North Star Athletic Association

North Star Athletic Association
Association	NAIA
Founded	2013
Commissioner	Roger Ternes
Sports fielded	18;
No. of teams	6
Headquarters	Jamestown, North Dakota
Region	Midwest:; The Dakotas, Nebraska;
Official website	www.playnorthstar.com
Locations

The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) that began play in the 2013–14 school year.^[1] The conference currently has six full member institutions in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. On December 28, 2023, the conference announced it will disband following the 2024–25 school year.^[2]

History

North Star Athletic Association

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Dickinson State

Bellevue

Dakota State

Mayville State

Valley City State

Jamestown

Location of NSAA members:

current

Chronological timeline

2013 – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) was founded. Charter members included Dakota State University, the University of Jamestown, Mayville State University, Presentation College and Valley City State University, beginning the 2013–14 academic year.
2014 – Dickinson State University joined the NSAA in the 2014–15 academic year.
2014 – Waldorf University joined the NSAA as an affiliate member for football in the 2014 fall season (2014–15 academic year).
2015 – Bellevue University and Viterbo University joined the NSAA (along with Waldorf upgrading to join for all sports) in the 2015–16 academic year.
2015 – The University of Winnipeg joined the NSAA as an affiliate member for baseball in the 2016 spring season (2015–16 academic year).
2017 – Winnipeg left the NSAA as an affiliate member for baseball as the school dropped the sport after the 2017 spring season (2016–17 academic year).
2018 – Jamestown left the NSAA to join the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) after the 2017–18 academic year.
2021 – Iowa Wesleyan University joined the NSAA as an affiliate member for football, men's track and field, and women's track and field in the 2021–22 academic year.
2023 – Presentation (S.D.) left the NSAA as the school closed after the 2022–23 academic year.^[3]
2023 – Iowa Wesleyan left the NSAA as an affiliate member as the school closed after the 2022–23 academic year.^[4]
2024 – Waldorf left the NSAA to join the GPAC after the 2023–24 academic year.^[5]
2024 – Viterbo left the NSAA to join the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) after the 2023–24 academic year.^[6]
2024 – Jamestown rejoined the NSAA for the 2024–25 academic year.^[7]
2025 – The NSAA will cease operations as an athletic conference after the 2024–25 academic year; as many schools left to join their respective new home primary conferences beginning the 2025–26 academic year:^[2] Jamestown will transition to the NCAA Division II ranks and join the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), while the remaining five schools (Bellevue, Dakota State, Mayville State and Valley City State; with Dickinson State rejoining) will join the Frontier Conference.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Member schools

Current members

The NSAA currently has six full members, two of which are private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined^[a]
Bellevue University^[b]	Bellevue, Nebraska	1966	Nonsectarian	8,300	Bruins	2015
Dakota State University^[b]	Madison, South Dakota	1881	Public^[c]	3,307	Trojans	2013
Dickinson State University^[b]	Dickinson, North Dakota	1918	Public^[d]	1,800	Blue Hawks	2014
University of Jamestown^[e]	Jamestown, North Dakota	1883	Presbyterian (PCUSA)	1,500	Jimmies	2013;^[f] 2024
Mayville State University^[b]	Mayville, North Dakota	1889	Public^[d]	1,130	Comets	2013
Valley City State University^[b]	Valley City, North Dakota	1890	Public^[d]	1,623	Vikings	2013

Notes

^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bellevue, Dakota State, Dickinson State, Mayville State, and Valley City State will join the Frontier Conference upon dissolution of the NSAA after the 2024–25 academic year.^[9]^[10]
^ Part of the South Dakota Board of Regents System.
^ ^a ^b ^c Part of the North Dakota University System.
^ Jamestown will transition to the NCAA Division II ranks and join the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) upon the dissolution of the NSAA after the 2024–25 academic year.^[8]
^ Jamestown competed as a full member of the NSAA from 2013–14 to 2017–18.

Former members

The NSAA had three former full members, all of which were private schools:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname	Joined^[a]	Left^[b]	Subsequent conference
Presentation College	Aberdeen, South Dakota	1922	Catholic (P.B.V.M.)	Saints	2013	2023	Closed in 2023
Viterbo University	La Crosse, Wisconsin	1923	Catholic (Franciscan)	V-Hawks	2015	2024	Chicagoland (CCAC) (2024–present)
Waldorf University	Forest City, Iowa	1903	For-profit^[c]	Warriors	2015^[d]	2024	Great Plains (GPAC) (2024–present)

Notes

^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.
^ Formerly affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) until 2010.
^ Waldorf competed in the NSAA as an affiliate member for football only during the 2014 fall season (2014–15 school year); before becoming a full member, effective the 2015–16 school year.

