Minot State University’s wrestling program was 4-12 overall last year in Evan Forde’s second season as a head coach. According to Forde, the team certainly did not finish where they wanted to, but this year they have gained a lot more experience, depth, and competition for the starting spots. “Our attitude is to train every day; train to get better every single day,” Forde said. Forde expects the team will have a good season this year as the team returned pretty much everyone

Andrew Carter, Minot State University athletic director, invited faculty members to be a greater part of athletics this year. Each team chose at least one faculty representative for the student-athletes. Representatives include Heidi Super, professor of biology, men’s and women’s cross country and track and field; Tawnya Bernsdorf, instructor of business administration, soccer; Melissa Spelchen, assistant professor of criminal justice, and Terry Eckmann, professor of teacher

The long anticipated seasonal air-supported multi-sport dome arrived at Minot State University last spring and is expected to be raised by the end of November, according to Andrew Carter, MSU athletic director. “The manufacturer is sending two men to serve as foreman and Minot State will be working on providing the labor instead of spending $35,000 for labor,” Carter said. The dome is a massive air-inflated fabric that will cover Minot State’s turf at Herb Parker Stadium to c

Beaver basketball is off to an amazing start and the season is looking promising for both the men and the women this year. Men’s basketball is currently standing at 7-0 and are also the only remaining undefeated team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The men are playing their hearts out and the season has only just begun, with men setting records for themselves and besting their own game and career highs. Against Valley City State, Tyler Rudolph scored a game-hi

Following his departure from his high school basketball team before his junior season in Lemmon, S.D., Leif Bakken realized there were other opportunities to stay involved in the sport besides playing it. While working as a DJ at the local radio station, he approached his boss with an idea. “(I asked,) ‘Can I do a junior varsity game of the week, every week that we have basketball,’” Bakken recalled. “He said, ‘If you can find the sponsors, and get the money together so you c

The 2017 cross country season ended earlier this month with the men’s team placing 26th and the women placing 23rd in the NCAA Division II Central Region Championships in Kearney, Neb. It was a year that brought in new talents from freshmen and transfer students alike. Cross country and track and field head coach Stu Melby was impressed with how well some of these newcomers performed. “On the women’s side, Michaela Larson, a new freshman from Minot High, did a fantastic job.

Minot State University’s women’s basketball season is fast approaching and there are a number of exciting new additions to the team. The team has a new head coach, Mark Graupe, who has 30 years of head coaching experience. He came to MSU after four years as the head women’s coach at Dickinson State University. In addition to Graupe, assistant coach Karen Senette is also joining the team. “She was at a very successful Division II school in Chicago before. We’re Division II, an

Minot State University’s men’s basketball began practices last month. After ending with a 14-15 record last season, the team has high hopes for this season. Head coach Matt Murken wants to see continued growth from the players, not only on the court, but academically, socially, and spiritually as well. “We already have over 150 hours of community service in this year, which is pretty good for this early in the year,” Murken said. “Another goal of ours every year is to be abov