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Saturday 23 November 2024

Sports / October 27, 2024 Mustangs Trample Briar Cliff in Rivalry Game

By Dayne Davis – Saturday (October 19, 2024) the Mustangs hosted cross-town rival, Briar Cliff University, in battle for the saddle. The Chargers entered the game looking to beat Morningside for the first time in school history, but Zack Chevalier and the Mustangs had other plans as Morningside put the belt to the Chargers backside...

Sports / October 18, 2024 Mustangs Roll Over Hastings in Homecoming Win

By Dayne Davis–Morningside put on a clinic as Zack Chevalier led his team to a dominating 52-7 victory over the Hastings University Broncos. Chevalier was awarded GPAC Offensive player of the week with his performance of 441 passing yards and four touchdowns. They are now own a 5-0 GPAC record. The Mustangs came out and...

News, Sports / October 7, 2024 Mustangs secure dominant win on the road.

After allowing an early touchdown, Morningside (No.12) went on to score 45 unanswered points to secure a 4-1 overall record 4-0 record in the conference going into a bye week. The 45-6 win last Saturday was the 4th straight win. The Mustangs will now wait until October 12 to face the Hastings, who...

Photo, Sports / September 2, 2024 Season opener slips away

Morningside’s rally fell short in a 48–45 loss to Benedictine in the season opener. Behind 21–3 after the first 12 minutes, Morningside (no. 10) battled back to take a 45–41 lead over Benedictine with 3:31 on the clock. The rally fell short, however, as the Ravens struck back, and the Mustangs’ final drive fell short...

Sports / May 10, 2024 Tennis: On to nationals and GPAC honors

by Diego Teixeira Setton–This spring became a very special one for Morningside Tennis Athletes, as they conquered the GPAC for the first time in program history. Both men’s and women’s teams won the title, with the men boasting an overall record of 18-4 and going undefeated in the conference. The women’s team finished at 18-3...

Sports / April 17, 2024 Women’s basketball golf outing June 7

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Morningside Women’s Basketball will host its 17th annual golf outing June 7, at the Green Valley Golf Course. The women’s basketball team will host families, spectators, fans, and whoever else may want to golf that day as it is open to anyone. Each individual Mustang player is responsible for getting two-hole sponsors and two...

Sports / April 3, 2024 Bowling is a year-round commitment

by Maren Ewertz–Many students on campus are aware that Morningside University has a bowling team, but not many understand how it works. For the bowlers at Morningside, tournament setups are simplistic; but to everyone else, they can get complicated. In order to participate in the actual tournament, the school — in this case Morningside —...

Photo, Sports / March 17, 2024 Next up: Kansas City

Morningside was the host with the most, picking up tough wins in the first two rounds of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Tournament and earning a spot in the field of 16. The Mustangs bested Lourdes College 87-76 Friday behind Joey Skoff’s 38 points. Senior Ely Doble knocked down 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds. As...

Sports / March 12, 2024 IM basketball title decided

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Intramural basketball has been giving Morningside students something to do on Sunday nights for about four weeks now, but the time has come to an end. On Sunday, March 10, the semifinals and finals were held in the HPER at 7:30 and 8:30p.m. In the semifinal match team Real Deal took on Trent’s...

Features, News, Sports / February 27, 2024 ‘Together we fight’

by Chaise Pfanstiel–Senior basketball player Lauren Hedlund has had to go up against more than her opponents lately. Hedlund’s mother was recently diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. She is currently undergoing treatment at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha. On February 14, the team faced off against Dakota Wesleyan in Allee Gym. The young women...

Garret Ehlers: Athlete of the Week

By Andrew Schnebel–This week’s Collegian Reporter athlete of the week goes to Garret Ehlers. Ehlers, a senior from Ida Grove, Iowa, broke the school record for the men’s indoor 3000-meter run with a time of 8:40.63 At the Dordt Indoor Invitational. The Mustangs finished first, second and third in the event. The previous record was…

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Profile: Savannah Larson

By Hannah Hecht–Five women in one-piece racing swimsuits, goggles, and swim caps stand lined up behind the starting blocks at the Morningside HPER center’s pool facility. Their faces are fixed in stony concentration and a couple of them are jumping around and stretching to loosen up their arms and legs. A man announces the beginning…

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Nash brings passion to coaching

By Darius Hicks–If you could build the perfect coach what characteristics would you want them to have? You would like them to be passionate about what they do. You would want them to be dedicated to their athletes and their craft. And finally you would want them to have great character. Those are all qualities…

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‘Stangs preparing for Baker

By Darius Hicks–After a dominating first round performance in the NAIA Football Championship Series, Morningside’s football team moves on to face the Baker Wildcats in the second round. (More photos) Morningside advances to the quarterfinals after defeating Rocky Mountain College in a 41-21 first-round victory at Elwood Olsen Stadium. The Mustang offense racked up 685 yards,…

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Mustang FB advances to Round 2

Running back Brandon Wegher had a break–out day against the Bears of Rocky Mountain College, moving Morningside into a second round NAIA playoff game against Baker University of Kansas. Morningside, 10-1, ripped the Battlin’ Bears for 34 points in the first half en route to a 40-21 win. RMC came in ranked 10th and sporting…

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Mustangs split with Hastings [photos]

The Mustang women put the visiting Hastings Broncos away early, but the men never quite turned the corner in a 78-74 loss. Senior Lacey Lehman led the Mustangs with 16 points in the 76-49 win. Morningside is now 6-2 as they head into a road game at Northwestern Tuesday (Nov. 26). The men fell to…