Dragons in the news
Take a look at the news stories featuring MSUM in the last week.
Former Dragons linebacker Aaron Bohl will join father at Wyoming, West Fargo Pioneer: “Former Minnesota State Moorhead linebacker Aaron Bohl is set to start his football coaching career next month—and his father will be his boss. Bohl announced Monday, Jan. 23, that he will be a defensive graduate assistant at Wyoming where his father, Craig Bohl, is the head coach.”
Dragon men crack NCAA Division II basketball poll, Inforum: “For the first time this season, the Minnesota State Moorhead men’s basketball team is ranked in the NCAA Division II national poll.”
Dragons men and women in Top 25, KFGO: “For the first time, the MSU-Moorhead men’s and women’s basketball teams are in their respective Division II Top 25 rankings at the same time.”
Men’s Track and Field: Huber NSIC Field Athlete of Week, Brainerd Dispatch: “Minnesota State University Moorhead track and field junior Brian Huber was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Field Athlete of the Week Tuesday.”
MSUM Men and Women split with Southwest, WDAY: “Junior guard Cassidy Thorson scored a game-high 24 points to lead No. 16-ranked Minnesota State Moorhead to a 73-66 victory against Southwest Minnesota State … The Dragon Men fell in overtime, 113-105.”
Sioux Falls knocks off No. 16-ranked Dragons women, WDAZ: “Senior guard Madi Robson scored 19 points to lead Sioux Falls to a 66-61 victory against No. 16-ranked Minnesota State Moorhead in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women’s basketball at the Stewart Center.”
Doss, Dragons men cruise to NSIC road win at Sioux Falls, WDAZ: “Senior guard Jon Doss scored 18 points to help No. 21-ranked Minnesota State Moorhead cruise to an 84-59 victory against the University of Sioux Falls on Saturday, Jan. 28, in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men’s basketball at the Stewart Center.”
Dragons senior Nelson returns to court after dealing with blood clots, Inforum: “Minnesota State Moorhead forward Matt Nelson fatigued fast. The couple minutes he played felt like an eternity during a nonconference game a season ago … That was in December 2015. It took a few weeks for Nelson, who was then 21 years old, to find out what was causing the fatigue: Blood clots in his lungs.”