NAU Volleyball junior Heaven Harris is a two-time All-Big Sky First Team recipient and former Big Sky Championship MVP. Her play on the court has now given her an opportunity to try out for the U.S. Women’s National Team this weekend.
Shooting guard Lauren Orndoff's basketball season was cut short last year due to a collapsed lung. Now, she's back and picking up where she left off. Sports reporter Cristiana Ramos caught up with Orndoff to talk about her recovery. READ MORE
NAU Men's Basketball has had a resurgence on the court this season, winning the most games since their 2014-2015 season. Interim head coach Shane Burcar talks about why the strong performance has been possible. READ MORE
NAU Women’s Basketball sophomore forward Nina Radford has been a leading scorer for the Lumberjacks, and a leader on the court with an average of 13 points this season and a total of 72 assists. Radford's fierce competitiveness puts her in this week's NAU spotlight. READ MORE
NAZ Today's Jasmine Navarrete sheds some light on NAU sports. Navarrete had a chance to speak to NAU Basketball players Cameron Satterwhite and Luke Adalovic. Both players are being coached by new head coach Shaun Burcar. READ MORE
NAZ Today's Nadya Armenta gives us an on update how the NAU Men's Basketball is starting off their season. Even after a tough loss against U of A, they are keeping their heads held high. New Head Coach Shane Burcar says that the team knows when big games are coming but to cherish everything … READ MORE
This week the NAU Spotlight gets turned around, taking another look at the top althetes of our spriing season. READ MORE
NAU Football is in its last week of practice before the final spring scrimmage on Saturday. The team faced challenges this year including a new head coach and an injured quarterback but is ending its season feeling strong. READ MORE
NAU Women's Swim Team diver Tatiana Kurach is in this week's NAU Spotlight. Kurach is a senior from Russia. She's won several titles, and was a part of the NAU 2019 WAC swim and dive championship team. READ MORE
The NAU women's basketball team lost the game facing Eastern Washington. READ MORE
NAU women's basketball team hit the ground on this season because there are several key players who have grown since the last season. Number 11 Jacey Bailey is one of the top three scoring leaders. READ MORE
NAU women’s basketball team again undefeated. It extended to two game streak. As Head Coach Lauree Payne explains patient is very important right now. Coach Payne says players and her understand that programs wild be showing after three to four years, and they are in process right now. And L… READ MORE
Ted McCree has become the go to guy for the NAU Men's Basketball team when it comes to consistently putting points up on the board. Coach Jack Murphy says McCree expects to win each game and this mindset has an infectious outcome on the attitude of other players on the team. READ MORE
Sophomore, Khiarica Rasheed is a 5'11 forward averaging 14.3 points per game. She did score the first big sky player of the week as well! READ MORE
The Lumberjacks are on a hot 13 game winning streak heading into the NCAA tournament. The Lumberjacks have gone before in 1999 and 2015, but never won the championship. READ MORE
This week’s spotlight goes to NAU Senior Emmanuel Butler, wide receiver for Lumberjacks Football. Coming straight out of high school, Butler had no college offers besides NAU. Now being scouted by the NFL, Butler reflects on his favorite moments as a player and shows his appreciation to NAU … READ MORE
Ryan Peretti and Susie Conran give an overview of the end-of-season competition between the NAU Lumberjacks and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Peretti and Conran also provide a look at the team’s changing dynamic as they deal with multiple injuries. Despite having a rough season, the Lumbe… READ MORE
Last week's game against Sacramento was canceled due to poor air quality caused by the wild fires. The game will not be rescheduled, which means this week's home game against North Dakota will be the last. READ MORE
NAU women`s volleyball took the win this Saturday against Northern Colorado after a neck and neck match ending in a win after five sets. Kaylie Jorgenson, senior outside hitter, says the team must focus together and execute the plays with self-determination and continue their hard work. READ MORE
Lumberjacks kick off the season with a win! Their first game this past week was against Jacksonville University. READ MORE
This week, true freshman Aubrea Bandfield of the NAU Women’s Volleyball Team is this week’s NAU Spotlight. READ MORE
NAU Men's basketball is back and their first game is this Saturday at the Rolle Activity Center. READ MORE
Jordan Anderson, a senior in NAU Volleyball, has earned her second Big Sky Conference Defensive Player of the Week title. She received her first one just last week. She has made program history by moving up to third of all time in career digs. READ MORE
This week, NAZ Today highlights NAU Football's Chauntez Thomas. Thomas came to NAU without a scholarship or commitment to be a student athlete. He has become one of the top defensive players for the Lumberjacks this season. This past homecoming game, he had the only sack of the game and 5 so… READ MORE
NAU women's tennis player, Chiara Tamasetti recently won regional championships for the first time in NAU history. READ MORE
The NAU women's basketball team has recruited many new players this year and are all looking forward for their season to start next month. Loree Payne, head coach, says that despite their win-loss record from last year, their season was successful and they were able to do a lot of recruiting… READ MORE
The NAU Volleyball team won a four-set match 3-1 last night against Southern Utah. This is the Lumberjacks’ third consecutive win. Sydney Lema and Aubrea Bandfield set the ball up for Heaven Harris to make a notable kill. Kaylie Jorgenson took a dig, which led to another great play when Jord… READ MORE
