Rockford University junior forward Kevin Diemer was recognized by two different organizations today for his outstanding play on the court this past week. Diemer was selected to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week and was also named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball South Division Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. This marks the first time in his career that Diemer has been named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week and is his second NACC weekly award. Kevin Diemer recorded a pair of double-doubles last week and averaged 32.5 points on 82.5% shooting, 14.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal to lead Rockford to a perfect 2-0 record in NACC play. He opened with a career-high 41 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in Rockford's 87-71 win over Concordia Chicago on Friday. Diemer then poured in 24 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in the Regents' 82-68 victory on Saturday. The RU men's basketball team returns to the court on Friday, February 19 at Dominican University. Tip-off between the Regents and Stars is set for 5:00 PM.

Rockford University junior forward Kevin Diemer was recognized by two different organizations today for his outstanding play on the court this past week. Diemer was selected to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week and was also named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball South Division Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. This marks the first time in his career that Diemer has been named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week and is his second NACC weekly award. Kevin Diemer recorded a pair of double-doubles last week and averaged 32.5 points on 82.5% shooting, 14.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal to lead Rockford to a perfect 2-0 record in NACC play. He opened with a career-high 41 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in Rockford's 87-71 win over Concordia Chicago on Friday. Diemer then poured in 24 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in the Regents' 82-68 victory on Saturday. The RU men's basketball team returns to the court on Friday, February 19 at Dominican University. Tip-off between the Regents and Stars is set for 5:00 PM.

Junior forward Kevin Diemer has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 14, 2021. Diemer recorded a pair of double-doubles last week and averaged 32.5 points on 82.5% shooting, 14.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal to lead Rockford to a perfect 2-0 record in NACC play. He opened with a career-high 41 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in Rockford's 87-71 win over Concordia Chicago on Friday. Diemer then poured in 24 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in the Regents' 82-68 victory on Saturday.

Rockford University junior forward Kevin Diemer has been named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball South Division Player of the Week the conference announced Tuesday morning. Diemer becomes the first Regent from any team to earn an award from the NACC this season. This also marks the first time in his career that he has been named the conference's player of the week. Kevin Diemer helped lead Rockford to a 2-1 record this past week. He scored at least 20 points and shot over 63% from the floor in all three of the Regents' games. He opened with 24 points on 63.6% shooting (7-of-11), 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in a 97-70 win over MSOE. He followed that up with a 21-point performance off of 72.7% shooting (8-of-11), 7 rebounds and 1 steal in a 96-79 victory against Aurora. Diemer then concluded his week on Saturday with 20 points on 80% shooting (8-of-10), 3 rebounds and 1 block. For the week, he averaged 21.7 points on a blistering 71.9% shooting and 4.3 rebounds. The men's basketball team returns to the court on Friday, February 12 against Concordia University Chicago. Tip-off between the Regents and Cougars is scheduled for 7:00 PM in the Seaver Center.

Junior forward Kevin Diemer has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 7, 2021. Diemer helped lead Rockford to a 2-1 record this past week. He scored at least 20 points and shot over 63% from the floor in all three of the Regents' games. He opened with 24 points on 63.6% shooting (7-of-11), 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in a 97-70 win over MSOE. He followed that up with a 21-point performance off of 72.7% shooting (8-of-11), 7 rebounds and 1 steal in a 96-79 victory against Aurora. Diemer then concluded his week on Saturday with 20 points on 80% shooting (8-of-10), 3 rebounds and 1 block. For the week, he averaged 21.7 points on a blistering 71.9% shooting and 4.3 rebounds.

The following students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the fall 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students attending Rockford University were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.5 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students in the Degree Completion program at Rockford University were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.5 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students in the Degree Completion program attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the fall 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

Junior guard Nick Phillips has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, January 31, 2021. Phillips posted Rockford University career-highs in multiple categories in last week's game at Loras. He poured in 21 points on seven made three-pointers and shot a blistering 53.8% from beyond the arc. Phillips also added a trio of steals and one assist to his totals.

Junior guard De'Marius Bonds has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, January 24, 2021. Bonds burst onto the scene over the weekend and led Rockford in scoring in his first game as Regent. He poured in a team-high 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting, including knocking down a trio of triples. Bonds also added 2 rebounds and 2 assists to his stat totals.

Junior Kellie Frerichs has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 20, 2020. Kellie had her second strong showing in as many meets this season at the Regent Relays. Frerichs and her partner finished in 18th place in the six mile race, with a total time of 42:48. Her efforts helped the Regents finish in seventh place as a team.

