Press Releases
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
