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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 | Jen Flowers |
| Location | Marshall, Minnesota |
| Varsity teams | 14 |
| Football stadium | Mattke Field at The Schwan Regional Event Center |
| Basketball arena | Recreation/Athletic Facility |
| Baseball stadium | Alumni Field |
| Other venues | Physical Education Gym Don Palm Natatorium |
| Mascot | Stanger |
| Nickname | Mustangs |
| Colors | Brown and Vegas gold[1] |
| Website | smsumustangs |
TheSouthwest Minnesota State Mustangs (alsoSMSU Mustangs and formerlySouthwest State Mustangs) are the athletic teams that representSouthwest Minnesota State University, located inMarshall, Minnesota, inNCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Mustangs compete as members of theNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 14 varsity sports. SMSU has been competing since 1969, but has been a part of the conference since before the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference and the Northern Sun Conference that formed the NSIC. SMSU moved with the NSIC from theNAIA to NCAA Division II affiliation in 1992.
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The studentbooster 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).
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.
