Southeastern University is excited to announce that we have hired Cesar Rivas-Sandoval as our new head football coach. He becomes just the second head coach in the history of the program. Rivas-Sandoval, 42, comes to Southeastern with 20 years of coaching experience on both sides of the ball — as well as on special teams — and includes time at NCAA Divisions I, II, and III institutions, ... More
The year 2018 was one that will be hard for SEU’s baseball team to forget. With a perfect 8-0 record in the NAIA National Tournament, the team took home Southeastern’s first red banner and World Series national championship win in the university’s history since joining the NAIA in the fall of 2009. The accolades ... More
During her three years at Southeastern, women’s soccer player Uchenna Kanu has scored 115 goals and has recorded 32 assists. She has been The Sun Conference Player of the Year each of the last two seasons, First Team All-Conference the past three seasons, and was a First Team NAIA All-American this past season. More
Living the Dream "One of the most exciting aspects of my job is that I get paid money to go to basketball games. That was my dream my entire life. To think that there’s an actual job that exists to watch the best of the best play the game I love is mind-blowing,” said Kristen Ledlow, ’10, sports anchor and co-host for “NBA Inside Stuff,” which airs each ... More
It’s been an amazing fall season for Fire Athletics! Our teams and athletes keep pulling in award after award, winning tournaments and breaking records. (Check out our stats!) We are honored that our athletic teams are part of the More
Each year our Fire Athletics teams really bring their game … both on the field and in the classroom. “I am proud of the discipline shown by our student-athletes,” said Director of Athletics, Drew Watson. “We had another year of success athletically and academically.” Here are just a few of the highlights from this past school year. Quick Stats The Fire had another impressive year in 2016–17. Check out these ... More
Southeastern University Director of Athletics Drew Watson recently announced the hiring of Darcee’ Roberts as associate athletic director for advancement, marketing and promotions. In this role, Roberts will handle fundraising efforts for the Fire athletic program while also overseeing the marketing and promotions side of the department. “Darcee’ brings a proven track record of experience as a general manager at the professional level and has shown that she understands how ... More
Southeastern University will host its ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly expanded Student Activities Center (SAC) facility on Tuesday, April 12, at 10 a.m. The new facility includes a gymnasium, telescoping bleachers, coaches’ offices, a multipurpose room and a large equipment storage room. The architectural firm for the project is SCMH Architects, and the company constructing the facility is NuJak Development. The addition expanded the existing space by 15,209 square feet, bringing the ... More
For the second night in a row, the Fire women's basketball team used a second-half spurt to claim victory. On February 27, it gave Southeastern its first Sun Conference Women's Basketball Tournament championship in program history. "We'll have our moments where things aren't working, and then all of a sudden we find a way to make it click," said interim head coach Leann Dahlstein. "When you work all season for something, ... More
The Mid-South Conference and The Sun Conference are merging to form the largest football conference in college sports. Conference officials announced Thursday that beginning with the 2017 season, the Mid-South Conference will include 20 teams, which will compete in three divisions. The new, expanded football conference will allow three teams to earn an automatic bid to the NAIA Football Championship Series. "This is an exciting day for Fire football. I'm proud to ... More
