Redshirt freshman track and cross country runner Max Benoit crossed the finish line at the 2015 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships, immediately went to all fours and laid on his back. He was exhausted.
While spectators see the effort athletes put in on competition day, Ehrhardt said it’s important to realize there are countless hours of training spent beyond that, all in an effort to be competitive in each and every individual event. At times, Ehrhardt also said it can be difficult to find a balance when training for all the events, as it can sometimes take an entire month to get just one of the 10 events down. ap
After a less than ideal start to the season, the MSU baseball team dug themselves out of an early hole going 21-8 to finish the regular season 33-21 overall and 14-10 in the Big Ten.
As MSU senior track star Leah O'Connor rounded the corner and head into the homestretch of the 5,000 meter finals at the 2015 Big Ten Track and Field Championships on Sunday, the hometown crowd at Ralph Young Field in East Lansing, Michigan rose to its feet and roared. They'd seen and heard a lot from her this weekend. O'Connor won the race and crossed the finish line in a time of 16:03.98, and that was it. She'd done it.
After day two, the MSU men's and women's track and field teams continue to impress at the 2015 Big Ten Track and Field Championships.
It's not often a college sports team gets to play their team's conference championship on their home turf.
It was a busy week for MSU football on the recruiting trails as the Spartans added five new verbal commitments to the class of 2016.
The Spartan baseball team (31-19 overall, 13-8 Big Ten) took two of three game against Penn State (18-28 overall, 6-14 Big Ten) over the weekend for the teams fifth straight Big Ten series win.
For the 49th consecutive year a former MSU football player heard their name called on NFL draft night. This year started off similar to last years draft as a Spartan cornerback was taken in the first round.
MSU women’s golf will miss out on the NCAA Tournament this season, despite a fourth place finish at the Big Ten championships last weekend.
In his sophomore year of high school, Russell Byrd had offers from schools like Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, and plenty of others to play basketball for them.
The absence of John Patrick Mullane in the starting lineup for MSU forced many to step up this past Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. As the seventh seed in the bracket, the men's tennis program, despite receiving major contributions from select players, couldn't overcome the loss of their former No.
Over the years, MSU athletics has had its share of memorable performances and moments on and off the field.
By Geoff Preston gpreston@statenews.com East Lansing is like many college towns in the United States, when the stress of finals week is over many of the students who populated the town leave for home or internships. For the students who are in town, many summers have included a night or afternoon at Cooley Law School Stadium for a Lansing Lugnuts game. The Lugnuts are the triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and offer beer and other food deals throughout the week that radio broadcaster Jesse Goldberg-Strassler said are a key to attracting students on a budget. Thursday night is known as "Thirsty Thursday" where beers are two dollars.
For the MSU students that stay in East Lansing over the summer, finding something to do is not as easy when a majority of the student-body is away from campus. For sports fans that find themselves at MSU over the summer, going to a Lansing Lugnuts game is a fine option for a fun night. Journalism senior Luke Ferris had knowledge of the Lugnuts from just being a sports fans but says that driving past Cooley Law School and the team's social media pages connected him to the team. Ferris was staying in East Lansing over the summer and so he finally decided to check out a game. "It was very relaxing, the environment was welcoming and entertaining," Ferris said "The stands aren't always packed so some nights you can literally put your feet up and enjoy a summer evening in Lansing." For Ferris the Lugnuts games present an opportunity to go out and enjoy a live professional sporting event at an affordable price. "Tickets and food are cheap so it's very affordable to enjoy a sporting event," Ferris said.
Baseball: Ryan Krill Ryan Krill has been part of the senior leadership group that has the Spartans sitting at No.
Former MSU and Detroit Tigers great 57-year-old Kirk Gibson has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
The field of 72 teams participating in the NCAA Women's Golf Tournament was announced last night on the Golf Channel, and for the first time in 17 years the field did not include Michigan State. MSU was left out despite a fourth place finish at the Big Ten Championship last weekend, and a jump to 57th in the Golfweek national rankings. Fifth year senior Lindsey McPherson had a career weekend at the Big Ten Championship, placing fifth at Fort Golf Resort in Indianapolis, Ind.
The men’s golf team wrapped up a tough season by finishing 9th overall in the Big Ten Tournament this past weekend.