tournament…

De La Cruz and Fernandez named to CAC All-Tournament Team

HIALEAH, Fla. (May 10, 2023) – Florida National University’s Jeremy De La Cruz and Roberto Fernandez are the first in program history to make the Continental Athletic Conference’s (CAC) Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team.  The Conquistadors were eliminated from playoff contention following two 9-5 losses to CAC foes the Fisher College Falcons and the Iowa Wesleyan…

Kulis and Johnson land CAC All-Tournament Team honors

HIALEAH, Fla. (May 10, 2023) – Florida National University’s softball team had two seniors make the Continental Athletic Conference’s (CAC) short list of All-Tournament Team honorees. Megen Johnson and Dakota Kulis played solid games despite FNU’s 0-2 record at this CAC postseason showdown in Lawrenceville, Ga.  Kulis pitched the entire opening game versus the Crowley’s…

Tigers end FNU’s historic season with 9-5 win

(Box Score) LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (May 07, 2023) – Florida National University’s baseball team saw its season come to a close at the Continental Athletic Conference’s (CAC) Championship Tournament. A loss in their previous outing versus the Fisher College Falcons set up a must-win contest against the Iowa Wesleyan Tigers. The Tigers battled their way to…

Conquistadors rattled by Falcons, fall 9-5

(Box Score) LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (May 06, 2023) – A three-run advantage after the top of the first was not enough for the Florida National University’s baseball team at game one of the Continental Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. The Fisher College Falcons rallied from an early deficit to take a commanding 9-5 victory at Georgia Gwinnett…

Softball eliminated from CAC Championship after 7-1 loss

(Box Score)  Lawrenceville, Ga. (May 06, 2023) – Florida National University’s softball team had their NAIA postseason hopes shattered following its second loss in the Continental Athletic Conference Championship at Georgia Gwinnett College. The Conquistadors fell 5-1 to Crowley’s Ridge College the previous day and failed to get a victory in a must-win 2:30 p.m.…