After a scoreless first half, senior forward Megan Zickert scored a goal minutes into the second half, pushing St. Thomas to beat Bethel 1-0, and finishing the Tommies undefeated season Saturday at South Field. Owen Larson and Casey Eakins have the story.
The Locker Room with Phil Esten – April 29, 2021
St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten joins TommieMedia’s Scout Mason in The Locker Room to talk about the Tommies’ historic D1 transition taking effect fall 2021.
The Locker Room with Women’s Track and Field – Feb. 18, 2021
St. Thomas women’s track and field coach Joe Sweeney and senior sprinter Delaney McLoone join TommieMedia’s Joey Swanson to discuss the team’s final season in the MIAC and its first meet in 11 months.
President Sullivan, USG discuss university updates at town hall meeting
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.
Summit League President’s Council votes to postpone fall sports
The Summit League announced Monday evening that its President’s Council voted unanimously to postpone soccer, volleyball and cross country’s seasons to spring 2021. The D-I league will be the future home of most St. Thomas athletics starting in fall 2021. “The health, safety and welfare of the league’s student-athletes, coaches and staff were at the …
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Tommie men’s hockey to join Central Collegiate Hockey Association in 2021
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.
BREAKING: St. Thomas approved to begin transition to Division I athletics
The University of St. Thomas has received approval to begin reclassification from Division III to Division I, making it the first school in the NCAA’s modern era to make that transition, president Julie Sullivan announced in an email Wednesday.
BREAKING: NCAA proposes path for D-III universities to become D-I, St. Thomas future remains unclear
The NCAA’s Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee announced Wednesday a potential five-year method for Division III universities to become Division I members and revealed its willingness to consider a waiver from St. Thomas and the Summit League, which the university said it would pursue.
Sullivan announces $20 million donation, test-optional policy at St. Thomas’ State of the University
St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan looked to the university’s future in her second “State of the University” address Thursday afternoon. Emily Haugen, Samantha HoangLong, Mae Macfarlane and Abby Sliva have the story.
Esten: NCAA says St. Thomas could be a Division I institution
St. Thomas Athletics Director Phil Esten said Thursday that the NCAA agrees that St. Thomas “look(s) like we could be and operate like a Division I institution” and the university will know more about its fate after the NCAA convention. Reporter Justin Amaker has the story.
INFOGRAPHIC: Comparison of Division I and Division III athletes
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.
News in :90: Oct. 24, 2019
The Summit League commissioner said a decision on St. Thomas’ Division I move will not be reached until at least January and Republicans stormed into a closed-door deposition, briefly halting the Democrat-led impeachment investigation. Production Editor Emily Haugen.
EXCLUSIVE: St. Thomas could learn DI fate in January, Summit official says
The commissioner of the athletic conference that St. Thomas seeks to join said a decision on the school’s moving to Division I would not be reached until at least January.
Top Stories- Oct. 17, 2019
St. Thomas received an invitation to the Division I Summit League and Ray Ghansham Persaud faces additional charges in the bomb threat hoax case. Join anchors Rachel Torralba and Jack Stanek for those stories and more on this edition of Top Stories.
Conferences dampen speculation about Tommie football’s future home
St. Thomas football’s future remains unclear after the commissioner of two Division I football conferences tamped down reports about the program’s potential new home. Sports Editor Carly Noble has the full story.