Mankato State Mavericks football
| Minnesota State Mavericks | |
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| University | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Conference | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| NCAA |
NCAA DII most sports NCAA I Men's & women's ice hockey |
| Athletic director | Kevin Buisman |
| Location | Mankato, Minnesota |
| Varsity teams | 21 |
| Football stadium | Blakeslee Stadium (7,500) |
| Basketball arena | Taylor Center (4,800) |
| Baseball stadium | MSU Baseball Complex |
| Other arenas | Verizon Wireless Center (5,280) |
| Mascot | Stomper |
| Nickname | Mavericks |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Minnesota State Mavericks are the college athletic teams of Minnesota State University, Mankato. More than 600 students participate each year in athletics for the university. Most of the university's athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete at the Division I level in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Minnesota State began competition in the NSIC in 2008-09, due to the dissolution of the North Central Conference.
The university has won 6 team and 49 individual national championships. The combined teams have won the NSIC US Bank All-Sports Award 4 times. Since 1993 the Mavericks have been awarded the most National Championships out of all sixteen colleges and universities in the Northern Sun Conference. The Mavericks also participate in the Division II Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup national competition.
The Minnesota Mavericks athelitics program fields 8 mens sports and 10 womens sports teams. The men's sports teams include baseball, basketball cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, track and field and wresting. The women's teams include basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball. In addition, the athletics program includes the athletic marching band called the Maverick Machine, competitive dance and noncompetitive cheerleading.
The men's baseball team has had considerable success in recent years, reaching the College World Series in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. The baseball team has finished the 2011-2014 seasons with average winning percentages points at 0.750 or above. Top players who helped lead the Mavericks to a second-place at the Division II Baseball World Series in 2013 in included righthanded pitcher Jason Hoppe who set the NCAA single-season record with 55 1-3 consecutive scoreless innings streak and righthanded pitcher Harvey Martin who was named national pitcher of the year by Rawlings/ABCA, Daktronics and the NCBWA and was named First Team All-American by those three organizations. Martin went 9-1 and had a 2.06 earned run average as a senior. In 2013 they finished as runners-up to the University of Tampa. The team is currently coached by Matt Magers.
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