Jacksonville University

A four-year letterman in baseball, Cost threw what to this day is the only nine-inning no-hitter in JU history in his first career appearance for the Dolphins. He needed only 89 pitches to get the win over Akron at home on March 24, 1978. He pitched to a 2.96 ERA that season, helping the Dolphins to a 35-28 year. He was undefeated as a starter during the 1980 season, and finished the year with a 3.25 ERA. Posting a career .688 winning percentage on the mound, he is still 10th in all-time winning percentage in program history.
 
He returned to campus in 2013 as the president of the university, where he has made major contributions to advance the athletic department as part of incredible growth for the school as a whole over the last decade. He has served on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, the NCAA Presidential Forum and is currently on the Atlantic Sun President's Council, where he helps to shape and steer the future of the NCAA and the ASUN Conference and how it helps create the best environment for student-athletes at JU and beyond to thrive and prosper.
 
He and his wife, Stephanie, have philanthropically touched the school in a myriad of ways, donating to the athletic department and individual programs throughout the years, including helping to build and enhance facilities on campus and the programs that use them. Infrastructure improvements since he became president include the addition of the Basketball Performance Center and Rock Lacrosse Center, as well as facility enhancements at Swisher Gymnasium, Rock Stadium, John Sessions Stadium and more.