Intercollegiate Athletics
Joel Nielsen to Seek New Opportunities Following Decade of Successful Leadership at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Athletics
After more than a decade of service, Joel Nielsen, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s director of athletics, plans to seek new challenges when his contract with the university ends later this year.
Golden Flashes Stay Unbeaten, Keep Wagon Wheel in Win Over Akron
America was watching as ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.
Golden Flashes Down Eastern Michigan in Football Opener
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì defeated Eastern Michigan 27-23 Wednesday at Dix Stadium in the season opener for both teams.
Bennett's Jersey From Historic Moment Now on Display at Basketball Hall of Fame
The jersey ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Kalin Bennett wore in his first game is now on display at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Captures MAC FAR Award in Women’s Sports
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Student-Athletes Complete Record-Setting Spring Term in Classroom
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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.
Flash Forward
Bowled Over! Fourth time is the charm for the ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…Flash Forward
Accessible for All ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University 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…
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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì pride on social media.