In exactly 100 days,
@football_ncc
begins the defense of their DIII National Championship. I fully expect to see NCC fans packing the stands at Morris Field in Arlington Heights as the Cardinals begin their march to Salem, VA and Stagg Bowl L.
@CoachSpence_NCC
# of Students (US News & World Report - Fall 2022):
North Central College 2,368 students
State University of New York-Cortland 5,994
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse 9,352
Proud of NCC for competing with state-funded universities in 2 of the last 3 weeks… doing more with less!
The march to Salem, VA begins…
🏈 @ Roosevelt University Lakers
📍 2123 South Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights, IL
🏟️ Morris Field
🗓️ Saturday, 9/2/23
⏰ 1:00 pm CST
@football_ncc
@CoachSpence_NCC
In exactly 50 days,
@football_ncc
begins its ascent to the mountaintop… again.
Looking forward to seeing a packed house at Morris Field in Arlington Heights on 9/2/23.
My favorite moment yesterday was not on TV… Wartburg was up 27-26 in the 4Q and heads were hanging. Without prompting, NCC fans broke into a chorus of “Refuse to Lose”. Within a minute,
@zackorr20
picks off McLaughlin and
@JoeyLombo24
makes “The Catch”. This is
@football_ncc
!!
I want to take a moment to congratulate
@WartburgFB
on a phenomenon season and playoff run. The Knights were everything that I thought they’d be… and more. Best of luck to the 5th years and seniors who are leaving Waverly a better place than they found it.
@winterc22
Lucky to have watched
@EthanGreenie_11
’s first Cardinal game at LF on 8/8/18, last game v. UMU on 12/16/22, and so many in between. Been an absolute pleasure seeing him become the leader and man that he has. The best is yet to come!
@football_ncc
@d3football
@D3FBHuddle
@barstoolsports
The refs spent the entire 1H calling ticky tack fouls that changed the entire direction of the game for Iowa. Then, they were inconsistent in the second half. The NCAA needs to do better on this biggest stage for women’s basketball. These officials weren’t ready for prime time!
Looks like the
@NCAADIII
worked hard, reassessed the rankings, and are still sending
#1
@football_ncc
on the round in the third round of the playoffs. Let the beat downs continue!!!
.
@football_ncc
will host Belhaven University (Miss.) in the 1st round of the
@NCAADIII
Championship Saturday.
It's the 7th straight postseason appearance & 15th all-time for the defending Stagg Bowl Champions.
Kickoff @ Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium: 12:00 noon.
#WeAreNC
#d3fb
- largest margin of victory in a postseason game
- 3rd all-time postseason shutout
- 2nd fewest yards allowed in postseason play
A thoroughly dominant effort by
@football_ncc
to start the 2023
@NCAADIII
Championship.
#WeAreNC
#d3fb
@CoachDierking
Coach Spencer’s To Do List:
✔️Outcoach AFCA Regional Coaches of the Year from Regions 1, 2, and 3
✔️Defeat teams with Gagliardi Finalists (UMHB and UMU)
✔️Lead nation in Scoring Offense AND Scoring Defense
✔️Coach Gagliardi Trophy Winner
✔️Win D3 National Championship 🏆
Several people have DM’d asking how the undefeated NESCAC Champion, Trinity College (CT), would stack up against undefeated
@football_ncc
since both are D3 teams. Attached, you will see results from the
@masseyratings
Matchup Tool. I’ll let that speak for itself.
This week is Belhaven Week. We can’t change the brackets or play future potential opponents this week. Time to focus on the mission at hand… because I am sure Belhaven is. Leave No Doubt!
Happy New Year Cardinal fans… my resolution is that I will be in Humble, Texas during December 2024 to watch
@football_ncc
in the Stagg Bowl. Go Cards!!
@belhavenblazers
@BelhavenFB
Congratulations to
@BelhavenFB
on a fantastic season. We all still remember when
@football_ncc
made its first playoffs… a huge accomplishment. Just know that you all have taken a big first step in building a program. Looking forward to watching you in 2024!!!
Thinking about the quality QBs that
@football_ncc
has faced in the last 2 years that are still active (
@Kylewking
is not included). IMO, the top five, in order, have been:
Helterbrand - UWL
Plunk - Mount
Horn - Trinity
Thorson - Wheaton
Thompson - Wabash
Your thoughts?
I HIGHLY recommend that
@football_ncc
recruits take the time to listen to this interview as you will get great insight into
@CoachSpence_NCC
and the Cardinal Way… “producing All-American fathers, husbands, and teammates”. Nicely done
@DingoTalk
.
@d3football
This is a fantastic list, but as a D3 fan, I would have liked to have seen
@KHelterbrand
on this list of Gagliardi Trophy finalists… best QB1 not named
@lukelehnen
that I have seen in two years, and best player on the best WIAC team in 2023.
@UWLAthletics
@d3football
, mark me down as an unbiased, every day fan who wants to nominate the
@football_ncc
OL (Jeske Maples, Nick Fehrle, Jarod “Mr. Rimington” Thornton, Sam Pryor, and Zach Fortier) Team of the Week… time to show the Cardinal hogs some love!