NAU Women’s Volleyball is more than halfway through their regular season. After a few minor setbacks due to injuries, they are hard at work and focusing on their health. Women’s Volleyball Coach, Ken Murphy, talks about the upcoming games against Montana and Montana State and the process of … READ MORE
NAU Track & Field athlete Brooke Andersen was recently named the Big Sky Field Athlete of the Week for the fifth time this season. This honor follows her recent performance where she recorded the second best toss in the NCAA and world with a mark of 74.2. READ MORE
The 2018 NFL draft has wrapped up over the weekend, and despite NAU Lumberjack football star Elijah Marks not cutting the scouting at the Sky Dome, he's still made it to the pros. Marks has recently signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, ending his career at NAU ranked amongst the leaders in re… READ MORE
Records are shattered by NAU Track and Field's Brooke Andersen, making the best of her senior campaign and ranked number two in the world. With a 74.2 meter throw over the weekend, Andersen now holds the 2nd best mark in U.S. Track and Field history for the 'hammer throw.' READ MORE
As the NAU football team prepares for their upcoming season starting in the fall, we have highlights from the spring game this past Saturday. Junior quarterback Case Cookus and senior WR Emmanuel Butler were the two stars of Lumberjack football that came to shine at the Skydome. READ MORE
After starting the season with a 10-1 record, reporter Sean Clark meet up with senior lacrosse player Liam Birrell to discuss the amazing season the NAU boys team has been having. READ MORE
After 14 spring practices it's official, Lumberjack football is back. This game will be a marker for improvement thus far and a starting a point for improvement into the future. Coach Souers believes that improvement is the goal of spring training. He is most concerned about the same mistake… READ MORE
NAU Men's Tennis is getting a taste of what next season will be like. This weekend they will be wrapping up their third regular season before heading into the Big Sky Tournament next week. READ MORE
Ease football withdrawals by checking out the NAU Football Spring Game on April 21 at 1:00 p.m. READ MORE
As winter sports wind down, NAU Football is preparing to start up for their spring football game. With strong fourth-year starting quarterback, Case Cookus, and other players, coach Jerome Souers has high hopes that his team is in it for a solid season this coming fall. READ MORE
With a busy sports season, some of NAU's teams fly under the radar, but the Racquetjacks are receiving some well-earned recognition after NAU's Club Racquetball team won the 2018 USA Racquetball National Intercollegiate Championships. READ MORE
Junior Sophia Anokhina won the Red Rocks Invitational for the second year in a row Sunday afternoon at the Oakcreek Country Club in Sedona. The NAU golf team took forth overall. READ MORE
After the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships NAU was ranked No. 1 by The United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). At the NCAA Indoor Championships, which was held Sat. 9 and 10, Andy Trouard came in 1st in the men's 3000-meter and Ashley Taylor … READ MORE
NAU Men's Basketball is getting a tough break as two key guards announced they will not be returning to the program next year, announcing on Twitter that they're seeking better opportunities elsewhere. READ MORE
It was a big day today for the NAU Lumberjack football team as NFL scouts came to visit at the Walkup Skydome. While a couple players were slated to compete in front of the pros, all eyes were on senior wide receiver Elijah Marks. READ MORE
NAU is hosting their annual pro day at the NAU walkup sky dome and the nearby practice fields March 13th at 9:30. The event is a chance for football prospects to showcase their skills to professional evaluators with hopes of a future in the NFL. Elijah Marks, Bryon Evans, Clarence Smith and … READ MORE
Two NAU Track and Field/XC athletes returned to Flagstaff as champions after competing in Texas at the NCAA Championship. READ MORE
After a turbulent season for the Men's Basketball team and first-round exit of the Big Sky Tournament, there's plenty of work for the Lumberjacks this offseason. Coach Jack Murphy says that despite the next opportunity to win a game waiting for the team next fall, he's confident that a stron… READ MORE
After winning the WAC Championships in Houston the NAU Swim and Dive team is now playing host to 23 schools for the NCAA Zone-E Championships. READ MORE
Senior Veronica Houck, is going out with a splash after her fourth consecutive WAC championship. After 17 years she’s leaving swimming but not the water. Houck is hoping to use her biology degree to go into marine conservation. She is confident that the team is in good hands and that the inc… READ MORE
After taking on the 2nd place Idaho Vandals last night in their attempt to finish off the regular season with a win, the NAU Women's Basketball team lost their momentum in the game. With Idaho carrying the first quarter with repeated 3-pointers, the Lady Lumberjacks caught up with the help o… READ MORE
NAU Golf heads to Tucson, facing their toughest matchup of the year in the Arizona Wildcat Invitational. Coach Brad Bedortha says that just because the Lady Lumberjacks are up against good teams, doesn't mean they're down and out or the least bit discouraged. READ MORE
NAZ Today sports reporter, Jasmine Flores, sat down with juniors Karl Harris and isaiah Thomas of the Men's basketball team to discuss their feelings after Senior Night. READ MORE
The WAC Championships took place in Houston on Saturday and the NAU Swim and Dive team took home the championship title for the fifth consecutive season. NAU ended the meet with over a 200-point margin on runner-up, New Mexico State. READ MORE