Freshman Dominick Welte has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, September 13, 2020. Dominick burst onto the scene this past weekend with a standout performance at the Carthage Early Bird Virtual Invitational. He finished first amongst all Regent runners with a time of 9:45 in the 3K race. Overall Welte finished 45th against a very talented field featuring some of the top teams and runners in the country, including perennial national championship contender North Central.

The following students attending Rockford University were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.5 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the spring 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students in the Degree Completion program at Rockford University were named to the Dean's List for the spring 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.5 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

The following students in the Degree Completion program attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the spring 2020 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.

Rockford University awarded approximately 350 students from 17 states and 5 countries undergraduate and graduate degrees.

The Honors Day Ceremony at Rockford University recognizes the extraordinary academic and co-curricular achievements of its students and faculty. Scholarships were awarded to more than 30 students in spring 2020.

Senior right-handed pitcher Zack Jones added yet another accolade to his decorated career on Tuesday morning when he was named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Week. This marks the second time in his career that Jones has been named the conference's pitcher of the week, with the other coming back in March of last season. It is also the second weekly award for Jones this year, after being named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week two weeks ago. Senior Zack Jones made one start and had one relief appearances over Rockford's final two days of the season. Jones threw 10 shutout innings and struck out 10 batters in his final start of the year against the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He then tossed the final inning of the season against Carroll University, where he struck out the last batter of the year, to secure a 7-3 win. For the week, Jones threw 11 innings, striking out 11 and posting a 0.82 earned run average. Zack Jones will once again finish the season at or near the top of the NACC in nearly every major statistical category. Jones led the NACC in both strikeouts (36) and earned run average (0.78) amongst pitchers who threw at least 20 innings this year. He is second in the conference in strikeouts per nine innings (14.09) and starts (3), third in innings pitched (23.0) and tied for fourth in wins (2) and appearances (4).

Senior outfielder and pitcher Mikalya Seay has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 15, 2020. Seay was outstanding both at the plate and inside the circle for Rockford last week. She tallied a hit in all six of Rockford's games, including five multi-hit performances and posted a .545 batting average and a .864 slugging percentage. Three of Seay's best games at the plate came against SUNY Oneonta, Elms and Alfred State. She went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and three runs batted in against the Red Dragons. Seay then went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs batted in and two runs scored in Rockford's 12-3 victory over Elms. She followed that up with a 3-for-4 performance, which included a double and two runs scored in the Regents' 14-0 win against Alfred State. For the week, Seay tallied twelve hits, ten runs scored, eight runs batted in, two doubles, a triple and a home run. Seay also posted a 1-0 record inside the circle in her two appearances this week. She tossed a complete game in her lone start of the week against Elms. Seay went all five innings, allowing no earned runs and striking out four. For the week, Seay pitched eight innings, allowing just one earned run and striking out five with a 0.88 earned run average.

Senior pitcher Zack Jones has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 8, 2020. Jones moved to 2-0 on the season with another outstanding performance in Rockford's 4-2 win over Bluffton. He struck out a career-high 16 batters and walked none, while allowing just two hits and one earned run over his seven innings of work. Jones had the Bluffton hitters guessing all day long, striking out the final four batters he faced and holding the Beaver hitters to a measly .080 batting average against him during the game.

Rockford University junior guard Brandon Emerick was named First Team All-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference on Wednesday afternoon to cap off an excellent season. This is the first postseason award Emerick has earned in his collegiate career, and it marks the fifth straight season Rockford has had at least one First Team All-NACC selection. Brandon Emerick had an incredible junior season and led the Regents to within a single game of making their second straight trip to Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. Emerick set career-highs in nearly every major statistical category and was amongst the best in both the NACC and NCAA Division III in multiple areas. The Elkhart native led the NACC in both steals (3.2/game) and made three-pointers (3.6/game), while finishing seventh in the conference in assists (3.5/game), ninth three-point field goal percentage (41.1%) and tenth in points (16.0/game). Additionally, Emerick set career-highs in field goal attempts (13.0/game), made field goals (5.6/game) and tied his career high in rebounds (3.0/game). Nationally, Emerick currently ranks in the top 26 amongst all NCAA Division III men's basketball players in five categories. He is fourth in both total steals (79) and steals per game (3.2), 17th in made three-point field goals per game (3.6), 20th in made three-point field goals (90) and 26th in three-point field goal attempts (219). Emerick also had multiple outstanding individual performances throughout the season. He was one of only nine men's basketball players in the conference to be voted NACC Player of the Week. Emerick also made two game-tying shots in the closing seconds of regulation, one of which came as time expired. The Regents went on to win both of those games in overtime.

