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Northern State Wolves | |
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University | Northern State University |
Conference | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Nate Davis |
Location | Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S. |
Varsity teams | 13 |
Football stadium | Dacotah Bank Stadium |
Basketball arena | Wachs Arena |
Baseball stadium | Fossum Field |
Soccer stadium | Northern State Athletic and Recreation Fields |
Mascot | Thunder the Wolf |
Nickname | Wolves |
Colors | Maroon and gold[1] |
Website | nsuwolvesathletics |
The Northern State Wolves are the athletic teams that represent Northern State University, located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S., in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Wolves compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 13 varsity sports. Northern State has been a member of the conference since 1978, and they also have the fifth-smallest enrollment of the 16 member schools. In the 1990s, all members of the NSIC solely became members of NCAA Division II, after spending many years with dual membership with the NAIA.