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…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Moorhead boys hockey will have to wait at least another season for a state title. The Spuds lost their quarterfinal matchup against top-seeded Edina on Thursday. Moorhead fell in a 2-0 hole in the first period, but they pulled within a goal in the second with a Cullen Gess score. After another tally from the Hornets,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — After a series split with Colorado College, UND hockey continues to find itself in a state of urgency before its final two games of the regular season. This weekend holds all the more weight as it still allows UND to control part of its own destiny. If the team can pull off the series sweep, they have…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — East Grand Forks boys hockey jumped ahead 3-0 in its state quarterfinal game against Minnesota River and rode that to a 5-2 win. Tanner Mack and Landon Parker each scored a pair of goals for the Green Wave to advance them to the semifinal. They will face St. Cloud Cathedral Friday at 11:00 a.m. All of…
CLEVELAND (NDSU Athletics) – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced North Dakota State’s Matt Larsen as one of four recipients of the Under Armour AD of the Year award in the Football Championship Subdivision on Wednesday, March 6. The AD of the Year Award highlights the efforts of 28 athletics directors at all levels for…
WASHINGTON — North Dakota State football likes to take things one day at a time; Once that day is done, they move on to the next one. Monday will not soon be forgotten for this team, though. The Bison are home after getting honored at the White House on Monday. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) set everything up by asking the…
