Category: Florida Tech

Florida Tech Panther Scholar-Athlete Spotlight Recognizes Basketball Player Isaiah Edden

Being a scholar-athlete at Florida Tech takes an incredible amount of hard work and dedication to excel both in the classroom and on the field. We caught up with Panther men’s basketball player Isaiah Edden, a junior who is majoring in Business, for this edition of Scholar-Athlete Spotlight. […]

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INVESTITURE: Florida Tech to Inaugurate President John Nicklow During Ceremony Jan. 26

Florida Tech President John Nicklow will be inaugurated Friday, Jan. 26 in a traditional ceremony known as an investiture that formally launches a new era of university leadership and also celebrates Florida Tech’s 65th anniversary. […]

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Lecture and Award Presentation to Honor Florida Tech’s Astronaut Scholars Feb. 1, NASA Astronaut Chris Ferguson to Keynote

Come honor Florida Tech’s 2024 Astronaut Scholars on Thursday, Feb. 1, and listen to NASA Astronaut Chris Ferguson’s lecture, “Impacts and Challenges of Commercial Human Spaceflight.” The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Denius Student Center, Hartley Room, on the campus of Florida Tech. Guests are invited to stay after the presentation and awards for light refreshments and a chance to meet Mr. Ferguson. This event is free and open to the public. […]

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Florida Tech Panthers Hire Katy Freels as Women’s Soccer Head Coach

Director of Athletics Jamie Joss announced Katy Freels as the new head coach of the Florida Tech women’s soccer program. A former NWSL player and two-time All-American at Auburn, Freels becomes the sixth head coach in program history. […]

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Florida Tech Scholar-Athlete Spotlight Recognizes Soccer Player Gene Lewis

Being a scholar-athlete at Florida Tech takes an incredible amount of hard work and dedication to excel both in the classroom and on the field. We caught up with Panther men’s soccer player Gene Lewis, a junior who is majoring in Finance, for this edition of Scholar-Athlete Spotlight. […]

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Florida Tech Panthers Forward Elias Martin Named SSC Defensive Player of the Week

Florida Tech forward Elias Martin earned Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts in the Panthers conference games last week against Eckerd and No. 3 Nova Southeastern. […]

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Florida Tech Panthers Name Mark Allen as Assistant Director of Game Operations

Florida Tech Associate Athletic Director for Business Operations Tara Van Ness announces the addition of Mark Allen as an Assistant Director of Game Operations. […]

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Florida Tech Rower Sandro Gardella to Compete for Spot on Peruvian Olympic National Team

Florida Tech sophomore Sandro Gardella is scheduled to compete at the Peruvian Olympic Qualification Regatta on January 13-14 in the Lagoon of Medio Mundo, Huacho, with an eye set on earning a spot on Peru’s National Team. […]

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Florida Tech Research Shows Value of Simultaneous Action to Help Save Coral Reefs

Rising temperatures from climate change pose new threats to coral reefs worldwide, but a new study from a Florida Tech lab has found that managing conditions at the local level—such as reducing pollution and macroalgae—can help coral reefs recover after disturbances. […]

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Florida Tech Basketball’s Late Game Rally Gives Panthers a 71-68 Win Over Florida Southern

Florida Tech and Florida Southern have had their fair share of classics over the years and Saturday evening added to the catalog. After their shooting touch disappeared for most of the second half, they found it at just the right time, going on a 13-3 run over the game’s final 4:38 for a vital 71-68 victory. […]

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Florida Tech Scholar-Athlete Spotlight Recognizes Swimmer Kiera Ceely

Being a scholar-athlete at Florida Tech takes an incredible amount of hard work and dedication to excel both in the classroom and on the field. Panther women’s swimmer Kiera Ceely, a junior who is majoring in Biomedical Engineering, joins us for a new edition of Scholar-Athlete Spotlight. […]

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Florida Tech Director of Esports Dana Hustedt Steps Down, Danielle Sirekis Selected as Successor

After serving as the Florida Tech Director of Esports since 2021, Dana Hustedt is stepping down from her position. Florida Tech Director of Athletics Jamie Joss announces Danielle Sirekis as the next Director of Esports. Sirekis will begin her new post on January 29. […]

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Florida Tech Panthers Men’s Basketball Cracks Top-25 NABC National Poll Rankings

The Florida Tech men’s basketball team broke into the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II National Rankings and was slotted into the No. 25 position, as announced by the organization on Tuesday. […]

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Florida Tech Defender Sjur Drechsler Named United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year

Florida Tech junior defender Sjur Drechsler has been named the Division II National Player of the Year for the 2023 season by United Soccer Coaches. The Stavanger, Norway, native is the first Florida Tech Panther to receive the honor. […]

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Florida Tech Goalkeeper Cailey Canessa to Represent Philippines at World Lacrosse Tournament

Senior goalkeeper Cailey Canessa of the Florida Tech women’s lacrosse program will represent the Philippines on its inaugural women’s lacrosse national team at the 2023 World Lacrosse Super Sixes, Hong Kong Tournament in Wong Chuk Hang, Honk Kong, China from December 28-30, 2023. […]

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Space Coast Sports Hall of Famer Bill Jurgens, William Potter Publish Book on History of Athletics at Florida Tech

Former Florida Tech Director of Athletics William Jurgens and Melbourne attorney William Potter have published a book titled “A History of Intercollegiate Athletics at Florida Institute of Technology from 1958 to 2023.” […]

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Florida Tech Scholar-Athlete Spotlight Recognizes Volleyball Player Courtney Capar

Being a scholar-athlete at Florida Tech takes an incredible amount of hard work and dedication to excel both in the classroom and on the field. We caught up with Panther volleyball player Courtney Capar, a sophomore who is majoring in Multiplatform Journalism, for this edition of Scholar-Athlete Spotlight. […]

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