After the MIAC Presidents Council cancelled the 2020 conference regular season and postseason championships, St. Thomas cancelled the remainder of the spring sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, the NCAA Division III Administrative Committee is granting an additional season of eligibility for those participating in spring sports.
The NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, multiple tennis leagues, Formula 1, Premier League and the PGA tour have all suspended their seasons and the NCAA cancels all winter and spring championship games for all divisions. Videographer Song Johansen has today’s Sports in :60.
The NCAA canceled all remaining winter and spring championship games, including this Saturday’s matchups between the St. Thomas and St. John’s men’s basketball teams and the St. Thomas and Lake Forest men’s hockey teams, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement from NCAA president Mike Emmert Thursday. TommieMedia and the Associated Press have the story.
St. Thomas baseball head coach Chris Olean, senior outfield Josh Thorp and senior pitcher Shaun Falbo visit The Locker Room with TommieMedia’s Taylor Shupe about their goals this season.
General spectators will not be allowed to attend Saturday’s Tommie-Johnnie basketball game in Collegeville, Minnesota, following an NCAA announcement Wednesday afternoon that was driven by concerns over COVID-19. TommieMedia’s Justin Amaker and Emily Haugen have the story.
The St. Thomas baseball team swept UW-La Crosse, winning their first game 5-1 and the second game 3-1, giving coach Chris Olean his 300th and 301st career wins. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker and Reporter Andrés Tejeda have the story.
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team will be playing No. 8 Lake Forest (Ill.) College on Saturday at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
Sophomore forward Luke Radetic scored twice for the Tommies, leading the No. 4 MIAC-ranked St. Thomas men’s hockey team to a 3-2 win against No. 2 MIAC-ranked Concordia-Moorhead for the MIAC championship Saturday at the Moorhead Sports Center. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the recap.
Sophomore guard Anders Nelson scored 22 points as the No. 4-ranked St. Thomas men’s basketball team held off No. 8 Wisconsin-Platteville 73-70 Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Bo Ryan Court. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker and Reporter Joey Swanson have the story.
Sophomore guard Anders Nelson scored 27 points on 8-of-15 shooting as St. Thomas overcame a nearly eight-minute scoring drought before pushing past St. Norbert 67-60 in the first round of the Division III Men’s Basketball Championship at Bo Ryan Court Friday night. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker and Reporter Joey Swanson have the story.
The MIAC released the All-Conference awards for men and women’s basketball and men’s basketball travels to Platteville, Wisconsin for the first round of the 2020 NCAA Division III playoffs against St. Norbert, which will take place Friday evening. Ad/PR representative Aaron Jensen has today’s Sports in :60.
No. 4-ranked St. Thomas men’s basketball will travel to Platteville, Wisconsin to play the St. Norbert College Green Knights from the Midwest Conference in round one of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament on at 5 p.m. on March 6. Reporter Andrés Tejeda has the story.
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team will play Concordia-Moorhead for a MIAC playoff championships after defeating St. John’s 4-1 Saturday in St. Cloud and both St. Thomas men’s and women’s indoor track teams won the MIAC championships Saturday. Columnist Zaid Khan has today’s Sports in :60.
Senior forward Elijah Hannah led the floor in rebounds, but the No. 2-ranked Tommies came up short, losing to No. 1-ranked St. John’s 82-63 in the men’s basketball MIAC championship at Sexton Arena Saturday night. Production Editor Kat Barrett has the story.
Brett Gravelle scored two goals against the Johnnies, leading the St. Thomas men’s hockey team to a 4-1 win Saturday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, advancing the Tommies to the MIAC championship for the first time since 2017. Reporter Andres Tejeda and University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker have the story.
