This fall, the University of St. Thomas opened a new fuel station to keep student-athletes nourished on training days. The university’s sports dieticians believe that it will help St. Thomas make a place for itself in the Division I landscape. Adam Mueller has the story.
The St. Thomas football team defeated the Valparaiso Beacons 16-10 on Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, winning its final game of the season and guaranteeing a second-place finish in the Pioneer Football League. Kevin Lynch has the story.
The St. Thomas men’s and women’s basketball teams open their 2023-24 seasons with away games on Monday, Nov. 6. Reporter Adam Mueller has the season preview.
It took seven games before the St. Thomas men’s hockey team was able to secure their first Division I victory this season. The Tommies split its Ferris State series with a historic 5-2 win Saturday at St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
Sophomore goalkeeper Tucker Mann collected 14 saves — the most since St. Thomas stats started being tracked in 2009 — for the men’s soccer team in a non-conference game against Western Michigan University (2-3-4, 0-0-0 Mid-American Conference), keeping the score tied 1-1 after two overtimes this afternoon at South Field.
Sophomore kicker Louis Hyde scored the lone points for the Tommies as they fell 44-3 to Northern Iowa on Saturday at the UNI-Dome. Cam Kauffman and Justin Amaker have the story and slideshow.
The St. Thomas mens and womens basketball programs unveiled its inaugural Division I schedules on Monday.
Despite a turbulent spring and summer for St. Thomas women’s tennis players, the team has one focus: the here and now.
St. Thomas women’s soccer team earned the first win in the university’s Division I chapter with a 2-0 victory against Chicago State University on Aug. 29. as the Tommies work to build a strong legacy in the Summit League.
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan and the St. Thomas Undergraduate Student Government held a student town hall meeting over Zoom Thursday night to update St. Thomas community members on a number of upcoming campus changes. Scout Mason and Cam Kauffman have the story.
St. Thomas athletics welcomed 50 student athletes in its first class of Division I signees to sports other than football during the university’s first National Signing Day Wednesday, with more decisions expected in the coming days and weeks. Sports Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
St. Thomas sports teams have been practicing under certain guidelines since Sept. 21 after the MIAC postponed the fall and winter seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sports Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors unanimously voted to allow the St. Thomas men’s hockey program to join the league for its inaugural 2021-22 season.
>St. Thomas athletics director Phil Esten says he is “optimistic there will be a resolution by this spring” on the university’s potential move to Division I and the Summit League. University Affairs Editor Justin Amaker has the story.
After Division III St. Thomas’ involuntary removal from the MIAC last spring, the university was invited to join the Division I Summit League conference this fall. Designer Maggie Stout has changes St. Thomas athletes might expect if the university transitions from DIII to DI.
