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…
FARGO, N.D. — For this week’s Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week Nominees, the theme of championships continue. Both of the plays come from Class B Boys Basketball and the region one and two championships. First up, from Richland and Kindred at the SHAC. Kindred driving the lane turns it over, Richland gets in transition leading to beautiful…
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…
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…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Hockey got the 2-1 victory over Omaha to start the final regular season series off on a high note. UND scored first with a wrap around goal from Gabe Bast. The Mavericks would tie things up in the second, after capitalizing on a five-on-three power play. Nick Jones sealed the deal in the third,…
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,…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Force were looking to rebound after a loss to Des Moines on Tuesday starting a two-game homestand with the Omaha Lancers. The Force could not come through with the win. Harrison Roy scored the only goal of the game for the Lancers. The series with Omaha continues tomorrow night with puck drop at 7 P.M….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — For the first time in school history, the Thompson boys basketball team is heading to the state tournament. This comes after the Tommies won the Region 2 title against the two-time reigning State Champions Hillsboro Central valley.Top-seeded Thompson took down the second-seeded Burros 59-53 in front of a full house at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Down…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Despite losing in the NSIC Tournament championship game, MSUM women’s basketball is well set up to make the NCAA D-II Tournament. The Dragons are 26-6 on the year and are on the verge of making the Dance for the third year in a row. Head coach Karla Nelson swung by the KVRR studio to discuss what lies…
FARGO, N.D. — Revenge was sweet for the Richland boys basketball team. Two weeks after the Kindred girls beat the Colts in the Region 1 title game, Richland flipped the script with a 50-47 win over the Vikings Thursday night. With the win, Richland will be headed to the state tournament. Joining the Colts at State will be Thompson, which…
