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Joel Nielsen to Seek New Opportunities Following Decade of Successful Leadership at ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Athletics

After more than a decade of service, Joel Nielsen, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s director of athletics, plans to seek new challenges when his contract with the university ends later this year.
 

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Quarterback Dustin Crum runs for a first half touchdown in the Golden Flashes win over Akron at Dix Stadium.

Golden Flashes Stay Unbeaten, Keep Wagon Wheel in Win Over Akron

America was watching as ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State dominated Akron 69-35 to retain the coveted Wagon Wheel in the annual clash of football rivals at Dix Stadium.

ESPN carried the Nov. 17 game to a national prime time audience, which saw the Golden Flashes win their seventh straight game going back to last year while pushing their season record to 3-0.

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Wide Receiver Ja'Shaun Poke looks to break free against Eastern Michigan

Golden Flashes Down Eastern Michigan in Football Opener

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State defeated Eastern Michigan 27-23 Wednesday at Dix Stadium in the season opener for both teams. 

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Kalin Bennett's ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Jersey on Display at Basketball Hall of Fame

Bennett's Jersey From Historic Moment Now on Display at Basketball Hall of Fame

The jersey ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s Kalin Bennett wore in his first game is now on display at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. 

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Maria Cegledy had a short but distinguished senior year.

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Softball Player Has Short, but Distinguished Senior Season

Not every day will be the best day and things might not always go exactly as planned, but it really is about the journey and the people standing next to you through it all, Maria Cegledy said.

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Photo collage of ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State women's teams

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Captures MAC FAR Award in Women’s Sports

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.

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ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State women’s basketball players and graduating seniors Ali Poole, Sydney Brinlee and Megan Carter smile with their caps and gowns. (Photo credit: Scott Galvin)

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Student-Athletes Complete Record-Setting Spring Term in Classroom

ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï student-athletes conquered the unprecedented challenge of completing the final months of the spring term via remote classes by posting the highest term grade point average (3.563) in athletics department history. All 17 programs posted a term GPA of 3.1 or better with 14 setting a new term record.

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Flash Forward

Bowled Over! Fourth time is the charm for the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Golden Flashes football team, which made history with a 51-41 win over Utah State in the Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl on December 20, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. The Golden Flashes’ first three bowl appearances—the 1954 Refrigerator Bowl, t…

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Flash Forward

Accessible for All ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï wants to create a welcoming environment for all—even at its athletic events. Cheering crowds, flashing scoreboards and loud buzzers can overwhelm people with sensory issues, so select men’s basketball games at the MAC Center this season recognized and catere…

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Julian Edelman, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State's Former Quarterback, is proud of his alma mater

Former Golden Flash Julian Edelman Shows his Pride for the Blue and Gold on Instagram

Julian Edelman is at it again. The former Golden Flash and Super Bowl LIII MVP again showed his ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State pride on social media.

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