He didn't play in Duluth even once this past season as a member of the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, but John Meyer is hopeful of getting the opportunity this summer with the Duluth Huskies. The sophomore righthanded pitcher recently signed a temporary contract with the Northwoods League franchise, which opens its season on June 1.A native of Rochester, Minn., Meyer went 2-0 with a 3.04 earned average in eight appearances in 2013. He also struck out 16 and walked four in 26 2/3

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its All-Region honorees for the 2012-13 Division II outdoor track and field season and among the 670 student-athletes was University of Minnesota Duluth senior Ryan Eason. The top five placers from each region in individual events and each relay team member ranked in the region's top three earned All-Region status.Eason, a native of Coon Rapids, Minn., secured a spot on the list by winning the 5,000-meter run

A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including three Bulldog softball players, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sport season. That trio includes senior second baseman Tyra Kerr (Duluth, Minn.), junior first baseman Brooke Neuroth (Eden Prairie, Minn.) and sophomore first baseman Jordan Rice (Ham Lake, Minn.).Sports included for the spring NSIC All-Academic Team are baseball,

Before she closes the books on a splendid sophomore season, Chanel Miller has one final important piece of business on her agenda -- a trip to the Pueblo, Colo., for this week's NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Miller, a sophomore from Burnsville, Minn., will represent the University of Minnesota Duluth in the heptathlon at the three-day national competition, which starts this Thursday morning (May 23) at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl on the campus of Colorado Stat

A day after agreeing to play summer ball with the Duluth Huskies, University of Minnesota Duluth first baseman Alex Wojciechowski nabbed a second all-region nod for his stellar rookie campaign. Wojciechowski landed a spot on the American Baseball Coaches Association All-Central Region second team, which consists of athletes from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Great American Conference.Wojciechowski led the NSIC in

Chanel Miller added a couple entries to her already impressive 2013 resume this week by being named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year in addition to making the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region team for outdoor track. Miller was among some 613 invididuals to earn that citation, which is awarded to the top five placers from each of the country's eight regions in individual events and each relay team memb

A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including Alyssa Brunelli from the Bulldog tennis team, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sports season.To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better, be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and athletic st

A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including five members of the Bulldog baseball team, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sports season.To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better, be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing an

University of Minnesota Duluth first baseman Alex Wojciechowski was one of two rookies named to the Daktronics All-Central Region first team, released Thursday afternoon. Wojciechowski, who doubled as the Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference this spring, finished the season as the league's overall batting champion with a staggering .425 average.The Coon Rapids, Minn., native led the Bulldogs in total hits (51), slugging percentage (.675), d

A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including 19 from the Bulldog women's outdoor track and field team, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sport season.To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better, be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and

A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes, including 16 from the Bulldog men's outdoor track and field team, qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sport season.To be eligible for the NSIC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better, be a member of a varsity traveling team, have reached sophomore academic and athletic

A total of 44 University of Minnesota Duluth student-athletes qualified for a spot on the 560-member Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team for the 2012-13 spring sport season.The Bulldogs had the fourth most representatives of any league school, trailing only the University of Sioux Falls (65),  Minnesota State University-Mankato (65) and Winona State University (48). They were  followed by Augustana College (42), Concordia University-St. Paul (41), Northe

The two-mile stretch of right-of-way along U.S. Highway 53 near Canyon, Minn., never looked tidier thanks to the efforts of a dozen volunteers from the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Department on May 15. That group, which included both Bulldog coaches and support staff, spent the early afternoon picking up trash as part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Adopt-A-Highway program. UMD Athletics has been an Adopt-A-Highway participant since 1999.Lending their se

The University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey team will be under the leadership of 2013-14 senior forward Jamie Kenyon, head coach Shannon Miller officially announced this week.Kenyon, a native of Sparta, Wisconsin, was an alternate captain this past season as a junior.  Both Duluth native Emma Stauber and Anchorage, Alaska product Zoe Hickel will assume alternate captain duties for UMD next season as juniors.  "I just want to start by saying I'm honored to be able to be a capt

Senior Mike Seidel, who paced the University of Minnesota Duluth in a multittude of offensive statistical categories this past winter, is the recipient of Mike Seiler Award as the Bulldogs' Most Valuable Player for 2012-13, the team announced tonight. Seidel, a right winger from Darien, Ill., and the reigning Bulldog Fan Favorite Award winner, saved some of his best hockey for last and wound up first among 2012-13 Bulldogs in goals (17), power play tallies (nine), game winners (four) and shots

Tyra Kerr, who recently put the clamps on her final collegiate season at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has been chosen to the Daktronics All-Central Region Second Team for 2013.The second baseman and three-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference first team selection paced the Bulldogs in hits (68) and at-bats (195) while tallying the club's third best batting average at .349. The senior captain also set program career marks for hits (267), games played (210) and stringed togethe

As a way to reward its loyal season hockey ticketholders, the University of Minnesota is holding a first-ever "30-for-30" promotion and those individuals who renew their men's hockey, women's hockey and/or football season tickets before June 1 will be eligible for this event. Each day during the month of June a drawing will be held and one lucky ticket holder will win an exclusive Bulldog prize, such as a men's hockey jersey, an autographed UMD football helmet, gift cards, and use of a suite at

In the final team event of 2012-13 for University of Minnesota Duluth athletics, the Bulldog women placed fifth and their male counterparts were seventh at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which concluded Saturday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D.The Bulldogs accumulated 81.5 points in the 13-school women's competition, trailing only meet champion University of Mary (180 pts.), Winona State University (132), Augustana College (104) and the

In the final team event of 2012-13 for University of Minnesota Duluth athletics, the Bulldog women placed fifth and their male counterparts were seventh at the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which concluded Saturday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D.The Bulldogs accumulated 81.5 points in the 13-school women's competition, trailing only meet champion University of Mary (180 pts.), Winona State University (132), Augustana College (104) and the Univers

Day one of the 2013 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships wrapped up Friday in Sioux Falls, S.D,. with the University of Minnesota Duluth women situated in fourth place in the 11-school field while their male counterparts held down the No. 5 spot among 11 teams.Amelia Maher was the lone Bulldog to capture an individual title Friday. The sophomore from Sauk Center, Minn., took top honors in the high jump with a leap of 5'-05" -- two month after she