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NDSU Men, Women Sweep Summit League Track & Field Championships

The Bison women won their 12th title in a row, while the men picked up their 10th in a row
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MACOMB, Ill. (Summit League) –The North Dakota State men’s and women’s teams extend their league record win-streak by sweeping the team titles at The Summit League Outdoor Track and Field Championships Friday at Hanson Field.   Final Standings For the 12th consecutive outdoor season, the Bison women earned the league crown with a total of 255 points with South Dakota…
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NDSU Softball Falls to USD but Defeats SDSU to Advance to Summit League Championship

The Bison lost 10-1 against the Coyotes before taking down the Jackrabbits 5-0 in the second game of the day
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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State bounced back from a 10-1 five-inning loss to South Dakota with a 5-0 shutout over South Dakota State to advance to the Summit League Championship game for the 11th straight season on Friday, May 10, before 336 spectators at Tharaldson Park. North Dakota State (40-14) will meet South Dakota (33-24) at 1 p.m. Saturday,…
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Early Scoring Helps NDSU Softball Get Past South Dakota State

The Bison scored four runs in the first inning to win 6-3
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  FARGO, N.D. — The top-seeded NDSU softball team made it a point of emphasis to come out of the gates strong in their first Summit League Tournament game. After a 1-2-3 inning from ace KK Leddy, the Bison gave her four runs of support in the bottom of the first, three of which came in on a home run…
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Moton’s Decision to Switch Sports Pays Off at NDSU

The Bison Thrower played Basketball at UND last Season
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FARGO, N.D. — There is no doubt that Akealy Moton has always been an athlete. The question was never if she’d play sports in college, but which sport was right her. “I always grew up with basketball, just cause of my parents – not just because of them, I also loved basketball too at the time,” Moton said. “But figuring out…
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Otterdahl, Leddy Take Top Honors at Fifth-Annual Bison Green & Gold Gala

Student Athletes celebrated Bison athletics at the Fargo Theather
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FARGO, N.D. — It was a special evening for NDSU athletics as the school honored its student-athletes at the fifth annual Green and Gold Gala. Members of every team got a chance to change out of their uniforms and come out to the Fargo Theatre to celebrate Bison athletics. They walked the green carpet and had their photos taken before heading…
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NDSU Softball Gears Up for Emotional Senior Weekend

The Bison Host a three-game series against UND
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FARGO, N.D. –It has been quite the season for NDSU softball. The Bison are 14-1 in conference play and have lost just once in their past twenty seven games. The regular season comes to an end this weekend against UND in a three-game series at home. That means it is time to honor the six seniors on the squad. The…
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Collins Focused on ‘Winning Style’ of Basketball as he takes over NDSU’s Women

The Bison won just 40 games over their previous five seasons under Maren Walseth.
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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State’s new women’s basketball coach is eager to raise expectations for a program that has floundered for several years. Jory Collins took over a national championship D-II program and coached them for eight years before one year as an assistant at Kansas. He says he isn’t locked in on one specific style of play when it…
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No Rivalry Brewing Between NDSU and UND Softball

The Bison and Fighting Hawks play a three game series this weekend
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FARGO, N.D. — NDSU softball will finish the regular season this weekend in a three game series against North Dakota. The Bison-Fighting Hawks matchup usually means a big rivalry, no matter the sport, but things aren’t as dramatic between the two softball programs. This is just the first year UND has played in the Summit league and the teams haven’t squared…
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Former NDSU Quarterback Easton Stick Drafted by Chargers

The Bison Alumni was selected 166th overall in the 5th round by Los Angeles
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FARGO, N.D. — Easton Stick is about to start enjoying some much nicer weather during the upcoming football season. The former NDSU star quarterback was drafted 166th overall by the Los Angeles Chargers in day three of the NFL draft. Stick won three national championships with the bison and is the most winning FCS quarterback, going 49–3 in his career at…