Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(St. Paul, Minn.)- The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) announced today its All-Academic Teams for the 2010 spring athletic season.  Nine Golden Eagle student-athletes earned recognition for their performances in the classroom.
 
To be eligible for this honor, the student-athlete must be a member of the varsity traveling team and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better.  Furthermore, the athlete must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at her/his institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at that institution.
 
Golden Eagle All-Academic Team members by sport:
 
Baseball:
Stephen Woods                So. Minnesota, Crookston Naples, Fla.
Nick Zawacki                     Sr. Minnesota, Crookston   Howell, Mich.
 
Softball:
Katie Bowar                       Jr. Minnesota, Crooskton   Moorhead, Minn.
Kayla Bowar                      Jr. Minnesota, Crookston   Moorhead, Minn.
Amy Carlson                      So. Minnesota, Crookston Rush City, Minn.
Sarena Diederichs           Jr. Minnesota, Crookston   St. Cloud, Minn.
 
Men's Golf:
Jonathan Michalski          So. Minnesota, Crookston Silver Bay, Minn.
Mark Michalski                  Jr. Minnesota, Crookston   Silver Bay, Minn.

Women's Golf:
Tammy Wroblewski          Jr.   Minnesota, Crookston Milwaukee, Wis.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). 

Contact: Chris Vito - Assistant Sports Information Director - (218)281-8445

(Crookston, Minn.)- Former University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Soccer player Justine Jones (Richland, Wash.) has been named the recipient of the NCAA Division II Degree-Completion Award.

The award was established to assist former student-athletes who have exhausted their athletics eligibility and will not be receiving athletically-related institutional financial aid. To qualify, the recipient must have completed eligibility at an NCAA Division II member institution and exhausted their eligibility within the past calendar year. They also must have received athletically-related financial aid at that institution and must be within 32 semester hours of an undergraduate degree.

Jones was selected by a committee that is comprised of representatives from NCAA Division II member institutions. She competed for the Golden Eagles during the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons. Jones is a hotel, restaurant and institutional management major at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics Web site at http://www.goldeneaglesports.com/.

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

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Photo Caption: (Justine Jones)

Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- University of Minnesota, Crookston Head Football Coach Shannon Stassen and his coaching staff held a youth football camp on May 24-25. The camp was held at the Crookston Sports Center and the UMC Campus. The camp was held for boys and girls from kindergarten through sixth grade and ran from 6-8 p.m. each day.
 
A total of 69 young athletes battled the elements and participated in the two-day camp, up from 59 last year. Skills covered by Coach Stassen and his staff included the fundamentals of passing, receiving, basic stances, proper footwork, offensive and defensive drills and proper tackling form. There were competition drills that included an obstacle course and a football toss drill. The skill sessions were followed by thirty minutes of ultimate touch football.
 
"We had a tremendous turnout this year even with the bad weather on Monday. Utilizing the Crookston Sports Center allowed us to keep the camp on schedule which helped with the high number of participants," says assistant coach and camp organizer Justin Schreiber. "Our ultimate goal is for the kids have fun and learn a couple things about the game of football. Many of the campers play NFL Youth Football in the fall and we look forward to working with them again when the league starts on Sunday, September 12 at Ed Widseth Field."
 
For a photo gallery of the Golden Eagle Football Camp visit: http://bit.ly/akQQDu
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). 

Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Golden Eagle Youth Football Camp scheduled for 6-8 p.m. tonight on the UMC campus has been moved to the Crookston Sports Center due to the potential for rain in the forecast. Camp check-in begins at 5:40 p.m. tonight.
 
Tomorrow night's camp is still scheduled for the LeClair Practice Fields on the UMC campus and runs from 6-8 p.m.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com. 
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). 

Contact: Chris Vito - Assistant Sports Information Director - (218)281-8445

(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Equestrian teams traveled to Lexington, Kentucky and took part in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Competition at the Kentucky Horse Park from May 6-9.

On the Golden Eagle Hunt Seat side, the top 20 riders in the nation competed in each division. Across the country, there were over 8,600 hunt seat riders that started the season while only the top 419 qualified. Heather Fogelson (So, Minn.) finished eighth in the nation while Jessica Charles (Fr, Belgrade Lakes, Maine) finished tenth in the nation.

On the U of M, Crookston Western side, the top 20 riders in the nation also competed. Anna Steen (So, Hanover, Minn.) was stellar taking second in the nation. Amanda Peterson (Sr, Rochester, Minn.) took eleventh place while Kaitlyn Tollefsrud (So, Hawley, Minn.) finished twelfth.

Congratulations to all University of Minnesota, Crookston IHSA National Competition participants!

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics Web site at http://www.goldeneaglesports.com/.

The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).

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Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.)- University of Minnesota, Crookston head women's softball coach Mitch Bakken announced today the signing of Randee Hanson and Sarah Johnson to a UMC Letter of Admission to play for the Golden Eagles during the 2010-11 season.
 
Hanson is a 5-3, infielder from Rogers High School in the Mississippi 8 Conference. She was named All-Conference in 2008 and 2009, was the Mississippi 8 Hitter of the Year and team offensive MVP following the 2008 season.
 
Hanson is the daughter of Thomas and Barbara Hanson. She plans to major in accounting at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.
 
Johnson is a 5-5, pitcher/outfielder from Wayzata High School in the Classic Lake Conference. She lettered in softball as a junior and is a Minnesota High School Equestrian Association (MHSEA) champion.
 
Johnson is the daughter of Steve and Pamela Johnson. She plans to major in equine science at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
All signees are contingent upon admission to the University of Minnesota, Crookston and compliance with NCAA rules, including certification by the NCAA Eligibility Center. 

Contact: Mitch Bakken- Sports Information Director (218) 281-8414

(Crookston, Minn.) -The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Softball team closed out one of the programs most successful seasons on Sunday with an NSIC split with the University of Mary. It was the first victory over the Marauders in program history and one that followed the programs first victory over Southwest Minnesota State University on April 25.
 
Team hitting records broken include most hits (248), most home runs (13), most total bases (330) and most stolen bases (40). Team pitching records included most strikeouts (165) and strikeouts per seven inning game (4.48). Team single game records broken were most homeruns (3 vs. Concordia- St. Paul) and most stolen bases (6 vs. Bemidji State).
 
Individual season hitting records were also eclipsed. Sarena Diederichs (C, 5-8, JR, St. Cloud, Minn.) set a new batting average record (.331), most hits (39), tied a season-high in triples (3) and set the mark for stolen bases (14). Kayla Bowar (SS, 5-4, JR, Moorhead, Minn.) earned the top spot in most runs scored (24), tied the record in homeruns (4) and set the record in hit by pitches (7). Micki Nogowski (3B, 5-3, SO, Twin Valley, Minn.) set the bench mark in doubles (9) and tied the record in homeruns (4).
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).