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Thursday 9 October 2025

News, Sports / September 20, 2025 Clash of Titans: Mustangs Open GPAC Play Against Hastings

By Diego Ocando – The Morningside Mustangs men’s soccer team will open GPAC regular season play at home this Saturday, September 20, when they face the Hastings Broncos at 5:30 p.m. at Elwood Olsen Stadium. This game marks the start of a new Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular season. The Mustangs come in with...

News, Sports / September 15, 2025 Getting Ready to Race: Inside on the Mustangs’ Prep for the Season Opener

By Lynx Gregoire – The Mustangs are gearing up for their season debut at the Augustana Twilight meet. The excitement surrounding the program is palpable. After four years as a part-time coach, this marks Coach Eilers first full season coaching full-time—a transition he says has made all the difference. “It’s been good to finally have...

News, Sports / September 8, 2025 Women’s Soccer Wins Season Opener

By – Keyara Harmon On August 27, Morningside women’s soccer team started the season in style, with a commanding 4-0 victory against SMSU, setting the tone for what looks to be a promising year. Junior Emma Feigl said the win not only boosted the team’s confidence but also brought them closer together. Junior Lilou Dominguez...

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Mustang Football – Stay ahead

By Lynx Gregoire – The Mustang’s goal going into this upcoming football game/season is to stay ahead. Last season, the Stangs went 12-2, having lost their first game to Benedictine College and a playoff game right before the National Championship. In between, they went on a 12 game win streak, showcasing their skills and talents....

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Mustangs Ranked No. 3 in NAIA Preseason Poll

By Diego Ocando – The Morningside University football team will begin the 2025 season ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Football Preseason Poll, solidifying its place among the nation’s elite programs. The Mustangs earned 384 points in the coaches’ poll, finishing as the highest-ranked team from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Grand View, the...

News, Sports / August 29, 2025 Women’s Soccer Team Ready for Season Opener

Women’s Soccer Team Ready for Season Opener Keyera Harmon – The women’s soccer team kicked off their season August 27, and the players are excited and ready to finally get into game action. Before the opener, players Kyla Severson and Fran Telford provided some insight about how preseason has been and how they’re feeling heading...

News, Sports / August 27, 2025 The Ultras are back!

By Maron Guimarães. – The Ultras are back for another exciting season of school culture and support! Founded in 2022, the Ultras started as a passionate group of students dedicated to boosting our Morningside athletes and creating an atmosphere that makes a difference in every game. With over 250 followers on Instagram and countless moments...

Sports / August 25, 2025 The Road to Another GPAC Title Begins for Morningside Men’s Soccer

The 2024 Morningside men’s soccer team celebrating their GPAC Regular Season Championship. The men’s soccer team is preparing for its first game of the season this Tuesday, August 26, in Des Moines, IA, in a ranking match against the Grand View Vikings at 4 p.m. The Mustangs come into the season as the defending GPAC...

Sports / April 25, 2025 Tennis Takeover: Morningside to Host GPAC Tennis Tournament

By Mia Wenzel – Morningside University will host the GPAC Tennis Tournament for the second consecutive year. On April 9, 2025, the Morningside Men’s Tennis Team clinched back-to-back regular season GPAC Champions with a 7-0 victory against Mount Marty. On April 14, 2025, they further solidified their status as back-to-back regular season GPAC Champions with...

Sports / April 15, 2025 Mustangs Dominate Doubleheader Against Concordia

By Dayne Davis – On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Morningside Softball hosted the Concordia Bulldogs. The Mustangs allowed only one run across both games of the doubleheader, sweeping Concordia with scores of 8-0 and 7-1. In Game 1, Adeline Fliege pitched a complete game in just 5 innings. This marks the freshman’s second complete game...

Mustangs go 2-1 in Morningside Invitational

by CR Staff– The softball season is well underway. Despite the weather and the change of location the Mustangs started off their season with 2 wins over spring break in Bethany, Oklahoma. They defeated Southwestern Christian 7-2 in the first game and 13-6 in the second. The Mustangs then traveled to Chickasha, Oklahoma to take…

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Come support the Morningside Volleyball team!

by Caitlin Casey– Are you craving some of those delicious barbeque wings from Buffalo Wild Wings? TODAY (March 20) or Sunday, March 24 you have the opportunity to eat them for a good cause! On either day just tell your waiter/waitress that you are there to support the Morningside Volleyball team and a percentage of…

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Morningside Brings Home 13 All Americans

By Caitlin Casey– After a 15-hour bus ride through the night 14 track and field athletes that qualified for nationals finally arrived in Geneva, Ohio, at the Spire Institute. After two days of practice, the meet finally began. Andy Dougherty was the first competitor of the day, competing in the heptathlon, which includes the 60-meter…

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Mustangs fall to IWU 65-64

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Quarterfinal: Sale gets 400th win

The Mustangs kept their hopes for a fourth national championship alive with a 71-60 win over Bethel in the NAIA tournaments quarterfinal round. It was also coach Jamie Sale’s 400th win (321-95 at Morningside). Next up for the Mustangs are the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats. IWU knocked off Briar Cliff in the round of eight.

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Spring break means baseball

By Darius Hicks–The Morningside Mustang baseball team looks to enjoy a relaxing spring break in Arizona, as they begin a long road schedule. [For results and schedule, check the Morningside athletic website.] The Mustangs will travel to Tucson, Arizona, March 2 as they gear up to compete in the Tucson games. The Mustangs will compete…