30 FALL 18 Spirit Magazine
Athletics
Zone
Celebrating Four
Championship
Appearances
This spring, the Saint Leo University
men’s lacrosse, men’s golf, women’s
track, and softball teams all competed
for NCAA Division II National Championships—
two of which were first-time
appearances for the programs.
Men’s lacrosse competed against
the Merrimack College Warriors in
Foxborough, MA, finishing the season
as national runner-up to the Massachusetts
school. After becoming the first
men’s lacrosse team in Florida in 2006,
the national championship appearance
was a first for the program.
A historic run for the Saint Leo
softball team came to an end with a
5-4 decision in eight innings at the
hands of Southern Indiana at the 2018
NCAA Division II Softball Championship
Tournament. The Lions finished with a
2-2 record at the championships in their
first-ever appearance.
After climbing seven spots at the
NCAA Division II South/Southeast
Super Regional, men’s golf earned a
spot to advance to Muscle Shoals, AL,
for the 2018 national championships. In
the end, the Lions fell 3-2 to Sunshine
State Conference foe and No. 3 seed
Barry University.
Colett Rampf represented the Saint
Leo women’s track program at the 2018
NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field
National Championships in Charlotte,
NC. Rampf began her weekend competing
in the 3,000m steeplechase where
she finished third overall for the second
straight year and claimed her third
top-10 finish over the last three years.
She concluded her decorated career
with a 17th-place finish in the 5,000m
on the final day of the event. The undergraduate
and 2018 MBA alumna was
competing as a college senior.
From top left: Men’s golf player Alberto
Castagnara (sophomore); softball team at
the NCAA Division II south region championship;
Colett Rampf ’18 competing in
steeplechase; men’s lacrosse