https://www.msumdragons.com/rss.aspxLatest news items for MSU Moorhead Athleticsen-us60https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/8/5/volleyball-mandell-selected-as-msum-player-to-watch-ahead-of-2026.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/8/5/volleyball-mandell-selected-as-msum-player-to-watch-ahead-of-2026.aspxVolleyball

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) has announced its preseason coaches' poll for volleyball. Minnesota State Moorhead was selected to finish 11th while senior Raiah Mandell was named MSUM's 'player to watch'.]]>NSIC Preseason Volleyball Poll 2026Wed, 5 Aug 2026 10:00:00 CST1410465https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/8/3/football-haugrud-kallenbach-highlight-dragons-in-nsic-preseason-poll.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/8/3/football-haugrud-kallenbach-highlight-dragons-in-nsic-preseason-poll.aspxFootball

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) has kicked off the 2026-27 athletic year with its annual preseason football poll. Minnesota State Moorhead was selected eighth in the initial rankings, including a fourth-place projection in the North Division.]]>NSIC Preseason Football Poll 2026Mon, 3 Aug 2026 10:00:00 CST110464https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/23/msum-volleyball-collects-avca-team-academic-award.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/23/msum-volleyball-collects-avca-team-academic-award.aspxVolleyball

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Minnesota State Moorhead was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Thursday. The Dragons earned an AVCA Team Academic Award thanks to a cumulative GPA of 3.709 for the 2025-26 academic year.]]>Volleyball AVCA Team Academic Award 2025-26Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:00:00 CST1410463https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/21/womens-basketball-dragons-slotted-15th-in-wbca-academic-top-25.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/21/womens-basketball-dragons-slotted-15th-in-wbca-academic-top-25.aspxWomen's Basketball

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Minnesota State Moorhead women's basketball made a return to the annual Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 following the 2025-26 season. The Dragons were ranked 15th in the country with a cumulative team GPA of 3.757.]]>MSUM WBB named WBCA Academic Top 25 2025-26Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 CST710462https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/20/track-field-msum-honored-on-ustfccca-all-academic-teams.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/20/track-field-msum-honored-on-ustfccca-all-academic-teams.aspxTrack & Field

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Minnesota State Moorhead track & field was showcased as part of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Awards on Monday. Both the Dragon men and women were named All-Academic Teams while six student-athletes were tabbed as All-Academic individuals.]]>USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field 2025-26Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:00 CST2210461https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/16/athletics-department-midco-sports-launches-nsics-new-streaming-home.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/16/athletics-department-midco-sports-launches-nsics-new-streaming-home.aspxAthletics Department

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - A new era begins today for the NSIC on Midco Sports Plus®!  Through an expanded partnership, Midco Sports® will power the NSIC Network and serve as the centralized home for NSIC digital content, delivering exclusive live and on-demand streaming coverage of all 16 member schools.]]>NSIC-Midco Sports Plus launch. Jul. 16 2026Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:00 CST210460https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/7/athletics-department-msum-presented-the-2025-26-nsic-sportsmanship-award.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/7/athletics-department-msum-presented-the-2025-26-nsic-sportsmanship-award.aspxAthletics Department

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Commissioner Erin Lind presented Minnesota State University Moorhead Director of Athletics Chad Markuson with the league's 2025-26 Sportsmanship Award during the NSIC Hall of Fame banquet Tuesday evening. This marks the second time that the Dragons have earned the honor, also taking it home in 2022-23 academic year.]]>NSIC Sportsmanship Award 2026Tue, 7 Jul 2026 20:00:00 CST210459https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/7/athletics-department-mulder-strand-honored-at-nsic-hall-of-fame-banquet.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/7/athletics-department-mulder-strand-honored-at-nsic-hall-of-fame-banquet.aspxFootball, Athletics Department, Men's Basketball

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Minnesota State Moorhead athletics was on full display at Tuesday evening's NSIC Hall of Fame Banquet. The honors included Dragon men's basketball great Kevin Mulder's induction into the league's Hall of Fame while Jack Strand accepted his Dr. William Britton Scholar-Athlete Award for Academic Excellence.]]>NSIC Hall of Fame Banquet 2026 - LEFT - Chad Markuson and Kevin Mulder at Mulder's NSIC Hall of Fame induction - RIGHT - Faculty Athletics Rep Dr. Julia Poplin and Jack Strand as Strand accepts Britton Award for Academic ExcellenceTue, 7 Jul 2026 19:35:00 CST210458https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/6/12/go-team-msum-earns-18-national-marketing-and-communications-honors-from-nacma-and-csc.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/6/12/go-team-msum-earns-18-national-marketing-and-communications-honors-from-nacma-and-csc.aspxAthletics Department, GO! TEAM

At the 2026 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) convention in Las Vegas, NV this week, MSUM was named a National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) Marketing Team of the Year Finalist after earning 13 "Best Of" awards in various categories.  Later in the convention, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) also announced 5 recognitions to GO! TEAM students for their Digital Design Contest including Logan Burns as College Division Student Designer of the Year and Becca Hanson as Runner-Up.]]>NACMA Marketing Team of the Year FinalistsFri, 12 Jun 2026 09:28:00 CST3010454https://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/1/swimming-diving-msum-named-cscaa-spring-scholar-all-america-team.aspxhttps://msumdragons.com/news/2026/7/1/swimming-diving-msum-named-cscaa-spring-scholar-all-america-team.aspxSwimming & Diving

RICHMOND, Va. -- The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced its Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps on Wednesday. Minnesota State Moorhead swimming & diving was among the team honored, bolstering a 3.56 GPA for the term.]]>Swim & Dive Spring 2026 Scholar All-America TeamWed, 1 Jul 2026 13:30:00 CST1110457