The 2010 MIAC football season kicks off Saturday, Sept. 4. League coaches predict a three-team race for the title, with plenty of other intrigue this season.
Preseason football honors keep coming for the MIAC as Saint John's, St. Thomas and Bethel all receive Top 25 preseason rankings in various national polls.
Saint John's senior John Stanton, Bethel junior David Vavra, and St. Thomas senior Ben Wartman were named to the list of 112.
Tommies Josh Ostrue, Ben Wartman and Fritz Waldvogel and Johnnies Kyle Schroeder were named to the first team. Royal's Andrew Johnson was named to the second team.
University of St. Thomas seniors Nikki Arola and Alison Wright and St. Olaf senior John Schantzen were awarded NCAA post-graduiated scholarships of $7,500 each.
The MIAC is well represented on the watch list for the D3 Senior Classic which is the premier post-season all-star game showcasing the talent of senior players on the NCAA Division III football level.
The Augsburg College football team is going to play an exhibition game in Canada this Saturday against an adult club team in Winnipeg, Manitoba, marking the team's second-ever international trip.
College Sporting News writer Rich Mies features St. Olaf College baseball and football student-athlete Carson Jones in the MIAC Profiles of Excellence series.
The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced 30 MIAC football student-athletes have been named to the 2010 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
Four MIAC fall sport student-athletes have been selected as recipients of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.