D3 Success Stories: Where Division III Takes You
Jeremy Alland
Baseball
DePauw University
Current Position
Sports Med Physician, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Bio
Three-year D3 baseball letterman at DePauw (‘08), where he earned SCAC All-Conference honors as a junior and tacked on Academic All-District recognition as a senior. After earning his M.D. from Rush Medical College and completing a sports medicine fellowship, he joined Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush while also serving as a team physician for the Chicago Bulls and White Sox. He now draws on his time as a Division III student-athlete and physician to advocate for healthier youth-sports environments.
Meg Barber
Basketball
New York University
Current Position
Head Women’s Basketball Coach, NYU
Bio
Four-year basketball standout and senior captain at NYU (‘02), Barber scored 1,228 career points and earned two First Team All-UAA selections. She returned to her alma mater as head coach in 2018 and has since led the Violets to back-to-back undefeated NCAA championship seasons (2024-25) and a record-setting 91-game winning streak, the longest in Division III basketball history and second-longest in NCAA basketball history. A two-time WBCA D3 Coach of the Year, she’s also guided NYU to five consecutive UAA championships.
Amanda Belichick
Lacrosse
Wesleyan University
Current Position
Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, Holy Cross
Bio
Four-year lacrosse student-athlete and senior captain at Wesleyan (‘07), where she became only the second player in program history to record a 50-point season. After serving as an assistant at UMass and Ohio State, Belichick returned to her alma mater as head coach in 2014 before taking over at Holy Cross in 2016, leading the Crusaders to consecutive Patriot League semifinal appearances (2024-25). The daughter of legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick, she’s forged her own coaching career rooted in Division III athletics.
Erin Burnett
Lacrosse
Williams College
Current Position
National News Anchor, CNN
Bio
A political economy graduate and former lacrosse attacker for Williams College (‘98), Burnett began her professional career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs before shifting to financial news, anchoring at CNBC before joining CNN in 2011. Now the anchor of CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” she covers major national and international political, economic and business stories, becoming one of the network’s leading voices in primetime.
James Clear
Baseball
Denison University
Current Position
Author & Speaker
Bio
Baseball standout at Denison University (‘08), where he earned a degree in biomechanics and was named two-time D3 baseball team captain and second-team Academic All-American. The author of the New York Times bestseller “Atomic Habits,” Clear has built a global platform around habits, behavior change, decision-making and continuous improvement, helping individuals and organizations improve performance.
Melissa Doyle
Hockey
Gustavus Adolphus College
Current Position
Principal Clinical Safety Specialist, Medtronic
Bio
Four-year women’s hockey standout at Gustavus Adolphus (‘14), where she helped the Gusties reach three consecutive NCAA tournaments while earning double majors in biology and nursing. After graduating, Doyle rose through the officiating ranks to the international level and was selected as a referee for the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics. She’s also cultivated a stellar career in medical technology at Medtronic.