Huge congratulations to
@YMakoyed
for winning the Gold at 76 kg in the 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial on Friday. With the victory, the 🐐 qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in April.
@NCCwomensWR
@CoachNortonNCC
To any recruits who think they're too good for D3...
This is the venue for the 2022
#d3fb
Championship game aka the Stagg Bowl.
Not sure about you - but playing in front of 10,000+ fans, in primetime (7pm EST kickoff), on ESPNU sounds alright 🤷♂️
North Central College’s own Yelena Makoyed was just named the The Open Mat NCAA Women’s Wrestler of the Year!!! Take a few minutes and read the attached to get a sense of how dominating she is. 🐐
@NCCwomensWR
@CoachNortonNCC
North Central's Yelena Makoyed has been honored as The Open Mat NCAA Women's Wrestler of the Year. Makoyed claimed her third national title, finished the season with a 28-0 record and a 100% bonus rate.
#NCWWCWrestle
#ncaawrestling
#womenswrestling
A sneak peek at the forecasted weather in Salem, VA on 12/15/23… Real Feel will be 20-25 degrees warmer at kick-off than it was in Waverly, IA yesterday. 🌞🏝️
@football_ncc
This is
@d3football
at its finest… two Top 10 teams, a rivalry, a hard-fought victory, a Little Brass Bell, and fireworks… all on a beautiful Homecoming weekend in Naperville! Thanks for posting
@AlphaFiveLLC
.
@football_ncc
is an elite team!! Not only are they incredibly talented, but they prioritize TRUST, have a TEAM FIRST mindset, and TIRELESSLY pursue excellence in everything they do. Congrats on a great weekend teammates!!
#keepthebell
#again
In 2023,
@NCC_Athletics
competed head to head with the Wisconsin and New York university systems. In 2024, they face off against a D1 P5 team in the University of Iowa.
Recruits take note… if you want to compete at the highest levels,
@northcentralcol
is the school for you!!
Two of the nation's premier NCAA women's wrestling programs, North Central and Iowa, are on a collision course to meet at the NWCA National Duals on Jan. 6.
@Justin41698
provides a preview with predictions.
#NCWWCWrestle
#ncaawrestling
#womenswrestling
@Barstool__UMU
Officials missed holding calls all night or NCC would have have several sacks. You’ve got to learn to play through the adversity and rise above it. Congratulations to Mount on a fantastic season and for fighting to the end.
Join the Cardinal football team at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium for their annual open spring practice. Get the chance to check out the 2024 team on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. 🏈
Register here:
Alabama's current 20-game home winning streak is tied with
@football_ncc
, from DIII, with the longest in all of NCAA Football.
North Central (IL) play at beautiful Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium (Capacity 5,500)
Congratulations to
@CoachNortonNCC
and Yelena Makoyed (aka The GOAT) on well earned recognition. Congratulations to
@zachcookNCC
@amartnz13
and
@Grant_Zamin
for doing the heavy lifting that it took to help these student athletes reach the pinnacle of the sport.
Senior Yelena Makoyed was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler as well as earning the Manuel Gorriaran Award which is the most falls in the least amount of time!
Head coach Joe Norton was named National Tournament Coach of the year for the second-straight year!
Random stats from a decent looking
#d3fb
2 seed: NCC
Luke Lehnen averages a TD every 3 completions.
Deangelo Hardy averages a TD every 3 touches.
Joe Sacco has 100 rushes - he averages more than a 1st down per rush (11.3)
@d3football
@D3FBHuddle
@D1_Rejects
@JoeyLombo24
dude. Tonight was epic. That catch. The catch. I’m still
Shaking my head- no idea how you made it! But… you’ve been making plays all season. Congratulations!!
#MajorProps
Belhaven Week Fun Facts
#1
:
NCC - SOS
#72
/241 (excluding Roosevelt University that finished 6-4 with losses to NCC, and NAIA
#4
,
#12
, and
#13
). Best win v.
#10
Wheaton (9-1).
Belhaven - SOS
#220
/241. Best win v. Unranked Huntingdon (8-2).
Trinity Week Fun Fact: This
@football_ncc
is the fifth best team, at best, of the 16 left in the D3 playoffs… can hardly believe they made it out of Week 1.
Favorite quotes from the WONC interview of Coach Spencer that went live yesterday (2/10/23):
1. “Improvise, adapt, and overcome”
2. “Same results in a different way”
3. “Goals and intentions are not the same as actions and results.”
4. “Do it again!”
5. “Winning is fun.”
There will be a few high school wrestlers in western Illinois sporting new t-shirts and sweatshirts during their off-season workouts next week...Cardinal Pride!
@NCCwomensWR
@CoachNortonNCC
@zachcookNCC
A second Blockbuster announcement for the
@NCCwomensWR
squad today!! Congratulations to Madison Avila on being named The Open Mat NCAA Women’s Freshman of the Year.
@CoachNortonNCC
Madison Avila of North Central has been named The Open Mat NCAA Women's Freshman of the Year. Avila won a national championship at 101 pounds and was a key member of North Central's national championship team.
#NCWWCWrestle
#ncaawrestling
#womenswrestling