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NDSU’s Otterdahl Recognized as National Field Athlete of the Year

Otterdahl won two titles at the NCAA Indoor Championships over the weekend
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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State senior thrower Payton Otterdahl and associate head track & field coach Justin St. Clair have earned national athlete and coach of the year honors, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Tuesday. Otterdahl was named the men’s indoor National Field Athlete of the Year, while St. Clair was recognized…
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Bison Men Play For Trip to NCAA Tonight

NDSU faces University of Nebraska-Omaha in Summit League Championship.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sam Griesel had a season-high 20 points as North Dakota State narrowly defeated Western Illinois 76-73 in the semifinals of the Summit League Conference Tourney on Monday night. Vinnie Shahid had 14 points for North Dakota State (17-15). Deng Geu added 11 points. Tyson Ward, the Bison’s leading scorer heading into the contest at 13 points…
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UND Women Overpowered in Summit League Tournament Semifinal

The Fighting Hawks fell to South Dakota 84-61
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND Athletics) – Playing its second game in a 24-hour span, against the first opponent in league history to earn a top-25 ranking on the women’s side, who had only lost four games all season, and had defeated UND by a combined 63 points in the previous two meetings, the sixth-seeded Fighting Hawks gave everything it could…
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NDSU and Women’s Basketball Coach Agree To Part Ways

Maren Walseth had a 40-106 record in five seasons with the Bison, including a 19-59 record in The Summit League.
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FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State Athletic Department and head women’s basketball coach Maren Walseth have mutually agreed to part ways, director of athletics Matt Larsen announced Monday, March 11. Walseth had a 40-106 record in five seasons with the Bison, including a 19-59 record in The Summit League. She led the Bison to an 11-18 record and sixth-place…
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MSUM WBB into NCAA Tournament as Five Seed

Play Four Seed Minnesota-Duluth
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — (MSUM Athletics) The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament for a third straight year and sixth time in program history and will face a familiar foe to open play. MSUM is the No. 5 seed in the Central Region and will face fourth-seeded Minnesota Duluth in the opening round on…
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NDSU WBB Season Ends with Loss to South Dakota

Coyotes beat the Bison, 74-51
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – (NDSU Athletics) Second-seeded South Dakota outscored seventh-seeded North Dakota State 19-5 in the second quarter, as the Coyotes beat the Bison 74-51 in the Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals. The loss ended the Bison season, as NDSU finished with a 7-22 overall record. With the win, South Dakota advanced to the Summit League Championship Semifinals…
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NDSU’s Otterdahl Wins Second National Title; Sweeping Throwing Events

Otterdahl Claimed the Indoor Title in the Weight Throw
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – (NDSU Athletics) It took North Dakota State University a decade to crown its first individual national champion at the Division I level.   On Saturday, Payton Otterdahl made it two titles in two days.   Otterdahl won the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, throwing a career-best 79-01.25 (24.11m) on his final attempt…
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Summit League Men’s Basketball Tournament Preview

NDSU is the four seed, while North Dakota is the seven seed
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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State men’s basketball coach Dave Richman refers to tournament time as the third season. The slate is wiped clean as all eight teams in the Summit League Tournament are three wins away from an NCAA Tournament berth. The Bison match up with Oral Roberts in the first round, a team they beat twice already this…
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NDSU Wrestling Feels Tough Schedule Prepared them for Big 12 Championships

Big 12 Championships Start Saturday
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FARGO, N.D. — The Big 12 Wrestling Championships begin on Saturday. The Bison have six wrestlers ranked in the top eight, including two–seed Brent Fleetwood at 125 pounds. Action is going on in Tulsa, with the preliminaries and quarterfinal rounds beginning at 11:00. Semifinals are in the afternoon, before the championship matches are on Sunday night. The Bison went 5–and–4 in…
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Payton Otterdahl Captures NDSU’s First NCAA D-I T&F Championship with Shot Put Win

Otterdahl threw 21.71 meters in the shot put
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (NDSU Athletics) – Payton Otterdahl is a national champion. The Bison senior won the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday night, becoming the first individual Division I national champion for North Dakota State in any sport. Otterdahl uncorked a huge throw of 71-02.75 (21.71m) on the very first attempt of the competition,…