Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
University	University of Minnesota Crookston
Conference	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Stephanie Helgeson
Location	Crookston, Minnesota
Varsity teams	9
Football stadium	Widseth Field
Basketball arena
Baseball stadium	UMC Baseball Field
Soccer stadium	UMC Soccer Field
Nickname	Golden Eagles
Colors	Maroon and gold;
Website	www.goldeneaglesports.com

The Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles (also UMC Golden Eagles) are the athletic teams that represent University of Minnesota Crookston, located in Crookston, Minnesota, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Golden Eagles compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for 10 varsity sports; women's equestrian teams compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

Minnesota Crookston also sponsored football until 2019–20, when they decided to drop the program.^[2]

Varsity teams[]

List of teams[]

Men's sports

Baseball
Basketball
Golf
Trap

Women's sports

Basketball
Equestrian - Hunt Seat
Equestrian - Western
Golf
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball
Trap

Individual sports[]

Ice Hockey[]

The UMC Golden Eagles hockey team played at the NCAA Division III level in the MCHA hockey-only conference through the 2008-2009 season. Being a Division II school the university operated the hockey team with no scholarships under Division III guidelines. The University discontinued the varsity hockey program following that season. UMC will honor the financial commitment to the new ice arena built in 2009 in Crookston, Minn. The campus signed a five-year lease beginning in 2010.^[3] The university currently fields a club hockey team in the Division 2 American Collegiate Hockey Association.

Ed Widseth Field[]

Ed Widseth Field is a stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota Crookston. It was named Ed Widseth Field in lasting tribute to Ed Widseth. Ed Widseth graduated from UM-Crookston when it was named Northwest School of Agriculture.

Widseth graduated from Northwest School of Agriculture in 1932. He was an All-American, All-Pro (MVP 1938) and College Football Hall of Fame Recipient.

References[]

^ "Color & Type for the Crookston Campus". Retrieved September 29, 2019.
^ Tollefson, Elizabeth (December 10, 2019). "UMN Crookston Discontinues Golden Eagle Football Program". Crookston, Minnesota. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090429053509/http://www.crookstontimes.com/sports/x599209174. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Color & Type for the Crookston Campus". Retrieved September 29, 2019.

[2] Tollefson, Elizabeth (December 10, 2019). "UMN Crookston Discontinues Golden Eagle Football Program". Crookston, Minnesota. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090429053509/http://www.crookstontimes.com/sports/x599209174. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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