On Thursday, May 23 a historic settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit, House v. NCAA, continued the changes in the landscape of college athletics. NCAA President Charlie Baker along with the commissioners of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference released a joint statement saying they had agreed to settlement terms, which include a roughly $2.77 billion payout over 10 years to former and current student-athletes since 2016. They called the move "an important step in the continuing reform of college sports that will provide benefits to student-athletes and provide clarity in college athletics across all divisions for years to come.”

What does this mean for Temple Athletics? Like every school in the nation, we will be closely monitoring as this develops and will continue to work with our leadership team at the University to determine the best path forward for our programs and student-athletes.

Temple University will welcome 10 new members, featuring nine athletics teams and a longtime administrator, into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, October 18. The Class of 2024 is comprised of former Field Hockey head coach Gwen Cheeseman Alexander, Men’s Basketball 2000-point scorer Dionte Christmas, golf All-America Gary Deetscreek, women's soccer all-time goals leader Kim Fitzgerald, men's cross country/track three-time All-American Travis Mahoney, All-American wrestler Frank Osinski, softball All-American Stephanie Pasquale, two-time Volleyball Setter of the Year Allison Runk, men’s swimming record holder Steve Smutny and longtime administrator Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Event Management Lee Roberts.

This Temple Athletics Hall of Fame Class truly represents our great history. It is diverse, covering nine sports and one accomplished administrator. It features four All-Americans, and spans eight decades. This is truly a deserving group of individuals who achieved so much in their careers.

Make your plans to be at a Temple Takeover next Tuesday, June 4, at The 1912 Club, the home of Temple Golf. Stop by for a fun night and hear from Temple coaches Stan Drayton, Adam Fisher and Diane Richardson. I look forward to seeing you there!!

For our current men’s and women's basketball season ticket holders, you should have received a renewal notification via e-mail. We hope you enjoyed this past season with Coach Richardson's women's team earning a share of the AAC Regular Season title and the men's team, under first year head coach Adam Fisher, making a dramatic run to the AAC title game. We look forward to seeing you at the Liacouras Center next season as 2024-25 promises to be a great year for both programs!! To renew your seats or if you should have any questions, contact our Ticket Sales Office at 215-204-8499.

Women’s Tennis doubles team of Maiko Uchijima and Samantha Nanere came up short to NC State University's Amelia Rajecki and Maddy Zampardo in the Round of 32 at the NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament on Tuesday evening, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1. It marked the second straight season Temple was represented at the NCAA Championships with a doubles team.

Women’s Track standouts Amira Green, Obiamaka Igwenagu, and Inara Shell represented the Owls at the NCAA Regionals, competing in triple jump and high jump. Shell placed 37th overall with a 12.33 meter triple jump while Igwenagu placed 43rd (12.15m). Green cleared 1.71 meters in the high jump to finish 38th overall.

Special shoutout to our student-athletes who earned honors since our last edition of From The Nest: Women’s Lacrosse – Belle Mastropietro and Katie Shallow were named to the IWLCA's All-Mid Atlantic Region second team, announced (5/24). The duo also was named to Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-America team (5/16).

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Please come out and continue to support all our Temple Athletics teams. Below is a link to our composite schedule.

Hope to see everyone next Tuesday at The 1912 Club to celebrate Temple Athletics at our Temple Takeover stop.

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