2006 Media Guide - University of North Dakota Athletics

Roger Thomas
NCC Commissioner
T
he North Central
Conference has
prided itself on
the success of it's student-athletes
on and
off of the field-of-play.
In the 57 years since
the North Central
Conference joined the
NCAA, NCC member
schools have brought
home 43 NCAA
Division II national
team championships
and over 300 individual national titles.
NCC student-athletes have also earned
more than 350 CoSIDA Academic All-
America honors and 170 NCAA Post-
Graduate Scholarships.
The NCC, comprised of seven institutions
in North Dakota, Minnesota, South
Dakota and Nebraska, has had nine
national team champions in the past
NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE HISTORY
five years. The tradition of success is
especially strong in women's basketball
where NCC schools have claimed nine
national championships, all in the last
14 seasons. An NCC team also reached
the championship game in 11 straight
seasons from 1991-2001.
The conference was formed at a
meeting in the fall of 1921 and the first
conference championship was the track
& field championship held in the spring
of 1922 in Brookings, S.D.
The North Central Conference awards
championships in 20 sports. The ten
men's NCC sports are: baseball, basketball,
cross country, football, golf, indoor
track, outdoor track, swimming, tennis
and wrestling. The ten women's sports
are: basketball, cross country, golf,
indoor track, outdoor track, soccer, softball,
swimming, tennis and volleyball.
Each spring the conference awards an
all-sport champion trophy for men and
women and began a North Central
Conference Cup last spring, which combines
the points from the men's and
women's all-sports awards.
North Dakota and Minnesota State
tied for the men’s 2005-06 NCC Cup,
while the Mavericks also captured the
women’s award.
The conference honors one male and
one female student each year with the
Stan Marshall Award, which strives to
honor the top senior student-athlete in
the conference.
Roger Thomas, formerly the Director
of Athletics at UND, was appointed NCC
Commissioner on January 19, 2005.
Melanie Nelson, Assistant
Commissioner, joined the conference
office in the spring of 1992 and Jon J.
Martin was named the first Director of
Media Relations in July, 1998.
Colin Kapitan is the coordinator of
officials for both football and basketball.
1996 Conf. Overall
Northern Colorado 3-0-0 13-5-3
North Dakota State 2-1-0 14-5-0
St. Cloud State 1-2-0 7-9-3
Minnesota State 0-3-0 8-10-0
1997 Conf. Overall
Northern Colorado 3-0-0 13-6-2
Minnesota State 2-1-0 8-9-1
St. Cloud State 1-2-0 6-11-1
North Dakota State 0-3-0 7-11-0
1998 Conf. Overall
Minnesota State 2-1-0 10-6-0
Northern Colorado 2-1-0 13-4-3
North Dakota State 2-1-0 11-5-1
St. Cloud State 0-3-0 4-13-1
*MSU won NCC title by tiebreaker
1999 Conf. Overall
Northern Colorado 6-0-0 15-3-0
North Dakota State 4-1-1 14-3-2
Nebraska-Omaha 4-2-0 14-5-0
Minnesota State 2-2-1 10-8-1
St. Cloud State 2-4-0 6-10-1
South Dakota 1-5-0 6-9-1
North Dakota 0-6-0 7-9-0
2000 Conf. Overall
Minnesota State 9-0-0 16-3-1
Northern Colorado 8-1-0 13-5-0
Nebraska-Omaha 7-2-0 16-5-0
North Dakota State 6-3-0 11-7-1
North Dakota 5-4-0 12-6-0
St. Cloud State 4-5-0 9-9-0
Augustana 3-6-0 4-15-0
South Dakota 2-7-0 6-13-0
South Dakota State 1-8-0 5-12-0
Morningside 0-9-0 5-15-0
Yearly NCC Standings
2001 Conf. Overall
Minnesota State 8-1-0 15-4-0
Northern Colorado 8-1-0 15-7-0
Nebraska-Omaha 7-2-0 16-5-0
South Dakota State 5-4-0 13-6-1
North Dakota State 5-4-0 10-9-0
South Dakota 4-4-1 10-6-1
North Dakota 3-5-1 9-6-1
St. Cloud State 3-6-0 6-12-0
Morningside 1-8-0 4-14-0
Augustana 0-9-0 0-16-0
2002 Conf. Overall
Nebraska-Omaha 8-0-0 22-1-0
Northern Colorado 6-2-0 13-5-1
Minnesota State 5-3-0 14-6-0
North Dakota 5-3-0 10-6-1
South Dakota 4-4-0 10-8-0
North Dakota State 3-5-0 9-8-2
South Dakota State 2-6-0 10-8-0
St. Cloud State 2-6-0 7-7-2
Augustana 1-7-0 4-15-1
2003 Conf. Overall
Minnesota State 6-1-0 14-6-2
Nebraska-Omaha 5-1-1 17-3-2
North Dakota 4-2-1 14-3-2
South Dakota State 2-2-3 8-5-6
North Dakota State 3-3-1 11-3-2
South Dakota 3-4-0 8-10-0
St. Cloud State 1-4-2 6-9-3
Augustana 0-7-0 7-11-1
2004 Conf. Overall
Nebraska-Omaha 5-1-0 19-4-2
South Dakota 5-1-0 15-6-0
North Dakota 3-2-1 14-5-2
Minnesota State 3-3-0 10-7-1
St. Cloud State 2-2-2 7-8-3
Minnesota Duluth 1-4-1 3-8-4
Augustana 0-6-0 6-13-0
2005 Conf. Overall
Nebraska-Omaha 11-1-0 20-2-2
Minnesota State 9-2-1 11-9-1
North Dakota 7-4-1 12-5-1
South Dakota 7-4-1 14-6-1
Minnesota Duluth 3-9-0 8-11-0
St. Cloud State 2-2-2 5-12-2
Augustana 0-11-0 3-15-1
Yearly NCC Tournament Results
2000
at Omaha, Neb.
Semifinals
Minnesota State 0, North Dakota State 0
(MSU wins SO 5-4)
Nebraska-Omaha 4, Northern Colorado 1
Championship
Nebraska-Omaha 3, Minnesota State 1
2001
at Mankato, Minn.
Semifinals
Minnesota State 3, South Dakota State 2
Nebraska-Omaha 1, Northern Colorado 0
Championship
Nebraska-Omaha 2, Minnesota State 1 (3OT)
2002
at Omaha, Neb.
Semifinals
Nebraska-Omaha 3, North Dakota 0
Minnesota State 2, Northern Colorado 0
Championship
Nebraska-Omaha 5, Minnesota State 2
2003
at Mankato, Minn.
Semifinals
Minnesota State 1, South Dakota State 0
North Dakota 2, Nebraska-Omaha 1 (OT)
Championship
Minnesota State 2, North Dakota 2 (MSU wins
shootout 3-1)
2004
Quarterfinals
South Dakota 2, Augustana 1
North Dakota 1, Minnesota Duluth 0
Minnesota State 2, St. Cloud State 2 (MSU
advances in shootout)
Semifinals
Nebraska-Omaha 4, Minnesota State 1
North Dakota 2, South Dakota 1
Championship
Nebraska-Omaha 2, North Dakota 1
2005
Conference tournament discontinued. Regular
season league home and home schedule
adopted.
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