‘I definitely am used to navigating White spaces as a Black woman.’
MIAC
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Macalester-Hamline contest makes league history
Last weekend’s matchup between Macalester and Hamline in St. Paul won’t be soon forgotten.
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Black historical moment at Macalester College
It was quite a historic day in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Macalester College defeated Hamline University 23-13 in not only the annual Paint Bucket football game, but the first MIAC contest in any sport to feature two Black head coaches on a cool Saturday evening October 30, 2021, at Macalester Stadium. Coaches KiJuan […]
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MIAC contest between Black head coaches ‘super significant’
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We can show future coaches, future African American coaches that it can be done.’
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MIAC football is back
‘We’re excited about embracing this and hopefully some other young [Black] men see this and want to pursue this and continue to push this thing forward.’
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Chip Taylor on managing a challenging time in sports
The pandemic has flipped college sports literally and virtually upside down since last spring. Volleyball finished its 2021 season earlier this month instead of last fall.
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Former metro-area prep stars earn MIAC honors
Augsburg University guard Tamira McLemore (Eagan), teammate Camryn Speese (DeLaSalle), and Danica Cambrice (St. Croix Lutheran) of St. Catherine University were named All-Conference team.
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In MIAC, academic excellence not compromised for athletics
Only two of Minnesota’s 30 colleges and universities are headed by Blacks and both are in the same Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC): Carleton College’s Gerald Young and Donnie Brooks of Macalester College.
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Carleton-St. Olaf rivalry for the Goat now over a century old
The Carleton-St. Olaf matchup last weekend was like a dream for this longtime hoops curmudgeon.
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Hamline’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ head coach loves what he does
All nine Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) head football coaches from 2018 are back on the sidelines in 2019.
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Intensity of college play a top challenge for Mac men’s hoops
The first year of a coach’s program is always the hardest. “I think we can have a top-25 Division III men’s basketball program” at Macalester, a top-25 liberal arts college, Abe Woldeslassie, the Scots’ first-year head coach, has pledged.
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Diversity finally reaches MIAC volleyball
So the secret is out — diversity in MIAC volleyball has arrived. Diversity “is something that is necessary to have teams and people who reflect the world, and be leaders,” said Graves.
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Coming home to coach adds to the pressure
Macalester hired Graves in 2017 as head coach to replace former coach Annie Doman, who took a position in the school’s career development center, making this Graves’ third return to the St. Paul school. She was Denison (Ohio) University head volleyball coach for two seasons prior to this as well as a member of the school’s Black faculty caucus.
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MIAC teams provide some good competition, too
No, it wasn’t the state’s only Division I school playing, but instead Hamline University, one of two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) schools located on St. Paul’s Snelling Avenue just before the bridge that takes you to the State Fair. They were hosting Macalester College, which is a little over two miles and eight minutes away going south.