Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs

Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs

University	Southwest Minnesota State University
Conference	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Chris Hmielewski
Location	Marshall, Minnesota
Varsity teams	14
Football stadium	Mattke Field
Basketball arena	Recreation/Athletic Facility
Baseball stadium	Alumni Field
Other arenas	Physical Education Gym Don Palm Natatorium
Nickname	Mustangs
Colors	Brown and Vegas Gold^[1]
Website	smsumustangs.com

The Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs (also SMSU Mustangs and formerly Southwest State Mustangs) are the athletic teams that represent Southwest Minnesota State University, located in Marshall, Minnesota, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Mustangs compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 14 varsity sports. SMSU has been competing since 1969, but has been a part of the conference since the Northern Intercollegiate Conference and the Northern Sun Conference merged to form the NSIC in 1992.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Track & Field
Wheelchair Basketball
Wrestling

Women's sports

Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball

Sports culture

The student booster club for basketball is the Mustang Maniacs. Their slogan is, "Our team loves us and our opponents fear us". An annual basketball tradition is Hawaiian Night, which usually coincides with the Winter Meltdown festival held during the second week of the Spring Semester (which lasts from early January through early May).

Non-varsity sports

Intramural Sports

Intramural sports include badminton, basketball, flag football, floor hockey, broomball, racquetball, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, and volleyball. The Mustang Rugby Club competes in the Minnesota Rugby Union (USA Rugby) and won the Minnesota Division III Championship in 2002. Recently the Mustangs Rugby Club won the Minnesota Division IIIB championship in 2010.

References

↑ "SMSU - Communications and Marketing - Identity Standards". Retrieved 2016-06-12.

External links

Official website

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

North Division	Bemidji State Beavers Mary Marauders Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons Minnesota–Crookston Golden Eagles Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minot State Beavers Northern State Wolves St. Cloud State Huskies

South Division	Augustana Vikings Concordia–Saint Paul Golden Bears Minnesota State Mavericks Sioux Falls Cougars Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs Upper Iowa Peacocks Wayne State Wildcats Winona State Warriors

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