The awards continue to roll in for the Rockford University baseball program this week, as the Regents had a pair of players named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week. Troy Tucci was selected as the designated hitter, while Zack Jones was chosen as a starting pitcher. This marks the first time in school history that Rockford has had two players in the same week named to any D3sports.com Team of the Week. Zack Jones was nearly perfect in his season debut against Central College this past Saturday. Jones picked up the win and did not allow a hit over his five shutout innings of work. He finished the game with nine strikeouts, including striking out five of the first six batters he faced. Troy Tucci had a monster weekend at the plate and was a key piece to Rockford starting the season 4-0. Tucci opened with a 4-for-4 performance that included a home run, a double, three runs scored and two runs batted in. Later in the week, Tucci had a key two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the eighth to jump-start Rockford's 5-4 comeback win over Central College. Tucci then finished his week by going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two stolen bases, two runs batted in and three runs scored. For the week, Tucci hit .615 with a 1.154 slugging percentage, while tallying eight hits, four doubles, a home run, six runs batted in and two stolen bases. The Rockford University baseball team returns to the diamond on Saturday, March 7 to face Bluffton University. First pitch is set for 10 AM central time in Fort Myers, Florida.

The awards continue to roll in for the Rockford University baseball program this week, as the Regents had a pair of players named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week. Troy Tucci was selected as the designated hitter, while Zack Jones was chosen as a starting pitcher. This marks the first time in school history that Rockford has had two players in the same week named to any D3sports.com Team of the Week. Troy Tucci had a monster weekend at the plate and was a key piece to Rockford starting the season 4-0. Tucci opened with a 4-for-4 performance that included a home run, a double, three runs scored and two runs batted in. Later in the week, Tucci had a key two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the eighth to jump-start Rockford's 5-4 comeback win over Central College. Tucci then finished his week by going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two stolen bases, two runs batted in and three runs scored. For the week, Tucci hit .615 with a 1.154 slugging percentage, while tallying eight hits, four doubles, a home run, six runs batted in and two stolen bases. Zack Jones was nearly perfect in his season debut against Central College this past Saturday. Jones picked up the win and did not allow a hit over his five shutout innings of work. He finished the game with nine strikeouts, including striking out five of the first six batters he faced. The Rockford University baseball team returns to the diamond on Saturday, March 7 to face Bluffton University. First pitch is set for 10 AM central time in Fort Myers, Florida.

Rockford University junior catcher Christian Garcia was named the NACC Baseball Position Player of the Week Tuesday morning when the conference released its first set of baseball awards for the 2020 season. This marks the first time Garcia has been honored by the NACC with a weekly award during his collegiate career. Christian Garcia had an incredible opening weekend to help lead Rockford to a 4-0 start to the season. Garcia hit .615, with a .688 on-base percentage and a 1.385 slugging percentage. He opened the weekend with four-hit performance that included two home runs, three runs scored and four runs driven in. He then concluded the weekend by going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a run scored and three runs driven in. For the week, Garcia tallied eight hits, three home runs, one double, five runs scored, eight runs driven in and three walks. The Rockford University baseball team returns to the diamond on Saturday, March 7 to face Bluffton University. First pitch is set for 10 AM central time in Fort Myers, Florida.

Junior catcher Christian Garcia has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 1, 2020. Garcia had an incredible opening weekend and helped lead Rockford to a 4-0 start to the season. He hit .615 with a .688 on-base percentage and a 1.385 slugging percentage. Garcia opened the weekend with four-hit performance that included two home runs, three runs scored and four runs driven in. He then concluded the weekend by going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a run scored and three runs driven in. For the week, Garcia tallied eight hits, three home runs, one double, five runs scored, eight runs driven in and three walks.

Senior guard Emily Cox has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 23, 2020. Cox concluded her collegiate career on Saturday with a career-high 38 points on 57.7% shooting in Rockford's 84-56 win over Illinois Tech. She also drained five triples to break Rockford's single-season made three-pointer record (48). Cox rounded out her day with a career-high 8 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal.

Junior guard Nathaniel Shead has been named Regent of the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 9, 2020. Shead turned in a pair of brilliant performances off the bench to help keep the Regents in the thick of the race for one of the six spots in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Tournament. The junior opened with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 block in Rockford's 88-77 road win over Marian University. He concluded his week with a team-high 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting, 6 rebounds and 1 assist against first-place Benedictine University. For the week, Shead averaged 19.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 blocks and shot 59.3% from the floor.

The following students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the fall 2019 semester, earning at least a 3.75 GPA with no grades below "C" and having completed all requirements for the semester.