PETE MEYER TO SUCCEED LOIS WEBB AS AD

Since 1972 only three people have occupied the position of athletics director at Florida Southern College: Hal Smeltzly (1972-2000), Mike Roberts (2000-01) and Lois Webb (2001-08). FSC president Dr. Anne Kerr announced Feb. 21 that current assistant athletics director and head baseball coach Pete Meyer will become the fourth person to occupy that position, effective June 30, when Webb retires.

"Pete Meyer is the best person to carry forward the legendary success of Florida Southern's athletic programs," Dr. Kerr said. "His strength of character, commitment to a model scholar-athlete program, administrative skills, knowledge of intercollegiate athletics, dedication to students, and ability to work with the senior staff of the College to achieve the goals of our strategic plan position him as the best person for this key institutional position. Coach Meyer has an impressive record of accomplishments as both a coach and athletic administrator, and has demonstrated a deep commitment to Florida Southern. I am confident that he will be an outstanding leader for our program."  (Click to read more) 

RORY WHIPPLE NAMED FSC MEN'S LACROSSE COACH Rory Whipple, who has successfully built men's lacrosse programs at three other colleges, has been hired to do the same thing at Florida Southern College. FSC Athletics Director Lois Webb announced Apr. 2 that Whipple will be the head coach for the Moccasins' program that will start competition in the 2008-09 school year. (Click here to read more)

Championship Athletics
A Florida Southern Tradition

"Florida Southern College is proud of our student-athletes' accomplishments both on and off the fields and courts of competition. Moccasin athletic teams have won 26 NCAA Division II national championships and have finished as national runners-up 16 times. Florida Southern has won 144 conference championships and produced over 400 All-Americans. We are exceptionally proud of our NCAA graduation rate of 82 percent and our 67 Academic All-Americans and All-American Scholars. Come be part of one of the pre-eminent athletic programs in the nation and help maintain our championship tradition at Florida Southern College.” -- Lois Webb, FSC Director of Athletics.

Florida Southern competes in the NCAA Division II and is a charter member of the Sunshine State Conference. The Mocs offer 17 intercollegiate sports including men's teams in: baseball, basketball, cross country/track*, golf, soccer, swimming, and tennis; and women's teams in basketball, cross country/track*, golf, soccer, softball, swimming,  tennis, and volleyball.

* Florida Southern offers the opportunity for runners to compete intercollegiately in distance events in track. However, FSC does not compete in field events.