Minot State granted Year Two status

MINOT, N.D. – The next hurdle has been cleared in Minot State University becoming an NCAA Division II program as the NCAA notified the school Monday morning it has advanced into Candidacy Year Two in the membership process.

“This is an exciting time and great news for the university,” said MSU Athletic Director Rick Hedberg. “It is kind of like last year at this time when we were notified for the Year One. We want to celebrate this decision and then look to the future.

The phone call from the NCAA is just another step in the demanding three-year process.

“I think the biggest thing for us has been the working on the compliance end.  While Melanie (Assistant Athletic Director-Compliance Melanie DeBoer-Brunsdon) has been a key component to that, it really has been a campus-wide effort. We have had to put a lot of strategies in and that only can come from having a number of great committees.”

During Year One, the school made a hire in DeBoer-Brunsdon; produced a detailed budget, constructed a Compliance Handbook, met with an NCAA Division II institution during a one-day visit to Minnesota State-Moorhead and attended the NCAA National Convention.

“The NCAA seemed happy with our progress,” Hedberg said. “There certainly are some things we have to work on, but we are on the right track. Last year was like we were building the car, this year we have to test drive and fine tune it and next year we will need to be ready to go full bore.”

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