Former affiliate members

The NSAA had three former affiliate members, one was a public school and the other two were private:

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname	Joined^[a]	Left^[b]	NSAA sport	Current primary conference	Conference in former NSAA sport
Iowa Wesleyan University^[4]	Mount Pleasant, Iowa	1842	United Methodist	Tigers	2021	2023	football, men's track & field, women's track & field	Closed in 2023
University of Winnipeg^[11]	Winnipeg, Manitoba	1871	Public	Wesmen	2015	2017	baseball	Canada West (CWUAA)^[c]	dropped program
Waldorf University	Forest City, Iowa	1903	For-profit	Warriors	2014	2015^[d]	football	Great Plains (GPAC)

Notes

^ Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.
^ Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.
^ Currently an U Sports (formerly the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)) athletic conference.
^ Waldorf became a full member of the NSAA from 2015–16 to 2023–24.

Membership timeline

Full member (all sports) Full member (non-football) Associate member (football-only) Associate member (other)

Sports

The North Star Athletic Association currently fields 18 sports (9 men's and 9 women's):

Conference sports
Sport	Men's	Women's
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Cross Country	Y	Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Track & Field - Indoor	Y	Y
Track & Field - Outdoor	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y

Men's sports

Men's sponsored sports by school
School	Baseball	Basketball	Cross country	Football	Golf	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Total NSAA Sports
Bellevue	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	6
Dakota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Dickinson State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Jamestown	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Mayville State	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	4
Valley City State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Totals	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	38

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which are played by NSAA schools

School	Hockey	Soccer	Volleyball	Wrestling
Bellevue	—	CAC	—	—
Dickinson State	—	—	—	Heart of America
Jamestown	ACHA	CAC	IND	KCAC

Notes

Women's sports

Women's sponsored sports by school
School	Basketball	Cross country	Golf	Softball	Track & field (indoor)	Track & field (outdoor)	Volleyball	Total NSAA Sports
Bellevue	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Dakota State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Dickinson State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Jamestown	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Mayville State	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	4
Valley City State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	7
Totals	7	6	7	7	6	6	7	46

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the North Star Athletic Association which are played by NSAA schools

School	Hockey	Soccer	Swimming	Wrestling
Bellevue	—	CAC	—	—
Dickinson State	—	—	—	Heart of America
Jamestown	ACHA	CAC	KCAC

Notes

Conference Championships

Football

NSAA championships won or shared per school

School	Conference
School	Titles	Last Title
Dickinson State	10	2024
Valley City State	2	2014
Jamestown	1	2013

NSAA all-time standings (2013–2024)

School	W	L	Pct
Dickinson State	75	4	.949
Valley City State	52	29	.642
Waldorf	38	33	.535
Dakota State	40	42	.488
Jamestown	15	23	.395
Iowa Wesleyan	3	9	.250
Presentation	15	52	.224
Mayville State	17	63	.213

NSAA champions by year

Year	School	Record
2013	Valley City State Jamestown	3–1
2014	Valley City State	6–0
2015	Dickinson State	5–1
2016	Dickinson State	6–0
2017	Dickinson State	8–0
2018	Dickinson State	6–1
2019	Dickinson State	6–1
2020	Dickinson State	9–0
2021	Dickinson State	8–0
2022	Dickinson State	6–0
2023	Dickinson State	8–0
2024	Dickinson State	8–0

Volleyball

NSAA championships per school

School	Conference		Tournament
School	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Viterbo	7	2023	8	2023
Bellevue	3	2024	1	2024
Jamestown	3	2024	2	2014
Dakota State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Mayville State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Dickinson State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Valley City State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Presentation	0	n/a	0	n/a
Waldorf	0	n/a	0	n/a

NSAA all-time standings (2013–2024)

School	Regular Season			Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	W	L
Jamestown	66	7	.904	8	4
Viterbo	102	20	.836	22	2
Bellevue	103	27	.792	13	9
Dakota State	86	69	.555	10	11
Mayville State	67	86	.438	6	11
Valley City State	66	89	.426	6	11
Presentation	40	92	.303	3	7
Dickinson State	38	107	.262	0	6
Waldorf	26	96	.213	0	5

NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Year	Regular Season	Tournament
2013	Jamestown
2014	Jamestown
2015	Viterbo
2016	Viterbo
2017	Viterbo
2018	vacated^[a]
2019	Viterbo
2020	Bellevue	Viterbo
2021	Viterbo
2022	Bellevue Viterbo	Viterbo
2023	Viterbo
2024	Jamestown Bellevue	Bellevue

^ Viterbo was stripped of the 2018 volleyball regular season and tournament championships after a player was found to be ineligible.^[12]

Men's basketball

NSAA championships won or shared per school

School	Conference		Tournament
School	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Bellevue	6	2023–24	4	2023–24
Jamestown	3	2016–17	1	2013–14
Dakota State	2	2015–16	2	2015–16
Mayville State	2	2022–23	4	2022–23
Presentation	1	2018–19	0	n/a
Dickinson State	1	2016–17	0	n/a
Viterbo	1	2021–22	0	n/a
Valley City State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Waldorf	0	n/a	0	n/a

NSAA all-time standings (2013–14 to 2023–24)

School	Regular Season			Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	W	L
Bellevue	86	38	.694	15	5
Jamestown	41	22	.651	6	4
Mayville State	79	67	.541	16	6
Viterbo	65	56	.537	4	9
Dickinson State	73	64	.533	9	11
Dakota State	72	74	.493	12	9
Valley City State	71	74	.490	4	11
Waldorf	46	81	.362	3	9
Presentation	41	94	.304	2	8

NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Year	Regular Season	Tournament
2013–14	Jamestown
2014–15	Dakota State Jamestown	Dakota State
2015–16	Dakota State
2016–17	Bellevue Dickinson State Jamestown	Bellevue
2017–18	Bellevue	Mayville State
2018–19	Bellevue Presentation	Mayville State
2019–20	Bellevue	Mayville State
2020–21	Mayville State	Bellevue
2021–22	Bellevue Viterbo	Bellevue
2022–23	Mayville State
2023–24	Bellevue

Women's basketball

NSAA championships won or shared per school

School	Conference		Tournament
School	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Jamestown	5	2017–18	3	2016–17
Mayville State	4	2023–24	4	2023–24
Dakota State	4	2023–24	2	2021–22
Bellevue	2	2019–20	1	2018–19
Valley City State	0	n/a	1	2017–18
Dickinson State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Presentation	0	n/a	0	n/a
Viterbo	0	n/a	0	n/a
Waldorf	0	n/a	0	n/a

NSAA all-time standings (2013–14 to 2023–24)

School	Regular Season			Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	W	L
Jamestown	59	3	.952	11	2
Mayville State	102	43	.703	18	7
Bellevue	73	41	.640	10	7
Valley City State	93	52	.641	9	10
Dakota State	88	57	.607	11	9
Dickinson State	57	79	.419	7	9
Viterbo	41	81	.336	3	9
Presentation	30	103	.226	1	9
Waldorf	20	104	.161	0	8

NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Year	Regular Season	Tournament
2013–14	Jamestown Mayville State	Mayville State
2014–15	Jamestown
2015–16	Jamestown
2016–17	Jamestown
2017–18	Jamestown	Valley City State
2018–19	Bellevue Mayville State	Bellevue
2019–20	Bellevue Mayville State	Mayville State
2020–21	Dakota State
2021–22	Dakota State
2022–23	Dakota State	Mayville State
2023–24	Mayville State Dakota State	Mayville State

Baseball

NSAA championships won or shared per school

School	Conference		Tournament
School	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Bellevue	6	2023	5	2023
Mayville State	2	2018	3	2021
Jamestown	2	2015	1	2014
Dakota State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Dickinson State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Presentation	0	n/a	0	n/a
Valley City State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Viterbo	0	n/a	0	n/a
Waldorf	0	n/a	0	n/a
Winnipeg	0	n/a	0	n/a

NSAA all-time standings (2014 to 2023)^[a]

School	Regular Season			Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	W	L
Bellevue	148	20	.881	26	4
Jamestown	77	26	.748	13	8
Mayville State	131	78	.627	26	15
Waldorf	94	78	.547	6	14
Valley City State	99	102	.493	14	18
Dakota State	88	121	.421	7	14
Dickinson State^[b]	64	95	.403	13	14
Viterbo	66	109	.377	3	12
Presentation	53	156	.254	4	13
Winnipeg	6	41	.128	0	0

NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Year	Regular Season	Tournament
2014	Jamestown
2015	Jamestown Mayville State	Mayville State
2016	Bellevue
2017	Bellevue	Mayville State
2018	Mayville State	Bellevue
2019	Bellevue
2020	none^[c]
2021	Bellevue	Mayville State
2022	Bellevue
2023	Bellevue

^ Dickinson State was a member of the Frontier Conference, which does not sponsor baseball, in 2014. The 2014 NSAA tournament, known that year as the NSAA/Frontier Tournament, included Dickinson State. Regular-season games against Dickinson State in 2014, are not counted as conference games and are excluded from the teams' regular-season records, since Dickinson State was not an NSAA member. However, 2014 conference tournament games involving Dickinson State are counted as tournament wins and losses, since Dickinson State was a tournament participant that year.
^ Dickinson State dropped their baseball program after the 2017-18 season, and then reinstated it for the 2020-21 season.
^ The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Softball

NSAA championships won or shared per school

School	Conference		Tournament
School	Titles	Last Title	Titles	Last Title
Bellevue	3	2023	0	n/a
Valley City State	3	2021	3	2023
Jamestown	2	2018	1	2017
Dickinson State	1	2016	4^[a]	2021
Dakota State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Mayville State	0	n/a	0	n/a
Viterbo	0	n/a	0	n/a
Waldorf	0	n/a	0	n/a
Presentation	0	n/a	0	n/a

NSAA all-time standings (2014 to 2023)^[b]

School	Regular Season			Tournament
School	W	L	Pct	W	L
Bellevue	146	38	.793	17	14
Jamestown	87	23	.791	14	9
Valley City State	152	55	.734	27	13
Dickinson State	132	66	.667	30	11
Mayville State	82	135	.378	9	16
Waldorf	59	116	.337	6	14
Dakota State	73	144	.336	8	16
Viterbo	59	126	.319	4	10
Presentation	66	153	.301	3	16
Great Falls^[c]^[d]	n/a	n/a	n/a	3	2

NSAA regular season and tournament champions by year

Year	Regular Season	Tournament
2014	Valley City State	Dickinson State^[e]
2015	Jamestown	Dickinson State
2016	Dickinson State
2017	Bellevue	Jamestown
2018	Jamestown	Dickinson State
2019	Valley City State
2020	none^[f]
2021	Valley City State	Dickinson State
2022	Bellevue	Valley City State
2023	Bellevue	Valley City State

^ Total does not include 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament Championship when they were a member of the Frontier Conference.
^ Dickinson State and Great Falls were members of the Frontier Conference, which does not sponsor softball, in 2014. The NSAA tournament, known that year as the NSAA/Frontier Tournament, included Dickinson State and Great Falls. Regular-season games against those two clubs in 2014, are not counted as conference games and are excluded from the teams' regular-season records, since they were not NSAA members. However, 2014 conference tournament games involving either Dickinson State or Great Falls are included as tournament wins and losses, since both teams were tournament participants that year.
^ Great Falls was never a member of the NSAA, but played in the 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament, since the Frontier does not sponsor softball. Their record in that tournament is included here.
^ University of Great Falls was renamed University of Providence in 2017-18.
^ Dickinson State won the 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament as a member of the Frontier Conference. Dakota State finished the best out of all NSAA teams in the 2014 tournament as they finished third.
^ The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

^ "North Star Athletic Association Announces Formation". Valley City State University. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "NSAA, which held post season tournaments in Watertown, announces it will be disbanding". KWAT. December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ Sand, Elisa (January 17, 2023). "Presentation College closing Aberdeen campus". Aberdeen News. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Iowa Wesleyan University Announces Closure". Iowa Wesleyan University. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^ "Waldorf University to join Great Plains Athletic Conference". Great Plains Athletic Conference. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ "Viterbo University To Become Full CCAC Member Beginning In 2024-25". Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ "University of Jamestown (N.D.) returns to North Star Athletic Association". North Star Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "NSIC Extends Invitation to the University of Jamestown". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (Press release). November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Frontier Adding Dickinson State as Newest Conference Member". Frontier Conference (Press release). December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Frontier Conference Expands to 11 Full-time Members". Frontier Conference (Press release). May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
^ "University of Winnipeg announces cuts, eliminates wrestling and men's baseball". MetroNews. The Canadian Press. May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^ Sommerfeldt, Tod (September 12, 2019). "College volleyball: Viterbo forced to forfeit games from 2018". Retrieved October 19, 2020.

