❗️❗️Exciting things coming to Merritt Field in 2024...❗️❗️

Quick trip to Arizona for the Lake Forest camp! Looking forward to seeing some competition in Phoenix

After a great conversation with Ryan Dougherty . I have committed to play football at the University of Southern California and attend graduate school at the Marshall School of Business.

Dear Division III...

Thank you and much love,
Vaish Siddapureddy Sagehens

#D3Week | #WhyD3

Been itching to get back on the field with the guys! Today is the day!

It's giving day! Your donations go directly towards supporting our student-athletes and football program! Designate your gift at either Pomona and Pitzer at the link in our bio and help to unlock special challenge gifts throughout the day!

Two days left until giving day, March 7th! Tom Moore PZ'82 has thrown his name into the pot, as our challenge gift has grown to $6,000 if we reach 105 donors! You can give right now to get us a head start at sagehens.com/news/2024/1/22…!

2 weeks left! Pomona-Pitzer Athletics is launching a 1 day crowdfunding campaign on March 7th. To aid our efforts, a generous supporter has issued a challenge: if 105 donors give, Ron PO '63 & Wendy PO '64 Smith and Claudio Chavez PZ '88 will give a $5,500 bonus gift!

How do DIII student-athletes feel about potential employment models? NCAA Division III SAAC Chair Vaishnav Siddapureddy breaks down the issues for DIII athletes:

◾️ Coach as boss dynamic
◾️ Can schools afford to pay athletes?
◾️ The impact on the 'student' experience

📺 csconnect.live/?feed=1522

Mark your calendars for March 7th, as we embark upon our 3rd annual Athletics Giving Day! For 24 hours, we invite you to help us reach our goal of 800 total Sagehen donors to unlock a generous $30,000 challenge gift from an anonymous Sagehen.  
 
Chirp!

Top stories in today's D3.ticker:

+ SpringfieldAthletics President Mary-Beth Cooper on serving as BoG Vice Chair & more
+ NCAA Division III SAAC Chair Vaishnav Siddapureddy talks employment & key issues
+ Gallaudet Bison cancels Baseball
+ The next DIII MBB Committee chair

Read about these stories & more ⬇️

That first NCAA Division III SAAC vote feeling 🤩

#WhyD3 | #DIII50

Junior CB, Charlie Russo, earned Second Team All-SCIAC for the Sagehens!

#gosagehens #sagehenfb

Blessed to be pursuing my dream of playing D1 football. I’m thankful for my mom and brother’s unwavering support through the ups and downs. Huge thanks to my teammates and my coaches for shaping me into the individual I am today. I am committed to the University of Hawaii!

Another one for the mantle! Earlier this morning, Cameron Shirangi was selected as a First Team All-American by The Associated Press! #GoSagehens #SagehensFB

#SagehensFB wins the Sun Division with a 20-7 victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday to advance to the 2023 SCIAC Championship next weekend against Chapman! #GoSagehens

Sagehens defeated Cal Lutheran in a comeback victory last Saturday! Next up, we host Redlands for a spot in the SCIAC Championship!

#GoSagehens #SagehenFB

Back home tonight vs Chapman!

Livestream link is in the bio!
#GoSagehens #SagehenFB

Cameron Shirangi currently ranks #1 in all of D3 with a 48.3 yd/punt average (8 inside the 20 on 17 attempts), with a new long of 77 this weekend! He is also perfect on FG attempts (5-5) and XP attempts (13-13)... #d3football D3football.com

First College TD ✅