Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs

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Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs
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University Southwest Minnesota State University
Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Chris Hmielewski
Location Marshall, Minnesota
Varsity teams 14
Football stadium Mattke Field
Basketball arena Recreation/Athletic Facility
Baseball stadium Alumni Field
Other arenas Physical Education Gym
Don Palm Natatorium
Nickname Mustangs
Colors
     Mustang brown       Vegas gold
Website smsumustangs.com

The Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs (also SMSU Mustangs and formerly Southwest State Mustangs) are the athletic teams that represent Southwest Minnesota State University, located in Marshall, Minnesota, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Mustangs compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 14 varsity sports. SMSU has been competing since 1969, but has been a part of the conference since the Northern Intercollegiate Conference and the Northern Sun Conference merged to form the NSIC in 1992.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Sports culture

The student booster club for basketball is the Mustang Maniacs. Their slogan is, "Our team loves us and our opponents fear us". An annual basketball tradition is Hawaiian Night, which usually coincides with the Winter Meltdown festival held during the second week of the Spring Semester (which lasts from early January through early May).

Non-varsity sports

Intramural Sports

Intramural sports include badminton, basketball, flag football, floor hockey, broomball, racquetball, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, and volleyball. The Mustang Rugby Club competes in the Minnesota Rugby Union (USA Rugby) and won the Minnesota Division III Championship in 2002. Recently the Mustangs Rugby Club won the Minnesota Division IIIB championship in 2010.

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