External links

Official website

[11] Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

[Frontier-12] Bellevue, Dakota State, Dickinson State, Mayville State, and Valley City State will join the Frontier Conference upon dissolution of the NSAA after the 2024–25 academic year.^[9]^[10]

[SDBoR-13] Part of the South Dakota Board of Regents System.

[NDUS-14] Part of the North Dakota University System.

[15] Jamestown will transition to the NCAA Division II ranks and join the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) upon the dissolution of the NSAA after the 2024–25 academic year.^[8]

[16] Jamestown competed as a full member of the NSAA from 2013–14 to 2017–18.

[17] Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

[18] Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.

[19] Formerly affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) until 2010.

[20] Waldorf competed in the NSAA as an affiliate member for football only during the 2014 fall season (2014–15 school year); before becoming a full member, effective the 2015–16 school year.

[21] Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.

[22] Represents the calendar year when spring sports competition end.

[CIS-24] Currently an U Sports (formerly the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)) athletic conference.

[25] Waldorf became a full member of the NSAA from 2015–16 to 2023–24.

[viterbo-27] Viterbo was stripped of the 2018 volleyball regular season and tournament championships after a player was found to be ineligible.^[12]

[28] Dickinson State was a member of the Frontier Conference, which does not sponsor baseball, in 2014. The 2014 NSAA tournament, known that year as the NSAA/Frontier Tournament, included Dickinson State. Regular-season games against Dickinson State in 2014, are not counted as conference games and are excluded from the teams' regular-season records, since Dickinson State was not an NSAA member. However, 2014 conference tournament games involving Dickinson State are counted as tournament wins and losses, since Dickinson State was a tournament participant that year.

[29] Dickinson State dropped their baseball program after the 2017-18 season, and then reinstated it for the 2020-21 season.

[30] The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[31] Total does not include 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament Championship when they were a member of the Frontier Conference.

[32] Dickinson State and Great Falls were members of the Frontier Conference, which does not sponsor softball, in 2014. The NSAA tournament, known that year as the NSAA/Frontier Tournament, included Dickinson State and Great Falls. Regular-season games against those two clubs in 2014, are not counted as conference games and are excluded from the teams' regular-season records, since they were not NSAA members. However, 2014 conference tournament games involving either Dickinson State or Great Falls are included as tournament wins and losses, since both teams were tournament participants that year.

[33] Great Falls was never a member of the NSAA, but played in the 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament, since the Frontier does not sponsor softball. Their record in that tournament is included here.

[34] University of Great Falls was renamed University of Providence in 2017-18.

[35] Dickinson State won the 2014 NSAA/Frontier Tournament as a member of the Frontier Conference. Dakota State finished the best out of all NSAA teams in the 2014 tournament as they finished third.

[36] The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1] "North Star Athletic Association Announces Formation". Valley City State University. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.

[disband-2] "NSAA, which held post season tournaments in Watertown, announces it will be disbanding". KWAT. December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[presentation-3] Sand, Elisa (January 17, 2023). "Presentation College closing Aberdeen campus". Aberdeen News. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[iwu-4] "Iowa Wesleyan University Announces Closure". Iowa Wesleyan University. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[wu-5] "Waldorf University to join Great Plains Athletic Conference". Great Plains Athletic Conference. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[vu-6] "Viterbo University To Become Full CCAC Member Beginning In 2024-25". Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[uj-7] "University of Jamestown (N.D.) returns to North Star Athletic Association". North Star Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

[uj2-8] "NSIC Extends Invitation to the University of Jamestown". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (Press release). November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[dsu-9] "Frontier Adding Dickinson State as Newest Conference Member". Frontier Conference (Press release). December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[frontier-10] "Frontier Conference Expands to 11 Full-time Members". Frontier Conference (Press release). May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

[23] "University of Winnipeg announces cuts, eliminates wrestling and men's baseball". MetroNews. The Canadian Press. May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

[26] Sommerfeldt, Tod (September 12, 2019). "College volleyball: Viterbo forced to forfeit games from 2018". Retrieved October 19, 2020.

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